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The WireApr 5, 2013Clubbers might find Swanson's approach dilettantish.... In letting this set closer sprawl out, though, he happens on a spinning wormhole of spitting snares and abrasive Konono No 1-like melodies that's sulphuric in its intensity. [Mar 2013, p.60]
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Mar 29, 2013There’s something hauntingly beautiful about the way these tracks morph and evolve over their fairly short lifespan.
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Mar 27, 2013On Punk Authority, Pete Swanson distills punk as a generic signifer and punk as an ideation even further.
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Mar 15, 2013At times, it feels as if you could pull an equally strong straight-techno EP out of the distorted muck that Swanson pours over Punk Authority; that itch to figure out what’s inside the ooze is the strength of the set.
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Mar 15, 2013Punk Authority confirms Swanson as no longer just a man with potential, but an institution in his own right.
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Mar 12, 2013He doesn’t appear interested in total formlessness, instead reaching a place that gets as close as he can to all-out loss of control then just about pulling back. Getting there is a thrilling white-knuckle ride, like peering over the ledge for 30 minutes but never jumping off.
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Mar 12, 2013It's not long before Punk Authority ceases to feel abrasive and is instead perceived as soothing, continuous streams of sound.
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Mar 12, 2013He’s definitely establishing his own niche with Punk Authority.
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Mar 12, 2013Punk Authority sounds too accomplished to be the product of mere caprice.
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Mar 12, 2013The four-song EP Punk Authority, Swanson's third release in the technoise vein, is some of his most punishing and relentless material to date.