[1] The story of swedish duo S… Read Full Bio ↴Swim is a name of at least six bands:
[1] The story of swedish duo Swim began online. A producer’s desire to meet a compatible voice and songwriter landed in an exchange of ideas and music between Erika Rosén and Carl Nordström (Affictionados). After years of touring, record producing and songwriting with various other projects the two musicians channeled their experiences into incipient ideas and visions that were exchanged via cyberspace. A year passed without a meeting between the two, but all along music was being created and Swim was coming alive. Erika and Carl have conspired to create music for your late evenings, precious moments of solitude, drives along the seaside and the last throbbing hour on the dance floor. One can sense chillwave in the pumping bass line, soft guitar and intimate, soothing vocals. The lyrics divulge compelling and direct encounters with people, travel, sex, lies and pulsating love. Swim’s dreamy and accessible sound is reinvented and given new dimensions through their dark, even intimidating, aesthetics. Light and dark are wielded not as opposites, but as two sides of the same thing. With self-crafted masks, black attire and a dark visual expression, Erika and Carl have created a project that desires to be discovered and rediscovered again and again. Swim - Next To Me | November 20th Next To Me is Swim’s first debut single - a warm and alluring soundscape dashed with Swedish melancholy. The contrasts of intimacy and distance are depicted through a strumming bass enriched by playful, melodic synths and Erika’s heavy-hearted vocals. Through its beautiful and complex composition ‘Next To Me’ evokes a sense of happiness spotted by dark dots. Swim - Next To Me (Boeoes Kaelstigen Remix) | November 27th Swedish Grammy nominees and FM veterans Boeoes Kaelstigen take ‘Next To Me’ on a journey through the duo’s characteristic soundscape of minimal trance & melodic techno. By bringing the original track up to DJ-friendly 109 BPM and adding layers of deep dark bass, club friendly percussions and hypnotic synthesizers they create a apocalyptic revelation. Early James Holden sound anyone? --- ‘Next To Me’ and the Boeoes Kaelstigen Remix are released on swedish imprint With Love Recordings [WLR], a sub-label to the electronic wonderlabel HMWL. The vision of WLR is to focus on forward thinking electronica without limitations of genre or style. WLR is also home of CANVAS and Neeco Delaf. Swim EP is to follow in December 2015.
[2] In the last twelve months they evolved from a studio project into a passionate, four-piece collective. They self-released and self-produced three singles (and the accompanying videos) and, with line-up cemented, began a series of gigs culminating in a headline show at Camden Barfly at the end of the year.
As well as catching the attention of Nike, Sky, Topshop, H&M and more, they've had features in the likes of Time Out, Les Inrocks and Artrocker ("New Blood 2014") all without a major label. With the prospect of a stack of new releases and headline gigs already booked; 2014 promises to be even busier.
Releases include, singles: "Ride" (Nov 2012, Bad Life) and "Creeper" (May 2013, Bad Life).
2013 releases are planned to include of their début EP, "Distractions", lead by summer single "Let It Go".
Sites: Discogs.
[3] A New York City, NY, USA, band (aka Joshua Kobak and Swim), led by Joshua Kobak, with releases including: "Sample the Nerve" (1999, Shade), "Bodhisattva" (2000, Orchard), "Above and Beneath" (2001, Liilaa) and "Learn How to Swim" (2009).
Named with 'engagement in live' in mind, the music of Swim might be characterized as a hybrid of Jeff Buckley and Bono singing, songs written/arranged by Peter Gabriel and Sting, and produced by Pink Floyd. Swim has been in existence since 1995 and has evolved into the six-member band who created the album above and beneath. They are a group of elevationists called "an excellent ensemble" by Relic magazine after their 1998 performance in Amsterdam, Holland.
After much growth and evolution over the past six years, swim melded into the perfect union of artists to complete above and beneath in 2001. Joshua Kobak leads the way as the singer/songwriter frontman using his passionate vocals and visionary lyrics as a canvas for his bandmates. Adding bold colors to the music, Katy Pfaffl (Katy Pfaffl Band) joins swim as a violinist, pianist and guitarist sharing her spirit through intense improvisation and angelic vocals. As the backbone of swim, Sean Dixon's (The Chesterfields) creative approach to the drums brings a symphonic texture to every song where bassist Danton Boller (Jazz Mandolin Project) exists deep in the pocket in effortless harmony. Together they create vast landscapes and original grooves. Taking the music to a new level, Dan Johnson on tabla and Sebastian Guerrero on numerous South American percussion instruments add a world of influential beats and colors to Joshua's melodic songwriting.
