This is 'Demos For The Departed', Steve Swindells' double album of home recordings and studio demos from the mid-80s right up until the present day (recorded using Garage Band on a MAC PRO at home, that's all the newer songs). Steve recently reached #3 most-played on iSound and is a multi-talented singer/songwriter/producer/musician and the lead singer in the band DanMingo.
Just about everything is played, programmed and sung by SS, apart from the 'ah ah ahs' on 'My Pocket Guru' from Lady Sovereign (2008), the trumpet on Barcelona from Sade's sidekick(who's name, I'm ashamed to say, I've forgotten, well, it was '85 or something), the electric guitars and additional high backing vocals from James (The Korgis) Warren on The Last Chance Saloon and Way To Go (1995) and then all the groovy electric guitars on several more recent tracks (unless it's SS faking it on the keyboards) from the inimitable Jerry Richards. Enjoy!
Steve was in space rock band Hawkwind, pop band Pilot, and has had two solo albums on major labels: Messages (RCA 1974) and Fresh Blood (Atco/Wea 1980). His band DanMingo www.isound.com/danmingo) features some famous musicians and Steve's songs have been covered by Hawkwind, The Who's Roger Daltrey and Lulu, amongst others.
He has collaborated with Jerry Richards on his Earth Lab project, UK rapper Lady Sovereign, R&B singer Chris Knight, Spirits Burning & Bridget Whisart, Loretta Heywood (Bomb The Bass), Shanks (of Shanks & Bigfoot) and the mysterious Wicked Uncle Woo on more funky stuff, along with many other notables, then and now. |
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