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Swans are not dead
Posted: 09 Jan 2010, 13:16
by lazarus corporation
The official Swans Myspace page just got changed from saying "Swans are dead" to "Swans are not dead".
And there's a new demo called "Jim" available to listen to, credited to M Gira/Swans (available at both
http://www.myspace.com/swansaredead and
http://www.myspace.com/younggodrecords).
If I understand it right, it claims to be from a forthcoming CD/DVD called "Not Insane" which would relate it to the recent release of a
portfolio of drawings by Michael Gira called "I Am Not Insane".
Anyone have any more information about this?
Posted: 09 Jan 2010, 14:06
by boudicca
Posted: 09 Jan 2010, 14:06
by boudicca
...even though I don't believe in reunions
Posted: 09 Jan 2010, 14:08
by lazarus corporation
Well, there were rumours circulating last year of a Swans reunion tour at some point in the near future.
Posted: 09 Jan 2010, 14:14
by abridged
Great news! Nothing from Jarboe as of yet. May not necessarily be a reunion. Maybe new people...
Posted: 09 Jan 2010, 15:06
by radiojamaica
Ooh, exciting stuff
Posted: 09 Jan 2010, 17:34
by Obviousman
I'd quite fancy seeing them
Posted: 09 Jan 2010, 18:08
by markfiend
Ooh!
Posted: 09 Jan 2010, 18:09
by lazarus corporation
I saw their last ever UK gig in London in 1997 and it was great - if they do a new tour I'd highly recommend seeing them
Posted: 09 Jan 2010, 18:12
by abridged
The Burning World has to be the most underrated album ever!
Posted: 09 Jan 2010, 18:19
by Silence is platinum
abridged wrote:The Burning World has to be the most underrated album ever!
and "Mona Lisa.." the most underrated song ever
Posted: 09 Jan 2010, 18:28
by abridged
Yep! Or 'Saved'! If there was one song Johnny Cash should've covered...
Posted: 09 Jan 2010, 20:11
by James Blast
is this shoutey bangey artwank Swans or naff indie rock Swans?
Posted: 09 Jan 2010, 21:02
by lazarus corporation
New Album and Tour confirmed:
COMING SOON, NEW SWANS ALBUM AND TOUR(S)
The song “Jim� recently added to the playlist is an acoustic demo (solo at home)
recording by michael gira. this, and many other new songs recorded in the same way comprise many of the new (rough versions) of songs under consideration, to be fleshed out on the coming new swans album. a cd of these acoustic versions, as well as a live (2 shows) dvd of m.gira will be for sale very soon as a hand made (by gira) package called I Am Not Insane (CD/DVD). this package – in a limited edition of 1000 - will be sold in order to raise money for the swans recordings/offset the huge costs involved... check back here or at
http://younggodrecords.com for ordering details and more information...coming soon...coming soon...
principal players on the swans album are (and there will be many special guests):
Michael Gira / gtr / voice / mendicant friar act (original swans)
Norman Westberg – Guitar (original swans)
Christophj Hahn – Guitar (mid period swans and most angels)
Phil Puleo – Drums, percussion, dulcimer etc etc (final swans tour and most angels)
Chris Pravdica – Bass and gadgets (flux information sciences / services/ gunga din)
Thor Harris, Drums, percussion, vibes, dulcimer, curios, etc etc... (angels, now also with shearwater)
Angels Of Light is temporarily on hold while gira pursues his “new� project...
Source:
Facebook Page and
MySpace page
Posted: 10 Jan 2010, 12:32
by radiojamaica
lazarus corporation wrote:I saw their last ever UK gig in London in 1997 and it was great - if they do a new tour I'd highly recommend seeing them
I can say the same about their last ever Belgian gig on that same tour. I was very impressed/blown away and that's an understatement!
Posted: 10 Jan 2010, 12:56
by markfiend
James Blast wrote:is this shoutey bangey artwank Swans or naff indie rock Swans?
Shoutey bangey artwank. Which is nice.
Posted: 10 Jan 2010, 14:20
by boudicca
James Blast wrote:is this shoutey bangey artwank Swans or naff indie rock Swans?
BURN HIM!
Posted: 10 Jan 2010, 16:12
by sam1
saw Mike Gira a few years back at King Tuts in Glasgow---quite a subdued affair----------a million miles away from noise merchants that were the Swans
this probably means a trip south to see them if and when Swans dates are announced!
Posted: 10 Jan 2010, 16:58
by boudicca
sam1 wrote:saw Mike Gira a few years back at King Tuts in Glasgow---quite a subdued affair----------a million miles away from noise merchants that were the Swans
this probably means a trip south to see them if and when Swans dates are announced!
Are you sure it wasn't at the Arches? I was there and I got a big American handshake and grin from him afterwards
Posted: 10 Jan 2010, 17:08
by lazarus corporation
boudicca wrote:sam1 wrote:saw Mike Gira a few years back at King Tuts in Glasgow---quite a subdued affair----------a million miles away from noise merchants that were the Swans
this probably means a trip south to see them if and when Swans dates are announced!
Are you sure it wasn't at the Arches? I was there and I got a big American handshake and grin from him afterwards
He's a nice guy - I saw him doing some of his Angels of Light stuff in Nottingham a few years back. After the gig nearly everyone had left and I was just finishing off my beer. He was still on the merchandising table, so I went up said I thought the gig was great. I went to leave and he asked me my name, grabbed one of the CDs, signed it, and gave it to me for free.
Posted: 10 Jan 2010, 17:16
by sam1
it was definitley at king tuts 2003/04?--still got the ticket stub(yeah I'm one of those who keep years and years worth of used tickets!!!!!!) --met mike afterwards ---i got a signed Angels of Light cd as well..but I had to buy it!
and I bought HIM a beer--I feel a bit done now!!!
Posted: 10 Jan 2010, 17:20
by Drenchrom
I too saw that last Swans show along with the Angels Of Light. Top news.
Matt..
Posted: 11 Jan 2010, 00:59
by boudicca
No beer was exchanged between me and Mr. Gira, sadly! I wonder if I should've handed him my Smirnoff Ice
Jarboe is notable by her absence though... which actually surprises me as she always seemed to be the one that was more keen on maintaining the Swans website and mentioning Gira and her past a lot on her own (while Gira seemed desperate to get away from his previous work and frequently said he hated various aspects of it)... plus she's always doing about a million projects at once. I have to say, I don't think it's a "real" reunion without Jarboe
I'll still be going to see them though!
Posted: 13 Jan 2010, 17:01
by James Blast
Posted: 19 Jan 2010, 00:04
by lazarus corporation
Hot off the press (about 1 minute ago) from Mr Gira:
Hello there,
I have decided to focus my energy on Swans once again. I'm reactivating that project. A new album is in the works, and touring will follow in fall of
2010. In order to help raise funds / help defray the considerable costs of recording and promoting the new album, I have made a special CD/DVD limited edition handmade package called "I Am Not Insane" available exclusively at the YGR website. You can read about the CD/DVD, and my decision to reactivate Swans at this link:
http://younggodrecords.com/Releases/Detail.asp?C=2326
Thanks Very Much, and God Bless You,
Michael Gira / Swans / Angels Of Light / Young God Records
