Artist Biography by Steve Huey
Perhaps best known as a co-founder of British post-punkers Swell Maps, Epic Soundtracks reinvented himself as an eccentric, critically acclaimed piano balladeer during the '90s. Soundtracks -- who trademarked his stage name, forcing Epic Records' soundtrack division to change its spelling to "Soundtrax" -- was born Kevin Paul Godfrey in Croydon, England, on March 23, 1959 (although several sources list Paul Godley). In 1972, he and his older brother Nicholas -- later Nikki Sudden -- started playing music together, influenced chiefly by Can and T. Rex, and often using found objects as percussion. By 1976, this project had become the seminal Swell Maps; over 1979-1980, the band issued two cultishly adored albums that influenced underground icons like Sonic Youth and Pavement.Tracklist
1 | Meet Me On The Beach | |
2 | Stack-O-Tracks |
3 | Sunny Day | |
4 | The Persuader | |
5 | Waiting For The Train Again | |
6 | Big Apple Blues | |
7 | Wild & Smiling | |
8 | Baby I Love You (Hollywood Signwriter) | |
9 | A Three Acre Floor | |
10 | Pop In Packets | |
11 | The Return Of The Persuader | |
12 | Can You Keep A Secret | |
13 | Tonight's The Night | |
14 | Sleepwalking |
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