	Canned Fish

Swimming Upstream

Frontline Music

God’s Good (Anthony Rist) 4:00

Song of Joy (Jo-Anne Holt) 2:33

This God Is Mine (Robert Koch) 5:03

Lord I Come Before Your Throne (Anthony Rist) 3:23

Jesus Is Leading Us On (Jo-Anne Holt) 4:05

Face To Face (Anthony Rist) 3:39

Holy Spirit Fall (Anthony Rist) 4:05

We Have A Dream (Anthony Rist) 4:39

Snake In the Grass (Anthony Rist) 3:46

Lifting Me Higher (Anthony Rist) 4:18

Master Saviour (J.B. Arthur) 3:29

Holy and Almighty God (Jo-Anne Holt) 3:46

You Alone Are My God (Nadine Bell) 4:50

Before This Nation (Robert Koch) 4:55

Total Playing Time 56:31
Copyright © 1995 Frontline Music

The Canned Fish “Swimming Upstream” project was originally started as an attempt to journalistically document what was actually happening in local churches that related to NCMI (New Covenant Ministries International) in the arena of worship. Word was sent out to the relating churches to submit songs that were “working”. The material for the album was not simply to be songs that were “trendy”, “good” or “catchy”, but songs that were actually being used successfully in the worship process at the various relating churches. On the “Swimming Upstream” album, professional musicians who were Christians, and in relationship with one another were approached to be involved with the recording. Where possible, the goal was to let the songwriters sing their own songs (hence the variety of lead vocalists on the project).

The project has evolved somewhat over the last year or so, and a band has begun to form consisting of musicians from basically two local NCMI churches in Johannesburg, South Africa. These musicians are prolific writers and another album was recorded in February 1997. The line-up has changed a bit, but the journalistic intent has remained. The focus of the group is to be available to be an expression of praise and worship in any and all situations. They are able to teach and run workshops as well as play as a band in the leading of worship. The style of their music (and especially the new, as yet, unrecorded material) is not anywhere near the usual Christian worship sound and tends to be somewhat “rocky” and declarative. They do not draw from any particular style at present but seem to be evolving one of their own.

The present line up is:
Anthony Rist - Vocals & Guitars
Robert Koch - Guitars & vocals
Wayne Freeman - Keyboards & vocals
Gary Sparks - Bass & vegetables
Chris Cooke - Percussion and Yaaaarggghhh
Lloyd Martin - Drums and vapours.

The band can be contacted at <lmart@webware.co.za>

Lloyd Martin: Drums and percussion
Victor Masondo: Fretless, four and five string basses
Anton Neill: Piano, organ
Joe Arthur: Organ, keyboards and acoustic guitar
Danny Bridgens: Electric guitars
Anthony Rist: Acoustic guitars
Barry Snyman: Tenor, alto and soprano saxophones
Wendy Mseleku, Vicky Vilikazi, Innocent Modiba, Gift Vilikazi, Stephen Molokeng, Langa Dube, margaret Motsangu, Bheki Mvelase: Choir
Jo-Anne Holt: Additional Vocals

All songs arranged and produced by Joe Arthur and Anthony Rist
Recorded and mixed at Joe’s Garage, Johannesburg.
Mastered by Wally Grant at Crossroads Studios, Costa Misa, CA
Executive Producer: Anthony Rist
Marketed and produced by: Frontline Music, P O Box 67209, Bryanston 2021, South Africa.
Artwork and design by Donna Mckellar
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