One of the backing vocalists on the original release of Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum is Victor Szabo whose only other recording credit is playing percussion on the debut album by Great Lake Swimmers. (It could also be just two people with the same name.) Based in Toronto, Great Lake Swimmers is a folk band led by the guitar, songwriting, and voice of Tony Dekker. Unable to find a label, his demo tapes landed in the hands of artist-curators Phil Klygo and Germaine Koh. Tony's haunting, empty voice impressed the two enough to found an independent record label for him in 2002. The minted label, weewerk, released the eponymous Great Lake Swimmers album in 2003 and was well-received by critics. The band recorded the album in an abandoned grain solo in rural Ontario that complemented the vulnerable lyrics and bare instrumentation with the animated drone of night sounds.
Here is the discography surrounding Great Lake Swimmers's debut album:
Great Lake Swimmers
"I Will Never See the Sun" by Great Lake Swimmers
Pass the Headphones!!
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