Acoustic

Andvaka

mute swimmer is the principal musical project of the berlin based british artist guy dale. with a changing cast of collaborators and players he has described the project as being 'governed by grace, doubt and sabotage'. as fascinated with extending the songwriting form as he is in dismantling it - his songs are approached with the tactics of an artist. intense, poignant and ironically funny by turns mute swimmer create beguiling music hewn from disparate strands of art, folk music and alternative rock in singular fashion.

 new LP air itself is due for an early 2017 release and features contributions from daniella grimm (earnest and without you), vincenz kokot (my sister grenadine), yan fabre and dorian taywood.

second (LP, 2014) and present perfect (EP, 2015) were recorded as a full band - with bernhard bauch (drums), felix koch (trumpet) and nicolai schorr (bass) 

single song against itself / some examples is available on itunes and 7" vinyl through bleeding heart recordings, piccadilly records where it was a single of the week. other releases include old tricks (w/ own road, 2013), orientation (2011) and mute swimmer (2010).

contact and booking inquiries: muteswimmer(at)gmail.com(

(source:) https://muteswimmer.bandcamp.com/

Mute Swimmer

#FFFF5 is a festival for free folk and outsider music, held on the beautiful isle of Fanø 25th to 27th July, 2014. Listen to this year's line-up right here!

For more info go to: https://www.facebook.com/fanofreefolk
Tickets via: https://nembillet.dk/events/10521-Fanoe_Free_Folk_Festival_5/

#FFFF5

Folk Music

Midas

Dance, Sing, Fight from Arborea's album 'House of Sticks' (Remastered)
music and lyrics by Buck Curran and Shanti Curran (ASCAP)
Higher Quality download available through Bandcamp
http://arborea.bandcamp.com/track/dance-sing-fight-remastered

Join us on Facebook www.facebook.com/arborea

Lyrics:

Angry guns go off around us 
Force a Change get behind us 
Black, Beige, White 
Green, Red, Blue 
Dance, Sing, Fight

the lyrics at the very end of 'Dance, Sing, Fight' (Remastered) is a Homage, an echo of Midnight Oil's 'Beds Are Burning'. The original version of 'Dance, Sing, Fight' from Arborea's debut album 'Wayfaring Summer' does not have these lyrics at the end.

How can we dance when our earth is burning
How can we sleep when our minds are turning

The time has come to say fairs fare
To pay the rent to pay our share
The time has come to say fairs fare
To pay the rent to pay their share



Dance, Sing, Fight (Remastered)

My Door

Mute Swimmer - Song Against Examples (Preslav Literary School Remix)

Olga & Palle sip

First track from upcoming live album featuring Alastair Caplin, Jez Hellard, Nathan Ball, Nye Parsons, and Scott Cook

Nobody's Fault But Mine - Alastair Caplin, Jez Hellard, Nye Parsons

Cumberland Gap

Mute Swimmer - I Mark Time (Part I & II)

Mute Swimmer - The Point of Orientation

Taken from the album "Strangers" out on 5/20/16.
OFFICIAL VIDEO - animated and directed by Marissa.. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XFFWrS1gm0

iTunes: http://geni.us/MNstrangersiTunes
Bandcamp: https://marissanadler.bandcamp.com/

Website: http://www.marissanadler.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarissaNadlerMusic
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/marissanadler
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/marissa_nadler
on Sacred Bones: http://www.sacredbonesrecords.com/collections/marissa-nadler
on Bella Union: http://bellaunion.com/artists/marissa-nadler/

Tour Dates: http://www.marissanadler.com/tourdates/


Janie in Love

Pre-Order on iTunes

Second single from Dad Rocks! 'Battle Hymn of the Fox Father'.

Battle Hymn of the Fox Father - Single

Marc Ribot - Yezriel

Guitar is a composition derived entirely from a recording of a guitar being plugged into an amplifier via a cable and then being removed again.

dala - guitar

2nd track from the debut album by Nova Scotia-based Lancashire lad Tim Crabtree's Paper Beat Scissors project.  The album was produced by Mike Feuerstack (Bell Orchestre/Snailhouse) and mixed by Jeremy Gara (Arcade Fire).  Tim just finished a national Canadian release tour in March and will be touring Europe in September.

