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Swayzak is a tech house duo from the United Kingdom that consists of James S. Taylor and David Brown. They live and work in London and released their first 12" single "Bueno" / "Fukumachi" in February 1997 to much acclaim. It was followed up by the 12" "Speedboat" / "Low Rez Skyline" to become part of the burgeoning tech-house scene in the UK.

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Swayzak
Background information
Origin	London, England
Genres	Minimal techno, tech house
Years active	1993–present
Labels	!K7 Fabric Medicine Pagan Swayzak Recordings
Members	David Brown
Past members	James S. Taylor

Their debut long player, Snowboarding in Argentina was released by The Medicine Label (United States) and Pagan Records (UK) in May 1998. It garnered many positive reviews. The album was later chosen as 1998 Album Of The Year in the U.S. dance publication Mixer. They went on to release four further studio albums making their place in the electronic music canon.

James Taylor left the group in 2011 to focus on his solo project Lugano Fell. David Brown continues to release music and play live as s_w_z_k.

Discography

Albums

• Snowboarding in Argentina (1998, Pagan)
• Himawari (2000, Medicine)
• Dirty Dancing (2002, !K7)
• Loops from the Bergerie (2004, !K7)
• Some Other Country (2007, !K7)
• s_w_z_k (2012, Tresor)

Compilations and DJ mixes

• Snooploops and Sneakbeats Volume 1 (1999, Swayzak Recordings)
• Two Hundred and Forty Volts Volume 1 (1999, Swayzak Recordings)
• Snooploops and Sneakbeats Volume 2 (2000, Swayzak Recordings)
• Two Hundred and Forty Volts Volume 2 (2000, Swayzak Recordings)
• Groovetechnology, Vol. 1.3 (2001, !K7)
• Fabric 11 (2003, Fabric)
• Route de la Slack (2006, !K7)
• Avantgarde // Swayzak Presents Serieculture (2006, Avantgarde)

External links

• microsite of current album with free track
• RBMA Radio On Demand - Train Wreck Mix - Swayzak (K7!, Swayzak, London)
• Ableton Live Swayzak interview and Live Pack download
• »Lost Tapes and Lush House Grooves« An Interview With Swayzak in Titel-Kulturmagazin

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Swayzak es un grupo londinense de música house compuesto por James S. Taylor y David Brown.

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