swans
THE GLOWING MAN
Mute
announced as the last album release of Swans’ current incarnation, this epic double dose of michael gira & co's droning, repetitive, weighty mantras, follows their powerful & challenging 'To Be Kind' (our No4 album of 2014).
on occasions, gira references & reworks previous songs / lyrics & the whole album has an propulsive energy that feels like it's grown organically forward from improvisations. the chanting vocals, the repetitive rhythmic grooves, the slowly building intensity - it's a record that begs to be experienced live, very loud, in a dark room. "a chock-a-block song cycle stuffed with concepts, textures & ideas in which a prevailing air of anxiety is conveyed through arduous slow-burn structures. A rattling rollercoaster of dread" - slant.
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The Glowing Man' will be available on double CD, as well as a limited edition double CD/DVD format which includes a Swans live performance from 2015. In addition, the album will also be available as a deluxe triple gatefold vinyl set with poster & digital download
Tracklist
cd 1
- Cloud Of Forgetting
- Cloud Of Unknowing
- The World Looks Red / The World Looks Black
- People Like Us
cd 2
- Frankie M
- When Will I Return
- The Glowing Man
- Finally Peace
DVD
- Swans Live 2015
lp
- Cloud of Forgetting
- Cloud of Unknowing
- Cloud of Unknowing Pt2
- The World Looks Red / The World Looks Black
- People Like Us
- Frankie M
- When Will I Return
- The Glowing Man Pt1
- The Glowing Man Pt2
- Finally Peace