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Periscope came out of the water in Adelaide in the spring of 2006 focused on writing and performing fun, catchy and memorable music containing snippets of everyday life and contrasting lyrical themes. Regular gigs at Adelaides major original music pubs has drawn an army of supporters and won over venue management with ease. Periscope are on the way up, so look around, you just might see them right where you are.

"Periscope (Martin Swinny) has come full circle as an artist since his days fronting The Hungry Socks, the Manchester band he formed which ended up cult-like in their status not to mention boasting the line up of Clint Boon ( Inspiral Carpets ) , Mani ( the Stone Roses, Primal Scream ) , Chris Goodwin ( Electronic , The Buzzcocks) and Andy Housley (The Cradle ) . The Hungry Socks split with each member going on to their respective bands, Martin went on to play in a couple more bands before making the move to record under the name Periscope, a solo artist in every sense of the word, producing video as well as sound, stretching his own influences… the results so far have been outstanding. " His solo career as a freelance independent songwriter and audio/video conceptualist in the age of H.D. has earned him a reputation as a quality studio producer beyond the UK post-punk music scene & garnered the attention of industry pros for his evolving ingenuitive aesthetic & midi harmonics