Swans (Michael Gira + Young God Records)

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Op donderdag 10 mei 2012 22:18 schreef bartrid het volgende:
En $17 voor een dubbel cd met $7 shipping is absoluut niet veel. Besteld dus

Swans Seer dvd trailer door Marco Porsia

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Swans dvd trailer for the dvd that comes with the upcoming special edition Swans cd The Seer.
1. No Words No Thoughts 2. Avatar 3. The Apostate 4. Beautiful Child 5. Jim 6. Sex God Secx 7. The Seer/ I Crawled
1hour 40minute running time

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What's more, it features a host of guest artists including Ben Frost, Karen O, Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker of Low, members of Akron/Family, Grasshopper from Mercury Rev and (one imagines this will get many of you in a tizzy), former Swans member Jarboe on backing vocals and "voice collage".

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Op dinsdag 29 mei 2012 16:26 schreef On het volgende:
Op die cd (de openingstrack) van Lynch deed ze het best oke moet ik zeggen.

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SWANS - The Seer (YG45) 2xDigipack CD, 3xLP, Digital
(This album is also available as a special edition that includes a Swans
Live DVD (at http://younggodrecords.com and live concerts only; view a
trailer here: https://vimeo.com/42875372)

RELEASE DATE: August 28, 2012

Track Listing: 1.) Lunacy 2.) Mother of the World 3.) The Wolf 4.) The
Seer 5.) The Seer Returns 6.) 93 Ave. B Blues 7.) The Daughter Brings
the Water 8.) Song for a Warrior 9.) Avatar 10.) A Piece of the Sky
11.) The Apostate …Total Running Time: approx. 2 hrs.

Recorded at Studio P4 and Andere Baustelle in Berlin, by Kevin McMahon and
at Marcata Studio, Gardiner, NY, by Kevin McMahon. Additional recording at
Trout Recording, Brooklyn, NY, engineer: Bryce Goggin. Mixed by Kevin
McMahon at Marcata. Produced by Michael Gira.

SWANS: Michael Gira - voice, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonica,
casio, sounds; Norman Westberg – electric guitar, voice; Christoph Hahn –
lap steel guitars; electric guitar, voice; Phil Puleo – drums, percussion,
hammer dulcimer, voice; Thor Harris – drums, percussion, orchestral bells,
hammer dulcimer, handmade violin thing, vibraphone, piano, clarinet,
voice; Christopher Pravdica – bass guitar, voice, incredible handshake.
Honorary Swan: Bill Rieflin – piano, organ, electric guitar, acoustic
guitar, drums, percussion, casio, synthesizer, bass guitar, voice, bird
idea….

SPECIAL GUESTS INCLUDE : Al and Mimi of Low - (co-vocals with MG on
Lunacy); Karen O – (lead vocal on Song for a Warrior); Jarboe –
(background vocals on Piece of the Sky and The Seer Returns); Akron/Family
– (background vocals on Piece of the Sky)… (many more guests – see full
credits below)

NOTE FROM MICHAEL GIRA:
“The Seer took 30 years to make. It’s the culmination of every previous
Swans album as well as any other music I’ve ever made, been involved in or
imagined. But it’s unfinished, like the songs themselves. It’s one frame
in a reel. The frames blur, blend and will eventually fade.

The songs began on an acoustic guitar, then were fleshed out with
(invaluable) help from my friends, then were further tortured and seduced
in rehearsals, live and in the studio, and now they await further
cannibalism and force-feeding as we prepare to perform some of them live,
at which point they’ll mutate further, endlessly, or perhaps be discarded
for a while.

