The label was named after an ep released by giras band swans called young god. The album will be released through young god records. She also cocomposed the soundtrack of the 2009 horror game the path. The labels original intent was to facilitate the release of swans music, but while the band was disbanded young god grew to host the angels of light as well as a number of other unique bands and artists, including. Anyone who knows the swans music will embrace this new work, celebrate its scope and wonder at its scale, anyone else will be completely baffled. Aug 27, 2012 clocking in at over two hours, the seer counts as one of bands longest and most ambitious efforts to date, featuring 18 guest musicians including al and mimi from low, members of akronfamily. The label was named after an ep released by giras band swans called young god the labels original intent was to facilitate the release of swans music, but while the band was disbanded young god grew to host the angels of light.
As with cop, the cover art includes a notice that the record is designed to be played at maximum volume. Swans leader michael gira on aging, social networking. Knocking a star off because the shifting around of the tracklisting on the vinyl is really annoying, especially when some of the splitup songs couldve been contained on one side. At nearly two hours, the seer is over twice as long as its predecessor, 2010s my father will guide me up a rope to the sky. A good portion of the material for this album was developed live during the swans tours of 2012.
Following the unprecedented critical and commercial success of swans doublealbum masterworks the seer and to be kind the latter of which reached the top 40 of both the u. At the time, i had no musical skills whatsoever, just instinct and a need to make something happen. But swans new album the seer is their best work to date. It is also referred to as raping a slave and i crawled, but is officially referred to as young god by the band. Nov 21, 2014 provided to youtube by virtual label llc the seer returns swans the seer. Bottom line is that if you like the direction swans has been going in, leaving meaning is recommended. The records of the seers the lost books of the bible. Michael gira claims that swans the seer took 30 years to make. Lady gaga song, avatar, lunacy, mother of the world, the daughter brings the water and the seer.
Great annihilator drainland remastered 2017 swans m. He is the main force behind the new york city musical group swans and fronted angels of light. Swans have announced a remastered reissue of children of god on november 2020 via mute young god records. Mar 22, 2017 swans the seer 2012 2cd young god records yg45 music. Young god records is delighted to announce the release of a new album, to be kind, from the swans. On first listening i found it hard to judge whether to be kind was as good, or better than, the seer. On tour for the seer, the band played sets that stretched past the twohour mark without stopping to breathe or collect or even their instruments. After 15 years, i decided to end swans, as the name had become. To be kind is the thirteenth studio album by american experimental rock band swans, released on may 12, 2014. After dissolving swans, gira formed angels of light, continued his work with young god records and jarboe continued her solo work. The seer, to be kind and the glowing man, in excess of six hours of pulsing, moving, coursing, minimalist sound creation. The book includes a cd affixed to the inner back cover featuring gira narrating many of the stories included in the egg, as well as a few stories from his out of print book, the consumer. She has released numerous solo albums and collaborations, many of which have been selfpublished.
Veterans of avantgarde postrock, swans bring 30 years of experimental experience to a dramatic peak with two discs of chaos and beauty. First of all the vinyl is absolutely worth owning, its top quality. Its the culmination of every previous swans album as well as any other music ive ever made, been involved in or imagined. Since childhood, he regularly created illustrations and devoured books on art. The seer by swans vinyl, aug2012, 3 discs, young god for sale.
The front and back covers are heavy, uncoated card stock, similar to the material used in recent swans releases. Young god records swans the seer, cool album covers. Aug 28, 2012 the seer is vindictive malice, the seer is cold contempt, the seer is a set of steps trod upon quietly by one checking on the drying skins of his victims in the basement, the seer is rusted majesty sternly pronouncing judgement, the seer is a father in the snow chopping wood and then turning the axe on his children, the seer is the product of. The band was initially formed in 1982 and ran until 1997 with various lineups, and was reformed in 2010. The album features vocals from the yeah yeah yeahs vocalist karen o, alan sparhawk and mimi parker of low, members of akronfamily, ben frost, grasshopper from mercury rev and former swans member jarboe. The seer is a music studio album recording by swans post rockmath rockprogressive rock released in 2012 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. Lushly packaged in a digipack with a lyric book insert. Two years after my father will lead me up to a rope to the sky, the seer is the most sprawling, ambitious, thoughtfully conceived and tightly performed recording in the bands catalog. Young god records was originally formed by michael gira in 1990 to facilitate the release of swans music 19821997. Young god records expanded to release music by other artists, including records by devendra banhart, james blackshaw, and akronfamily.
