Swell Maps
PunkIndie Rockpost-punk progenitorsexperimental krautrock fusionBirmingham art-rockproto-post-punk
Swell Maps was a British experimental rock group of the 1970s from Birmingham, that foreshadowed the birth of post-punk. Influenced by the disparate likes of T. Rex and the German progressive outfit Can, they created a new soundscape that would be heavily mined by others in the post-punk era. Despite existing in various forms since 1972, Swell Maps only really came together as a musical entity after the birth of British punk rock. Consisting of
Influenced by: Can, T. Rex, Captain Beefheart
- Active:
- 1972-1980, reformed occasionally
- Scene:
- Birmingham
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