Lo'Spider (Destination Lonely / Magnetix² / Swampland studio)
What are your top five albums that were released in 2024? (In order 1-5)
Oh Telephone - Kill Kill Kill (Voodoo Rhythm)
I recorded this one. It's a mix of garage pop trash and surf punk from the Swiss mountains... Refreshing!
Nick Wheeldon & Friends - Make Art (Le Pop Club)
An English friend who lives in Paris that everybody should be informed of!
Class - A Healthy Alternative (Feel It)
Really good band from Tucson, AZ
various artists - Haunted Presence (Numero Group)
A Halloween compilation but quite different from the one with only '50s or '60s bands... Only nuggets from blues to funk!
The Drin - Elude the Torch (Feel It)
One of the best bands I've seen live last year. Leathered boys playing some weird African wave!
What band did you discover in 2024 (can be a brand new band or an older band) that had an impact on your life? How so?
The Benny Trokan album on Wick is a must -- composition and sound at its best.
LISTEN TO THE FALL... & meditate!
And you can have a look at the film Western Lands by Nicolas Drolc w/ Andy Dale Petty.
How will you remember 2024 (in terms of music)?
... As the previous ones! There are always some good bands to listen to or to see live... Especially the young Australian scene (Billiam, Stiff Richards, satanic togas, The Unknowns, Gee Tee, RMFC, etc.) Personally, it was a pretty good year with lots of bands visiting Swampland and the reformation of the legendary Magnetix as Magnetix² with the addition of the three from Destination Lonely.
What can we look forward to from you in 2025?
We've got a new album with Destination Lonely, to come on Voodoo Rhythm... It should be called Nobody's Friends to respect the specifications! / Maybe a 7" also; we are looking for the right label. We are gonna record new material and tour in May with the Magnetix².
Swampland Rec. is ready to welcome you if you wanna record some good music from dissident folk to punk rock'n'roll and garage trash!
What records are you looking forward to most in 2025?
I don't know which records are planned for 2025, but I can wait for the ones I've recorded: Bart & The Brats, always improving his one-man band experience; CP Westman Orkëster from Sweden/France; Sloks LP, who will come through Goodbye Boozy; Vision 3D from Belgium; My friends The Angry Dead Pirates that come back with a new LP, Pierre Omer's Swing Revue and one I'll be particularly proud, Jérôme Sage with his new "situationist" project!
How do you try to get your news to fans as media platforms and algorithms change?
Somebody else will do that for us, no? Maybe god... don't know anything about that, but thank you.
Lo'Spider – social media links
- Instagram: @swamplandrec666
