''Not Here / Not Now'' is a limited-edition
double live album
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by American
post-punk band,
Swans. It was announced for sale on October 14, 2013, via
Young God Records. The profits earned from this album were used to fund the band's subsequent album, ''
To Be Kind''.
Background
The live album, which consists of 2000 copies, was primarily recorded during the band's appearance at
Primavera Sound 2013 festival in Barcelona, with closer "Nathalie Neal" taken from their show in Melbourne earlier that year. It features live versions of ''
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'',
a live version of "Coward" from their 1986 album ''
Holy Money'', new unrecorded songs, and two "crude acoustic demos of songs for the upcoming studio album". The cover art, which was drawn by artist Nicole Boitos, was uniquely "further drawn upon, personalized and signed by Michael Gira" for each copy.
Along with the live album, various other options are available with special offerings for different monetary alternatives, including an "executive producer" credit on the band's new album or "video of a simple, short, original song, acoustic guitar and voice, with customers' name in the song, praising the customer, his or her ancestors, thoughts, dreams, and future or past lives, forever", written and sung by Gira. Other offerings include VIP guest list status to the band's one of the upcoming concert shows or a printed poster.
The album shares its name with the title of a song from
Angels of Light's 2007 record, ''
We Are Him
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''.
Critical reception
Stuart Berman of
Pitchfork Media praised the album, stating: "Of the songs featured on ''Not Here/Not Now'', only three have appeared on previous recordings. And any worries that Swans are showing too much of their hand are defused by the fact that new Swans songs rarely make it from the stage to record in the same form, and, once officially released, mutate even further in subsequent performances."
Track listing
;Disc one
;Disc two
;Bonus tracks
Personnel
*
Michael Gira –
guitar,
vocals
*
Christoph Hahn
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Hahn is best known for his lap-steel guitar playing in the New York experimental rock band Swans. He joined the band in 1989 for ...
– double
lap steel guitar
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, guitar
*
Thor Harris
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drums
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,
percussion,
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,
clarinet
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Christopher Pravdica
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bass guitar, Gizmos
*
Phil Puleo – drums,
Appalachian dulcimer, Gizmos
*
Norman Westberg – guitar
References
External links
''Not Here/Not Now'' on Young God Records
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2013 live albums
Swans (band) live albums
Young God Records live albums
Crowdfunded albums
Albums produced by Michael Gira