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Austin P. Swearengin
Ambient / Folk / Minimalist

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Minneapolis, Minnesota
United States

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Member Since6/26/2005
Band Websiteorchidcollective.com
Band MembersAustin Swearengin
JB (Dulcimer on "Dear Winter")
Rachel Helling (Vocals on "Where No One's Ever Seen")
Influencesa few music wise: Owen, American Football, Idaho, Sun Kil Moon, Rivulets, Quiet Bears, Nick Drake, Songs:Ohia, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Arco, Hayden, Wheat, Ida, David Bazan and Pedro The Lion, Ryan Adams (heartbreaker), The Microphones and Mount Eerie, the Notwist, Buck 65, Red House Painters...


Anselm Kiefer, Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Marcel Duchamp, John Cage, Eva Hesse, Brice Marden, Jasper Johns, Andy Goldsworthy, Cy Twombly, Ursula Von Rydingsvard, Derek Taylor, sunflowers, stars, coffee, Maker's Mark, Bass beer, seasons and landscapes...

everything is an experience, both good or bad, and i try to document some of mine through my music.
Sounds Like
layered guitar parts, over soft lyrics, with the occasional drum and eggshaker.
Record Labelorchidcollective.com
Type of LabelIndie


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a really great review for With/ Without! http://commonfolkmeadow.wordpress.com/2009/10/03/a-p-swearengin-withwithout/

Our first release by A.P. Swearengin is a meditation on home. It is not a structure, a building filled with things that come to be of little worth compared to the memory. The memory is irrevocable. It is constant. This is a strange thing to say. We speak so much of age pulling away our memories, slowly and concertedly, but With/Without has the feeling of something lost, returning thickly as a drunken tongue. A voice or a sound - they are telling you, again and again, things you had forgotten. They are photographs left to age and dust or old joys lost to maturity. The music surges vibrantly with home and safety in such a melancholy way as to make it seem so distant, a thing past whatever now exists. What is left looks so small in comparison to the surrounding dark. But it’s there, and despite years of neglect, the memories Swearengin reminds us of remain a beacon.

Review for Guitar Duets on Slowcoustic.com

A.P. SWEARENGIN ART






Her Story of the Winter
"what a beautiful group of recordings.

i've never been there, but it feels like kansas in the winter. driving used cars across farmland. discovering one's self in travel and reflection. being disconnected/alienated from home, but also being in love with it. feels like a postcard." -James Musselman (Longsleeves)




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Austin P. Swearengin has 2212 friends.
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 longsleeves 


 emily hunt 


 brittain ashford 


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GLOWFRIENDS

GLOWFRIENDS



Dec 31 2009 9:47 PM

we're doing some east coast stuff in spring...wish we could do something then, but the distance...we must keep in touch, it'd be awesome to do something in the not so distant future...hope all is very good and that you have an awesome new year :D

<3
maRk
All Blood (formerly Brother Bird)

All Blood (formerly Brother Bird)



Dec 17 2009 7:07 AM

are you coming down here soon? i want you to come over to my house. mmhmm
Marcie AuBuchon

Marcie AuBuchon



Dec 15 2009 1:33 AM

hey thanks man. did you find it yet??
Alpha Omega Salad

Alpha Omega Salad



Dec 7 2009 5:37 AM

Your music makes me sad.
Alpha Omega Salad

Alpha Omega Salad



Dec 7 2009 5:30 AM

I owe you a beer.
Marcie AuBuchon

Marcie AuBuchon



Dec 1 2009 3:38 PM

this will probably sound random.. but do you still have that emiliana torrini album that i left you a long time ago. i tried to just get a new copy, but they don't sell it anywhere. i would really love to have that album back.
All Blood (formerly Brother Bird)

All Blood (formerly Brother Bird)



Nov 18 2009 10:38 PM

There's bits of you everywhere, here, always.
I miss you, friend.
The Twees

The Twees



Nov 16 2009 12:06 AM

How's everything been?

(:

Our EP just got put up on iTunes for $3.96! check it out:

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=337160251

*It's also on a bunch of other online stores, so check that out on our myspace page!

-The Twees
Sara

Sara Johnson



Nov 8 2009 7:21 PM

come home soon! bring that dirty roomie of yours too.
John Blake

John Blake Tuttle



Nov 6 2009 3:55 AM

just thought id say your an inspiration in my music man. thanks.
the Belles

the Belles



Nov 4 2009 10:10 PM

hey there, i posted a few new tunes hope ya dig.
cheers,
Ryan
My New TV Set

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Oct 26 2009 3:41 PM

Thanks for the friendship! Stay awesome!
val

Valerie Skubal



Oct 19 2009 5:38 AM

nice! austin... i have been in kansas waiting for graduation. i'll come visit when it's not snowing, k? haa i don't get on myspace anymore... LOVE YOUU.
places

places



Oct 16 2009 4:03 PM

I really dig your songs too. Take care and stay warm...I have friends in White Bear Lake and they say the weather is already messing with them.
H. Gudjonsson

H. Gudjonsson



Oct 13 2009 9:03 AM

hey there,

thank you a lot for inviting me to your friends..! i stumbled across your beautiful songs a couple of days ago when i found the review of your latest work on common folk meadow. i really enjoy your music, i fall for those slow e-guitar melodies!

hope you are fine,

h.
Nathan

Nathan



Oct 12 2009 6:43 PM

Must be, haha. So far it's great up here. How have you been?
Good Night & Good Morning

Good Night & Good Morning



Oct 9 2009 3:12 PM

How's school
Steve Winham

Steve Winham



Oct 8 2009 8:55 AM

Hey, I've just added my first video, love to know what you think?. Steve x
VLLNS

VLLNS



Oct 2 2009 7:36 AM

i hope you're doing well, friend.
let's not let so many months fall in between our hangout times, yeah?


take care,
patrick.

ps-I live in Oak Park now! that's right next to chicago. what an improvement, let me tell ya.
Rosalee Motor Revival

Rosalee Motor Revival



Oct 1 2009 4:45 AM

oooh this sounds nice.
THIS IS AN EMPIRE (ON ITUNES NOW!)

THIS IS AN EMPIRE (ON ITUNES NOW!)



Sep 28 2009 5:16 PM

We have a new song up now! Check our page to hear "The Whole Story," produced by Casey Bates (Chiodos, Portugal The Man).

-THIS IS AN EMPIRE
longsleeves

longsleeves



Sep 27 2009 2:23 AM

Dude we are looking forward to kicking it in Minneapolis!
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Travis Swanson



Sep 21 2009 3:26 PM

Pink PussyCat II - October 8, 2009 @ 15 Twenty.... www.PinkPussyCatKC.com
Dennis White

Dennis White



Aug 28 2009 10:53 PM

Thanks for including me... hope you like some of my music.

Life is good.

:D
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Travis Swanson



Aug 28 2009 5:03 AM

Pink PussyCat next Thursday @ 15Twenty!!! Hosted by Marcus Arnone, Pj Sullivan, Andy Lynn, Steve Hampton and Travis Swanson.
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