The Swamp Records - news, and plans for 2024.

On December 3 2021 I joined The Swamp Records from the USA. Fuzzy Cracklins does really a lot to promote heavy underground music and culture, so it is an honor for me to be able to work with his label. I am glad to say that on a nice label like this, there is absolute artistic freedom and good vibes all around which allow an artist to work proficiently and easily with completing and promoting the music. The Swamp Records is mostly home for heavy sounds, like doom and stoner, and psychedelic metal, but the label is not a limited one, and lots of fascinating bands and projects are on it! My favorite band from Fuzzy's label is certainly CIA Hippie Mind Control, which you can check out at http://ciahippiemindcontrol.bandcamp.com/. You can visit The Swamp Records at bandcamp, join The Swamp Krewe for all the subscription benefits, and check out Fuzzy's blog at http://www.fuzzycracklins.com/ 

2024 already started with a bang, with the re-release of "Your Existence is Revolt", and "Niedobitki". "Your Existence is Revolt" has been originally released at the TIBProd. Italy label, and "Niedobitki" on the German Aumega Project netlabel. Those are classic Kaufmann albums, containing everything you love me (or hate me) for. But those are songs of the past - anyway, I figured out they deserve a re-release on The Swamp Records, because they vanished in the netlabel fog when originally released and not many people were aware of the albums' existence.

In March, I'd love to release TRANSFER, the second (or third, if you count the Saure Adler vinyl LP) collaborative album between me and Heike Wunderlicht.

For "Transfer", like for "Tempelhof Gardens" (The Swamp Records, 2023), we shared instrumental duties, exchanged instruments, used "studio as instrument" in the spirit of Can, and decided to melt everything in an electronic krautrock sound that was both foreign and familiar.

In April, following the collaborative spirit, my 2nd collaborative album with Ralf "Gypsy" Bevis will be released. Titled "Krautrock Hacked", I figured out April Fools' Day would be the perfect release date for this one. Ralf Bevis is the founder of Rodent Tapes, a UK cassette label started back in the days of early underground cassette culture. He releases music under Gypsy, Arzathon and other names as well as music in collaboration with others on his other labels.

In May and June, the remaining volumes of "Pink Elephant Music" series of albums will be released (Vol.12 and Vol.13). As of February eleven volumes are already released. PINK ELEPHANT MUSIC is a mix of improvised music, psychedelic music, krautrock, and Polish punk. I had this kind of music playing inside me at least since 1998 and it first materialized in 2002 in the Górczyn high rise when I started jamming the summers away with Mateusz. PINK ELEPHANT MUSIC was a fun little project and I'm really happy this concept found a home in such a great label. More on PINK ELEPHANT MUSIC (and with a sense of humor) can be read here. I originally wanted to stop at 13 volumes, but there will be probably more. We'll see!

In December I'd like to release something special. A brand new A.J. Kaufmann album for 2024. No archive material, no re-recordings, no old ideas. Just fresh new Kaufmann music. I will also change my artist name to THE STRANGE WORLD OF A.J. KAUFMANN to accentuate the ideas I have running in my head this year.

Thank you for what is now almost 3 years of support on The Swamp Records. The sound vibrates on.