Has anyone heard of Swimming Paul?
His tunes are really ripping off Fred’s sound, it’s a shame as no doubt he could have a great sound if he made things a bit more unique.
Posted Jul 24, 2023, 7:25 PM UTC
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Heard fading on the radio a few weeks ago and legit thought it was a new fred tune or old one I had somehow missed lol.
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What radio station did you listen to?
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He’s obviously heavily influenced by Fred’s music. And just like other artist that have came out with a unique, there will be many that will try to replicate it in some way. So it’s not surprising that this guy did it. I am obsessed with Fred’s music/sound so even though this my first time listening to this guy, Im actually enjoying his music.
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I do enjoy most of the tracks - they’re definitely lacking a polish and finish that Fred has. I just find it amusing how many different elements of Fred’s music the guy is copying though
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Yeah it’s sounds like Fred song in early stages of production.
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Is that a dig at Barry?
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Who is Barry?
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Well, he can’t swim.
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Not sure where this guy came from exactly. Music is competently executed, and yeah sounds a lot like Fred. I can't tell you how much I hate that cover art of the broken tooth lol
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It's what you get when you ask A.I. to make a Fred Again - type song.
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Great Value Fred again
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His music got shared in a forum I post on, and that made me post my new song who is also very inspired by Fred Again.
Luckily they said I didn’t copy Fred Again like this dude.
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Wow, I wanted to share this yesterday but was too tired after a trip.
Yes, sounds like a template version of Fred, but I actually enjoy all 5 songs he released.
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Really enjoying his music myself and looking forward to more.
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Yes heard it a while back and thought it was Fred again too! Glad to see someone else mention it 🤓
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I see this as a win… we get more of the music that we like
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This is EXACTLY how I feel. This is going to be a wave of a sound, like Australian Indie in the 2010s. Fred started it but this kid is absolutely unreal. Not necessarily taking it further just yet but I would say he has pretty much mastered Fred’s sound and that’s how you get REALLY good. Replicating what you like and putting your spin on it until it’s indistinguishable. KEEP GOING KID.
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Fred didn't start this type of music. He brought it to the main stream. The likes of Four Tet, Bonobo, Moderat, Bicep and many others have been rocking this off deep, breakbeat, progressive electronica sound for a long time.
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Attentione!! Pickpocket !! Boerggechti!!
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had this thought when i heard his track on radio1 a few weeks ago. i actually thought it was Fred releasing under an alias
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I haven’t but thanks for the heads up, his tracks are great so far
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It’s like if Fred Again and Barry can’t swim had a child. Def a fan now.
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How is it a rip off? He’s making music.
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Every great artist inspires other people to make music like them. It is just one of the ways that music evolves. Someone makes some things and then someone else is inspired by it and makes something similar but a bit different. Take the Ramones for example, there are a million punk bands that sound like them.
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Of course, there’s a difference between taking inspiration and making music that is a carbon copy however.
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Sounds like an exact cross between Fred Again and Godford. It’s good stuff.
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If no one has seen pictures of Swimming paul, it could be an alter ego for Fred! I know a lot of artists has it to put out music that may not be "true to their sund", like an account they can just post whatever they want on!!
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I mentioned the same! His song faded sound very similar to Delilah from Fred. I just know that Swimming Paul is also a House/Tech Artist from GB, London. But in all his Songs you have this synth from Biceps song Glue. Seems that he jumps on the Hype Train 😅 But I like his music very much.
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Nah I’m not having the “he’s just inspired by Fred” I found his stuff a while back. Sounds like a blatant rip off, even his videos. The samples are Identical, also the voice tones. Literally couldn’t be more identical if he tried.