Swim ~

Swim ~ is a record label started in 1993 by Colin Newman of Wire and his life & working partner Malka Spigel of Minimal Compact. The first releases on the label were of their own projects conceived in swim studio - these included Oracle with ex Minimal Compact singer Samy Birnbach and immersion as well as their own solo albums. Early releases set a standard of a mix of styles which the label has always encompassed. Releases through the nineties i... more
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