“Crabtree's more than one to watch, he's one to listen to, now.” – Americana UK

http://www.paperbeatscissors.com

PAPER BEAT SCISSORS - Season's Rest

Different Name

08 Henry Wagons & Chad Mason - Never Been To Spain

Mute Swimmer - Song Against Itself

Mute Swimmer - Some Examples / Song Against Itself
Bleeding Heart Recordings
Catalogue: #BHRC003
Release Date:  April 11th 2011 (7” Vinyl / Itunes)

Mute Swimmer is a moniker of Berlin based British songwriter and visual artist Guy Dale. 



Mute Swimmer - Some Examples

dala - hydrogen

This Song is a collaboration of the Berlin based Duo Sir Simon Battle and Talking to Turtles. It was released in 2012 as 7 Inch Vinyl by Hamburg based Label DevilDuckRecords. 

Talking To Sir Simon - Take Your Time, Valentine

Svjata Vatra - Revolutsioon

From 'Hidden Seam' out now on Navigator Records.
Buy here : http://www.propermusic.com/product-details/Lisa-Knapp-Hidden-Seam-153972

www.navigatorrecords.co.uk

***** - The Observer
**** - The Guardian
"a masterpiece" - folkradio.co.uk
"Long may she sail" **** - Songlines
"one very fine release indeed..." - Fiona Talkington, Late Junction, BBC Radio 3

‘It’s easy to see why this singer is the toast of the folk scene…her vocals, like those of Anne Briggs, come across as strange and stirring as a spring day.’ - The Observer

‘A major discovery’ - Mojo

Lisa Knapp first emerged in 2007 with a remarkable debut album, ‘Wild And Undaunted’ and quickly established herself as a highly distinctive, creative artist, merging a radiant style of traditional folk and self-penned song with vocal, fiddle, hammer dulcimer, strings, banjo and contemporary production. ‘Wild And Undaunted’ won Lisa critical acclaim including BBC Radio 2 Folk Award nominations and Mojo Folk Album of the Year.
 
It’s been a long wait but evidently worth it – the South Londoner’s much anticipated 2nd full length album, Hidden Seam, is finally due for release by Navigator Records on 16th September 2013.
 
Far from idle, Lisa has spent the years between albums exploring ideas connected to the elements and our fragile, volatile environment.  Though greatly inspired by husband/musical partner Gerry Diver’s own creative journey with his 2011 ‘Speech Project’ album (music based on the speech patterns of Irish traditional singers), Lisa was also motivated by her own love of language – partly through a meeting with Seamus Heaney but also an interest in the old English text of Beowulf. 

Shipping Song, the album’s opening track, arises from Lisa’s fascination with the Met Office’s somnambulant, poetic late night shipping forecast ; its strange and far-away sounding place names, Utsire, Viking, Fastnet and Lundy. A recording of American Marine sound testing from the 1950s was seamlessly sewn into the track, alongside the noises of sea creatures and spinning motors. Black Horse is a song by the great, late English singer/songwriter, Lal Waterson, which Lisa was originally invited to perform on tour with Scottish singer and guitarist James Yorkston. Not only does James guest on this recording but Lisa was also thrilled to be joined by Lal’s daughter, Marry Waterson.  Lisa plucked up courage to invite Martin Carthy, one of her musical heroes, to accompany her on Two Ravens, a touching song about Alzheimers disease.   Seagiver is a visceral song of death and the elements. The penultimate track on Hidden Seam, Hunt the Hare Pt 1, features acclaimed Scottish folk musician, Alasdair Roberts and was originally based on the well-known Irish song Rocky Road to Dublin. It evolved into a song (and EP release) about the month of May. On Hushabye, a lullaby style song which she regularly sang to her daughter, Lisa is accompanied by celebrated singer/songwriter, Kathryn Williams.
 
Hidden Seam is a substantial sonic tapestry. It will swiftly re-establish Lisa Knapp as not only one of the most compelling voices of her generation in British folk music but one of the most innovative.  Her roots may be embedded in the great folk revival of the 50’s and 60’s but with this new album, she is setting sail for unchartered horizons.   




Lisa Knapp - Hidden Seam

MUTE SWIMMER

Mute Swimmer is the music and songs of Guy Dale. You'll find most of his work on Bandcamp https://muteswimmer.bandcamp.com or, if you must, Spotify.