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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] |
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] |
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] |
Jarboe
Jarboe Devereaux, known mononymously as Jarboe (), is an American singer and musician who came to prominence as a member of the New York City experimental rock band Swans in 1985. Jarboe and Michael Gira, the founder of Swans, were the two constant members of the group until it broke up in 1997. Although absent from the group's lineup when the band reformed in 2010, Jarboe contributed background vocals and voice collage for the band's 2012 album, ''The Seer''. She has released numerous solo albums and collaborations, many of which have been self-published. She also co-composed the soundtrack of the 2009 psychological horror game '' The Path''. Life and career Jarboe was born in Mississippi and raised in the Southern United States, primarily in New Orleans and Atlanta. Her father was a police detective who worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and whom she has described as "the ultimate law-enforcement man".Chonin, Nieva (1995).Birds of Prey," San Francisco Bay G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mute Records
Mute Records is a British independent record label owned and founded in 1978 by Daniel Miller. It has featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Depeche Mode, Erasure, Einstürzende Neubauten, Fad Gadget, Goldfrapp, Grinderman, Inspiral Carpets, Moby, New Order, Laibach, Nitzer Ebb, Yann Tiersen, Wire, Yeasayer, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Yazoo, and M83. History Beginnings During 1978, Daniel Miller began recording music, using synthesisers, under the name The Normal.Mute - Documentary Evidence - Biba Kopf 1986 He recorded the tracks "T.V.O.D." and "Warm Leatherette" and distributed them through Rough Trade Shops under the label name Mute Records. The label was formed initially just to release the one single.Muted Response - Daniel Miller Interview - E&MM 1984 "T.V.O.D."/"Warm Leatherette" became a cult hit ensuring the future of the label. "Warm Leatherette" was later covered by Grace Jones and Chicks on Speed as well as Rose McDowell. After meetin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greed (Swans Album)
Greed is the third studio album by American experimental rock band Swans. It was released in 1986, through record label K.422. ''Greed'' marks the slow turning point for Swans away from the harsh, brutal noise rock of prior releases, and is also the first Swans album to contain contributions from Jarboe. Background Certain tracks utilize drum machines. The lead instrument on "Fool" is a grand piano. "Money Is Flesh" uses a synthesizer. The first CD issue contained the " Time Is Money (Bastard)" single as bonus tracks. A later compilation released in 1992, ''Greed / Holy Money'', combined ''Greed'' (barring "Fool" and "Money Is Flesh", however "Fool (#2)" and "Money Is Flesh (#2)" were listed as these, respectively) and ''Holy Money'' (barring "A Screw (Holy Money)", though "A Screw (Holy Money) (Mix)" was listed as this), as well as the entirety of the '' A Screw'' EP and an abridged version of "Time Is Money (Bastard) (Mix)" (listed as "Time Is Money (Bastard)") from the "Ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Children Of God (Swans Album)
''Children of God'' is the fifth studio album by American experimental rock band Swans. It was released on October 19, 1987, through record label Caroline. Production The album was recorded over the course of six weeks in February–March 1987 at Sawmills Studios in Cornwall, England. It represented a dramatic, experimental change in sound from earlier Swans releases, moving away from the brutality of previous work to explore acoustic instruments and more conventional song structures. Release history ''Children of God'' was reissued along with the ''World of Skin'' compilation (without the cover versions) as the 1997 ''Children of God/World of Skin'' CD. On the rerelease, the original album version of "Our Love Lies" was replaced with the version included on the ''Love Will Tear Us Apart'' EP. The re-release also added "Damn You to Hell" and "I'll Swallow You" (under one title as "I'll Swallow You") from the '' New Mind'' single. The tracks "Sex, God, Sex", "Beautiful Chil ... [...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] |
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 World Of Skin (album)
''The World of Skin'' is an anthology album by The World of Skin, released in 1988 by Product Inc. Track listing Personnel Adapted from ''The World of Skin'' liner notes. * 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 Weinberg mastered Herbie Hancock's 1983 album ''Future Shock''. Other m ... – mastering Release history References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:World of Skin (album) 1988 compilation albums Albums produced by Michael Gira ... [...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] |
Nick Drake
Nicholas Rodney Drake (19 June 1948 – 25 November 1974) was an English singer-songwriter known for his acoustic guitar-based songs. He did not find a wide audience during his lifetime, but his work gradually achieved wider notice and recognition. MacDonald, IanExiled from Heaven. ''Mojo Magazine'', January 2000. Drake signed to Island Records when he was 20 years old and a student at the University of Cambridge. He released his debut album, ''Five Leaves Left'', in 1969. He recorded two more albums—''Bryter Layter'' (1971) and ''Pink Moon'' (1972). Neither sold more than 5,000 copies on initial release. His reluctance to perform live, or be interviewed, contributed to his lack of commercial success. There is no known video footage of the adult Drake; he was only ever captured in still photographs and in home footage from his childhood. Drake experienced depression, particularly during the latter part of his life, a fact often reflected in his lyrics. On completion of his th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Westberg
Norman Westberg is a guitarist from Detroit best known for his work with Swans. Present through almost the entirety of the band's existence, Westberg was brought on for Swans' debut album ''Filth'' (1983) and appeared on every album through 1991's ''White Light from the Mouth of Infinity'' (he also played on the 1995 album ''The Great Annihilator''). Westberg became a full-time Swans member once again when Michael Gira reactivated the group in 2010. Westberg's playing can also be heard on many Swans side projects including The Body Haters and solo albums by Jarboe. Before Swans he was a member of Carnival Crash. Westberg was for a short-time a member of The Heroine Sheiks with Shannon Selberg (ex-The Cows) as well as John Fell (ex- China Shop). Aside from the present incarnation of Swans he currently plays in the NYC bands NeVAh (with Vinnie Signorelli & Algis Kizys) and Five Dollar Priest (formerly Size Queens) (with Ron Ward of Speedball Baby & Bob Bert among others). He als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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