Foolish Vanity Project, by Ditch Swimmer

Foolish Vanity Project

by Ditch Swimmer

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1.	This Shouldn't Be Happening 04:33	buy track
2.	Slippers 03:51	buy track
3.	Tenterhooks 04:36	buy track
4.	Vignette 04:06	buy track

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Mark and Doug have been acquainted for quite some time. They first rubbed shoulders when hanging around the gates of the local primary school which their children attended and subsequently as rivals on the 5-a-side football pitch and in that nest of vipers, the north Leeds music scene. After 15 years of abuse hurled at one another from cars, threats to slash each other's tyres, and a tangible sense of general mutual resentment, Mark and Doug have finally, inevitably, decided to set aside their differences, to let bygones be bygones.

And what better ointment does nature have for healing old wounds than making sweet music together? Jason is a friend of Mark's: Doug will be polite to him when they eventually meet.

For all three, DITCH SWIMMER is a departure from the turbulent froth of performative rock'n'roll, an excursion into stiller, more reflective waters.

Mark is a guitarist, finding his musical inspiration in the likes of Tom Waits, PJ Harvey/John Parish, Tricky, Bonnie Prince Billy, Smog, Cave/Ellis.

Jason, a fan of Dylan, Beefheart and Krautrock, is Mr Versatility: a capable guitarist and drummer, but responsible here for "programming the beats" and playing the synth.

Doug is a vocalist/lyricist claiming to be influenced by no-one and nothing apart from an anxious tendency to "dwell on things".
Together they have created this debut EP, "Foolish Vanity Project", comprising four moody pieces for which the word "lugubrious" was probably invented.

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released April 1, 2022

Mark Stainton - Guitar
Doug Aikman - Vocals, Lyrics
Jason Pick - Synth, Drum Programming

Cover photo/artwork by Grebo Gray
Layout by Zmaya Gacanovic Gray
Link: www.facebook.com/Grebofloorshow

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Ditch Swimmer Leeds, UK

Mark Stainton, Doug Aikman and Jason Pick are from Leeds. They make moody pieces for which the word "lugubrious" was probably invented.

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