Swans – The Gate
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Young God Records – YG1954 |
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US |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Post Rock |
Tracklist
| 1-1 | Swans– | Frankie M | 29:25 |
| 1-2 | Swans– | A Little God In My Hands | 13:12 |
| 1-3 | Swans– | Apost / Cloud Of Unforming | 33:40 |
| 2-1 | Swans– | Just A Little Boy | 16:40 |
| 2-2 | Swans– | Cloud Of Forgetting | 11:33 |
| 2-3 | Swans– | Bring The Sun / Black Eyed Man | 28:16 |
| The Demos | |||
| 2-4 | Michael Gira– | When Will I Return? | 2:57 |
| 2-5 | Michael Gira– | New Rhythm Thing | 1:58 |
| 2-6 | Michael Gira– | People Like Us | 3:53 |
| 2-7 | Michael Gira– | Red Rhythm Thing | 3:04 |
| 2-8 | Michael Gira– | Finally, Peace | 3:25 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Young God Records
- Copyright © – Young God Publishing
- Recorded At – Berghain
- Mastered At – Micro-Moose-Berlin
- Manufactured By – The ADS Group – 6745-CD-0525
- Manufactured By – The ADS Group – 6745-CD-0526
Credits
- Band [Swans:] – Thor Harris
- Bass – Christopher Pravdica*
- Design Concept [Concept], Art Direction, Liner Notes, Artwork [Uncredited] – M.Gira*
- Drawing, Other [Woodblock Print] – Nicole Boitos
- Drums, Dulcimer – Phil Puleo
- Engineer [Live Sound] – Brandon Eggleston
- Guitar – Norman Westberg
- Guitar, Vocals – Michael Gira
- Lap Steel Guitar – Christoph Hahn*
- Mastered By – Doug Henderson
- Percussion, Vibraphone [Vibes], Dulcimer, Viola, Gizmotron [Gizmos] – Thor Harris
- Recorded By – Doug Henderson (tracks: 1-1 to 2-3)
- Recorded By, Mixed By – Thomas Stern (tracks: 1-1 to 2-3)
Notes
[Credits ]
[Liner notes] Michael Gira / Swans August 2015
Live performances recorded by [...] at Berghain, Berlin [...]. All recordings mastered by [...] at Micro-Moose, Berlin
The woodblock print and drawing for The Gate is by Nicole Boitos nicoleboitos.com
All material on these recordings and on this page is c and p 2015 Young God Records and Young God Publishing (ascap) younggodrecords.com
[Disc label]
All songs © Young God Publishing 2015 (ascap)
℗ Young God Records 2015
Limited to 2,500 hand-numbered unique and signed 2xCD packs, released in a 4- cardboard gatefold wallet.
Contains a sheet of notes/text by M. Gira discussing the live recordings and plans for developing them on record.
The album contains six live songs recorded during the 2014/15 tour, four of which are new, unfinished and unrecorded at the time of this album's release.
Also included are five demos by M. Gira, that will be re-recorded and further orchestrated to be included on the forthcoming new Swans album.
The image on this release is printed with a linoleum block on hand-brushed white ink.
The drawing for the print was accomplished by Nicole Boitos (who also signed and numbered the releases), based upon a sketch/concept by M. Gira.
Each individual cover is further drawn upon, personalized and signed by M. Gira.
Track durations do not appear on the release, they are measured by a computer.
[Liner notes] Michael Gira / Swans August 2015
Live performances recorded by [...] at Berghain, Berlin [...]. All recordings mastered by [...] at Micro-Moose, Berlin
The woodblock print and drawing for The Gate is by Nicole Boitos nicoleboitos.com
All material on these recordings and on this page is c and p 2015 Young God Records and Young God Publishing (ascap) younggodrecords.com
[Disc label]
All songs © Young God Publishing 2015 (ascap)
℗ Young God Records 2015
Limited to 2,500 hand-numbered unique and signed 2xCD packs, released in a 4- cardboard gatefold wallet.
Contains a sheet of notes/text by M. Gira discussing the live recordings and plans for developing them on record.
The album contains six live songs recorded during the 2014/15 tour, four of which are new, unfinished and unrecorded at the time of this album's release.
Also included are five demos by M. Gira, that will be re-recorded and further orchestrated to be included on the forthcoming new Swans album.
The image on this release is printed with a linoleum block on hand-brushed white ink.
The drawing for the print was accomplished by Nicole Boitos (who also signed and numbered the releases), based upon a sketch/concept by M. Gira.
Each individual cover is further drawn upon, personalized and signed by M. Gira.
Track durations do not appear on the release, they are measured by a computer.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (CD1): YGGATE1 6745-CD-0525 15-272-10-2
- Matrix / Runout (CD2): YGGATE2 6745-CD-0526 15-272-11-2
- Mastering SID Code: IFPI LY89
- Rights Society: ascap
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I'm glad I bought this because it's fantastic music. I'm also glad because it appears that it might end up being my retirement fund, based on the current pricing trend.
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Possibly the best sounding of all of SWANS/Michael Gira handmade CDs. This one has a fantastic stereo balance to it.
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