Swim to Crawl

11/02/2022

Debuting at #1 on the S2C Playlist: the enigmatic anti-cipher that is Sfven. The algorithm speaketh only truth.

26/02/2021

A person who quotes Wittgenstein on Instagram deserves to be highlighted as the Swim to Crawl Artist of the Day. Therefore, today's artist is Leo Bhanji.

Here are some of his atomic facts, captured in the form of sound waves. https://open.spotify.com/track/182cdDTn18w690fru2aXvp

Leo Bhanji · Song · 2020

25/02/2021

From the lucky land -- Australia, today's Swim To Crawl playlist artist is the vast, rumbling, steam powered and black clad vocal behemoth The Spooky Men's Chorale. https://open.spotify.com/track/6a39lrcTIpy3CeamFaKtXJ?si=3Bv49aomS7iPZmc-uXFe3g

The Spooky Men's Chorale · Warm · Song · 2015

24/02/2021

From Tanzania, today's Swim To Crawl playlist artist is X Plastaz, a founder of Maasai Hip Hop. Their songs often highlight social issues such as the tragedies of poverty, war, and violence, with which the band is all too familiar. https://open.spotify.com/track/50YqovZiRwQqhFV4cTZMwC?si=Pts-aGlJS8unxal6bIxk9A

X Plastaz · Maasai Hip Hop · Song · 2004

23/02/2021

Channeling traditional Croatian music, today's Swim To Crawl playlist artist is Kries (pronounced kree yes). Powerful, often urgent melodies in the service of a message of gathering, warmth, and light.
https://open.spotify.com/track/3BnthnCqW3aLBQnfbG3Sf4?si=6DStSSruQ2qQdiBXKgHmzw

Kries · Song · 2018

22/02/2021

Today's Swim To Crawl playlist artist is from Aotearoa (known to some as New Zealand). Creating beautiful darkness, this is Pull Down the Sun. https://open.spotify.com/track/4V8JboxCS4eT2pQRozQ4Y1?si=KpekTY1FRieO1sWrts74Gw

Pull Down the Sun · Of Valleys and Mountains · Song · 2020

21/02/2021

Today's featured Swim To Crawl playlist artist, from Buenos Aires, Argentina...

Pyramides.

https://open.spotify.com/track/41lm1PiQTxJBlOpqHIhLtF?si=0xZJqGxNRbSCDapdR3FODA

Pyramides · Vacíos y Variables · Song · 2017

20/02/2021

Today's S2C playlist artist, from London, is Tragic Sasha. The S2C brain-trust first heard her on the fantastic weekly show/podcast "BBC Introducing Mixtape", which is a how several artists ended up on the S2C playlist. https://open.spotify.com/track/6gQPyAlM9cJjM1JafdVguS?si=JuvH00rmRV6-rHnSEP3Tig

Tragic Sasha · Song · 2019

19/02/2021

From the Swim To Crawl playlist on Spotify, Malian artist Samba Touré -- truth-teller, social advocate, and master of the desert blues. https://open.spotify.com/track/5JMebtqw62DkVHPsUJMKvh?si=kqkrX_MTT8u7xWGVFyjJug

Samba Touré · Albala · Song · 2013

18/02/2021

Today, we feature Palestinian artist Amal Murkus. This is a track she recorded with Palestinian hip-hop artist DAM, which I stumbled across on the ever-enlightening Rough Guide album series. https://open.spotify.com/track/4eZ0I33NwUCjsi7DSGw1e3?si=yoraLlhPSLmnMs-S2F0uZw

DAM and Amal Murkus · Song · 2014

17/02/2021

Today, L.Stadt brings beautiful melancholia from Łódź Poland. https://open.spotify.com/track/35czkUrNqDjDb8yOyGuYc3?si=aA0PRhqjSMqUhLCsVNzzQg

L.Stadt · Lstory · Song · 2017

16/02/2021

Today's water-bound S2C artist moving athletically toward land is, appropriately enough, Shrimp Olympics : https://open.spotify.com/track/2ZJfu3xPydcLrU0SS9C7PR?si=8oaykkocQ-GtNGMTS2rX1w

Shrimp Olympics · Song · 2019