Swindle Live BPM DJs
06 November / 20:00 / More Info / Buy Tickets
Band on the Wall welcome one of the most interesting new minds in music, Swindle, dubbed the ‘Herbie Hancock of improvised grime’.
“I don’t think about genre at all because I was never raised like that,” says the man known as Swindle. “Genre/schmenre. Music is everything and everything is music.” A huge part of his appeal is the array of genres he floats through within his albums and frenetic live shows, easing his way through dubstep, grime, hip-hop, funk and jazz. His records constantly surprise, making some gloriously sudden left turns to take you towards a completely different sonic destination. Swindle operates on the super-sharp cutting edge of now, he’s also got a canyon-deep appreciation of what’s gone before, clearly inspired by other open-headed folk like Stevie Wonder and Prince.
This is an artist who could be a British Timbaland, a British Pharrell, someone who could bring underground innovation right to the heart of the mainstream – so would you like him to do that, or would you prefer he capitulated and just made Ikea flat-pack beats?
Bringing the beats until the early hours are Manchester’s own BPM, who bring a dedication to good vibes all round, a commitment to showcasing what is really pushing it in UK urban/dance music, from old skool garage to future garage, two step, UK funky, grime and bass music with 140BPM!!!
Check out Swindle’s Boiler Room session at Fabric.