Experimental rock industrial post punk dark ambient postrock noise rock crawling out of. Swans is a band from new york, united states, active from 1982 to 1997, reformed in 2010. En 2010, gira reformo swans sin jarboe y con westberg. This is the third swans album that ive heard, the other two being soundtracks for the blind and children of god, and i find the great annihilator to be the most accesible of the three albums. This deluxe reissue also includes michael giras solo lp. Swans the great annihilator drainland 2017, cd discogs. Swans 1995 album the great annihilator to be reissued. Oct 29, 2016 swans consistently produced some of the best music of the 1990s until breaking up in 1997. If its one thing swans were entirely gifted at, it was garnering epic adjectives.
I am pleased that you have discovered our music through this medium. The 1995 album will be released as both a twodisc cd and double vinyl set, and will also include giras debut solo album, drainland, which was recorded at the same time the vinyl version of the great annihilator includes a download code for drainland. In that case, the great annihilator is just a snapshot of the swans. Stream free music from albums by swans iheartradio. It was released on january 23, 1995, through frontman michael. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. This is not 100% complete, i am missing some live albums and a few compilations. The great annihilator remastered licensed to youtube by merlin virtual label llc, pias on behalf of young god records. The great annihilator swans this mix dips a bit into the popgothdark alternative styles with bands like love and rockets, and type o negative. One second burns for a billion years and time is relative and light is physical we feel your body we feel your feelings.
Swans the great annihilator 2xlp bear tree records. And while their contemporaries made it huge, the swans stayed in obscurity and continued to make amazing experimental music with no regard whatsoever to the demands of their audience. It is one of the brightest xray sources in the region around the galactic center. Great annihilator by swans, released 28 july 2014 1. Maybe too expensive to print 4 lps for an older, lesser know album, kind of a bummer. The great annihilator also sees gira somewhat midway through the lyrical disappearing act which would later characterise future releases. Mar 14, 2010 swans white light from the mouth of infinity 19. Swans children of god 1987 futons smoker ep 2009 some cool news about velvet blue records.
Having maintained an albumayear pace for most of their existence, they had taken an unusually long three years to release the great annihilator. May 05, 2017 the great annihilator sees swans retreat from the american city to the most ancient forests of the prefrontier, via the seedy suburbs of england. Apr 24, 2017 in 1995, swans were a band in transition. This is my epic swans post i have been putting off but now the time has come. Brutally heavy, wildly confrontational and blessed with a general ugliness sufficiently profuse to grant their name a delicious irony, swans have remained a brooding, hugely influential presence in alternative rock for the last 25 years. For the virgin ears, if bands like ministry and joy division and terms like no wave and avantgarde mean anything to you, swans, and especially annihilator, deserve your attention.
You have to marvel over the fact that a band this intense, with its share of label difficulties. The great annihilator 1994 ferocity of practical life. The album has been described by gira as a companion album to his solo album drainland 1995. Their music was alternately brutal, vast, engulfing, unrelenting, elegiac. Dd discografia swans 320 kbps mega libertad del alma.
My father will guide me up a rope to the sky swans. While the great annihilator remains one of swans most accessible releases, it is truly a monstrous. Though the vinyl version will come with a download code of drainland. Initially part of the no wave scene, swans have, through various iterations, contributed to the development of noise rock, postpunk, industrial, postrock and more. And we steal our experience from an object that suffers but the brightest pain leaves a shadow on no one i saw you through the window masturbating to the violence and the.
Find swans discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Final swans meets first gira solo album in reissue coupling. Swans live in bochum 1987 this is an excellent sounding recording of swans live in 1987 children of god era at zeche in bochum, germany. Im trying to download the seer onto my oldschool mp3 player but its fucking up the track list. Swans soundtracks for the blind 1996 swans the great annihilator 1994 edgard varese the complete works 1998 the sisters of mercy floodland 1987 2006 re. Drainland should be the second cd, since great annihilator is a single disc. The great annihilator is a music studio album recording by swans post rockmath rockprogressive rock released in 1995 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. Just a year later, soundtracks for the blind was altogether different, and represented a new expansion on all. Check out great annihilator by swans on amazon music. The great annihilator sees swans retreat from the american city to the most ancient forests of the prefrontier, via the seedy suburbs of england. Young god 10 early swans records you need to hear due on 28th april via giras young god records and mute, a partnership that has overseen the release of swans recent records, the great annihilator has. It likely consists of a black hole and a companion star.
The album was entirely remastered by doug henderson, but only after bill rieflin honorary swan a revelation of great sonic effect. It was released on january 23, 1995, through frontman michael giras own record label, young god. M gira was prolific, pouring out albums under the aliases swans, skin, world of skin, body lovers, and his own name. Influential american noise rock band with an abrasive sound and glacierspeed tempos, emerging from the thriving new york underground of the 80s. One second burns for a billion years and time is relative and light is physical we feel your body.
