We Rose From Your Bed With The Sun In Our Head

by SWANS

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guinivere_onnava I always find it so interesting how seamlessly Gira can combine his old and new material, and I was even hearing some stuff very reminiscent of To Be Kind and The Glowing Man. It shows how deeply Swans thinks about their music and how it all connects. Favorite track up here would probably be The Apostate, but can't select so just choosing the best out of the options listed Favorite track: 93 Ave. B Blues / Little Mouth.

Sscreambomb The seer is my favourite album from them, and this project makes me appreciate it even more! Favorite track: Beautiful Child.

Sekator Possibly the best live album SWANS ever put out (and they have more than a few).

The old and the new come together in one new fresh glorious combination.

A classic. Favorite track: Sex God Sex.

John Cratchley 'The Seer' is one brilliant and tumultuous album and this live material formed the basis for that recording (according to Mr. Gira)...so a no brainer then;

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Disc One

1. intro/no words no thoughts
2. jim
3. beautiful child
4. the apostate
5. yr property
6. sex god sex

disc two:

1. the seer (intro)/ i crawled
2. eden prison
3. 93 ave. b blues / little mouth.

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1.	Intro / No Words No Thoughts 23:21
2.	Jim 08:16	buy track
3.	Beautiful Child 08:39	buy track
4.	The Apostate 16:53
5.	Yr Property 07:13	buy track
6.	Sex God Sex 08:05	buy track
7.	The Seer (Intro) / I Crawled 30:46
8.	Eden Prison 11:57
9.	93 Ave. B Blues / Little Mouth 07:18	buy track

about

Recorded variously in Melbourne Australia, Berlin Germany, and NYC.

SWANS: michael gira - guitar, vocal; norman westerg - guitar; phil puleo - drums, duclimer; thor harris - drums/percussion, vibes, clarinet, melodica, violin; christoph hahn - double lap steel guitar; christopher pravdica - bass.

These recordings capture the rejuvenated and invigorated Swans as the group staked out new sonic and rhythmic terrain in 2010/11. The seeds of much of the upcoming album The Seer are contained herein as the group developed new material while on tour. The tour(s) saw Swans enjoy the largest and most diverse audiences of their career. Contrary to the expectations of some, the experience was, though sometimes extreme, always joyous.

Note from Michael Gira: Thanks to all of you who attended the Swans shows during our recent tours. The experience, for us, was life-giving and nourishing. The audiences were not only the largest with which we’ve ever been blessed, but the most genuinely connected and in tune with the sonic/psychic experience in which we all participate. Thank you!... Represented in these discs are the best recordings we could provide of the (ever-evolving) shows. Those of you who attended the early shows realize that the first iterations of the music morphed and grew (seemingly with a will more expansive than our own) into something quite different by the end. This, in itself, was immensely gratifying. We also developed many new songs – or sonic events is perhaps a better way to describe some of them - along the way. In compiling these recordings and mixing them with my trusted friend and engineer Kevin McMahon (at Marcata Studio, Gardiner NY), we did our best to represent that transition... if you choose to acquire this 2 disc set, in my view it would behoove you to listen to the music at a generous volume level. This has absolutely nothing to do with an aggressive intent, as some mistakenly assume. Exactly the opposite, in fact. As with the live experience, it’s all about immersion. We – Swans - experience that sense of being subsumed in something greater than ourselves when we perform, too. Maybe that’s even our selfish reason for making the music in the first place. At the best of moments, it doesn’t even feel as if we are playing the music ourselves. More that we’re animated – vivified – by the ongoing sonic wave. I can’t speak for my friends and cohorts, but it’s what I live for. In any event, it’s my hope these discs provide you with a positive experience of some sort....

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released July 28, 2014

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SWANS New York, New York

Swans are an experimental rock band formed in 1982 by Michael Gira. Initially part of the no wave scene, Swans have, through various iterations, contributed to the development of noise rock, post-punk, industrial, post-rock and more.

shows

Apr 23

White Oak Music Hall - Downstairs

Houston, TX
Apr 24

Paper Tiger

San Antonio, TX
Apr 25

Sunshine Theater

Albuquerque, NM
Apr 25

Sunshine Theater

Albuquerque, NM
Apr 27

Las Vegas Festival Grounds

North Las Vegas, NV
Apr 28

Lodge Room

Los Angeles (LA), CA
Apr 29

Lodge Room

Los Angeles (LA), CA
May 2

Great American Music Hall

San Francisco, CA
May 5

Soundwell

Salt Lake City, UT
May 5

Soundwell

Salt Lake City, UT
May 7

Gothic Theatre

Englewood, CO
May 9

recordBar

Kansas City, MO
May 10

Delmar Hall

St Louis, MO
May 11

Metro

Chicago, IL
May 14

Paradise Rock Club presented by Citizens

Boston, MA
May 16

Racket NYC

New York (NYC), NY
May 17

Music Hall of Williamsburg

Brooklyn, NY
May 18

Music Hall of Williamsburg

Brooklyn, NY

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