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Love Of Life (album)
''Love of Life'' is the eighth studio album by American experimental rock band Swans. It was released in 1992 on Young God Records. Background Like its predecessor, ''White Light from the Mouth of Infinity'', ''Love of Life'' was out of print for a long time and had not been reissued until December 2015. Six of the eleven songs appear on the ''Various Failures'' compilation, and a further four appear on the '' Forever Burned'' compilation. These two compilations therefore contain all the material on this release, except the Jarboe composition "She Cries (For Spider)", as well as tracks 1 and 9. The cover art is a painting by Deryk Thomas. All of the untitled segues, listed as both "(—)" and "(---)", are credited to the band Beautiful People LTD, which is a one-off collaboration between Jarboe and then-Swans bass player Lary 7. Critical reception ''Trouser Press'' wrote, "Not as stunning in its passion as the band's best work, ''Love of Life'' is still an often beautiful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swans (band)
Swans is an American experimental rock band formed in 1982 by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. One of the few acts to emerge from the New York City-based no wave scene and stay intact into the next decade, Swans have become recognized for an ever-changing sound, exploring genres such as noise rock, post-punk, industrial music, industrial and post-rock. Initially, their music was known for its sonic brutality and misanthropic lyrics. Following the addition of singer, songwriter and keyboardist Jarboe in 1986, Swans began to incorporate melody and intricacy into their music. Jarboe remained the band's only constant member except Gira and semi-constant guitarist Norman Westberg until their dissolution in 1997. In 2010, Gira re-formed the band without Jarboe, establishing a stable lineup of musicians which has toured worldwide and released four albums to critical acclaim. This iteration of the group performed its last shows in November 2017, ending the tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitchfork Media
''Pitchfork'' (formerly ''Pitchfork Media'') is an American online music publication (currently owned by Condé Nast) that was launched in 1995 by writer Ryan Schreiber as an independent music blog. Schreiber started Pitchfork while working at a record store in suburban Minneapolis, and the website earned a reputation for its extensive coverage of indie rock music. It has since expanded and covers all kinds of music, including pop. Pitchfork was sold to Condé Nast in 2015, although Schreiber remained its editor-in-chief until he left the website in 2019. Initially based in Minneapolis, Pitchfork later moved to Chicago, and then Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Its offices are currently located in One World Trade Center alongside other Condé Nast publications. The site is best known for its daily output of music reviews but also regularly reviews reissues and box sets. Since 2016, it has published retrospective reviews of classics, and other albums that it had not previously reviewed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent Signorelli
Vincent Signorelli is a drummer from New York City. He has toured in clubs throughout the world, primarily with Unsane (band), Unsane, NYC's infamous noise rock trio. He has played primarily with Swans (band), Swans, Unsane, and Foetus (band), Foetus. Additionally, he has done session work with Lubricated Goat, Of Cabbages and Kings (band), Of Cabbages and Kings, and the slo-core band Idaho (band), Idaho. Concurrent with his involvement in Unsane, Signorelli runs a tattoo shop in New York called True Blue located in Queens on Fresh Pond Road. Biography Signorelli's involvement with the New York punk scene began quite early, playing drums with the Dots. It is the Dots drum kit that was used during a recording session with the Bad Brains. In 1991, he joined Swans (band), Swans and played percussion on their album ''White Light from the Mouth of Infinity'', with Anton Fier serving as the primary drummer. Signorelli took over as the main drummer for their next album titled ''Love o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algis Kizys
Algis Kizys (born September 8, 1960 in Chicago) is a New York City bass guitarist most well known for his long-time membership in New York City band Swans. First joining Swans on 1986's ''Greed'' LP, he stayed with the group through ''The Great Annihilator'' (1995). He is also a founding member Of Cabbages and Kings, an offshoot of Bag People. Biography Of Cabbages and Kings featured Kizys, founder/guitarist/keyboardist/vocalist/producer Carolyn Master, Roy Mayorga (Nausea, Soulfly, Stone Sour), Vinnie Signorelli (Unsane), Ted Parsons (Prong, Swans, Godflesh, Jesu, Teledubgnosis) and Diane Wlezein. Kizys, Master, and Wlezein previously played in Bag People. Kizys has spent time in Foetus' live incarnation and played for Glenn Branca in his ''Symphony No. 6''. Kizys was a member of Problem Dogs, his first band formed with Rick Radtke, John Connors, and Demetra Plakas (who later played drums with L7). During this time, August 1982, he briefly joined forces with guitarist E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mellotron
The Mellotron is an electro-mechanical musical instrument developed in Birmingham, England, in 1963. It is played by pressing its keys, each of which pushes a length of magnetic tape against a capstan, which pulls it across a playback head. As the key is released, the tape is retracted by a spring to its initial position. Different portions of the tape can be played to access different sounds. The Mellotron evolved from the similar Chamberlin, but could be mass-produced more efficiently. The first models were designed for the home and contained a variety of sounds, including automatic accompaniments. Bandleader Eric Robinson and television personality David Nixon helped promote the first instruments, and celebrities such as Princess Margaret were early adopters. It was adopted by rock and pop groups in the mid to late 1960s. One of the first pop songs featuring the Mellotron was Manfred Mann's " Semi-Detached, Suburban Mr. James" (1966). The Beatles used it on tracks includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Record Producer