Joshua Kobak is a New Yorker by way of Cincinnati, Milwaukee, and his hometown of Medina Ohio. Armed with his guitar and pen, he has traveled cross-continentally on motorcycles, swung sledgehammers in factories, ridden subway cars in the earliest hours of the morning, and has been on the brightest stages in front of thousands and in the smallest clubs for less than a dozen. Along the way, he picked up the rhythms of those trains, the clang of the hammers, the wind on the roads and a following of people across the country who have heard him do what he does best.
Recently, he toured with the Broadway show RENT for a year and a half as Roger/swing. "Kobak exhibits a stunning vocal range as the down and out guitarist" (Arkansas Democrat Gazette). He performed in Canada and Japan as well as the United States. Following his truest passion, Joshua would arrive in a new city each week and find himself a solo gig for the weekend. He did this in nearly 40 cities and as the RENT tour came to a close in July of 2001, Joshua booked a six week 33 performance tour on his own starting at The Railway Club, in Vancouver, BC and ending at CBGB'S 313 NYC. The tour was a success and now the mailing list extends coast to coast. While in Chicago, at Uncommon Grounds Coffee House Joshua was asked to return in November 2001 to play the annual Jeff Buckley tribute concert. Where "Josh sang from the depth of his soul, connecting every chord and word in soft, sensitive recurrences of Jeff's work. He was able to keep the same harmony and flow that Buckley did, while still spilling his own emotion through the music." (Kylee Nelson, jeffbuckley.com Nov. 2001)
Joshua has done something rare and courageous with swim, he has stepped out into the center of the arena to open his unique sound to the world. swim is a band of creative artists who are committed to telling the story of Joshua's journey in words and music. They share knowledge gained from Joshua's experience in a way that is open, immediate and above all truthful. The vibrations of the sound are clear, above and beneath, now there is only one thing to do...swim.
[4] A pseudonym of Brooklyn, NY, USA, pop / hip-hop artist Alex Campedelli (b. 1981, in Savignano Sul Rubicone, FC, Italy), which released Lo e Rodo al Bar (Jul 2008, Do It Yourself Italia / Made In Etaly).
Sites: YouTube and Facebook.
[5] A defunct Cincinnati, OH, USA, alternative rock band (previously Vice, later July for Kings), founded by Joe Hedges (vocals, guitar), Sam Dobrozsi (drums), Travis Delaney (guitar), Jason Morgan (bass) and T Miller (cello, guitar). The band was forged 1997, in Middletown, OH (a steel town between Dayton and Cincinnati) and was known for its melodic guitar-heavy sound and Hedges' introspective, sometimes quirky, lyrics. Releases included "Safe Unless" (1999, self-released) and EP "The Laughter and the Noise" (2000, self-released).
[6] Noise project dealing with drugs, addiction, and the struggle to get & remain clean. Started in 2009 by 騒動(soudou), SWIM is an acronym which stands for for 'Someone Who Isn't Me' and is widely used on drug forums to avoid admission of illegal acts. Free downloads: http://soudou.bandcamp.com
Nights
Swim Lyrics
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I've felt the light of Jesus' son
A mute and a muse
Hand and hand with pipers at the gates of dawn
At dawn
I've lassoed a wild horse
Climbed the stairs to the stars
A match and a fuse
Into the waves with all the other faded
People tuned into all-night radio
Who never came down from this all night radio
They never heard the sounds or felt the ground again
From this all night radio
All night radio
I've watched you drown and rise
I've seen you pretend to fly
Burning up
With Icarus as your guide
I've watched you drown and rise
I've seen you lose your mind
Better come down
Before you ever take flight
With these people tuned to all-night radio
Who never came down from this all night radio
They never heard the sounds or felt the ground again
From this all night radio
All night radio
I won't tune
I won't tune
I won't tune
I won't tune
All these people tuned to all-night radio
Who never came down from this all night radio
They never heard the sounds or felt the ground again
From this all night radio
All night radio
The song "Nights" by Swim is a beautiful composition that takes us on a journey into the mind of the singer. The lyrics are multi-layered and filled with vivid imagery that allows us to see and feel the experiences that the artist has gone through.
The opening lines - "I've seen a desert rose, I've felt the light of Jesus' son" - are a reference to the mystical and spiritual experiences that the artist has had. The desert rose is often considered a symbol of love and beauty, and the light of Jesus' son refers to a spiritual awakening or moment of enlightenment. The artist feels inspired and connected to something greater than himself.
