SWU FM Podcast

K-65 with Variable Self - 06 June 2024

Live from Bristol
103.7FM + Rinse.fm 
https://rinse.fm/channels/swu/

Doncaster born, Bristol raised. 

I make music and dance a lot

Bristol Based DJ/Producer/Live Act:
Anything electronic and more. Shaping my sound one track at a time

Contact: variable.self@gmail.com

Feb 2025 update: I'm looking for a no-wave/spoken/sprechgesang/unusual/unique/oddball/discordant/looped/alliterative/gibberish vocalist to join me with this project, to demo and later perform them with me... contact me at samo_al@hotmail.com

Some examples of vocal sounds that come to mind:

Sonic Youth - Brave Men Run / Candle / Hey Joni
Kim Gordon - BYE BYE / Grass Jeans / Earthquake
Gilla Band - I Was Away / ShoulderBlades / Backwash
Ought - Clarity! / Men For Miles / Beautiful Blue Sky
Dry Cleaning - Tony Speaks! / Viking Hair / John Wick
Björk - All Neon Like / Who Is It / 5 Years / Undo
Silver Apples - You And I / I Have Known Love
Cocteau Twins - Millimillenary / Crushed / Kookaburra
Happy Mondays - Lazyitis (Bummed album version)
Nico - One More Chance (alt mix) / Frozen Warnings
The Fall - Arid Al's Dream / Rose / C.R.E.E.P
Women - Drag Open / Upstairs / Can't You See
Senyawa - Kereta Tal Berhenti Lama
Les Savy Fav - Adopduction / Patty Lee
Cindy Lee - Burning Candle / Diamond Ring
Beat Happening - Tiger Trap / Our Secret
Joy Division - Atrocity Exhibition / Digital / Candidate
Karen O / Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Pinky's Dream / Dudley
A.R. Kane - Baby Milk Snatcher / Suicide Kiss
My Bloody Valentine - Soft As Snow / Slow

Composition-wise I like to do a lot with a little and tend to favour simple arrangements that are greater than the sum of their parts over complex patchwork of effects, samples and performers. I like the idea of applying "the iceberg method" to music and let the listener fill the gaps.

All tracks are just one downtuned/open-tuned guitar (clean, tiny bit of pitchshift), drum machine, a simple drone and a lead synth. 

K-65 with Variable Self - 06 June 2024

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