{"title":"Swimming Paul","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"smiling-through-the-pain","title":"Smiling Through The Pain","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the vibrant city of London, a talented French producer named Swimming Paul made his mark. While he had already spent several years producing music for others, Swimming Paul felt a strong calling to embark on his own creative project—one that would redefine the concept of dance music and infuse it with meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaul drew inspiration from the early days of house music, recognizing it as more than just a genre. It represented a cultural movement that united people from diverse backgrounds. Motivated by this spirit, Swimming Paul sought to create music that not only made people dance but also brought them together and conveyed powerful messages. With each composition, Paul approached his work as an artist would approach a blank canvas. He poured his heart and soul into every beat, melody, and rhythm, meticulously crafting a sound that blended elements from various genres while bearing his own unique touch. His music pulsated with the infectious energy of a crowded dance floor, yet it also possessed the ability to evoke deep emotions and provoke introspection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSwimming Paul’s vision extended far beyond mere entertainment. He aspired to establish a space where people could connect, express themselves, and find solace in the universal language of music. Every track he produced served as an invitation to embrace the present moment, to let go of inhibitions, and to discover the transformative power of music.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unity Records","offers":[{"title":"2LP - Black","offer_id":53052745580875,"sku":"R5212-4225","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/SwimmingPaul-SmilingThroughThePain-Packshot.jpg?v=1753808051"},{"product_id":"smiling-through-the-pain-2","title":"Smiling Through The Pain 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eSwimming Paul’s music has always lived in the push-and-pull between euphoria and melancholy; the rare kind of electronic music that can make you cry while your body keeps moving. On \u003cem\u003eSmiling Through the Pain 2\u003c\/em\u003e, the French-born, London-based producer doubles down on that emotional duality, delivering an album that feels as much like a diary as it does a DJ set.\u2028\u2028\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver the course of 15 tracks, Paul stitches together late-night catharsis, suburban nostalgia, and the jagged tenderness of early adulthood. The record is sequenced like an unbroken night out: the giddy anticipation, the sudden moments of reflection, the quiet comedown as the sun edges in. It’s an album that refuses to treat joy and sadness as opposites, they coexist here, often in the same chord progression.\u2028\u2028 “I don’t want to escape the feelings, I want to bring them with me” Paul says. “If you can’t stop thinking about something, you might as well dance with it.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat philosophy runs through the singles: the emotional release of Holly (with Junior Simba), the aching nostalgia of Different Time, the hypnotic haze of Hard 2 Sleep, and the house-driven Drinking to Get Drunk, a bittersweet ode to nights spent outrunning your own thoughts. Elsewhere, Liza M1 folds heartbreak into an almost triumphant piano hook, while Shine a Light urges listeners to take risks and live without hesitation—as if youth’s boldness could be bottled.\u2028\u2028\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSmiling Through the Pain 2 \u003c\/em\u003eis an invitation to feel everything at once. To sweat through the sadness. To let your guard down under strobe lights. To realise that the best nights out don’t make you forget; they help you remember.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unity Records","offers":[{"title":"2LP - Black","offer_id":53701265621323,"sku":"R9754-7050","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/SwimmingPaul-SmilingThroughThePain2-STTP2025LP-Packshot.png?v=1761151844"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/swimming-paul.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}