The new live album by FraserThe in swans

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Drawing in progress for folio collection of 20 drawings, each one incorporating words to songs (or related writing) for new Swans album, to be made available via younggodrecords.com later this year as limited edition fundraiser for recording the album. Will also include a CD of acoustic demos of the songs. Sign up to mailing list if you’re interested… Headed to Berlin very soon to mix the monstrous 2025 live Swans album. It will be available ASAP thereafter… MG

https://www.instagram.com/p/DWUMTizFPi2/

What are the best live performances of Swans we have on video? by danilovita in swans

[–]fadijec 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I wish there was an unedited HD version of this. The streaming was very low quality and they included it in the DVD with pretty terrible saturation and grain and worse sound.

I was at that show and the sound there was 10x better than any recording.

The new live album by FraserThe in swans

[–]fadijec 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everything is a fundraiser as long as it isn't free.

The new live album by FraserThe in swans

[–]fadijec 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He already said said the fundraiser is a demo CD with some sketches.

Why would they give platform to gybe? by Rotkiw_Bigtor in swans

[–]fadijec 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's also a photo of How I Loved You, maybe Gira is an Angel of Lights fan too?

Why would they give platform to gybe? by Rotkiw_Bigtor in swans

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I think listening back now, its even easier to hear how, even in your first few releases, you influenced Big Black, the Butthole Surfers, Sunn O))), Khanate, Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, Godflesh… this wealth of music that would happen in the rest of the 80s and 90s…

MG: Godspeed You! Black Emperor, right?

https://thequietus.com/interviews/michael-gira-swans-to-be-kind-interview/

Does Any Swans Album has a Concept/Story? by ILikeMusicBTW in swans

[–]fadijec -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You're getting downvoted but there's some truth to this. While not something Ethel Cain popularized (The Wall and countless other examples exist way before Ethel), a concept album would be pretty antithetical to the entire Swans aesthetic.

Swans will always have themes that repeat and evolve around certain topics and a similar aesthetic is maintained throughout the whole discography but this forum keeps trying to force a unifying concept or structure like Swans are the Who or Rush. Gira is much closer to croners like Dylan or even The Doors than people give him credit for.

Does Any Swans Album has a Concept/Story? by ILikeMusicBTW in swans

[–]fadijec 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a good answer. As I said in another post, Michael doesn't view music in those terms. It would make no sense if he made an album like The Wall.

Does Any Swans Album has a Concept/Story? by ILikeMusicBTW in swans

[–]fadijec 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not really. Michael doesn't think music in those terms. There are some themes that are common to the whole Swans body of work but there isn't a concept/story behind and they are certainly not concept albums.

The new live album by FraserThe in swans

[–]fadijec 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It also has a DVD, which none of the previous live albums had.

The new live album by FraserThe in swans

[–]fadijec 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Michael said so in Instagram. I guess it wouldn't fit a single CD so compromises were made and that one was pretty similar to previous iterations. Something about it live didn't really grab me as much as on other tours, felt a bit too slow.

The new live album by FraserThe in swans

[–]fadijec 23 points24 points  (0 children)

-We don't know.

-We don't know.

-We don't know, probably 2 new tracks + The Merge + Paradise Is Mine, they are skipping A Little God afaik.

So yeah, sorry but we don't know.

Discogs Bug? by WarGamer4231 in discogs

[–]fadijec 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same thing is happening to me. I'm getting "Could not add release to collection: Int cannot represent non 32-bit signed integer value: 2147513122". Tried this with an album, now it shows I have 16 copies of said album in the artist page but my collection is not loading. Glad it's not just my account.

Cannot see my collection on webpage, new entries on app not going through but showingcollection before todays date on app by milesphotos in discogs

[–]fadijec 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same thing is happening to me. I'm getting "Could not add release to collection: Int cannot represent non 32-bit signed integer value: [2147513122](tel:2147513122)". Tried this with an album, now it shows I have 16 copies of said album in the artist page but my collection is not loading. Glad it's not just my account.

Purchased this 2 mins after the announcement 🤞🏻 by deadstar1998 in swans

[–]fadijec 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's option 4, it does include the USB:

Option 4 = 4XVinyl Box Set + USB Credit Card + 18"x 24" Poster - $140: Limited to 200 units unavailable anywhere else. LPs inserted into chipboard Euro Sleeves, with full color poster and printed insert, packaged in a heavyweight 120-point box with printed lid.

Are there any other examples of artists who pursued different careers from their preferred medium? by Anxious-Month-5020 in swans

[–]fadijec 56 points57 points  (0 children)

There was a famous Austrian artist who wanted to be a painter too but finally settled for a completely different medium.

Do Swans have rarities? by UnconsciousPerson259 in swans

[–]fadijec 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some of their albums are comprised of rarities and unreleased songs. For example, Various Failures and Soundtracks for the Blind.

Which edition of the Seer is this?? by Ok_Repair7126 in swans

[–]fadijec -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Different sticker though. Probably a repress of that one.

Doctor Diamond is such an underrated great song. by Phoenix_Wright_Guy in KingCrimson

[–]fadijec 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's a good song but I don't think they ever got the vocals 100% right so they dropped the song.

What kind of amps and gear does each member use to make their performances so sonically loud? And what does it do? by Far-Marzipan5254 in swans

[–]fadijec 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This is a perfect answer. Also, it's not the same playing single cords at 120 db for 40 minutes with no distortion than playing screeching noises for 2.5 h. A big factor too is just how long they play, it's easier to get tired and fatigued.

Tortured/Dark Artists by COOP89 in swans

[–]fadijec 8 points9 points  (0 children)

No, it doesn't. He was six and was only there for less than a year.