It references the aesthetic developed by swans, and moves it past current musical boundaries and onto a new sonic frontier, where they stand, as they have always stood, alone. You can get it on double vinyl or double cd with fancy packaging and digitally. Swans frontman michael gira originally thought he would be a visual artist. In january 2010, swans reformation was heralded with a new song posted on the young god records myspace, and officially confirmed by a post on the young god records facebook and myspace accounts. The seer young god records rating6 rare is the band thats still at their creative peak 30 years into their career. Its a record that just went off its meds, a striking, supremely challenging mix of manic melodies, endless experimentation, ritualistic drones and rigorous repetition. Producer and frontman michael gira funded the recording of the album with the sales of we rose from your bed with the sun in our head. The music changed constantly over the years, and im gratified it reached, and continues to reach, a fair number of people. All angels of light albums have been released on michael giras label young god records.
Focus was on highly personalized, and emphatically original, non. It was there that he was introduced to punk rock, which he has said seemed more relevant and urgent and necessary than forging some kind of art career, which was beginning to look like a parallel career. Marginally associated with the no wave scene at first, their original sound was slow and extremely heavy, with live performances that were often so brutal and physical that in a number of instances certain audience members were made ill. And now the swans are about to begin the sixth leg of a yearlong worldwide tour celebrating the release of their twocd set, last years to be kind, the third studio album. When michael giras young god label issued devendra banharts glorious homerecorded debut, oh me oh my, on an unsuspecting world, its gorgeous yet sparse primitivism, complete outsider lyric sensibilities, and infectious melodies grabbed hold of listeners all over the world. Throughout its history, leader michael gira has been the bands only constant member, although jarboe, who was with the band from 198497, and norman westberg, whose tenure spans 198395. Much of the music was otherwise conjured in the studio environment. Swans is a rather diverse no wave, noise rock, postpunk, and lately postrock band from new york city. After the breakup of the band, the label focus expanded to include a wide variety of other music, both by gira and a growing roster of unique artists. I wrote a book once, it doesnt matter if you know about it or not. Paste magazine blending disgruntled noiserock, fragile acoustic balladry, terrifying postrock grooves and strange experimentation more or less every sound swans have previously attempted over the past 30. It was released as a triple lp, a double cd, and a twocd deluxe edition that includes a live dvd of performances from hellfest open air festival, pitchfork music festival and primavera sound festival, as well as a digital download. The seer is the twelfth studio album by american experimental rock band swans and was released on august 28, 2012 by giras own record label young god records. Young god records is an independent record label formed by michael gira in 1990 that specializes in experimental, avantgarde and often non genrespecific.
Tracks on the upcoming album will include a piece of the sky, the apostate a. The seer is unquestionably a work of ecstatic beauty. Cd the glowing man deluxe edition cd the glowing man cd white light from the mouth of infinity love of life 3cd cd to be kind cd the seer cd we rose. The fascinating thing about this record is the way gira and his massive band of young ringers weave in elements from throughout his substantial. Young god records is an independent record label formed by michael gira in 1990 that specializes in experimental, avantgarde and often non genrespecific releases. In 2103, swans followed it up with the seer, an album of hypnotic tunes that sound a bit like something nick cave might have worked up back in his birthday party days. Although absent from the groups lineup when the band reformed in 2010, jarboe contributed background vocals and voice collage for the bands 2012 album, the seer. Young god is the second ep by american experimental rock band swans. Clearly the sound of someone who still doesnt give a goddamn what you think, the seer isnt just a sprawling listen. The gatefold is a nice thick brown kraft, like some of swans other releases. Music, news, and information from the label run by michael gira, featuring his work with swans and his postswans music. From wikipedia, the free encyclopedia the seer is the twelfth studio album by american experimental rock band swans and was released on august 28, 2012 by giras own record label young god records.
Buy young god records music cds and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. The print quality is great as well, i especially love the embossed lettering on leaving meaning, and on the young god records. From then on, swans has consisted of a revolving cast of musicians. Absolutely fantastic record, combining the best parts of postrock, postpunk, folk, blues and nowave to create an orchestral, feral beast of an album.
Swans, ted parsons, michael gira, jarboe, norman westberg. The book is professionally printed not on a copy machine. Dec 8, 2015 music, news, and information from the label run by michael gira, featuring his work with swans and his postswans music. Mute lcdstumm363, young god records yg45dvd format. Now michael gira and swans have astonished us all again by making another 2disc album that is just as good. Blues, and a piece of the sky, but this record should be enjoyed from beginning to end.
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