Wishes Twist is the solo project of me, Dave E. Martin. I’ve been actively playing in Seattle band’s since the mid 90’s. I started off playing keyboards in the “Orchestral Rock”  band, Bugs In Amber and pop/rock band Slender Means. I currently play keys in the psych rock band Black Whales and bass in the pop/rock band, Trances. 
    I’ve been writing my own songs since I was a teen, in the early 90’s but only started my own band, Ghost Pains back in 2012. After Ghost Pains broke up I continued writing and started another band, Histamines, which broke up shortly after we released one 5 song ep in 2018. We only played two shows but continued writing until breaking up in 2020. The Covid-19 pandemic sucked me dry of any motivation for writing new material. 
     Which brings us to 2022/23. Coming out of a major writing rut and possible depression I’m finally having more inspiration and ideas for music. Wishes Twist reflects that inspiration. For now this SoundCloud page has old Ghost Pains songs on it but will eventually only be my demos. It’s a labour of love…stay tuned. 

-DM

hourglasses is a Seattle-based trio creating minimalist post-punk music with a grungy veneer. 

Born in August 2017, hourglasses is:

Jason...guitar / lead vocals / backing vocals
Ted...drums
DJ...bass / lead vocals / backing vocals

Indie Rock Quartet from Seattle, WA - Chris Cline: Vocals & Guitar, Dave Swafford: Vocals, Bass & Guitar, Jim Hunnicutt: Drums, Percussion & Vocals Scott Sutherland: Vocals, Guitar & Bass

earwig studio is following