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Not what you would expect from the frontman of the. Surprisingly enough, this era of the group ended up being highly successful, with a top 40charting album and nearuniversal acclaim. We specialise in finding the highest quality products regardless of format or genre. Michael gira michael rolfe gira is an american singersongwriter, musician, author, and artist. Concert for world childrens day dvd 2002 performed gira con me, to where you are, the prayer duet with celine dion, and arent they all our children anthem as a cast. He is the main force behind the new york city musical group swans, active from 1982 to 1997, reformed in 2010. First michael gira solo album, released in 1995 and recorded shortly after swans the great annihilator michael says a few words about the record. The angels of light biography the angels of light are a progressive countryfolkpostfolk group formed by swans frontman michael gira.
In 2011, and in perhaps similar fashion, gira decided to release songs for a dog in a different format after all, making it available as a cd and digital download. October, 2002 michael gira performs live at san franciscos noe valley ministry. Public castration is a good idea by swans, released 23 march 2016 1. He also fronts the angels of light and is founder of young god records ygr website. Soundtracks for the blind is the 10th album from swans, and, being released in 1996, was their last album before going on a lengthy hiatus. A global tribute to sparks w egnekens daughter, fanmael cd 1999 live music from a dead campus.
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It opens with the uptempo black river song, then follows the heavy slow number promise of water with typical giraesque apocalyptic lyrics. One of few acts to emerge from the new york citybased no wave scene and stay intact into the next decade, swans have become recognized for an everchanging sound, exploring genres such as noise rock, postpunk, industrial and post. Using spare arrangements recorded in august 1994 at musician bill rieflins seattle home, the album features contributions from rieflin and gira s swans bandmate jarboe. Gira says this new group incarnation is more similar. Discover whats missing in your discography and shop for michael gira releases. Michael gira, the main person behind the band went on to form angels of light, still creating great music, but sounding hardly anything like any of his previous work. We are him is the fiftth album by angels of light, michael gira s 21st century project after the dissolution of swans.
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Between 2010 and 2017, michael gira led a mostly stable lineup of swans who toured and recorded constantly, producing some of the most ambitious work of his monumental career. Albums include women as lovers, drainland, and hard rock. Coming off the heels of swans the great annnihilator, michael gira came out with his first solo album, and you can see why he usually has a band to back him up. Their dark, multilayered sound evokes the same americana feel of the likes of bruce lamont, beat circus, wovenhand, larkin grimm, 16 horsepower, reverend glasseye and slim cessnas auto club among others. Collected solo home recordings 2001 2010 licensed to youtube by merlin virtual label llc on behalf of young god records. Drainland is the debut solo studio album by american musician michael gira.
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The band was one of the few groups to emerge from the early 1980s new york no wave scene and stay intact into the next decade. Michael gira was just two years away from pulling the plug on his band swans when it released the great annihilator in 1995. It was released on june 9, 1995 through alternative tentacles record label. Music profile for michael gira, born 19 february 1954. Michael gira on swans, religion and the hubris of matthew. Michael rolfe gira is an american musician, author, and artist. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Any singles or live albums included are here because they have bsides or notable alternate versions. Assisted by jarboe and lateperiod swans member bill rieflin, at whose seattle home most of the album was recorded, gira brings his expected bleak. In leaving meaning young god records, the seventh such double disc, he chooses quiet. Brandon stosuy talks with 60yearold artrock legend michael gira about how swans managed to return without losing any potency, and how a haitian revolutionary. So, i put together this list to show what i believe the core swans discography, and give my opinion as to what the best version of each album is.
Then, everything is good hearplease come home was released in 2003. Michael rolfe gira is an american singersongwriter, multiinstrumentalist, author and artist. Angels of light is the songwriting project i started immediately after terminating swans 19821997. Using spare arrangements recorded in august 1994 at musician bill rieflins seattle home, the album features contributions from rieflin and gira s swans bandmate jarboe jarboe released her 1995 solo studio album sacrificial cake as an. After dissolving swans in 1997 gira released a solo album under his own. Find michael gira discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Produced and written by michael gira, swans leaving meaning features several former members along with dozens of other handpicked musicians. Swans has a really big discography, and a confusing amount of reissues and such, and even more material from other projects related to the swans name. Michael gira solo recordings at home mp3 album download. When the time ran out for that project, gira turned his attention back to swans, and no one had any idea how much his musicality had grown until this album came out in 2012.
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