I just want to upload some of the music i enjoy for others to download, just as i have done countless times. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described. So i got my vinyl copy of the great annihilator in the mail today, and it sounds great. Tale parabola, di mestizia e lavoro interiore, viene prolungata da the great annihilator. This is one of those live shows you listen to and think fuck, i wish i could have been there. Dedicated to the band of the name, but we also love the bird. But there is a problem as the link on the download code seems to direct me to the site for white light instead. Both the vinyl in the form of a download code and cd will feature drainland, michael giras debut solo album recorded at the same time as the great annihilator. I was on a plane a few days ago trying to give the great annihilator another go having only just listened to it for the first time and was glad i. Having never listened to swans before, i had no idea what to expect. The great annihilator i think i can speak for most swans listeners when i say that the great annihilator is the bands most accessible record. Using newly discovered dats and cassettes from the original sessions. Experimental rock industrial postpunk dark ambient postrock noise rock crawling out of.
Swans we rose from your bed with the sun in our head. In that case, the great annihilator is just a snapshot of the swans during one single era in their existence. Jul 31, 2017 hello, thank you for listening to our music. Swans to reissue the great annihilator on signed double vinyl. Originally released in 1995, the great annihilator was the last swans studio album before the bands dissolution for fifteen years. So it came to pass that this anticipated swans live doubledisc package entitled we rose from your bed with the sun in our head sold out in less than 24 hours when it was announced to the bands mailing list, leaving many understandably frustrated and disappointed in the wake. One second burns for a billion years and time is relative and light is physical we feel your body we feel your feelings we see the eye. Swans is a band from new york, united states, active from 1982 to 1997, reformed in 2010, led by singer, songwriter and multiinstrumentalist michael gira. It is one of the brightest xray sources in the region around the galactic center the object was first detected in soft xrays by the einstein observatory and later detected in hard xrays by the soviet granat space observatory. The great annihilator was remastered by doug henderson after swans member bill. Of course, accesibility is relative term, because the great annihilator isnt exactly user friendly.
Apr 29, 2017 by 1995s the great annihilator, swans werent imitating pop music so much as swallowing its features to create something monstrous. On a related note, i recently saw swans play live in toronto and i have to say that it was by far one of the best live shows ive ever seen in my entire life. The great annihilator also sees gira somewhat midway through the lyrical disappearing act. My father will guide me up a rope to the sky special edition swans.
I defy anyone to take a step back from swans discography, then reappraise the great annihilator afresh and genuinely believe that this is not a heavy, brutal statement of the highest order. Mute records swans the great annihilator remastered. The band took a 3year gap before releasing this album, and i think it leads into one of their greatest releases in their entire catalog, soundtracks for the blind. Sep 26, 2017 if youre a longtime fan of unconventional sounds, youve no doubt already been exposed to swans and this is an essential piece of their history. Both the vinyl in the form of a download code and cd will feature drainland, michael giras debut solo album recorded. By 1995s the great annihilator, swans werent imitating pop music so much as swallowing its features to create something monstrous. Collected solo home recordings 2001 2010 michael gira.
The 2002 reissue includes a live version of i am the sun, originally released on the i am the sun 7. It doesnt help that ebay flippers are asking for prices well. Swans the great annihilatordrainland blurt magazine. 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. Download the great annihilator remastered by swans. One second burns for a billion years and time is relative and light is physical we feel your body, we feel your feelings we see the eye of god shine through the.
First unveiled in 1995, the great annihilator has often been overlooked, adrift in the nebulous period between swans early90s creative high and the monstrous finality of 1996s soundtracks for the blind, but in truth its one of giras most focused statements. The great annihilator was reissued again in 2017 as part of the the great annihilator drainland 2cd compilation and as a stand alone double vinyl which included drainland as a digital download. Swans are an experimental rock band formed in 1982 by michael gira. I knew they were known for unusual music, farout stuff one may need a certain level of culture to appreciate. The great annihilator is the ninth studio album by american experimental rock band swans. The great annihilator, originally released in 1995 and described at the time as a majestic symphony of haunting melodies and shifting moods sf bay guardian, will be released on double vinyl the albums first release on vinyl for decades and as a 2cd set. I have long been uneasy with the sound of the mastered version of the great annihilator and its companion, contemporaneous solo album, drainland, included here in this new release. Yes, the melodies are more prominent, the production is cleaner, and certain dissonances have audibly been resolved, but this is still a punishing listen. Due on 28th april via giras young god records and mute, a partnership that has overseen the release of swans recent records, the great annihilator has been remastered by doug henderson from drummer bill rieflins recently discovered dats and cassettes containing unmastered mixes from the original sessions. We use cookies on this website to assist with navigation and promo. I am the sun live at the flesh club this album is actually. Swans consistently produced some of the best music of the 1990s until breaking up in 1997. Michael gira and swans have announced the reissue of the 1995 album the great annihilator on double vinyl read next.
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