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David "Brun" Brown, half of British duo Swayzak, will set out on his first U.S. tour beginning December 7 in New York City. Somewhere, Patrick Swayze rejoices.

As far as what to expect to hear from half of the internationally adored pair, Brun says that he'll be spinning "lots of deep, minimal house! Dutch electro, Detroit techno, Italo disco! And some late nights!" We're quite curious to hear what this new sub-genre "some late nights" sounds like. Maybe drill-n-bass meets bubble-crunk?

Dirty Dancing:

12-07 New York, NY - Canal Room
12-08 Denver, CO - The Church
12-09 Detroit, MI - Bleu
12-10 Washington, DC - Five Lounge & Discotheque

Making their vocal-laden mark on the emerging minimal techno scene back in 1998 with their debut LP Snowboarding in Argentina, Brun and his partner James Taylor (no, stupid, not the guy your mom likes) have put out a series of recordings acclaimed by many (but not Pitchfork). They also run their own label, 240 Volts, as well as Swayzak Recordings.

This year, Taylor released his first solo work, Carthage Milk (sans vocals) on Paris' Logistic Records, and the duo put out the Sans Adore 12" by Canadian producer Pan/Tone in September on 240 Volts. The label is also currently pressing another Swayzak record, Old Man Sorrow, due out at the end of this month.

Swayzak are preparing to flood the market in 2006, with a reissue of Snowboarding in Argentina, a new album, and what's tentatively being called Route de La Slack: Remixes and Rarities. Of the latter, Brun says: "The album will be cool, as it's a compilation of hard-to-find tracks, remixes, and unreleased demos. Lots of our history there, from releases with Mille Plateaux to remixes of Senor Coconut."

And if there's anything the world needs, it's more Senor Coconut remixes.