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Sweep
Two Players
Genre: Dance & Electronic

Track Listings (10) - Disc #1
1. Emptiness, Your Loneliness
2. Favourite Song
3. Closer to Earth
4. We Wrote Our Names In Water
5. Floating
6. Adorable
7. Miss You
8. Agoraphobia
9. Together
10. Last Train to Paris

CD Details

All Artists: Sweep
Title: Two Players
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: A Different Drum
Original Release Date: 5/20/2003
Release Date: 5/20/2003
Genre: Dance & Electronic
Style: Electronica
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 601171110620

Synopsis

Album Description

Sweep is a band that is part of what some synthpop fans like to call "the Norwegian synthpop invasion". The band members are friends with other modern synthpop heros like Apoptgyma Berzerk, Echo Image, and Icon of Coil (all from Norway). Sweep focuses on the song-writing and catchy melodies that remind fans of synthpop pioneers like Pet Shop Boys, Erasure, or Hubert Kah, while adding a modern touch and their own stylistic flare.

CD Reviews

Addictive

Steven Kennedy | Chicago, IL United States | 11/14/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"At first listen, I enjoyed Two Players, but not nearly as much as I do now. It's grown on me like an uncontrollable habit. This is as close to synthpop perfection as anything I've heard in years. Floating, Closer to Earth, Your Emptiness, and Last Train to Paris are my favorite tracks, but they're all very, very good.
It's hard to describe Sweep's sound. It's like a mix of Information Society, Pet Shop Boys, and Erasure. In case it's not obvious, that's a huge compliment.The only thing I dislike about Two Players is the hidden song at the end of the last track. I find it so pretentious and annoying when bands do that; three minutes of dead air and then the hidden song. But the hidden song is fun too-- kind of a quirky, synthpop symphony."

Great New Sound

Aakar M. Shah | Chicago, Illinois | 01/31/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Wow...another great synthpop release of 2003 that pretty much reminds me of the soundtrack of a dreamstate. My favorites is "we wrote our names in water" and "miss you", as I have listened to it endlessly. These guys have other b-sides out there that are great to...the production and quality is quite melodic and does remind me of my other favorite band, Echo Image. I totally recommend this album as it is simple and sweet."