Swans – Leaving Meaning.
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Young God Records – YG63 |
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Rock |
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Experimental |
Tracklist
| A1 | Annaline | 5:13 | |
| A2 | The Hanging Man | 9:59 | |
| A3 | Amnesia | 5:51 | |
| B1 | Leaving Meaning | 10:48 | |
| B2 | Sunfucker | 10:16 | |
| C1 | Hums | 1:46 | |
| C2 | Cathedrals Of Heaven | 7:49 | |
| C3 | The Nub | 10:33 | |
| D1 | It's Coming It's Real | 7:41 | |
| D2 | What Is This? | 6:07 | |
| D3 | My Phantom Limb | 6:18 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Young God Records
- Copyright © – Young God Records
- Copyright © – Michael Gira
- Copyright © – Young God Publishing
- Published By – Young God Publishing
- Published By – Mute Song Ltd.
- Recorded At – Candy Bomber Studio
- Recorded At – Ben Frost Studio
- Recorded At – Sonido Del Norte
- Engineered At – Seizures Palace
- Mixed At – Candy Bomber Studio
- Mastered At – micro-moose-berlin
- Mastered At – Salt Mastering
- Pressed By – Record Technology Incorporated – 33835
Credits
- Accordion, Harmonium – Cassis Staudt*
- [Label ., With], Management [Artist Management, With] – Miguel Gallego (2)
- [Label .], Management [Artist Management] – Virtual Label
- Backing Vocals – Jennifer Gira
- Backing Vocals [Additional Backing Vocals] – Mika Bajinski
- Bass, Sounds – Chris Pravdica
- Booking [Booking Of Michael Gira / Swans By] – Todd Cote
- Chorus [Choral], Backing Vocals – Maria Von Hausswolff (tracks: A3, B2, D1)
- Design [Art Design] – M. Gira*
- Double Bass – Lloyd Swanton (tracks: B1, C3)
- Drums, Percussion – Tony Buck (tracks: B1, C3)
- Drums, Percussion, Vibraphone [Vibes], Keyboards [Various Keyboards], Synth, Backing Vocals – Larry Mullins
- Dulcimer [Hammered Dulcimer] – Phil Puleo
- Electric Bass, Double Bass, Keyboards [Various Keyboards], Piano, Synth, Backing Vocals – Yoyo Roehm*
- Featuring – The Necks (tracks: B1, C3)
- Featuring [Cameo] – Jennifer Gira (tracks: B2)
- Guitar – Norman Westberg
- Guitar [Guitars], Backing Vocals – Kristof Hahn
- Guitar, Synth, Sounds [Sound Manipulations] – Ben Frost
- Hosted By [Host] – Tatiana Hahn
- Layout [Layout/Execution] – Phil Puleo
- Lead Vocals – Baby Dee (2) (tracks: C3)
- Mastered By – Doug Henderson
- Mixed By – Ingo Krauss
- Music By – Westberg* (tracks: C1)
- Other [Hovering Presence] – Daniel Miller
- Percussion, Trumpet, Clarinet, Sounds, Bells, Other [Gizmos], Vibraphone [Additional Vibes] – Thor Harris
- Piano – Paul Wallfisch
- Piano, Organ – Chris Abrahams (tracks: B1, C3)
- Producer [Produced By] – M. Gira*
- Public Relations [Publicity In UK By] – Zoe Miller (2)
- Public Relations [Publicity In USA/Canada By] – Howlin Wuelf Media*
- Recorded By – Jeremy Barnes
- Recorded By [Assistant] – Sander Stuer
- Recorded By [With] – Jason LaFarge
- Santoor [Santur], Hihat [Hi-hat], Fiddle [Fiddlesticks], Accordion, Engineer [Engineering] – Jeremy Barnes
- Sounds – Dana Schechter
- Stroh Violin, Violin, Viola, Fiddle [Fiddlesticks] – Heather Trost
- Vocals [Laughter] – Swan Gira
- Vocals, Guitar – Michael Gira
- Words By, Music By – Michael Gira (tracks: A1 to B2, C2 to D3)
Notes
Basic tracks recorded at Candy Bomber, Berlin, by Ingo Krauss.
Subsequent recording at Ben Frost studio, Reykjavik, with Ben.
Assistants: Fancesco Fabris and Sander Stuer; with A Hawk and a Hacksaw at Sonido Del Norte in Albuquerque, NM, recorded by Jeremy Barnes and Heather Trost; with Jason LaFarge, engineer at Seizure's Palace, Brooklyn.
