Everything Always Returns
Purchases of the album through Bandcamp come with all extended versions.
Credits-
Jackson Swaby -
Music Production, Instrumentation, Mixing, Mastering, Album Art, Writing, Photography, Videography, Edit, Colour, Layout, Print, Painting
Harrison Swaby -
Instrumentation, Photography, Videography, Edit
Kinder -
Photography, Videography
The story begins after a friend recommended the book ‘Deep Work’ to me. It left me with one thought in mind. The idea of pure focus. A great novelist retreating to the woods for months to write their next great work, to then return to humanity and share it. Would this make the work ‘pure’? Would the lack of reading others’ words allow them to write THEIR story? …. How much of what I was making was me? Obviously, it’s hard to exist without influence and what makes ‘me’ and my thoughts ‘mine’ is questionable, but we understand that. This is building on from who I am right now.
I pledged to make my next ‘great work’. I reduced my intake of all media, not just social. I wanted to be in control of my ‘influence’ diet, reduce the noise and let myself speak. I kept a visual & written journal which is the backbone of the whole album and the genesis of the visual aspects of this work. All these tracks are rooted in an open attitude to the playing of sound, the attitude of - I’m playing the guitar, or I’m hitting it. Iced with a freedom to push these sounds until they were unrecognisable as instruments.
Buy the full story in print.
The full story of the ‘Everything Always Returns’. I kept a sketchbook during making the album, which was the foundation of many of the tracks. This Art Book is part snippets from that sketchbook, photography and paintings.
This Artwork book is another integral part of the work. Like all parts of the work, created 100% by me.
Depending on when you joined my musical journey, you may have heard my earlier sounds. I began making Dubstep & Dnb, onto Garage and found my soul connection in House music. My open attitude when making this album brought me full circle. It’s house, tech house, techno, RnB, hip hop, flamenco, baile funk, funk, soul, jazz, soundtracks, field recordings and garage.
Every element of this album is part of the work as a whole. Naming it and subsequently figuring out how to write it was a long path with divergence.
The Album is doused in recordings. Captured in many of the spaces shown in the photography.
This also culminated in the releasing of one of the drums kits I made for the album. The tub kit. Multiple Velocity drum kit for Ableton & Kontakt.
My paintings from this period are integrally intertwined with the work.
The Woman in White
Red Head
It Was Her, But As A Child
Available as a print. A4 / A3 archival quality Giclée.
Acoustic
looping
performance
of ‘Sunrise’.
Order Materia
Many of the garments you see me wearing are produced by Order Materia. Menswear, womenswear and designer goods.
Everything Always Returns
Other ways you can support the work -
Liking & sharing anything, music or art is always beneficial. Subscribing to my youtube channel, and liking / commenting on / sharing the video.
Using the music in your Reels & Tik toks.
Adding the music to your playlists, spotify / apple music.
All very much appreciated.
Thank you, Jackson
Business contact: jackson@jacksonswaby.com
This is the first time I've sat on an album for this long, maybe around 5 months. The music has been finished all this time, I have been working on the album movie, which now feels of equal weight as the music. What are my thoughts about waiting to release on reflection?