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Drift Yellow Swans

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ALWAYSmusic Gritty and trippy sound collages. Probably the most underrated Yellow Swans album?

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Pete:
Drift is actually cobbled together from recordings from our first US tour, same one that LDWC 1 was recorded during. But I took all of these more amorphous pieces and edited them and layered them. Usually with YS recordings it’s one jam, but this was more about assembling sympatico vibes. I think I was already in the process of patching this thing together when I met Jefre Cantu, who had known Gabriel before he moved to Portland. So I was working on this when we first landed in Oakland and Jef was just starting up Root Strata. I think this is a perfect release for RS still, and remains one of my favorite releases from that era.. When we landed in the bay it was like we just fell into a like-minded artistic community right away. Right place, right time. Tom Carter, Gerritt, Axolotl, The Skaters, Jefre and all the Tarentel folks… Lots of like minded folks and this one was a whole puff of smoke that aligned with the new scene..

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released April 1, 2005

GMS - Guitar, Electronics
Pete Swanson - Vocals, Electronics, Drum Machine

Recorded in 2004
Produced by Pete Swanson
Art by JC Ledesma

Released on vinyl by Root Strata in 2005
Released on cd by Acruela Discos in 2006

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Yellow Swans Portland, Oregon

From their 2001 founding to the duo’s final shows (and subsequent hiatus) in 2008, Gabriel Mindel Saloman and Pete Swanson aka Yellow Swans carved an influential path through America’s experimental music underground, at the axis of noise, psychedelia, industrial, drone, and hardcore. Their music is restless, ragged, and forever in flux, untethered and unresolved. ... more

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