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VARIOUS ARTISTS: “SWXSW” limited Speedy Wunderground 12″ EP. Released 17th Nov 2023
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VARIOUS ARTISTS: “SWXSW” limited Speedy Wunderground 12″ EP. Released 17th Nov 2023
Ahead of a planned trip to the US for this year’s festival, Dan Carey and Pierre Hall from the label approached a number of artists they admired playing there, asking if they might be interested in recording something for Speedy while they were all in the same place. Progress was made, management conferred, dates lined up, Enumclaw and Revival Season confirmed to put sounds down but – as always with Speedy – there’s room for spontaneity. On the evening of their arrival Carey and Hall, who at this point were some distance from central Austin and the festival itself, heard loud music coming from inside a barn, down a beaten track, on their walk back to their Airbnb. The natural conclusion was to investigate and see who could be making it – so, still holding the plastic bags full of beer and milk they had been transporting back to their digs, they entered and watched said noise-makers. Following a short conversation later that evening, their prized barn discovery, alexalone, were the next band confirmed to record for them on that trip, heading into the makeshift Speedy studio with Carey a couple of days later.
Pierre Hall had the following to say about the SXSW EP: “It was so good to be able to spread our wings and take Speedy transatlantic. And obviously as soon as we found out we were going to Austin we immediately started looking at studios. Some of these were actually recorded even quicker than the usual ones in London – often two in one day rather than one. So here we are, still breaking our own records, ten years on. There’s definitely a distinct difference in the sound of these but despite the strange surroundings and lack of regular equipment it’s clear they are unequivocally Dan, and quintessentially Speedy. You can take the boy out of Streatham…”
A1 – Revival Season – Gold Teeth
A2 – Enumclaw – Spots
B1 – alexalone – Unpacking My Feelings
B2 – Savage Gary – The Grackle (vinyl exclusive)
