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Swans


Žánr:

industrial, experimental, noise rock, post-rock, post-punk, folk

Založeno:

New York City

Současný label:

Young God Records

Sestava:

Michael Gira – vocals, guitar, harmonica
Christoph Hahn – lap steel guitar
Thor Harris – percussion, drums, vibes, dulcimer, keyboards, piano, chimes, vibraphone, clarinet
Bill Rieflin – piano, organ, synthesizer
Christopher Pravdica – bass guitar
Phil Puleo – drums, percussion, hammered dulcimer
Norman Westberg – guitar

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Swans

Diskografie

Forever Burned

Forever Burned

neuvedeno, 2003
The Great Annihilator
85

The Great Annihilator

neuvedeno, 2002
Various Failures 1988-1992

Various Failures 1988-1992

neuvedeno, 1999
Swans Are Dead

Swans Are Dead

neuvedeno, 1998
Soundtracks for the Blind
95

Soundtracks for the Blind

neuvedeno, 1996
Die Tür ist zu

Die Tür ist zu

neuvedeno, 1996
Real Love

Real Love

neuvedeno, 1996
Celebrity Lifestyle

Celebrity Lifestyle

neuvedeno, 1994
Love of Life

Love of Life

neuvedeno, 1992
Omniscience

Omniscience

neuvedeno, 1992
Greed / Holy Money

Greed / Holy Money

neuvedeno, 1992
Body to Body, Job to Job

Body to Body, Job to Job

neuvedeno, 1991
The Burning World

The Burning World

neuvedeno, 1989
Can't Find My Way Home

Can't Find My Way Home

neuvedeno, 1989
Children of God
85

Children of God

neuvedeno, 1987
Holy Money

Holy Money

neuvedeno, 1987
Feel Good Now

Feel Good Now

neuvedeno, 1987
Greed

Greed

neuvedeno, 1986
Time Is Money (Bastard)

Time Is Money (Bastard)

neuvedeno, 1986
A Screw

A Screw

neuvedeno, 1986
Cop

Cop

neuvedeno, 1984
Young God

Young God

neuvedeno, 1984
Filth
100

Filth

neuvedeno, 1983

Biografie

Swans is an influential band from New York City, New York, United States, active from 1982 to 1997, reformed in 2010, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira.

Marginally associated with the no wave scene at first, their original sound was slow and heavy, with live performances that were often so brutal and physical that in a number of instances certain audience members were made ill, police were called and venues were shut down. This early physical sound is possibly best heard on the live album Public Castration Is a Good Idea.

Their initial style shifted a little by the time Swans released seminal twin albums Greed and Holy Money. The music had sped up, at times being even more punishing than their earlier output. Drum machines and samples were slightly more prominent. Michael Gira was joined vocally by Jarboe which gave the band a broader sonic range. Tracks featuring Jarboe were often quieter, even pretty, acting as counterpoint to the more harrowing themes on the albums. Over time, this style would come to dominate the Swans' output, although they somehow seem to have been able to make a strummed acoustic guitar seem as brutal as their earlier amped-up assaults. The lush instrumentation of their albums from the late 1980s and the 1990's anticipated the birth of post-rock.

Swans eventually broke up in 1997; Gira went on to release some solo work, later forming the band The Angels of Light, who continue many of the themes and styles found in (later) Swans. Jarboe releases solo work and frequently works with other bands and artists; recently she released an album with Neurosis, a group clearly heavily influenced by Swans.

The influence of Swans upon the music world is profound. Across their 15 years of existence, the various styles they explored gave birth to grindcore (Napalm Death, Nasum) modern "cinematic" post-rock (Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Mono), and atmospheric sludge metal (Isis, Neurosis).

In January 2010, Michael Gira reactivated Swans and released a new album, My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky on September 2010, and the band simultaneously embarked on a world tour scheduled to last eighteen months. The band have been chosen by Portishead to perform at the ATP I'll Be Your Mirror festivals that they curated in July 2011 at London's Alexandra Palace and in September 2011 in Asbury Park, New Jersey.

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