Soundtracks for the Blind is the tenth studio album by American post rock band Swans, and the last released until 2010's My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky. It was released as a double CD in 1996, through Young God Records. Soundtracks for the Blind was intended, as suggested by the title, to function as a sort of "soundtrack for a non-existent film", and is Swans' most varied studio effort. On the composition of Soundtracks for the Blind, frontman Michael Gira said in 1997: I've always been interested in different sounds like that and listened to … read more
Soundtracks for the Blind is the tenth studio album by American post rock band Swans, and the last released until 2010's My Father Will Guide Me… read more
Soundtracks for the Blind is the tenth studio album by American post rock band Swans, and the last released until 2010's My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky. It was release… read more
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 no wave 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
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. Marg… read more
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 no wave scene at fi… read more