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Experimental rock post-punk gothic rock alternative rock noise rock industrial. Albus Colours Incredible, bluesy, and a bit of no wave sparkles. Band members and Jarboe and Bill Rieflin etc came and went, and somehow we crafted this thing into what it became. Then, around '87 or so, rock's ugliest ducking found its inner Swan and blossomed into a vehicle for sweeping, complex arrangements of keyboards, strings and evocative sound effects. Retrieved August 18,

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Viewed in the context of the Swans' year journey from audio pornography to majestic romanticism, The Great Annihilator serves as an epic apotheosis. Or browse results titled:. The Great Annihilator Retrieved Yhe 1, Thank you Dan and Tim. Snippets of horror-movie soundtrack back Michael Gira's low thorazine crooning.

Swans’ The Great Annihilator chews us up and swallows us whole

But they have faith in the compelling power of their work, and remain undaunted by trends and pointless expectations. The band gradually mellowed, however, incorporating acoustic guitars, female vocals and Eastern melodies into a style that led to an alliance with a major label.

The group's newest album, The Great Annihilator, as always, demands an open ear. Yazz Ahmed guests and we feature "The Music of" tribute to French musical legends. This is the eighteenth Swans record released since 's Filth set a precedent for painful soul-searching dirge.

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By contrasting floating melodies with thumping beats—and M. Credits adapted from The Great Annihilator liner notes. Gira's bass vocals with Jarboe's soprano—Swans crafts music of such incantatory power that lyrics about the "place in space where violence and love collide" don't seem overreaching.

But given the right mood, this record is uplifting, hypnotic: Views Read Edit View history. Experimental rock post-punk gothic rock alternative rock noise rock industrial. A more accessible Swans may also be a less cathartic one.

The Great Annihilator by Swans | Album Review

For nearly two decades, Swans have pursued annihulator own vision despite fickle fans who don't want them to change, critics who don't really listen and several indifferent record labels. Gira, a lugubrious songwriter on a par with Ian Curtis, has a way of hitting the lyrical nail on the head with one deft slam of his hammer.

Its latest album, "The Great Annihilator," successfully incorporates aspects of both eras. The album has been described by Gira as a companion album to his solo album Drainland ; the two were remastered and re-released together in April Their 12th anbihilator, The Great Annihilator, is a majestic symphony of haunting melodies and shifting moods.

The Great Annihilator Alcohol The Seed The relationship didn't last long, but the group long based in New York but now resident in rural Georgia hasn't entirely abandoned its sound from that period. Languages Galego Italiano Polski Edit links. Jarboe's singing styles vary from childlike voices to climbing choral backups sung with space-odyssey breathlessness. Kill the Child All lyrics written by Michael Gira ; all music composed by Gira, except tracks 8 and 16 which are also composed by Jarboe.

The Great Annihilator received a generally positive reception from critics. This page was last edited on 13 Julyat For the astronomical object, see Great Annihilator.

Samuel Vernon go to album. Vocalist Michael Gira traded his guttural growl for the croon of a balladeer, and the latter-day Swans were born.

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