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Swans Are Dead
''Swans Are Dead'' is the fifth double and seventh overall live album by American experimental rock band Swans. It was released in 1998 and was recorded in 1995 and 1997 on the band's final tours, before reuniting in 2010. The setlists of this era in the Swans live show were probably the most varied in terms of chronology. Although many of the songs performed were taken from '' Soundtracks for the Blind'', the band also resurrected songs from much earlier albums, including a re-worked version of "I Crawled" from the '' Young God'' EP (1984). Background Disc one (Black) was recorded in Amsterdam, New York City, Trondheim, Prague, Brussels and Atlanta on the band's final tour in 1997. Two other songs were performed on this tour, "The Man With the Silver Tongue", which appeared in a revised form on Angels of Light's 1999 debut LP '' New Mother''; and "My Birth", which remained unreleased until it appeared on Swans's 2010 album '' My Father Will Guide Me up a Rope to the Sky''. How ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double Album
A double album (or double record) is an audio album that spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically either records or compact disc. A double album is usually, though not always, released as such because the recording is longer than the capacity of the medium. Recording artists often think of double albums as being a single piece artistically; however, there are exceptions such as John Lennon's ''Some Time in New York City'' (which consisted of one studio record and one live album packaged together) and OutKast's ''Speakerboxxx/The Love Below'' (effectively two solo albums, one by each member of the duo). Since the advent of the compact disc, albums are sometimes released with a bonus disc featuring additional material as a supplement to the main album, with live tracks, studio out-takes, cut songs, or older unreleased material. One innovation was the inclusion of a DVD of related material with a compact disc, such as video related to the album or DVD-A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Gira
Michael Rolfe Gira (; born February 19, 1954) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, author and artist. He is the main force behind the New York City musical group Swans and fronted Angels of Light. He is also the founder of Young God Records. Biography Early life Michael Rolfe Gira was born February 19, 1954 in Los Angeles, California to Alice (née Shulte), originally from Iowa, and Robert Pierre Gira. His mother was an alcoholic, and Gira spent much of his early life caring for his younger brother. Gira has commented that his parents were "not around much" during his early childhood. As an adolescent, Gira was arrested in California several times for petty crimes. Facing the risk of being incarcerated in a juvenile hall, he relocated with his father to Germany following a short stay in South Bend, Indiana. While in Germany, Gira ran away and hitchhiked across Europe, lived in Israel for a year, and spent four and a half months in an adult jail in Jerusale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swans (band) Live Albums
Swans are birds of the family Anatidae within the genus ''Cygnus''. The swans' closest relatives include the geese and ducks. Swans are grouped with the closely related geese in the subfamily Anserinae where they form the tribe Cygnini. Sometimes, they are considered a distinct subfamily, Cygninae. There are six living and many extinct species of swan; in addition, there is a species known as the coscoroba swan which is no longer considered one of the true swans. Swans usually mate for life, although "divorce" sometimes occurs, particularly following nesting failure, and if a mate dies, the remaining swan will take up with another. The number of eggs in each clutch ranges from three to eight. Etymology and terminology The English word ''swan'', akin to the German , Dutch and Swedish , is derived from Indo-European root ' ('to sound, to sing'). Young swans are known as '' cygnets'' or as '' swanlings''; the former derives via Old French or (diminutive suffix et 'little') from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Live Albums
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently shadowed craters near the Moon's poles. * January 11 – Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria. * January 12 – Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning. * January 17 – The ''Drudge Report'' breaks the story about U.S. President Bill Clinton's alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky, which will lead to the House of Representatives' impeachment of him. February * February 3 – Cavalese cable car disaster: A United States military pilot causes the deaths of 20 people near Trento, Italy, when his low-flying EA-6B Prowler severs the cable of a cable-car. * February 4 – The 5.9 Afghanistan earthquake shakes the Takhar Province with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (''Very strong''). With up to 4, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vudi
Vudi is the nickname of Mark Pankler (born 22 September 1952, Chicago), guitarist with San Francisco based indie rock band American Music Club. He is also the vocalist and guitarist in San Francisco based indie rock band Clovis de Floret. He also played guitar and keyboards with Swans Swans are birds of the family Anatidae within the genus ''Cygnus''. The swans' closest relatives include the geese and ducks. Swans are grouped with the closely related geese in the subfamily Anserinae where they form the tribe Cygnini. Someti ... on their 1995 tour, and hence appeared on the double live album Swans Are Dead. Vudi played on Red's Recovery Room. In 2013 he recorded guitar on Echo wild's “Comfortable” single. He also played guitar on one song on Danish band Pocket Life's 2013 album Rattle When You Walk. He played guitar on Jenifer McKitrick's live single "All My Lies", and three songs on her album Road Call, which is being released December 1, 2022. He is currently e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Puleo
