OAKLAND, CA 2008
BERKELEY,CA//924 gilman street//2007//taped by sickdog
February 2008//Kevin Brown's videos//924 Gilman Street
Swann Danger began as a two-piece in Spring of 2002 with Andy taking on bass, drum machine + sampler duties and Cynthia on vocals and guitar. Both Andy and Cynthia were members of the band Heart of Snow, which put out an EP on GSL and broke up by early 2002. Swann Danger put out a self-titled EP in 2003 on their own Custody Night School label, which was later released on vinyl by the Swedish label Release the Bats, and contributed songs to a GSL complilation (Golden Grouper, vol. 1), a Strobelight Records Compilation (New Dark Age, vol. 3) and a split 7" with The Holy Kiss on Kill Shaman Records. The band toured Europe in June/July of 2005 and has played shows up and down the West Coast as well as in NYC.
The full-length "Deep North" was recorded with Pete Lyman(Infrasonic Sound)and also with Skot Brown(Phantom Limbs, Black Ice)and includes Robert "Joey" Perales (Dead and Gone)on drums in lieu of the mechanical box.
In April 2007, Jim Andersen (Year Future,The Pattern) joined the band on drums.
The Cul-de-Sac Komitee (Germany) released a special limited edition version of the new recordings on 12" vinyl in May of 2007. The CD version has been released on Custody Night School and will feature two bonus tracks. (Swann Danger releases are now also available on internet music stores such as itunes and emusic.)
The band embarked on a tour of Europe during June/July of 2007.
Enfant Terrible (Netherlands) released a HEX compilation in the Fall of 2007 that includes a dub re-mix of "Don't Be Sweet".
New songs have recently been recorded and mixed with Skot B. : release TBA in 2008.
you guys are amazing! i love the new sound. i might have to crash your weekend morning coffee routine in order to hang out. miss you both, cynthia - i need new movie recommends!
hey guys! If you aren't busy tomorrow night, you should come see and hear Frank Black give a live performance of the score for the German Expressionist film The Golem at the Castro theater! Show starts at 9:15, and I think its $20. Just thought you might be interested. The Golem is a pretty cool silent film about a rock monster.
songs about love and little sunlight... matching outfits and coordinated dance moves... people better watch out for ABBA DANGER!!! coming to a firepit near you.
we just returned from our recording sessions for our debut album yesterday. i am very much looking forward for the final mixes!! we will put some songs online soon.
