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Bring the Sun / Toussaint l'ouverture

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In an interview, Michael Gira was asked about what influenced “Toussaint L'Ouverture”: "Haiti is just a fulcrum for everything horrible and good. It has this intense magical belief which is pretty amazing. And it’s been the subject of exploitation and violence since the beginning. But it was also the site of the first successful slave revolt. That slave revolt resulted in Napoleon needing money very badly and consenting to the Louisiana Purchase which changed the course of modern history. It’s a terrible place that capitalist pigs have exploited into ruin. And Haitians, of… read more
In an interview, Michael Gira was asked about what influenced “Toussaint L'Ouverture”: "Haiti is just a fulcrum for everything horrible and… read more
In an interview, Michael Gira was asked about what influenced “Toussaint L'Ouverture”: "Haiti is just a fulcrum for everything horrible and good. It has this intense magical be… read more

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Swans are an American experimental rock band from New York, United States, active from 1982 to 1997, reformed in 2010, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. Marginally associated with the scene at first, their original sound was slow and extremely heavy, with live performances that were often so brutal and physical that in a number of instances certain audience members were made ill, police were called and venues were shut down. This early physical sound is possibly best heard on the live album Public Castration Is A Good idea. Their initial style… read more
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