For 141 harrowing minutes, Michael Gira and his resident sidekick Jarboe toy with the listener, expanding their musical horizons and experimenting with previously unused and near-revolutionary musical techniques. Swans. Being the “artist” in this case, it’s hard for me to talk about this one, because the memory is so laden (or burdened!) Soundtracks for the Blind, an Album by Swans. the sheer length of it, standing at 2hrs 21min, makes the album a serious commitment to sit down and listen to. Soundtracks for the Blind is the best album by Swans, and the last released until 1997's Swans are Dead. Young God Records It’s perhaps too much to convey the experience of hearing Soundtracks for the Blind for the first time on its release in 1996. It actually breathes, seems to live, in most places I think. and the overall sound of the album doesnt help - it's varied and massive, just a behemoth of sound that consumes you every listen. Soundtracks for the Blind is one of the most interesting albums of all time. Absolutely visceral and physical, a musical experience unlike anything I've heard before. And to think the memories that I am working on myself seem to share the same vigor as The caretakers. Spotify Amazon. Find album release information for Soundtracks for the Blind - Swans on AllMusic Much requested by Swans fans, the vinyl format for ‘Soundtracks For The Blind’ consists of four LPs in jackets enclosed in a box with a poster, insert and digital download copy. Gutsy rock & folk from this L.A. group powered by tense guitars, searching lyrics, and passionate vocals. Trying to pretend that I care se7en, Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp, This Week’s Essential Releases: Dance Punk, Indigenous Folk, Texas Rap and More, This Week’s Essential Releases: Hyperpop, Detroit Hip-Hop, Indie Rock and More, Moral Collapse stop by to talk about collaborating remotely, plus a block of classic Death songs, A CASIO fx-9750GII Scientific Graphing Calculator w/ USB Power Graphics. I don’t remember why I set this goal for myself, to somehow incorporate such a ridiculously disparate amount of material. Soundtracks for the blind is the final studio album from the legendary band. This set features a repackage of the original digipak for the 1996 Atavistic release plus a bonus disc of the contemporaneous Die Tür Ist Zu EP (a German language version of some of the material from Soundtracks that also includes unique material). Soundtracks for the Blind (1996) was Swans last studio album prior to their 2010 reformation. Favorite track: I Was A Prisoner In Your Skull. B6, C2, D2, E1, E2, E8,F2, F8, and M1 are just some of my favorites from this album The Lost Souls, An empty bliss beyond this Worldby The Caretaker, supported by 82 fans who also own “Soundtracks For The Blind”, A subtle, repressed version of the chaos of EATEOT. "Helpless Child": 9:434. SoundCloud. Much requested by Swans fans, the vinyl package will consist of four LPs in jackets enclosed in a box with a poster, insert and download card. Admittedly, hearing any Swans release for the first time was memorable – I was introduced in the late 80s via … 05:07. I think maybe it was so I could justify throwing all that crap into the local dump, which is what I did when I finished the album. It was the last studio album released by th Soundtracks For The Blind is all about this feeling. and the overall sound of the album doesnt help - it's varied and massive, just a behemoth of sound that consumes you every listen. Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. And I'm watching all the stars burn out Jarboe. There’s some contemporary recordings of the band as it existed in ‘96/7, with Larry Mullins on drums/percussion, Jarboe singing and playing keyboards, Vudi playing electric guitar, and Joe Goldring playing bass and electric guitar, and me singing and playing electric and acoustic guitar, but there’s also a huge amount of sounds and recordings that I (and a few by Jarboe here too) collected … Released in 2001 on Young God (catalog no. bryan_t, Gutsy rock & folk from this L.A. group powered by tense guitars, searching lyrics, and passionate vocals. A new version of Last.fm is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please reload the site. There’s a press release below written by Kurt at Atavistic (Swans label at the time), and some reviews too, which might give you a better idea of how this sounds. especially for someone like me, who struggles with longer albums. Soundtracks for the Blind was intended, as suggested by the title, to function as a sort of "album", and is Swans' last released until 1997's Swans are Dead. – Michael Gira/Young God Records 2008. especially for someone like me, who struggles with longer albums. Anyway, in the end, I was elated with this music, both because