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SWA (pronounced swǒ) was an American band originally started as a concept defined by Chuck Dukowski, former bassist of Black Flag, while he was still a member of that band. The name (which is pronounced like "Swah" and not "S-W-A") was created by assigning an alphabetical value to numbers on a gaming die, then rolling the die three times.
Blending the punk sounds of the SST label (Black Flag, Minutemen) with those of '70s hard rock sludgemeisters, SWA debuted in 1985 with Your Future (If You Have One). Led by former Black Flag bassist… Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1980s - 1990s. Formed. 1983. Genre. Pop/Rock. Styles. Hard Rock, Punk, Punk/New Wave. Group Members.
Profile: SWA was formed in the mid 1980's by bassist Chuck Dukowski and drummer Greg Cameron. The band was initially set to include Ted Falconi of Flipper, and the trio jammed a few times, but Ted's schedule with Flipper would not allow him to work with SWA full-time.
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Replacing guitarist Richard Ford with Sylvia Juncosa (who simultaneously led her own band, To Damascus), SWA took a radically different route on the third LP, exchanging the precisely focused rock for a noisier, chaotic smear of aggression.
Sep 21, 1986 · A third LP is now in the can with Ford’s replacement Sylvia Juncosa (from To Damascus) on guitar. Besides the band, Dukowski has a “SWA Manifesto” (“SWA is your future if you have one ...