- I can't tell you a lot about SW or SVN. They might be from Norway, and it's possible they have a loose affiliation to the Sex Tags Mania crew. What's made clear on this 12-inch, though, is that they know left-field deep house and they know it well. The first release on this label—also by the duo—contained four lo-fi workouts that barely reached 120bpm. This EP ups the tempo, but keeps the same recorded-on-a-cassette aesthetic.
The sonic palette used by both SW and SVN is one we've heard before; dusty machines chugging away, spitting out thick lows and crunchy percussion. The style of the tracks has its roots in classic Chi-Town but takes a detour via the (Northern) European avant-garde. From the drunken, stumbling break on SVN's "Track 1" to the gossamer twinkles that juxtapose the funk bass lick on SW's effort of the same name, Sued are giving us plenty of reasons to want to find out more.
Tracklist A1 SW. - Track 1
A2 SW. - Track 2
B1 SVN - Track 1