Aug 28, 2012 the seer is the monstrous thirtytwo minute title track off of swans gigantic 2012 double album. Aug 30, 2012 similarly, erstwhile swans collaborator and vocal hero jarboe lends her droning talents to the swungfunk of the seer returns, and pairs with akronfamily to make dense, vocal clusters on. In recent interviews, gira acts as if jarboes return is anything but business as usual, yet she really sets the stage for one of swans most blissfully. At each step of swans career, theyve been somehow tied to whatever dark genre was most culturally prominent, but the seer affirms what they.
A piece of the sky featuring jarboe and akronfamily 19. 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. Michael gira, jarboe discussion in music corner started by chris m. In 2012, jarboe guested on the groups the seer and reunited with the act for a 2016.
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. Jun 01, 2018 for swans it feels, in retrospect, like a throat clearing albeit an impressive one prior to the absolute statement that was the seer and the subsequent two volumes to be kind and the glowing man that make up an unofficial but acknowledged trilogy. The seer e il dodicesimo album studio del gruppo statunitense rock sperimentale swans pubblicato il 28 agosto 2012 dalletichetta indipendente young god records fondata dal frontman michael gira. Swans have never been ones for formalism, but the glowing man might be their most streamofconsciousness effort yet. The 32minute title cut uses every tool in the swans arsenal like a hammer, from nearly maddening repetition and clattering dissonance to nuanced space. Swans, the seer the noiserock bands 12th album is a cacophonous vault into the sublime. Special guest, backing vocals jarboe guest special guest. Through whatever medium hes used to deliver his art, be that swans, angels of light or his equally captivating solo acoustic performances, hes. Former swans member jarboe also made an appearance on the album once gira met her. What does this have to do with the fact that jarboe worries about michael drinks too much. 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 while the previous studio album my father will guide me up a rope to the sky was seen as a cross. On august 28, 2012, swans released the seer, a doublealbum running 2 hours in length. Jarboe featured heavily on each of swans first eight albums, and contributed backing vocals to 2012 lp the seer. The album itself its pretty good if it wasnt for two tracks.
Swans new album the seer is out august 28 via young god. In 2009 when i made the decision to restart my musical group, swans, i had no idea where it would lead. Through whatever medium hes used to deliver his art, be that swans, angels of light or his equally captivating solo acoustic performances, hes never been anything less than intensely sincere. Yet for all its wagnerian bombast, for all its incredible power, the seer is a nuanced work. The seer is the twelfth studio album by american experimental rock band swans and was. Swans, the seer the seer whether hes conjuring up a quiet storm with an acoustic guitar or sharing the asphyxiated psalms of sex, god, sex, michael gira has never been the subtle type. 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. These forms represented a separate and welcome phase in the swans sound which is basically a quest for a new spiritualist awakening. Swans the seer 2cd 2012 lossless music download flac. It is also not for the faint of heart nor the easily influenced. Gira himself said it took 30 years to create, calling the massive doublerecord a culmination of swans discography. Ben frost, grasshopper from mercury rev and former swans member jarboe. The music changed constantly over the years, and im gratified it reached, and continues to reach, a fair number of people.
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 is a music studio album recording by swans post rockmath. Aug 27, 2012 at each step of swans career, theyve been somehow tied to whatever dark genre was most culturally prominent, but the seer affirms what they really are and what their legacy will probably be. Users who ignore this rule will be banned from the site. Soundtracks is a musical requiem for troubling times through which giras emotions were realized. Swans are a band that conjure primal forms of power. Buddhist concepts infuse swans alum jarboe s 33rd solo album, illusory. After bands breakup jarboe recorded only one album with her old colleagues the seer. But it is impossible to speak of the seer without first unpacking its origins. Behind the veil of silver scars there is a special inverted star hes a greasy beast heaving in a field of sticky black mud im down here naked theres a hole in. I felt the seer as a record apart of the album where id enjoyed the most part, i think that if it was released as individual tracks they would have more power instead of feeling just like fillers. Its the culmination of every previous swans album as well as any other music ive ever made, been involved in or imagined. At the time, i had no musical skills whatsoever, just instinct and a need to make something happen. 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.
The seer is unquestionably a work of ecstatic beauty. I am pleased that you have discovered our music through this medium. In the midst of digesting the seer, my first swans album. I prefer a lot more this compilation than the 2 official albums that it covered. Low covocals on lunacy jarboe backing vocals and voice collage on piece of the. Listen free to swans the seer lunacy, mother of the world and more. Jarboe and michael gira, the founder of swans, were the two constant members of the group until it broke up in 1997. On august 28, 2012, swans released the seer, a doublealbum running almost 2 hours in length. The record features contributions from yeah yeah yeahs karen o, alan sparhawk and mimi parker of low, members of akronfamily, ben frost, grasshopper from mercury rev, and former swans member jarboe. 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. Aug 24, 2012 swans will leak the seer in the next few days to come. Jarboe feels particularly at the top of her game here. Ive only had to be kind and the glowing man for a couple of months, so wouldnt feel comfortable picking a favourite yet.
