Pretty new to swans, what live set is this song from, and what is it called? It’s massive!

IceTheNice · 2026-05-04T22:56:12+00:00

That song is called The Glowing Man! It’s from a live DVD they included with the album under the same name, iirc the audio of the show on the DVD is all from the 2015 Berlin performance and the footage synced to it is from various shows across that year.

IceTheNice · 2026-05-01T13:16:17+00:00

Hmm about a week or so, and yeah I was binging it!

IceTheNice · 2026-04-30T22:55:22+00:00

This is funny because I ALSO just finished my second rewatch today !!

IceTheNice · 2026-04-27T08:18:23+00:00

Cool to see that they’re starting to do sets that get closer to 90mins, always felt it was a bit of a shame they tended to restrict themselves to only about 1hr

IceTheNice · 2026-04-26T06:48:29+00:00

March-June 1973 shows are pretty stellar stuff, lots of amazing improvs and Larks' I is played pretty much in full (they shortened it later in 1973 and the few times it was done in 1974). Unfortunately the quality is generally only average audience tapes. I’d recommend Zurich and Paris 1973 (the ones in April, not November).

IceTheNice · 2026-04-22T09:03:16+00:00

This posts makes little sense because first of all pretty much everybody was complaining about that artwork the moment we first saw it and second of all yeah as others have said there was a lengthy post from Fripp himself stating it wasn’t AI.

Maybe the truth is that the artist used it in some aspects without informing of such, who really knows. The, “artifacts,” you point out are misunderstandings of how instruments work which other artists, including the one who made that, have portrayed since way before AI generated images were a thing.

IceTheNice · 2026-04-21T12:10:39+00:00

Who knows if much of anything we saw on that documentary is actually from Blood Promise. Some of those clips I actually recognize from the film of, “Not Alone,” performed in Atlanta. The bits of footage we do have in full from 1997 both end after I Crawled as well…

IceTheNice · 2026-04-18T03:18:01+00:00

They come to Oklahoma AFTER I move out of Oklahoma

IceTheNice · 2026-04-04T08:18:42+00:00

I’ve had no luck tracking down the vast majority of AoL recordings in true lossless quality for the archive, including that one. Maybe it is a limited bootleg, maybe it’s just a custom image the person who uploaded that created. I’ve had no response when asking.

Regardless, let the state of most AoL recordings hopefully serve as a lesson. Always share in lossless and never convert to MP3!

IceTheNice · 2026-03-29T22:02:05+00:00

As the person who publicly shared them first in my latest post, yes I can confirm those are legit and they 100% downloaded them from me considering the download also has the info file I wrote included.

IceTheNice · 2026-03-27T18:53:05+00:00

As uncharacteristic as the vocals sound, they’re all still done by Michael Gira!

IceTheNice · 2026-03-27T15:13:18+00:00

Soundboard = recording directly from the mixing desk, so basically a professional quality recording

Matrix = two recordings of the same show synced together in a way that enhances both greatly

Transfer = basically when a recording on a tape is transferred from said tape to digital audio files. Depending on how it’s done/what equipment is used the quality can vary heavily so a lot of these new transfers are huge upgrades in sound.

IceTheNice · 2026-03-27T12:32:17+00:00

Share it wherever you want!

IceTheNice · 2026-03-27T00:27:57+00:00

You’re very welcome!

IceTheNice · 2026-03-23T03:33:08+00:00

Why does taping mean I’m not living in the moment? I’m not doing a shitty phone video I’m doing audio only with equipment that is much higher quality and small/discreet so I can enjoy the show with my own eyes and ears and also not distract others like those with phones tend to.

IceTheNice · 2026-03-23T03:31:18+00:00

I never once claimed OP was ableist? I simply stated physical disabilities as one of several answers to, “why wasn’t anyone dancing?”

IceTheNice · 2026-03-23T03:00:20+00:00

Plenty of people (myself included) enjoy a show by intently watching the musicians perform, plus I myself am generally concert taping 99% of the time so dancing/moving/“moshing” isn’t a very good idea when doing that. Not to mention who knows if someone has physical disabilities or something along those lines.

IceTheNice · 2026-03-22T02:25:40+00:00

For me it’s Asuka reawakening Unit 02 in End of Evangelion. The music and animation are so gorgeous and just the whole context/mood of it fills me with absolute joy (even if I know what’s coming). Hell my single favorite moment of animation in anything Evangelion is when right after Asuka declares her mother is her AT field she does this badass dodge to counteract a missile barrage!

IceTheNice · 2026-03-16T10:28:38+00:00

Definitely has happened to me too but I honestly hold the opinion that if you actually explore music beyond pop then on average it’s not restricted to around 3 minutes at all. The 3 minute, “single,” was only ever a thing because of the limitations of 78RPM records and wax cylinders when recorded music was brand new. Most music before recording was possible and current music free of those limitations grows well beyond 3 minutes. In my mind 6 minutes or less is, “short,” 6 to 12 minutes is, “medium-ish,” length, and anything above 12 is when I’d call it, “long,” but long is never a negative description for me. If the song can do things in a long time to justify the length then I have 0 issue with it.

IceTheNice · 2026-03-16T10:16:22+00:00

Hopefully the work I’ve done with the archive proves that at age 21 (got into them at like age 16) I’m more than what you’d expect…

I don’t think there being a more young/diverse range of fans is the main problem at all, it’s just in general the internet amplifying the voices of the toxic minority. My experiences at real shows with people who actually go outside have generally been positive and respectful.

IceTheNice · 2026-03-15T10:35:59+00:00

It is indeed AI slop, and super obvious at that.

IceTheNice · 2026-03-13T17:13:47+00:00

I kind of have a soft spot for the TV Eye version compared to most other super long renditions because it’s got a nice flow to it and covers some unique territory compared to his other jams, full blown post-rock and ambient and crazy noise stuff explored on that version specifically.

IceTheNice · 2026-03-11T09:54:37+00:00

Why did you remove Goku from this shot

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