Little Voices

 

Swamp Children - So Hot [FACT 70 UK 1982 24-Bit FLAC]

This evening, we find ourselves back in Manchester where one of the most unlikely of Factory bands, Swamp Children fizzed out urban latin-jazz with a post-punk attitude straight from Manchester's streets. Charming yet naïve at times, this is the sound of kids (they were mostly between 16 & 19 years old) who loved jazz dance, making a jazz dance record whilst learning to play instruments (and a guitarist masquerading as a drummer) borrowed from A Certain Ratio. John Kirkham shows a few classy touches on the guitar, keyboard player Ceri Evans went on to form The Brand New Heavies, original bassist Tony Quigley now plays sax for A Certain Ratio whilst sister Ann Quigley's voice could never stand up to the close scrutiny following Factory's declaration that she was a "torch singer".

A1 Samba Zippy (Part One)

A2 El Figaro

A3 Tender Game

A4 Magic

A5 Sunny Weather

B1 Samba Zippy (Part Two)

B2 No Sunshine

B3 Spark The Flame

B4 Secret Whispers