SWP Records

03/09/2026

Almost Bandcamp Friday! Starts at midnight Pacific Time, ends at midnight Pacific Time = starts at 09.00 Central European Time, ends on Friday morning to 09.00 hours Saturday morning Central European Time.
From our latest cd & digital release SWP 074 'The Late Great Phil Seamen Vol. 2', a little jewel from 1956 by Kenny Graham and his Satellites. Available now - although the official release date is September 18th!

from the album The Late Great Phil Seamen Vol. 2

02/09/2026

Yes indeed, this Friday it's another Bandcamp Friday. Us independent producers and musicians get 100% of what you purchase, as Bandcamp waives its commission during that day. (From midnight to midnight Pacific Time = 09.00 hours Friday to 09.00 hours Saturday morning Central European Time).
Support independent music - preferably during a Bandcamp Friday!

This track 'Stick Gongs remix' is from Michael Baird's 2010 album 'Ends And Odds' - and nicely remastered on the 2024 compilation album 'Danceables'. But it was originally on Michael's 2002 album 'Gongs And Bells'! That original track itched so much that he did a 'remix' in 2010 for 'Ends And Odds', changing the form somewhat and adding a kalimba from the Zambezi Valley, plus a couple of other secret ingredients...

from the album Danceables

31/08/2026

Yes yes, we know the world was different back in 2010 when we released Michael Baird's album SWP 038 'Ends And Odds', and yet his socio-political lyrics of the track 'ID File' still hold true today:
"We have a lot of information about you / You don't know half of what we know about what you do/ We have a lot of information about you / We know exactly where you have been and exactly what you've seen / We have a lot of information about you / We watch you work and play, even have your DNA! / And soon remote control..."
This track features guest musicians Layba Diawara from Guinée on balaphon and Rick van Heerden from Zimbabwe on alto sax, all other instruments by Michael Baird.

from the album Ends And Odds

06/08/2026

Tomorrow, Friday August 7th is another Bandcamp Friday! They are waiving their 15% revenue share - to assist musicians and labels - so download some gems from the SWP Records catalogue between midnight and midnight Pacific Time! (Time difference with Central European Time is 9 hours, so when Friday starts at Bandcamp at midnight Pacific Time it is 09.00 hours Central European Time in the morning here in Europe).
And another gem, and another gem, and and and.....

from the album The Late Great Phil Seamen Vol. 2

27/07/2026

SWP Records is proud to announce the upcoming cd and digital release of SWP 074 'The Late Great Phil Seamen Vol. 2' on September 18th!
Fifty-nine varieties, or forty-nine varieties? Phil didn't really care, as he had so many variations and natural escapes when at his drumkit, that mere numbers had become obsolete. Which is exactly why, after having released the cd SWP 037 'The Late Great Phil Seamen' in 2009, with highlights of his playing from between 1954 and 1971, we have now released another compilation with more highlights of his playing: 'Volume 2'. Yep, more of the same – because it's all different! Every track wonderfully remastered, and comes with a 24-page booklet bristling with all kinds of relevant info, personal insights, and historical photos.
Highlights from between 1955 & 1972, with Kenny Graham, Don Carlos, Georgie Fame, Victor Feldman, Stan Tracey, Joe Harriott, Tubby Hayes, Jack Constanzo, Harold McNair.
You can pre-order via https://swp-records.com/music/074/the-great-phil-seamen-vol-2 and https://swp-records.bandcamp/album/the-late-great-phil-seamen-vol-2 .

01/05/2026

It's a Bandcamp Friday! Yes today May 1st - International Workers Day - from 09.00 hours Central European Time to 09.00 hours Saturday May 2nd (midnight Pacific Time to midnight). Order away, SWP Records releases music that no other label will touch - what's the matter with them, what's the matter with us?!
Just one example, recorded in 2018 in Western Province, Zambia:

7 track album

06/03/2026

Today is a Bandcamp Friday. If you purchase this album, by the end of the weekend you'll be a different person! This is track 2 of SWP 069 'Resonance Vibration Frequencies'.
About it Michael Baird writes: There I was, sitting at home quietly playing my ch*****ne cooler and I gradually started to hear what was clearly an interaction with my sounds, coming through the airwaves towards me and onto my computer, an otherworldly encounter but not in the least disconcerting. And there suddenly, out of nowhere, was this medium-sized ufo in the room, grooving along with me. Oh happy day! And people ask me, "Michael, were the aliens indeed green, or were they blue?!" Well let me tell you, theirs is a life-form so completely different to ours, more like a gas, yes a dancing vapour - and it only radiated love, and musicality.

from the album Resonance Vibration Frequencies

05/03/2026

Our catalogue is bubbling like a friendly hot spring of heartfelt sounds and songs! Tomorrow is a Bandcamp Friday - purchase some happiness.....

from the album Zambia Roadside

05/03/2026

So happens tomorrow is a Bandcamp Friday! In case you still don't know, on such a Friday Bandcamp waive their 15% commission on all sales - to support us independent musicians and labels - so that we get 100% of all sales on such a Friday... from midnight to midnight Pacific Time (09.00 Friday to 09.00 hours Saturday Central European Time). Brighten up your life with good-sounding independently-made music, by independent musicians who follow their own path. And here at https://www.swp-records.bandcamp.com the prices are low and fair.....

04/03/2026

Nice review in Cadence Magazine (USA) of SWP 072 'No Dogmas Allowed' by Michael Baird and friends (Michael Moore, Jon Birdsong, Hans Hasebos, Henk Raven):
"Open your ears and close your mind when listening to Michael Baird's No Dogmas Allowed. It's a recording rich in open spaces, undulating rhythms, shifting timbres and visionary improvisations."