The following lines - "A mute and a muse, hand and hand with pipers at the gates of dawn" – suggest a creative process where the artist is both silent and inspired simultaneously. The "pipers at the gates of dawn" refer to the classic Pink Floyd album "Piper At The Gates Of Dawn," which is known for its experimental sound and themes of psychedelia.
The chorus - "People tuned into all-night radio, who never came down from this all-night radio" - is a metaphor for people who are stuck in their own mind's chatter and can't seem to escape it. The reference to the "all-night radio" is a nod to the fact that the artist has been up all night, pondering all these thoughts and ideas.
The second verse speaks about the dangers of getting lost in one's thoughts and becoming "burned up" and "faded." The artist uses the metaphor of Icarus, who flew too close to the sun and fell to his death, to describe the dangers of taking flight and getting carried away with one's dreams.
In the end, the artist decides not to be tuned to this "all-night radio" anymore and wants to ground himself, come back to reality, and face his fears.
Overall, "Nights" is a song that is open to individual interpretation, but it's clear that the artist is exploring themes of spirituality, creativity, and self-discovery.
Line by Line Meaning
I've seen a desert rose
I've witnessed something of rare and unusual beauty
I've felt the light of Jesus' son
I've experienced a divine and illuminating presence
A mute and a muse
One who remains silent yet inspires creativity
Hand and hand with pipers at the gates of dawn
In the company of musicians, creating something new and beautiful
At dawn
At the beginning, the start of something
I've lassoed a wild horse
I've taken control of something erratic and dangerous
Climbed the stairs to the stars
I've accomplished something difficult and remarkable
A match and a fuse
Starting something dangerous, without knowing the outcome
Days dark, burned up another spark
Amidst difficult times, my hope and joy is disappearing quickly.
Into the waves with all the other faded
Going under, lost in the crowd, no longer standing out
People tuned into all-night radio
Those who are not grounded, living in an illusionary world
Who never came down from this all night radio
Who have been consumed by the fantasy they have created
They never heard the sounds or felt the ground again
They are missing out on the beauty of reality
I've watched you drown and rise
I've seen you struggle and emerge victorious
I've seen you pretend to fly
I've seen you try your best to move forward, but ultimately fall short
Burning up
Emotionally overwhelmed and exhausted
With Icarus as your guide
Taking risks that do not end well
Better come down
It's time to return to reality
Before you ever take flight
Before you let your dreams consume you and cause harm
I won't tune
I will not be consumed by false realities
All these people tuned to all-night radio
All those who have lost touch with the real world
Who never came down from this all night radio
Those who are unable to separate fantasy from reality
They never heard the sounds or felt the ground again
They are missing out on the true beauty of life
Lyrics © O/B/O DistroKid
Written by: Michael McCurry
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@BlaizeTheDragon
That's literally every fear in a nutshell.
You're not afraid of the dark, you're afraid of what you cant see in it.
You're not afraid of heights you're afraid of falling
You're not afraid of [insert animal] you're afraid of the harm they may cause you.
that sort of thing
@hitmonkey4726
I felt like I just watched the whole movie. It would be more intriguing if they didn't show the ghost too much and the husband getting possessed could be a huge plot twist.
@cheippojunior
True
@scruffyofficial8623
100% agree with you, i dont think i be getting them jump scares now. there was alot of spoilers in that trailer. trailers are now coming to huge spoilers and it sucks. i think what i might do for scary movies now is look at the movie posters and go from there lol.
@Reggiezombie
@@scruffyofficial8623 yall slow and who forced you to watch the whole trailer cici?
@tipziegurl7998
@@ReggiezombieThe slowest thing I read was YOUR comment. 😂Who tf DOESNT watch the whole trailer when watching a trailer? Who just starts a trailer and stops watching it only part of the way through? Thats the dumbest thing Ive ever heard.
@Reggiezombie
@@tipziegurl7998 here's a hint julie if you think they showing too much in the trailer stop watching the trailer princess now shut up
@COELACANTHonYT
When I was a kid, I had a genuine fear of swimming in the deep end of the pool at night. I'm glad the producers of this movie are taking advantage of that fear.
@Cornhollo26
They literally toke my fear of the deep end in general and turned it into a horror movie.
@nocturnalcove9736
I have a fear of water and the dark, but even if I didn't, I don't understand why people would want to swim at night. The idea just seems ridiculous...
@DeletedDevilDeletedAngel
@@nocturnalcove9736movies before this included nightly swims, even the hot tub time machine