Phil Puleo (born September 27, 1963) is an American composer, drummer, illustrator and visual artist from New York. He is known as a founding member of the band Cop Shoot Cop in the 1990s, and for his current involvement in the experimental rock group Swans. He has also collaborated with Swans leader Michael Gira on his Angels of Light musical project. After briefly touring with Swans during the mid-nineties, Puleo joined the band as a full-time member in 2010. Discography ;Cop Shoot Cop ;Red Expendables , - ! style="background:#dde; width:50px;", Year ! style="background:#dde; width:207px;", Name ! style="background:#dde; width:25px;", Ref , - , 1997, , '' Red Expendables'', , ;Swans , - ! style="background:#dde; width:50px;", Year ! style="background:#dde; width:207px;", Name ! style="background:#dde; width:25px;", Ref , - , 1998, , '' Swans Are Dead'', , , - , 2010, , '' My Father Will Guide Me up a Rope to the Sky'', , , - , 2012, , '' The Seer'', , , - , 2014, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cop (album)
''Cop'' is the second studio album by American experimental rock band Swans. It was released in 1984, through record label K.422. Background and composition On ''Cop'', Swans took the style of their previous LP, 1983's ''Filth'', and intensified it, utilizing slower tempos, more tape loops, and even more abrasive musical textures. The lyrics are again concerned with ambiguous themes like physical, often sexual domination and occasionally submission. Some publications recognize ''Cop'' as Swans' darkest, most brutal release. Release In 1984, ''Cop'' was released through K.422 as Swans' second album. Initially, the album was only available as an LP. Throughout the band's history, though, ''Cop'' has been reissued within a number of different compilations. It was remastered by Michael Gira in 1992 for release on CD along with the '' Young God'' EP (1984) appended as bonus tracks. The 1999 double disc reissue ''Cop/Young God / Greed/Holy Money'' combines ''Cop'' and ''Young God'' w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shame, Humility, Revenge
''Shame, Humility, Revenge'' is the second studio album by Skin, released in 1988 by Product Inc. Track listing Personnel Adapted from the ''Shame, Humility, Revenge'' liner notes. ;Musicians * Michael Gira – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards, piano, effects, musical arrangement, production * Jarboe – backing vocals, keyboards, piano ; Additional musicians * Gini Ball – violin (A3) * Kadir Durvesh – Indian oboe (A2, A4) * Martin McCarrick – cello (A3) * Billy McGee – double bass (A3), musical arrangement, (A3) * Chris Pitzaladi – viola (A3) * Chris Tombling – violin (A3) ;Production and additional personnel * Roop Caulson – engineering * Ian Cooper – mastering * Skin – design * Monica Curtin – photography * John Fryer – engineering * Paul Kendall Paul Kendall is a composer, producer and visual artist, primarily known as a sound engineer, mixer, mainly through his extensiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Annihilator
''The Great Annihilator'' is the ninth studio album by American experimental rock band Swans (band), Swans. It was released on January 23, 1995, through frontman Michael Gira's own record label, Young God Records, 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, 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, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blood, Women, Roses
''Blood, Women, Roses'' is the debut studio album of Skin, released in 1987 by Product Inc. Track listing Personnel Adapted from the ''Blood, Women, Roses'' liner notes. ;Musicians * Gini Ball – violin * Michael Gira – drum programming, effects, musical arrangement, production * Jarboe – lead vocals, keyboards, piano, effects, musical arrangement * Martin McCarrick – cello * Billy McGee – double bass, musical arrangement (A1) * Chris Pitzaladi – viola * Chris Tombling – violin ; Additional musicians * William Barnhardt – piano (B2) * Linda Miller – cello (A1) ;Production and additional personnel * Roop Caulson – engineering * Ian Cooper – mastering * Monica Curtin – photography * John Fryer – engineering * Paul Kendall – engineering * Dave Powell – engineering * Skin – design A design is a plan or specification for the construction of an object or system or for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drainland
''Drainland'' is the debut solo studio album by American musician Michael Gira. It was released on June 9, 1995, through Alternative Tentacles record label. Using spare arrangements recorded in August 1994 at musician Bill Rieflin's Seattle home, the album features contributions from Rieflin and Gira's Swans bandmate Jarboe. Jarboe released her 1995 solo studio album '' Sacrificial Cake'' as an accompaniment to ''Drainland.'' In April 2017, the record was remastered and re-released together with ''The Great Annihilator'' by Swans, which has since been described as an accompanying record to ''Drainland''. Music and lyrics The album's sound is characterized by its "hypnotically strummed guitars, chiming bells and eerie swirls of synthesizer and sound effects." The tracks "Where Does Your Body Begin?", "Unreal" and "Your Naked Body" are primarily acoustic-based and feature various extra instrumental touches, including keyboards and samples. Lyrically, the album explores Gira's "sel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sacrificial Cake
Sacrificial Cake is the second studio album by Jarboe. It was released in 1995 through Alternative Tentacles, and is an accompaniment to ''Drainland'' by fellow Swans member Michael Gira. Track listing Personnel ;Musicians *Jarboe – vocals, keyboards, guitar, bass guitar, tape, production * Michael Gira – acoustic guitar (4), mixing, design *Lary Seven – electric guitar, double bass The double bass (), also known simply as the bass () (or #Terminology, by other names), is the largest and lowest-pitched Bow (music), bowed (or plucked) string instrument in the modern orchestra, symphony orchestra (excluding unorthodox addit ..., percussion, engineering *Michael Evans – drums (2, 15, 16) ;Production and additional personnel *Chris Griffin – mastering *Berry Kamer – production and recording (4) *Clinton Steele – mixing *Deryk Thomas – painting References External links * {{Authority control 1995 albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
