‘Swayzak – some kind of bastardized Patrick Swayzee , men with hang ups’, and that’s what they say themselves. So where does that leave me to go? Well I could add that they contribute to house what Kate and Gerry contribute to child welfare but that would be a little wide of the mark, as they add something that is deep and unmistakably psychedelic to it, as tired and predictable as most house is. ‘Quiet Life’s swampy sub delirium, it’s buzz rattling techno signatures please enough, but the loved-up embrace of it’s spaced-out, phasing vocal provides an unscheduled return to the mid-nineties. And then there’s some bizarre two-step routine spitting hairs with some squarely minimalist customs on ‘So Cheap’. Perplexing but not unpleasant. Whilst the closest trick we get to a tune is ‘Smile and Receive’ – a sharp, squeezy lubabdub of a track which builds from a crackly shower of static to a foot-stomping club anthem. Best of the buch though? ‘Claktronic’ – vaguely Brazilian beats with a eastern astro kick.
Together since 1997 of James Taylor and David Brown’s debut release, ‘Snowboarding in Argentina’ was chosen as 1998 Album Of The Year in the US dance publication Mixer. Popular in Europe and Asia.