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I concur. To Be Kind is just so fucking excellent.
No question.
I can't tell if it's lighter or darker than The Seer. Is it more lunatic? Musical? Challenging? I don't know, there's no line, there's no moral beyond the eyeless eternity of existing, and being too aware of that existence. A godless universe that Michael Gira screeches out between drops in a thunderous thing that can only be called music, but is at heart a primal, terrifying sound. Swans just is, a strange psychedelic rock that's more opera and orchestra than expected, just a gritty, visceral sort of music that's a meal to itself.
I concur. To Be Kind is just so fucking excellent.
No question.
I can't tell if it's lighter or darker than The Seer. Is it more lunatic? Musical? Challenging? I don't know, there's no line, there's no moral beyond the eyeless eternity of existing, and being too aware of that existence. A godless universe that Michael Gira screeches out between drops in a thunderous thing that can only be called music, but is at heart a primal, terrifying sound. Swans just is, a strange psychedelic rock that's more opera and orchestra than expected, just a gritty, visceral sort of music that's a meal to itself.
Well said. I actually listened to The Seer and To Be Kind back to back about a week ago, and let me tell you it was one of the most rewarding yet grueling 4 hours of music I've ever endured. I felt like I had climbed to the top of a mountain. After that final glorious, cacophonous, earth-shattering build-up on the track To Be Kind, I was completely spent. I literally just went and curled up in my bed and fell into a deep sleep. I've got to make it to that Nashville show at the end of the month.
I can't tell if it's lighter or darker than The Seer. Is it more lunatic? Musical? Challenging? I don't know, there's no line, there's no moral beyond the eyeless eternity of existing, and being too aware of that existence. A godless universe that Michael Gira screeches out between drops in a thunderous thing that can only be called music, but is at heart a primal, terrifying sound. Swans just is, a strange psychedelic rock that's more opera and orchestra than expected, just a gritty, visceral sort of music that's a meal to itself.
Well said. I actually listened to The Seer and To Be Kind back to back about a week ago, and let me tell you it was one of the most rewarding yet grueling 4 hours of music I've ever endured. I felt like I had climbed to the top of a mountain. After that final glorious, cacophonous, earth-shattering build-up on the track To Be Kind, I was completely spent. I literally just went and curled up in my bed and fell into a deep sleep. I've got to make it to that Nashville show at the end of the month.
I want Swans back at 'Roo badly, I'm hoping for 2015. There's something to be said for bringing that kind of nightmare music to an unexpected audience. They did it this year with Nick Cave into Darkside, but in a lighter way. Swans is sinister, un-redemptive music.
Well said. I actually listened to The Seer and To Be Kind back to back about a week ago, and let me tell you it was one of the most rewarding yet grueling 4 hours of music I've ever endured. I felt like I had climbed to the top of a mountain. After that final glorious, cacophonous, earth-shattering build-up on the track To Be Kind, I was completely spent. I literally just went and curled up in my bed and fell into a deep sleep. I've got to make it to that Nashville show at the end of the month.
I want Swans back at 'Roo badly, I'm hoping for 2015. There's something to be said for bringing that kind of nightmare music to an unexpected audience. They did it this year with Nick Cave into Darkside, but in a lighter way. Swans is sinister, un-redemptive music.
Oh shit, you just made me imagine a Swans LN show. Give them a tent a 2:00 am and just let them go. There would be absolutely no coming back from that. People would be running and screaming in terror, body parts all over the place, lots and lots of blood. Good luck to anyone at Roo trying to sleep. Scratch that, good luck to any one in the town of Manchester trying to sleep.
Well said. I actually listened to The Seer and To Be Kind back to back about a week ago, and let me tell you it was one of the most rewarding yet grueling 4 hours of music I've ever endured. I felt like I had climbed to the top of a mountain. After that final glorious, cacophonous, earth-shattering build-up on the track To Be Kind, I was completely spent. I literally just went and curled up in my bed and fell into a deep sleep. I've got to make it to that Nashville show at the end of the month.
I want Swans back at 'Roo badly, I'm hoping for 2015. There's something to be said for bringing that kind of nightmare music to an unexpected audience. They did it this year with Nick Cave into Darkside, but in a lighter way. Swans is sinister, un-redemptive music.
I agreed to go to Swans with Whoreshack, and I had an actual panic attack during the first 10 seconds and had to leave the tent to retreat to the sidelines and walk it off. It resonated through my skull, straight to my brain and was so visceral that it felt as though it may disrupt my heart's electrical conduction. Not a genre of music that I can hang with because my adrenal medulla is a little oversensitive and this sort of music sets off my stress response system. Although it was a bit too intense for me, I can see how the music could invoke the reaction Redman's Meth had for those who are able/willing to endure.
We're all a mess of paradoxes. Believing in things we know can't be true. We walk around carrying feelings too complicated and contradictory to express. But when it all becomes too big, and words aren't enough to help get it all out, there's always music.
