Tracklist
1. 1983 04:09
2. Swoon Baboon 03:55
Credits:
Format: DL (
Release Date: 2024
Label: Snatch Tapes
Catalogue Number: None
Sleeve Design: Philip Sanderson
Notes:
1983 - whilst many of their contemporaries from the DIY cassette scene headed off into the dark recesses of noise music Storm Bugs took a different route hitching up with up a young guitarist and bass player from the Medway Towns. For a year or so Storm Bugs became Swoon Baboon - almost a 'proper' band rehearsing weekly in a flat overlooking Rochester castle and even playing live. This was the height of the Medway Delta scene with bands such as Billy Childish’s Milkshakes and the Prisoners making like it was 63 rather than 83. Swoon Baboon with their funk riffs and disco influences were met with bemusement at best. Fast forward forty years or so and we bring you 1983 the latest Storm Bugs single. The lyrics are a combination of phrases taken from Swoon Baboon songs together with a chorus that describes the recording sessions held in Castle Hill. Think Robert Wyatt meets techno meets ah forget it - think The Storm Bugs