Despite what you might have heard or presumed, my quest is to spread light
and joy through the world. My friends in Swans are all stellar men.
Without them I’m a kitten, an infant. Our goal is the same: ecstasy! “

HOW THE SONGS CAME TO BE:
The songs The Seer, Ave. B Blues, Avatar, and The Apostate were developed
organically as a group in rehearsals and on tour. They morphed constantly
throughout the last series of Swans tours, and were captured and lovingly
adorned in the studio. The remaining songs on the album were developed
from the ground up in the studio with the participation and input of all
the contributing musicians, guided by an invisible hand…

SWANS BEGIN ANOTHER ENDLESS TOUR COMMENCING AUGUST 2012. FOR FURTHER INFO
REGARDING TOUR DATES CONTACT HOWARD WUELFING for U.S. publicity
howlingwuelf@aol.com or TODD COTE for booking todd@leafygreen.com or
NITA KEELER for publicity in the U.K. nita@goldstarpr.com

FULL CREDITS:

SWANS: Michael Gira - voice, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonica,
casio, sounds; Norman Westberg – electric guitar, voice; Christoph Hahn –
lap steel guitars; electric guitar, voice; Phil Puleo – drums, percussion,
hammer dulcimer, voice; Thor Harris – drums, percussion, orchestral bells,
hammer dulcimer, handmade violin thing, vibraphone, piano, clarinet,
voice; Christopher Pravdica – bass guitar, voice, incredible handshake.
Honorary Swan: Bill Rieflin – piano, organ, electric guitar, acoustic
guitar, drums, percussion, casio, synthesizer, bass guitar, voice, bird
idea…. SPECIAL GUESTS: Karen O – lead vocal on Song for a Warrior (Karen
appears courtesy Interscope Records); Al and Mimi of Low – co-vocals on
Lunacy; Jarboe – backing vocals and voice collage on Piece of the Sky and
backing vocals on The Seer Returns; Seth Olinsky, Miles Seaton, Dana
Janssen (Akron/Family) – backing vocals on Piece of the Sky; Caleb
Mulkerin and Colleen Kinsella of Big Blood – accordion, vocals, dulcimer,
guitar, piano and assorted other instruments on the Seer Returns; Sean
Mackowiak (the grasshopper) – acoustic and electric mandolins, clarinet,
various songs; Ben Frost – fire sounds (acoustic and synthetic) on Piece
of the Sky; Iain Graham – bagpipes on The Seer ; Bruce Lamont – horns on
The Seer; Bob Rutman – steel cello on The Seer; Cassis Staudt – accordion
various songs; Eszter Balint – violin, various songs; Jane Scarpatoni –
cello various songs; Kevin McMahon – additional drums on the Seer Returns,
electric guitar, sounds on various songs; Bryce Goggin – piano on Song for
a Warrior ; Stefan Rocke – contra bassoon on the Seer…
Produced by Michael Gira. Recorded at Studio P4 and Andere Baustelle in
Berlin, by Kevin McMahon, assistants Marco and Boris, and at Marcata
Studio, Gardiner, NY, by Kevin McMahon. Additional recording at Trout
Recording, Brooklyn, NY, engineer: Bryce Goggin, assistant: Adam Sachs.
Mixed by Kevin McMahon at Marcata. Mastered by Doug Henderson at
Micro-Moose Berlin. Pre-mastering by Jamal Ruhe at West Westside Music…
Artwork: Paintings and Swans photo portraits by Simon Henwood. Art
direction and design: M.Gira. Layout by Earl Kuck at Revolver. Photo
adjustments by David Clark Perry… This album is also available as a
special edition that includes a Swans Live DVD (at younggodrecords.com
<http> and live concerts). DVD Credits: Directed,
filmed and produced by Simon Henwood and Marco Porsia. Edited by Marco
Porsia. Additional cameras: Rodney Ascher, Dan Knight, Phi Tidy,
Alessandra Romeo.

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Swans komt dit jaar voor twee concerten naar Nederland. De band staat op dinsdag 20 november in Doornroosje te Nijmegen en een dag later in het Patronaat te Haarlem.

Kaarten voor de optredens kosten 20 euro. De voorverkoop loopt via de betreffende podia.

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"Wotgodforgot and Fat Out Til You Pass Out are beyond ecstatic to announce that the legendary SWANS will be playing at Sound Control Manchester as part of their Global 30th Anniversary tour - including an exclusive and punishing 3 hour plus set of material from their expansive three decade career."

***Please note early doors to this show due to commitments of the venue, this is subject to change and we will inform customers of any changes.***

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Swans Coward

for some reason we are going to do this song on upcoming tours. we're rehearsing it, changing it (of course), and it's sounding good... also new material from new album will be played, as well as new as yet unrecorded material... no other old swans songs except coward.