I agreed to go to Swans with Whoreshack, and I had an actual panic attack during the first 10 seconds and had to leave the tent to retreat to the sidelines and walk it off. It resonated through my skull, straight to my brain and was so visceral that it felt as though it may disrupt my heart's electrical conduction. Not a genre of music that I can hang with because my adrenal medulla is a little oversensitive and this sort of music sets off my stress response system. Although it was a bit too intense for me, I can see how the music could invoke the reaction Redman's Meth had for those who are able/willing to endure.
I had a panic attack of my own at the beginning of Swans last year. I had been really diligent about having lots of water on hand the whole festival, and right as Swans was starting I realized I had no more water and was really thirsty. My wife ran off to get some (Swans isn't really her cup of tea) and it felt like it took ages for her to get back. I want them to come back so I can see the whole show this time; no running off to Tame Impala.
I started in the back of Swans, in front of the soundboard, just to see the faces of people get disgusted and leave. I got pretty close though after a few minutes and...I think I may have told this story before here, but fuck it: There was this kid that was maybe 18 that looked like he was really enjoying the show but he was covering his ears. I had my etymotics in, but happened to have some disposable foam earplugs in my bag, so I gave those to him. A tear of joy fell from his left eye and when it hit the ground, the sky started to change colors. Our dark lord was pleased that afternoon with those hetty jams & an unexpected random act of kindness.
Swans - To Be Kind (14) (rj, disco2000, Boner, rustyautoparts, garageland, Rothric, Paroxysm714, Longinus, Michicant, Druid, Redman's Meth, celestiaequestria, monster) Sylvan Esso - Sylvan Esso (7) (smoothaseggs, Dave Maynar, crippledcamel, sangvincent,fearofpride, MacRoober, snowmanpj) Movement - EP (3) (Jones Jupiter, sleepy, ncbst3) Hundred Waters - The Moon Rang Like A Bell (3) (chasethesun, bikemail, rhodesrs) The Roots - ...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin (2) (rebelbrad, cokes) Chromeo - White Women (1) (EL-D) LCD Soundsystem - The Long Goodbye (1) (thomwaits) Hercules and Love Affair - The Feast of the Broken Heart (1) (bansheebeat) Sturgill Simpson - Metamodern Sounds in Country Music (1) (baconus66) Lykke Li - I Never Learn (1) (ps ppprrrrr)
Swans - To Be Kind (14) (rj, disco2000, Boner, rustyautoparts, garageland, Rothric, Paroxysm714, Longinus, Michicant, Druid, Redman's Meth, celestiaequestria, monster) Sylvan Esso - Sylvan Esso (7) (smoothaseggs, Dave Maynar, crippledcamel, sangvincent,fearofpride, MacRoober, snowmanpj) Movement - EP (3) (Jones Jupiter, sleepy, ncbst3) Hundred Waters - The Moon Rang Like A Bell (3) (chasethesun, bikemail, rhodesrs) The Roots - ...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin (2) (rebelbrad, cokes) Chromeo - White Women (1) (EL-D) LCD Soundsystem - The Long Goodbye (1) (thomwaits) Hercules and Love Affair - The Feast of the Broken Heart (1) (bansheebeat) Sturgill Simpson - Metamodern Sounds in Country Music (1) (baconus66) Lykke Li - I Never Learn (1) (ps ppprrrrr)
Shit, I forgot to vote... Not that it would have mattered, but my vote was for Owen Pallett - In Conflict
Lazaretto is in the clubhouse with a hefty lead. The Orwell's album is pretty great and I'm digging Andrew Bird's Handsome Family covers album too. Strong first week of the month.
I know there are album of the year threads where people list their favorite albums. But is there a thread like this one for album of the year where it gets voted on? If not we should totally have one. Maybe we can do it tournament style and have albums seeded on where they ranked in their release month?
Seeds 1-12 monthly winners ranked by total votes, seeds 13-24 monthly runner ups ranked by total votes, seeds 25-32 all remaining albums by vote count?
I agreed to go to Swans with Whoreshack, and I had an actual panic attack during the first 10 seconds and had to leave the tent to retreat to the sidelines and walk it off. It resonated through my skull, straight to my brain and was so visceral that it felt as though it may disrupt my heart's electrical conduction. Not a genre of music that I can hang with because my adrenal medulla is a little oversensitive and this sort of music sets off my stress response system. Although it was a bit too intense for me, I can see how the music could invoke the reaction Redman's Meth had for those who are able/willing to endure.
I had a panic attack of my own at the beginning of Swans last year. I had been really diligent about having lots of water on hand the whole festival, and right as Swans was starting I realized I had no more water and was really thirsty. My wife ran off to get some (Swans isn't really her cup of tea) and it felt like it took ages for her to get back. I want them to come back so I can see the whole show this time; no running off to Tame Impala.
I remember you recounting the Swans set this way: "It was like the opening to the gates of hell". Probably not my cup of tea but now I'm going to hunt down a Youtube video of their set.