Liner notes would have been a plus but at three discs for the price here its the best way to immerse yourself in this period of swans music. This is an unofficial sydney swans fan group if you try to join and youre rejected, please message one of the admins. It was released in 1983, following their selftitled debut ep, through record label neutral. Filth deluxe 3xcd remastered and compiled 2015 pre order the 3cd for a 52615 release day this is all slabs of sound, rhythm and screamingtestifying. The discography of swans, an american experimental rock band, consists of fifteen studio albums, eleven live albums, seven compilation albums, eleven eps and fifteen singles. Swans blast the same chord for six minutes as a foundation. The mastering is wonderful filth, and body to body have never sounded better. Filth was officially reissued on vinyl again in 2014 in a newly remastered form, by young god records in the us and as a collaboration with mute records in the ukeurope this time under its original name. Swans will leak the seer in the next few days to come.
Use sex for control use power for power use hate for freedom use money for cruelty use money for cruelty take control and keep it take control and keep it don. When the band swans broke up in 199697, it was saddening, and fans were exalted to see the band reform in 2010, and their subsequent release of their live album called my father will guide me up a rope to the sky 2010. The seer by swans came out of nowhere and knocked any expectations of the band right on its ear. Albums include to be kind, the seer, and soundtracks for the blind. Filth is just three minutes longer than the longest song on to be kind. En 2010, gira reformo swans sin jarboe y con westberg. Though it did not receive much contemporary attention, filth has since been recognized as ahead of its time and significant to heavy genres of music. Filth lp and deluxe 3cd remastered 2015 young god records. Filth is the debut studio album by american postpunk band swans. To download click on the album artwork or links below.
Although the live material and the first ep would probably be the highlights of the package. Filth is the debut studio album by swans, released on may 27, 1983 on neutral records, and later rereleased through michael giras own label, young god records. Filth is the debut studio album by american experimental rock band swans. Okay, maybe filth sounds a little no wave but by the next album, cop, swans had spiraled so far down that it can no longer be labeled as no wave.
Swans perform live at primavera sound 2011 on wfmu. Fondati a new york da michael gira e jonathan kane, nei primi anni ottanta, gli swans hanno dato vita, in quasi trentanni lultimo disco. Fribourg poster sold out lisbon poster sold out berlin poster sold out helsinki poster sold out san francisco poster sold out dresden poster sold out berlin poster sold out. Only band leader and vocalist michael gira and drummer jonathan kane remained from the original lineup of the band. In next page click regular or free download and wait certain amount of time usually around 30 seconds until download. This is the 1990 reissue and includes both the 1983 filth lp and debut 1982 ep.
Sep 05, 2010 swans my father will guide me up a rope to the sky 2010. Filth is a music studio album recording by swans post rockmath rockprogressive rock released in 1983 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. Cradle of filth nymphetamine lyrics 17, 2010 cradle of filth, lyrics, metal, metal videos, nyphetamine laid to the river midsummer, i waved a v of black swans on with hope to the grave and though red september with skies firepaved. Dedicated to the band of the name, but we also love the bird.
If youre looking for some pretty weird out there music, but still solid. Influential american noise rock band with an abrasive sound and glacierspeed tempos, emerging from the thriving new york underground of the 80s. Everyone knows the swans discography started out with some of the most brutal music known to man, then it morphed into a sort of thinking mans gothic rock, slowly becoming better and better as time passed, and then suddenly, the bands light went out. Marginally associated with the no wave scene at first, their original sound was slow and extremely heavy, with live. Recorded between 82 and 85, i think this is a good entry point to early swans precisely because it eliminates much of the driving, crushing sameness exhibited on filth or cop. Judging from their discography, they have some ways to go. This version does not contain the swans ep included on the original cd reissue but instead a live recording from the time of the album. May 28, 2015 michael gira was a different person 35 years ago, and swans was a different band, but on filth, swans 1983 debut album, the unholy trinity of thunder, violence, and lust had already been.
Matthew 11 15 he that hath ears to hear, let him hear. Michael gira was a different person 35 years ago, and swans was a different band, but on filth, swans 1983 debut album, the unholy trinity of thunder, violence, and lust had already been. Jul 27, 2019 to download click on the album artwork or links below. Progression from the primitive, visceral sound of early recordings such as filth and cop has seen swans diversify into other genres, notably neofolk, shoegaze and gothic rock in each incarnation, the band has succeeded in maintaining the powerful air of menace that has proved so iconic, whilst still treading some interesting new ground. It was released in 1983 through neutral records, following the release of the bands selftitled debut ep in 1982. Their brutalitarian sonic nihilism is expanded ever so slightly by the fact that this lp was culled from studio recordings, tape loops, and multiple live sets. Booklet features many pictures of swans during this period, a cbgbs flyer and the base artwork for the 82 ep. Click download file button or copy swan filth url which shown in textarea when you clicked file title, and paste it into your browsers address bar.
If file is multipart dont forget to check all parts before downloading. The swans, one of the most significant bands of the 1980s, initially introduced themselves as new yorks claustrophobic and paranoid alterego of britains gothic punk, but were largely the vehicle for michael giras apocalyptic angst, filth 1983, featuring two drums roli mosimann and jonathan kane and two basses, was the ideal soundtrack for mass suicides or nuclear holocausts. Filth body to body, job to job by swans, released 28 july 2014 1. Swans are an experimental rock band formed in 1982 by michael gira. Filth is a fitting testament to swans birth within the no wave movement. Much of swans earliest work on filth and young god found the band fixating on single beats in a brutally sweeping, industrial cacophony, in many ways the realization of the theories of the. The guitars and bass are filthy, the mixing is raw and unkempt and michael giras vocals and lyrics are animalistic as hell. This group is for the followers of the mighty bloods, the followers of the page and sydney swans fans alike. Swans frequently get lumped in with no wave bands but really dont belong there. This release is also the first to feature jarboe on vocal duty. Swans my father will guide me up a rope to the sky 2010 full length, young god records. In a way, it was a reaction against punk and just about any other music you can think of, and the conservative notion that 3 chords were somehow necessary. Filth vinyl, remastered in 2015 and now on vinyl for the first time in decades swans. Musically, the album is bleak, grinding, and deliberately.
Filth is a metal related music album recording by swans released in 1983 on cd, lpvinyl andor cassette. Listen free to swans filth stay here, big strong boss and more. Sometimes contributor to swans, professionally arcane. Mar 26, 2012 if youre looking for some pretty weird out there music, but still solid. Initially part of the no wave scene, swans have, through various iterations, contributed to the development of noise rock, postpunk, industrial, postrock and more. Swans, filth body to body, job to job written by mark weddle 26 march 2000 since swans demise in 1997, michael gira has meticulously repackaged exactly what he wants to preserve of swans 15 year legacy via double cd reissues, this being the fourth and final one.
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