S.W. „The Adventurous World of S.W.“

If you are ready to expand your musical understanding and willing to build your new home on foundations as disparate as The Beatles and house, pop and psychedelic, downtempo and dance, you already hold the album of the year in your marvelling hands. While beautiful vocal tracks are thrown into an intoxicating mix full of eccentric interludes, sci-fi organ keys and other adventurous excursions in the world of sound, the colorful artwork balances this wild concoction on the visual side. Dutch artist Sjoerd Wijdoogen, who under the pseudonym of Stuart had a massive European club hit with „Free (Let It Be)“ (originally released on United Recordings) takes you on a truly breathtaking journey. After the gentle downtempo track „Humans And Gods“ he steers free of all restrictions and acquaints you with the long lost world of flower power sound and hippie attitude. While „Aphrodite“ and „Flowers of The Night“ are still ringing in your ears, he already toys with The Beatles classic „I Am The Walrus“ which he then slowly morphs into the deep house track „Cancao Da Noite“.

Bathed by quirky interludes, a number of beatific vocal tracks emerge which have been crafted with the helping hand of Edward Barton, best known for his greatest hit with “It’s a Fine Day” by Opus III and reputed for his lyrics for Kylie Minogue and Norman Cook aka Pizzaman. As one of the album’s many highlights S.W. grits the trip with a cover version of Manuel Gottsching’s „E2-E4“, a tribute to one of the most influential tracks of electronic music history. His knack for catching melodies then shines through in „Dreaming Of Now“ a straightforward uplifting dance track. The concluding „Fields of Metallic Funk Part I-VI“ ows to the experimental decade of the late 60s and early 70s and grippingly illustrates the whole spectrum of his musical influences. Press repeat and you will eagerly concede that S.W.’s charm and charism easily beats the industry’s dominating pigeon-holing.

The album’s many facets are sculptured into a fascinating sound experience by Kevin Metcalfe at his legendary Soundmasters studio, where The White Stripes, Roots Manuva, Underworld, The Prodigy, Zero 7 or Rufus Wainwright are among the grateful clients. The amazing artwork relies on drafts and creations by Marijke Koger from formative design collective The Fool, who in the mid-60s established the „psychedelic style“ in British rock/pop music with their designs for The Hollies, Procol Harum, Cream and most of all, The Beatles.

Tracks:

01. Cançao Da Tarde
02. Humans And Gods
03. Aphrodite
04. Flowers Of The Night
05. Woodstock
06. I Am The Walrus
07. Cançao Da Noite
08. Floating
09. Within A Dream
10. E2-E4
11. I Believe
12. Mr. Sanders
13. Terokh Jeruth
14. Angels Care For Us
15. Dreaming Of Now
16. Like In My Dream
17. Aht Uh Mi Hed
18. Magic Mushrooms
19. Technicoloured Melodies
20. The End
21. Everything Will Be Perfect

CD Release & Digital Release Date: June 15th 2012
Catalogue number: LGM 098-2
Label: Lemongrassmusic - LC 12644

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