The seer is the twelfth studio album by american postpunk band swans, released on august 28, 2012. The seer is the monstrous thirtytwo minute title track off of swans gigantic 2012 double album. The inner sleeve of disc one has a sticker with an mp3 download code. The seer is a particularly monstrous demon, clocking in at just under two hours of deranged discord. Despite the band members dismissing being or ever being a part. Her next official solo release was 1995s sacrificial cake, described as a swans related product, and released in concert with giras own solo. 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.
Swans the apostate edit by virtual label free listening. Jarboe and kizys would remain members of swans until the groups extended hiatus began in 1997. Similarly, erstwhile swans collaborator and vocal hero jarboe lends her droning talents to the swungfunk of the seer returns, and pairs with akronfamily to make dense, vocal clusters on. Soundtracks for the blind 1996, is a masterpiece of abstract soundscapes and spectral textures. Buddhist concepts infuse swans alum jarboes 33rd solo. The song itself is preceded by the wolf and is followed by the seer returns. In spite of her role in swans history, jarboe easily could be called a true individual and a authentic artist. Ive heard people state this as a fact before, but what is the actual source on this. 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, who actually was a member of the band as early as holy money, would become a settled, foillike presence for gira as colead vocalist. Like soundtracks, the seer is a dynamic, ambitious double disc. The seer swans first album since its stunning 2010 comeback, my father will guide me up a rope to the sky is an echo of soundtracks for the blind, in more than just name. Its certainly ambitious, definitely too long and repetitious in parts but havent been enthralled such sounds in a while. But where soundtracks sprawls between darkness and disintegration, the seer is focused, cohesive, and.
At just under two hours, the seer returns to soundtracks mammoth lengths after my. Writing about swans, jarboe and michael gira nirvana legacy. Does anyone have a download link to the original version of. 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. Ive never seen this question directly addressed in any of the interviews ive read. I wasnt super impressed with guide, but from the seer onwards quality has been exceptional. This feel a lot more complete and organic as a whole like. The seer swans album wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Get all the lyrics to songs on the seer and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Former swan jarboe contributes, as do karen o, and ben frost on my personal.
A free file archiver for extremely high compression. Frontman michael gira described the album as taking 30 years to make. However, from 2017 following the tour in support of the glowing man, gira will continue to record music under the swans moniker with a revolving cast of collaborators. Michael gira claims that swans the seer took 30 years to make. 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. If you believe swans leader michael gira, the seer is the culmination of thirty years worth of work. It is strictly forbidden to share links to albums via file sharing sites magnet, torrent, kingdom leaks etc.
Seth olinsky, miles seaton, dana janssen akronfamily backing vocals on piece of the sky. For swans it feels, in retrospect, like a throat clearing albeit an impressive one prior to the absolute statement that was the seer and the subsequent two volumes to be kind and the glowing man that make up an unofficial but acknowledged trilogy. Swans are an influential american postpunk band initially active from 1982 to 1997, led by singer, songwriter and multiinstrumentalist michaelgira. O produtor e lider michael gira financiou a gravacion do disco coas vendas do album ao vivo we rose from your bed with the sun in our head. Subscribe for jarboe project and performance information. Dedicated to the band of the name, but we also love the bird. Ha pubblicato anche vari album da solista alcuni di questi autoprodotti. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. Though it saw release only this past tuesday, swans. Lyrically, gira and jarboe were moving away from the hyperaggressive, outwardly. In 2010, gira reformed the band without jarboe, establishing a stable lineup of musicians which has released several albums to critical acclaim, touring worldwide.
The swans seer dvd was recorded variously in the cities of melbourne, australia, berlin, germany, brooklyn, ny, san francisco, c. Swans, the seer the seer whether hes conjuring up a quiet storm with an acoustic guitar or sharing the asphyxiated psalms of sex, god. The seerswans first album since its stunning 2010 comeback, my father will guide me up a rope to the sky is an echo of soundtracks for the blind, in more than just name. Jarboe s solo career began in 1991 with the release of thirteen masks, followed a year later by a collaborative effort released under the name beautiful people with larry seven, who had previously worked on thirteen masks and various swans tracks. The seer is a music studio album recording by swans post rockmath rockprogressive rock released in 2012 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. Jan 04, 2011 taken from compilation various failures 1998 now the past is untrue, and this breath is a lie and the sun is an emptiness, that burns through the sky and this ground it will slide down, down. It s the culmination of every previous swans album as well as any other music i ve ever made, been involved in, or imagined. The seer is the twelfth studio album by american postpunk band swans, released on. All these things she brought to swans, and all these things she continues to create as a soloartist.
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