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Scene Point Blank Glowing Man Review
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SwansThe Glowing Man Bands returning after a prolonged hiatus, or re-forming after a break, are rarely able to recapture the essence and/or quality of their earlier existence. When Michael Gira announced the return of Swans it seemed that it would solely be a repeat of the band's earliest style at best. My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky came fourteen years after Soundtracks for The Blind, and it was an album that stood with grace next to historic releases such as White Light From The Mouth of Infinity or Children of God. It was at the time the best one could hope for, a slightly different sound from a beloved band, and a certain drive for something more. However, what followed was beyond anyone's expectations.With their new line-up, featuring previous members of the band, Cristoph Hahn, Norman Westberg and Phil Puleo, alongside new blood in Thor Harris and Christopher Pravdica, Swans reached even further with The Seer. A two-hour long renovation of the Swans identity, documented through the eleven tracks of the album. The past of Swans, their no-wave attitude towards the rock form, their darkwave extensions, the industrial-esque vibe, everything was present. But, paying tribute......
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Classic Rock Glowing Man Review
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Glowing Man Album of the Week in Metropoli
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Uinterview Glowing Man Review
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‘The Glowing Man’ By Swans Album Review: Experimental, Expressive And Ritualistic Stream-of-Consciousness3/5By Antonia GeorgievaSwans is the peculiar experimental rock project of Michael Gira, which has been in existence for decades after being created in 1982 and “put to death” in 1997 only to be resurrected again by its creator in 2010. Swans’ third album since their return The Glowing Man continues in the same vein as its precursors the 2012 The Seer and 2014 To Be Kind in the kind of overwhelmingly grand musical features. ‘THE GLOWING MAN’ BY SWANS ALBUM REVIEW The Glowing Man has been said to be the last one by the band’s current configuration, which perhaps justifies its gargantuan scale. Clocking at just around 2 hours, the album contains only 8 songs, some which span over 25 minutes each. the length of those tracks by no means makes them redundant or boring but rather achieves a hypnotizing effect on the listener, which makes them that much more conducive to the emotional and sonic blend of ecstasy, terror and doom. As usual the kind of music Swans make here is so grand in its scope and ambition that it completely overwhelms the consumer. It’s cinematic quality of the music encourages the creation of apocalyptic pictures as much as our......