Swirl (band)

Swirl (band)

Swirl were a Sydney, Australia-based indie rock band, formed around 1990, who released three albums. Their debut "Aurora" (1992) was mostly rock with some shoegazer elements, such as extensive use of guitar fuzz and reverb on vocals. Their next album, 1994's "The Last Unicorn" went further into shoegazing territory, with layered, feedback-washed guitar solos and ambient instrumental tracks between songs; it also featured a guest performance by Lara Goodridge, later of the FourPlay String Quartet, on violin. In subsequent years, Swirl released a few EPs and played live in Sydney, Melbourne and other Australian cities.

Their last album, "Light Fill My Room", was released in 2001 on independent record label Um & Ah; it had been recorded a few years earlier and financed by Festival Mushroom Records, although the major label dropped them and the release was thus held up. "Light Fill My Room" was a more polished, radio-friendly affair; it had elements of Swirl's shoegazing sound, but also ballads and even a children's choir on one song. Swirl broke up in December of 2002; the various members are pursuing other musical projects.

Members

* Ben Aylward (Guitar/vocals) [http://www.myspace.com/beautifulworldband Ben's new project Beautiful World MySpace]
* Nicola Schultz (Bass/vocals) (departed 1997) [http://www.myspace.com/nicolaschultzmusic Nicola Schultz MySpace]
* David Lord (drums/percussion)
* Keira Hodgkison (Guitar/vocals) (joined 1997) [http://www.myspace.com/inkstr Keira's Myspace site] [http://www.orchestratednoise.com.au Keira's web page]
* Richard Anderson (Bass) (joined 1997)

Discography

Albums

* "Aurora" album (1992, Half A Cow)
* "The Last Unicorn" album (1994, Half A Cow/Regular/Festival)
* "The Last Unicorn" album (1995, Half A Cow/Polydor)
* "Light Fill My Room" album (2001, Um & Ah)The two releases of "The Last Unicorn" had different track orders.

EPs

* "Swirl" EP (1991, Half A Cow)
* "Touch" EP (1992, Half A Cow/Regular/Festival)
* "The Last Unicorn EP" (1995, Half A Cow/Mercury Records)
* "On My Own" EP (1996, Half A Cow/Mercury Records)

Compilations

Half A Cow "Compilation" (1993, HAC28)

External links

*official|http://www.swirl.com.au (not updated since 2001)
* [http://www.myspace.com/swirlaustralia MySpace site] featuring band's music
* [http://www.halfacow.com.au/artists.php?page=artist_bio&artist=A033 Biography on Half a Cow record]


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