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preston swirnoff
Tropical / Experimental / Grime

P.S.



San Diego, California
United States

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Last Login:  7/10/2009
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Member Since12/27/2006
Band Websitewww.prestonswirnoff.com
Band MembersCollaborators
Ilya Monosov
David Hurley
Zuri Waters
Manny Vega
Angelo Gastelum
Brandon Relf
Mira Cook
Irwin Swirnoff
Little Howlin Wolf
Jody Diamond
Duane Pitre
James Ilgenfritz
Peter Barry
Naomi
Charles Curtis
Nathan Hubbard
Brian Ellis
Influences Sephardic/Hasidic/Klezmer
Coltrane/Ayler/Sanders
King Tubby/Lee Perry/K.Hudson
Pran Nath/LaMonte Young
African Psych/Tropicalia
Ligeti/Feldman/Kagel
Ellington/Monk/Taylor
Daphne Oram/Delia Derbyshire
Russolo/C.Ives/Varese
Brian Wilson/Phil Spector
Velvet Underground/CAN
Kool Herc/Bambaata/GFlash
The Stooges/Rallizes/Suicide
Sounds Like
Record LabelEclipse, Holy Mountain, Last Visible Dog, Gematria
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
May 2 2009 10:00P
The Warehouse with Dub Traffik Control Barrio Logan, California
May 5 2009 9:00P
Belly Up- Cinco De Mayo with Dub Traffik Control Solana Beach, California
May 11 2009 10:00P
The Office- Dub Mondays San Diego
May 13 2009 7:00P
The LOFT at UCSD: with Viktor Sjoberg New Jazz Ensemble and Seesaw Ensemble San Diego, California

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   About preston swirnoff
Preston Swirnoff- MAARIV CD (Last Visible Dog Records)

Maariv is a collection of electroacoustic solo works composed and produced by San Diego-based musician Preston Swirnoff. This collection was recorded at his studio, The Habitat, in 2004-2005. Swirnoff also collaborates with Ilya Monosov in primal rock unit The Shining Path and as Monosov Swirnoff, as well as producing heavy analog dub music as Habitat Sound System.

Taking 20th century minimalism, ritual drone music, and early electronic and tape experiments as launching points, Swirnoff uses a variety of instruments (piano, tone generators, organs, guitar, tape machines) to create absorbing sound worlds that thrive on repetition, melody, noise, and a sense of the otherworldly.

Swirnoff has cited Gyorgy Ligeti, La Monte Young, the SF Tape Music Center of the 60's, the haunting solo work of Angus MacLise, and old Jewish liturgical melodies as inspirations that inform the four pieces on Maariv. Each piece, though based on a simple premise and instrument setup, weaves a complex aural tapestry rich in both texture and emotion.

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Other Projects

Habitat Sound System
Heavy analog dub and dancehall produced by Prince Zohar with music by the Golden Hill Mystics.

The Shining Path
Noise/punk/artrock outfit with Ilya Monosov. Current and upcoming records out on Holy Mountain, Eclipse, T.B.T.D., Planaria, Trensmat and more.

Monosov Swirnoff
Eclectic collaboration with Ilya Monosov spanning the distance from free improv to dark folk to minimal electronics and back. 4 LP set on Eclipse and more upcoming.

SeeSaw Ensemble
San Diego-based free jazz/fire music group with intense live performances and an upcoming album on the great Porter Records label.

Hedonic Islands
New golden beats and rhymes with DJ I and special guests like Dudley Perkins, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Rye Rye, Addiquit, and more! 12" dropping on Gematria later in '08.

Dub Traffik Control
Dancefloor murder committed internationally with the dirtiest dubs and massive live soundsystem shows including El Poeta, Eddie Turbo, The Controllites, and Prince Zohar on the MIC with his Mystics crew. Appearing on stages from Mexico City to Brooklyn this summer!


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preston swirnoff's Friends Comments
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May 14 2009 2:00 AM

Please help us promote Art Around Adams by reposting this wherever you can. Art Around Adams is a fundraiser to keep the Recreation Centers of San Diego open, alive, and well.

www.savethereccenter.com

Jack Beals





Apr 27 2009 8:02 AM

Thank you Preston!




Walter Gross





Feb 3 2009 9:30 AM

good interview of the netherlands...

it was actually a good reminder for me of a lotta things...

great tunes as always.
David Hurley





Feb 1 2009 4:38 PM

Eclectic Afro-Brazilian Percussion collides with Freeform Psych Jazz at the Kava Lounge Sunday Feb. 15th. Admission is FREE and drinks on special.
Prince Zohar of Habitat Sound System spinning Tropicalia, Afrobeat, Folkloric selections and rare Dub! 9pm


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Walter Gross





Nov 25 2008 9:18 PM

man congrats on the EU tour

hope ya have a grand ol time

im real happy for all ya releases...

let me know if you're in LA for a show or somethin, i live in pasadena

peace homie!
Lukas Ligeti





Jul 6 2008 2:31 AM

Hi, I just wanted to let you know that my new album Afrikan Machinery is out now on Tzadik Records.
Check out some of the tracks on my profile! You can buy the CD here, here, or here.
It's also available on iTunes.
afmachcover 
 
Best Wishes,
Lukas Ligeti
PETROS KOUBLIS photographer





Jun 12 2008 2:51 PM

Petros Koublis New Work Coming Soon

Πέτρος Κουμπλής : www. petroskoublis. com

regards
Petros
yellow jacket summer





Jun 12 2008 10:51 PM

I guess I just missed you out here. Next time.
Sharyn





May 10 2008 5:01 AM

wow...awsome.

let me know if you need a dog sitter while you're in brazil.
* ßere *





May 6 2008 6:08 PM

* hello ! *
EL P037A





May 1 2008 8:53 PM

Shalom Prince Zohar
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ilya monosov





Apr 9 2008 5:42 AM

operation accomplished!
Zoltan KFJC





Mar 28 2008 6:33 PM

Nice work, thanks for the add.
Mel (aka Piss)





Mar 19 2008 2:49 AM

Thor's Rubber Hammer





Mar 18 2008 3:49 PM

Photobucket
candycoveredclown





Mar 18 2008 5:22 AM

hi!i like "maariv3" very much,all the best from c.c.c.
ilya monosov





Mar 3 2008 2:53 AM

send me the dates of when you will be on the east coast, we have to relax, play at my house, and of course --- ill be able to show you our fine city
C.F.Zwingenberg





Feb 28 2008 11:03 PM

Thanks for adding. I like your music and sounds very much. Greetings from Heidelberg (Germany)
ilya monosov





Feb 7 2008 3:12 AM

anyone who does not appreciate the beauty of maariv is not listening
Acamonchi Art Studio





Feb 2 2008 9:24 PM

..
ilya monosov





Jan 13 2008 12:11 AM

scott has a point! visit!
Scott A





Jan 11 2008 10:48 PM

Preston, you still com'in out to DC?
ilya monosov





Dec 30 2007 7:14 PM

happy new years biatches!!!
GrinchMoJo





Dec 25 2007 7:05 PM

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Y'All
EL P037A





Dec 20 2007 10:43 PM

PS = PURE SWIRNOFF
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