Swalf 12Magic Arm: Outdoor Games EP

Swalf 12

10" vinyl// £5.00
11/06/07
Recorded at home on Marc’s computer, the EP ranges from twisted psych-folk to sinister pop and austere electronica. There’s plenty to love here: the title track builds to a towering crescendo, People Need Order takes the ’60s harmony-pop formula and skews it with a freaky backing track and instrumental I Want You You Want Me is built on a Casio organ beat but expertly ­ if incongruously ­ blended in with banjo and church organ sounds. Elsewhere, DAQ (Don’t Ask Questions) is what Marc refers to as his “un-informed take on electronica,” but is actually a neat track that pokes fun at the pretensions of the genre, love song You Should Know has elements of ‘30s pastiche and Move Out boasts a looping flute over a clockwork-sounding backing.

“King Biscuit at his best” DJ Magazine

“Outdoor Games is a stirring, deliciously woozy surge of a record” Guardian Guide