Swab is a modest
artist from the moors of Jutland.
Coming from Sunds,
a suburb to Herning, Swab had limitied competition since he was the only battle dj in the erea.
Even though the activity
in the erea was low, it didnīt keep him from persuing his dream of becoming a talented producer for other artists, and a competitive
dj.
So he approached
his ambition the usual way, he build his own mini studio in his parents workshed, here he sat for eight years, listening to
soul, funk and old school hip hop.
He did have some
contemporary role models though, like the X-men, DJ Premier and DJ Shadow.
After eight years
of producing his own tracks, he hooked up with DJ Noize, and was offered a three minute slot on P3īs radioshow “Det
store mix”. The next week his three minute track with cuts got played, this motivated Swab even further, and he got
back in the lab.
In 2001 he co. arranged
a weekly Hip Hop showcase called “Chill Out Sessions”, here he meet a cat called Boogie, they hooked up and became
friends.
Later Swab was hired
as a house DJ at a show called “The Definition”, the first jam ever held by Ayp.
Later Boogie got
a listen to his beats and was blown away, overwelmned by the talent, and the fact that he never even heard of it in the small
comunity.
So when Swab said
that he wanted to make a record, but didnīt know how to get it done, it was all set, a year later “Half & Half”
was in stock.
Shortly after the
release, the founders of Ayp had their differences regarding the future of the crew, one didnīt want to get more involved
with Hip Hop, this was unacceptable.
After wondering wether
Ayp should shut down, Swab simply said “iīm down for whatever”, that made it official, the replacement was swift
and from then on things were moving in the right direction.
Since that day, Swab
and Boogie has worked side by side, producing tracks, arranging shows, promoting, learning about the business and networking.
Shortly after the
release of “Half & Half” Swab was offered to replace “Theis” in Bumsestilen, the 1999 champions
of the national battles of danish groups (DM i dansk rap).
Itīs been a while
since the group has marked themselves in rap, even though their appearences on various compilations has proven them to maintain
their position in the game.
Again and again they
have brought their skills to the table, with their original style and creativity that still is their finest attribute.
In 2005 their debut
album “Naturligvis” will drop, and once again Bumsestilen will definetly be known as a contender.
Swab is truly a great
individual and a hardworking dj, with his untireing effort towards staying original and never sway from his characteristic
boom bap sound, he will without a doubt be one of the most outstanding underground danish artists in the future.