A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coaching artists, and in popular genres typically creates the song's very sound and structure.Virgil Moorefield"Introduction" ''The Producer as Composer: Shaping the Sounds of Popular Music'' (Cambridge, MA & London, UK: MIT Press, 2005).Richard James Burgess, ''The History of Music Production'' (New York: Oxford University Press, 2014)pp 12–13Allan Watson, ''Cultural Production in and Beyond the Recording Studio'' (New York: Routledge, 2015)pp 25–27 The record producer, or simply the producer, is likened to film director and art director. The executive producer, on the other hand, enables the recording project through entrepreneurship, and an audio engineer operates the technology. Varying by project, the producer may or may not choose all of the artists. If employing only synthesized or sampled instrumentation, the producer may be the sole artist. Conversely, some artists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anonymous Bodies In An Empty Room
''Anonymous Bodies in an Empty Room'' is the third live album by the New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ... band Swans. It was recorded from shows on their The Burning World tour. Track listing †The second half of an unreleased song from 1988 entitled "A Young Girl Needs More". This and another song, "The Unknown", appeared only in live form during that tour. References External links * Swans official website - Anonymous Bodies In An Empty Room {{Authority control 1990 live albums Swans (band) live albums Albums produced by Michael Gira ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saved (Swans Song)
''Saved'' is a song by American experimental rock band Swans. The track was released as a single for '' The Burning World'' (1989) and reached No. 28 on Billboard's Alternative chart. Track listing Personnel *Michael Gira – vocals, guitar *Jarboe – backing vocals, keyboards *Norman Westberg – guitar *Bill Laswell William Otis Laswell (born February 12, 1955) is an American bass guitarist, record producer, and record label owner. He has been involved in thousands of recordings with many collaborators from all over the world. His music draws from funk, w ... – bass Chart positions References 1989 singles Swans (band) songs 1989 songs Song recordings produced by Bill Laswell {{1980s-rock-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ten Songs For Another World
''Ten Songs for Another World'' is the third and final studio album by The World of Skin, released in 1990 by Young God Records. Accolades Track listing Personnel Adapted from the ''Ten Songs for Another World'' liner notes. ;Musicians * Michael Gira – vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards, sampler, tape, drum programming, percussion, production, photography, design * Jarboe – vocals, keyboards, piano, backing vocals ; Additional musicians * Tony Maimone – bass guitar (4) * Roli Mosimann – drum programming (4) * Andrea Pennisi – percussion (3) * Clinton Steele – electric guitar, acoustic guitar (1, 3–6, 9) ;Production and additional personnel * Keith Maltbey – photography * Steve McAllister – recording, mixing, percussion * Howie Weinberg Howie Weinberg is an American audio mastering engineer with over 2,257 mastering credits, three TEC Awards, 21 Grammy Awards, two Juno Awards, and one Mercury Prize. Career Wei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The World Of Skin
The World of Skin was a music project springing out of the American group Swans, which was a collaboration between the core Swans members Michael Gira and Jarboe. The project was initially called Skin, with the first two albums being released under that name, the last one being released under the name the World of Skin. In the UK, the first two albums were released by Product Inc., an imprint of Mute Records, while the last was released on Gira's own Young God label. History Swans' album ''Greed'' began a trend toward greater use of melody, and this trend continued with the later '' Children of God''. The work performed as Skin was initially in marked contrast with the less overtly melodic but contemporaneous Swans work, but later Swans work integrated the two aspects. ''Blood, Women, Roses'' (1987) was the project's first release and featured vocals entirely by Jarboe, who had previously mainly been performing backing vocals. Many of the tracks on this album were covers of show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omniscience (album)
''Omniscience'' is the fifth live album by the American experimental rock band Swans. It was recorded from shows on their 1992 world tour. It is out of print and has never been reissued. The front cover photograph is by Larry Lame with many Deryk Thomas paintings in the booklet. Critical reception ''Trouser Press'' called it "a nicely-presented live document". Allmusic critic Ned Raggett wrote: "Ending with a fine version of "God Bless America" and the new, slow-grinding "Omnipotent," ''Omniscience'' is yet another excellent addition to Swans' body of work." Track listing # "Mother's Milk" - 4:37 # "Pow R Sac" - 3:38 # "Will Serve" - 3:36 # "Her" - 8:43 # "Black Eyed Dog" (Nick Drake) - 3:35 # "Amnesia" - 6:19 # "Love of Life" - 8:32 # "Untitled" - 2:29 # "Other Side of the World" - 3:57 # "Rutting" - 2:07 # "God Loves America" - 6:31 # "Omnipotent" - 2:46 Personnel * Michael Gira - vocals, guitar * Jarboe - vocals, keyboards * Clinton Steele - guitar * Algis Kizys - bass g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celebrity Lifestyle
''The Great Annihilator'' is the ninth studio album by American experimental rock band Swans. It was released on January 23, 1995, through frontman Michael Gira's own record label, Young God. The album has been described by Gira as a companion album to his solo album ''Drainland'' (1995); the two were remastered and re-released together in April 2017. Critical reception ''The Great Annihilator'' received a generally positive reception from critics. AllMusic called the album "an epic, incredible work of art." ''Trouser Press'', on the other hand, wrote that the album "reveals ..that the band is running out of ideas", commenting that is "unlikely to satisfy long-term followers. A more accessible Swans may also be a less cathartic one." Track listing Personnel Credits adapted from ''The Great Annihilator'' liner notes. Swans * Michael Gira – vocals, guitars, sounds, art design, production * Jarboe – vocals, sounds, organ, keyboards * Bill Rieflin – drum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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