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Feature in Polityka
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Metal Hammer Feature
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Electronic Sound Glowing Man Review
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Cleve Scene Glowing Man Review / Show Preview
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Veteran Experimental Rockers Swans Seek to Create a Seductive World of Soundby Eli ShivelyMost professional musicians take their art extremely seriously. It kind of comes with the job. For Michael Gira, however, music acts as more than just an art form — it’s a spiritual catalyst that possesses the power to completely turn one’s mental state on its head. Gira, the 62-year-old creative mastermind and ringleader of the experimental rock group Swans, has devoted his musical career to creating deep and meaningful experiences through both the band’s studio work and their infamously powerful live shows. Preceded by 2012’s The Seer and 2014’s To Be Kind, the group’s latest offering, The Glowing Man, represents the conclusion of a trilogy of sorts — and while it honors the slow burning, groove-oriented structure of those two records, it also expands upon it a bit by bringing a more subdued and down-to-earth vibe. Creating the vast wealth of material that Swans pour into each studio record can often be a tedious process, especially when it’s all so well-orchestrated. Gira is aware that the prospect of even writing songs that often surpass the 20-minute mark sounds crazy, but as maddening as his methods may be......