The Woxo Principle
Studio album by
Swoop
ReleasedNovember 1995
Studio48 Volt, Festival Studios, Studios 301
LabelMushroom Records
ProducerJoshua Beagley, Robert Woolf
Swoop chronology
The Raw Funk Power
(1994) 		The Woxo Principle
(1995) 		Freak Fun
(1998)
Singles from The Woxo Principle
  1. "Neighbourhood Freak"
    Released: November 1994
  2. "Rock Dog"
    Released: August 1995
  3. "Apple Eyes"
    Released: 30 October 1995
  4. "(It Could Happen) Any Day Now"
    Released: April 1996
  5. "Do That to Me (One More Time)"
    Released: 1996

The Woxo Principle is the second studio album by Australian funk band Swoop. The album was released in November 1995 and peaked at number 51 on the ARIA Charts.

Band member Roland Kapferer said "We don't turn our nose up at any style of music... The strength of our record is that it doesn't sound like anything else you'll hear at the moment".[1]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1996, the album was nominated for ARIA Award for Best Pop Release, losing out to "Where the Wild Roses Grow" by Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue.[2]

Reception

Simon Wooldridge from Juice Magazine said "Swoop have contrived a cheesy amalgam of funk/rock/disco/pop on The Woxo Principle, and they've put it together with enough skill to make overlooking the amount of second hand riffage totally painless."[1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Woxo Prelude"
  • Joshua Beagley
  • Roland Kapferer
0:41
2."Living How I'm Living"
  • Beagley
  • Kapferer
  • Brendan St Ledger
3:12
3."Ephemera (Drop the Vibe)"
3:20
4."Rock Dog"
  • Beagley
  • Kapferer
  • St Ledger
5:50
5."Apple Eyes"
  • Beagley
  • Alexander Hewetson
  • Kapferer
  • Ta'akimoeaka
3:26
6."The Woxo Principle (Gammaphasabiosonicpsychobombalistaphonic)"
  • Beagley
  • Kapferer
  • St Ledger
6:09
7."Interlude: Laughing Shock" 0:32
8."Shaka Uwaye La"
  • Beagley
  • Kapferer
  • Ta'akimoeaka
3:56
9."Matter of Time (Parts 1 & 2)"
  • Beagley
  • Hewetson
  • Kapferer
  • St Ledger
  • Ta'akimoeaka
7:20
10."(It Could Happen) Any Day Now"
  • Beagley
  • Kapferer
4:22
11."How Much Do You Want My Love"
  • Beagley
  • Armando Gomez
  • Kapferer
  • Ta'akimoeaka
1:56
12."Do That To Me (One More Time)"
3:32
13."93 Million Miles Away"
  • Beagley
  • Hewetson
  • Kapferer
5:18
14."Neighbourhood Freak"
  • Beagley
  • Hewetson
  • Kapferer
3:53
15."Shalla Bal (Ballad(e) Of The Silver Surfer)"
  • Beagley
  • Kapferer
  • Ta'akimoeaka
3:35
16."Interlude: The Breadman Suite" 1:20
17."Atomic Slam"
  • Beagley
  • Hewetson
  • Kapferer
  • Ta'akimoeaka
17:13

Charts

Chart performance for The Woxo Principle
Chart (1995–1996) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 51

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label Catalogue
Australia November 1995 Compact Disc Mushroom Records D31445

References

  1. ^ a b "Issue 32". Juice Magazine. October 1995. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Winners by Year 1996". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  3. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 273.
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