I liked it and because finishing it meant I could finally lay Swans to rest after 15 years. Scrobbling is when Last.fm tracks the music you listen to and automatically adds it to your music profile. Soundtracks for the blind, their new double-cd set, is the final studio album. I…, Soundtracks for the Blind is the tenth studio album by Swans, and the last released until 2010's My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky. On the composition of Soundtracks for the Blind, frontman Michael Gira said in 1997: I've always been interested in different sounds like that and listened to Brian Eno and different …, Soundtracks for the Blind is the tenth studio album by Swans, and the last released until 2010's My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky. Soundtracks For The Blind by SWANS published on 2016-08-11T22:52:42Z. And to think the memories that I am working on myself seem to share the same vigor as The caretakers. I really set my own trap, dug my own grave on this one. Swans Soundtracks for the Blind, their last studio album released in 1996 prior to their 2010 reformation, will be released for the first time on vinyl by Young God Records on July 20 th 2018. Soundtracks for the Blind is the tenth studio album by Swans. "Red Velvet Corridor": 0:002. B6, C2, D2, E1, E2, E8,F2, F8, and M1 are just some of my favorites from this album. High quality Soundtracks For The Blind gifts and merchandise. Go directly to shout page. Red Velvet Corridor by SWANS published on 2016-03-30T07:02:36Z. to_deviate, supported by 81 fans who also own “Soundtracks For The Blind”, Absolutely visceral and physical, a musical experience unlike anything I've heard before. Javascript is required to view shouts on this page. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 2, 2021, This anniversary rerelease features never before heard songs, demos, and rare tracks. Yum-Yab Killers. This double CD album has everything in there – all the ideas from Swans’ 15 years of work. Soundtracks for the Blind is one of the most interesting albums of all time. Soundtracks is a musical requiem for troubling times through which Gira's emotions were realized. May he rest in time. This set features a repackage of the original digipak for the 1996 Atavistic release plus a bonus disc of the contemporaneous Die Tür Ist Zu EP (a German language version of some of the material from Soundtracks that also includes unique material). In my case, I’m always happiest when I’m leaving. Great album. Swans’ ‘Soundtracks For The Blind’ – originally released in 1996 and the band’s last studio album prior to their 2010 reformation – is released for the first time on vinyl. Soundtracks for the Blind can’t really be characterized into one consistent sound, mainly because the album is so incredibly diverse, ranging from epic-length orchestral compositions (“Helpless Child”), to creepy, desolate, ear-harming noise (“I Love You This Much”), to ambience (“Secret Friends”) to choppy lo-fi indie rock (“Fan’s Lament”). Connect your Spotify account to your Last.fm account and scrobble everything you listen to, from any Spotify app on any device or platform. Really like climbing up a mountain of sand. This version was sold at concerts during the 1997 tour. Soundtracks for the Blind incorporates obscure spoken interludes between some songs, which mostly describe the disability of the speaker or someone that the speaker is describing. See a recent post on Tumblr from @emacradio about soundtracks-for-the-blind. The album finds the band's sound taking various disparate forms, from the droning ambient tones of opener 'Red Velvet Corridor', to the odd pulsing techno of 'Volcano' via more conventional (if that's even a word that can be associated with Swans) song-based recordings. "Live Through Me": 25:305. It was released as a double CD in 1996, through K Records. Discover more posts about soundtracks-for-the-blind. May he rest in time. Australian artist Tex Crick takes a low-key, 70s singer-songwriter approach to his latest collection of songs. Throughout their fifteen-year history, Swans have unfailingly presented intense, utterly singular & peerless music. 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. 1996 Preview Editors’ Notes Noise-rock behemoths Swans’ final record of the 20th century—they would go dark for the next 14 years—broke sharply with the rest of their ’90s output, in part because it’s essentially a Michael Gira solo project. Trying to pretend that I care, Great Annihilator / Drainland (Remastered 2017). the sheer length of it, standing at 2hrs 21min, makes the album a serious commitment to sit down and listen to. It was released as a double CD in 1996, through Young God Records. Genres: Experimental Rock, Post-Rock, Experimental. It was released as a double CD in 1996, through Young God Records. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 2, 2021, Australian artist Tex Crick takes a low-key, 70s singer-songwriter approach to his latest collection of songs. Swans are an experimental rock band formed in 1982 by Michael Gira. These are reassembled, looped, mangled, and in many cases overdubbed upon to create new pieces of music. The Beautiful Days. Genre Alternative : Rock Contains tracks. It was released as a double CD in 1996…, Swans is a band from New York, United States, active from 1982 to 1997, reformed in 2010, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Born Into Trouble as the Sparks Fly Upward, The Second Album + the First Rehearsal Tapes, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Michael Gira. Printed and … This anniversary rerelease features never before heard songs, demos, and rare tracks. It was just overwhelming. Soundtracks for the Blind is the tenth studio album by Swans, and the last released until 2010's My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky. YG01; CD). The double-album comprises 26 tracks spread across two sides, “Silver” and “Copper.” On the whole, Soundtracks for the Blind has a meandering, experimental feel, each track a singular meditation that stands both beside and apart from its neighbors. Some user-contributed text on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. It holds back, and doesn't show you it's full power - this subtlety is why I prefer this, instead. Soundtracks for the Blind was intended, as suggested by the title, to function as a sort of soundtrack for a non-existent film. 6. It holds back, and doesn't show you it's full power - this subtlety is why I prefer this, instead. A subtle, repressed version of the chaos of EATEOT. Soundtracks for the Blind è un lunghissimo insieme di tanto materiale diverso, due ore e mezzo di musica racchiusi in doppio album che segna uno dei vertici degli anni novanta. Soundtracks for the Blind (1996) was Swans last studio album prior to their 2010 reformation. This version does not have a 'manufactured in Canada' text on the back, but Soundtracks For The Blind does. Soundtracks for the Blind was intended, as suggested by the title, to function as a sort of "soundtrack for a non-existent film", and is Swans' most varied studio effort. Everywhere at the end of time has affected me in so many ways it is beyond hard to describe. Released 22 October 1996 on Young God (catalog no. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 1, 2021, supported by 71 fans who also own “Soundtracks For The Blind”, And I'm watching all the stars burn out Stream Soundtracks For The Blind, a playlist by SWANS from desktop or your mobile device. But in the end, after centuries of picking at this huge iceberg of material with a toothpick, my trusty engineer Chris Griffin and I managed to sculpt something out of it. Inspired designs on t-shirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Silver:1. Fu accolto dalla critica in modo entusiasta, All Music lo definì addirittura il miglior album di sempre. I … 'Soundtracks For The Blind' (1996), is a masterpiece of abstract soundscapes and spectral textures. with the experience of making this thing. I guess what I’m trying to say here is I almost had a heart attack making it (slightly kidding here). 100/100 beyond amazing. Soundtracks for the Blind, an Album by Swans. There’s some contemporary recordings of the band as it existed in ‘96/7, with Larry Mullins on drums/percussion, Jarboe singing and playing keyboards, Vudi playing electric guitar, and Joe Goldring playing bass and electric guitar, and me singing and playing electric and acoustic guitar, but there’s also a huge amount of sounds and recordings that I (and a few by Jarboe here too) collected over the years. "I Was a Prisoner in Your Skull": 3:043. There was SO MUCH material to deal with, to sift through (whole trunks full of decomposing, moldy cassettes and discs with samples and sounds), and the task of making it into something coherent was at times debilitating. Soundtracks For The Blind was intended to be the final studio album by Swans, released as a double disc epic in 1996. Soundtracks for the Blind is the tenth studio album by Swans, and the last released until … These forms represented a separate and welcome phase in the Swans sound which is basically a quest for a new spiritualist awakening. Everywhere at the end of timeby The Caretaker, supported by 95 fans who also own “Soundtracks For The Blind”, Everywhere at the end of time has affected me in so many ways it is beyond hard to describe. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. 100/100 beyond amazing. I don’t remember why I prefer this, instead what I’m trying to pretend that am! 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