Mixed at Candy Bomber, Berlin.
Mastered at Micro-Moose Berlin.
Published by Young God Publishing (ASCAP), istered outside of North America by Mute Song Ltd. This album ℗ and © 2019 Young God Records LLC.
All words and music © Michael Gira / Young God Publishing (ASCAP) 2019 and ℗ Young God Records 2019
℗ & © 2019 Young God Records
Issued in a brown embossed chipboard gatefold sleeve and cloudy plastic inner sleeves. Includes special insert, 18" x 24" poster and MP3 card.
card includes extended length and extra track.
Copies ordered from Young God Records are signed by Michael Gira.
Tracks on the vinyl release have been edited for length.
Subsequent recording at Ben Frost studio, Reykjavik, with Ben.
Assistants: Fancesco Fabris and Sander Stuer; with A Hawk and a Hacksaw at Sonido Del Norte in Albuquerque, NM, recorded by Jeremy Barnes and Heather Trost; with Jason LaFarge, engineer at Seizure's Palace, Brooklyn.
Mixed at Candy Bomber, Berlin.
Mastered at Micro-Moose Berlin.
Published by Young God Publishing (ASCAP), istered outside of North America by Mute Song Ltd. This album ℗ and © 2019 Young God Records LLC.
All words and music © Michael Gira / Young God Publishing (ASCAP) 2019 and ℗ Young God Records 2019
℗ & © 2019 Young God Records
Issued in a brown embossed chipboard gatefold sleeve and cloudy plastic inner sleeves. Includes special insert, 18" x 24" poster and MP3 card.
card includes extended length and extra track.
Copies ordered from Young God Records are signed by Michael Gira.
Tracks on the vinyl release have been edited for length.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Sticker): 658457006313
- Matrix / Runout (Side A): YG 63 A 33835.1(2)...
- Matrix / Runout (Side B): YG 63 B Salt 33835.2(2)...
- Matrix / Runout (Side C): YG63 C 33835.3(2)...
- Matrix / Runout (Side D): YG63 D Salt 33835.4(2)...
- Rights Society: ASCAP
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Leaving Meaning. (2×CD, Album) | Young God Records | YG63 | US | 2019 | ||
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Leaving Meaning. (2×CD, Album, Digipak) | Traffic (3) | TR-248/9 | Japan | 2019 | ||
| Leaving Meaning. (2×CD, Album) | Young God Records | CDSTUMM446, YG63 | Europe | 2019 | |||
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Leaving Meaning. (2×LP, Album) | Young God Records | STUMM446, YG63 | Europe | 2019 | ||
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Leaving Meaning. (12×File, FLAC, Album) | Mute | STUMM446 | Europe | 2019 |
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Edited one year agoTo be honest, I still don't understand why tracks on the vinyl release have been edited for length. Yes, I know that the best running time for one side of vinyl is about 20 minutes (there's tons of opinions about that - one will say 15-17 minutes, other - 20 minutes and other - 22 minutes) but I know records with much longer runtime and they sound great! The longest one in my collection is Bathory's "Nordland II" which runs over 36 minutes (!) on side B and it's metal music. Of course, it's quieter than the CD version but still it sounds very, very good! In case of "Leaving Meaning", the longest run without editing the length could've been somewhere around 26-27 minutes which is completely normal. I can understand the different sequencing (SWANS songs are really "pain in the ass" to fit them on vinyl) but edited length? Why? Because of that, one track is absent on "Leaving Meaning", "The Beggar" is not complete on vinyl and has a totally different sequencing etc. I know that Michael hates vinyl and always preferred CD's but c'mon...
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I really love the minimalist design of the center labels. You can hardly even tell when it's spinning, which I think is pretty neat. -
I appreciated the production of this album, it has intriguing sounds, but as another reviewer said, it does get repetitive and boring at some parts. I prefer swans earlier stuff but this is still an interesting album and I will have to come back to it.
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Edited 5 years agoamazing album, amazing pressing. what else can be said other than "what is this" ?
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Still digesting this album. I love the textures, the production and the 'feel' but I can't help but feel a little let down by the actual songs themselves which are very repetitious and for want of a better word...seemingly boring. I hope it will click with further listens like The Seer and Soundtracks For The Blind did...
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I feel like the sequencing of this on vinyl works a lot better than the streaming version. Love it. -
Edited 5 years agoBlown away by the sound of this record. Ultra quiet pressing and huge, open, detailed sound.
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