Swans - Filth [LP] (remastered, poster) Gastr Del Sol Recorded in a variety of

Recorded in a variety of studios including the band’s own Cold Storage and the Zipper Mobile unit hired from an ad in British paper Melody Maker

they were also making a very strong political statement that spoke out very harshly against the military regime in Brazil at the time

The Old Man’s Back Again also displays cinematic qualities and a penetrating theme (“dedicated to the neo-Stalinist regime

and King Missle

Jens arduously labored over the songs on Night Falls Over Kortedala over the last three years between relentless tours (which ranged from full blown 8-piece ensembles to just Jens alone with a ukelele at the mic)

Swans - Filth [LP] (remastered, poster) Gastr Del Sol Recorded in a variety ofThis is all slabs of sound, rhythm and screaming testifying. What more do you need? In a way, it was a reaction against Punk (and just about any other music you can think of), and the conservative notion that 3 chords were somehow necessary. I used to deny it vehemently at the time, but No Wave (I hated that scene too, for some reason I cant remember now) played a big role as the germ from which this music grew, along with The Stooges and Throbbing