Swans
The Seer (3LP)
LabelYoung God RecordsGenreExperimental
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*2023 stock* “The Seer took 30 years to make. It’s the culmination of every previous Swans album as well as any other music I’ve ever made, been involved in or imagined. But it’s unfinished, like the songs themselves. It’s one frame in a reel. The frames blur, blend and will eventually fade.
The songs began on an acoustic guitar, then were fleshed out with (invaluable) help from my friends, then were further tortured and seduced in rehearsals, live and in the studio, and now they await further cannibalism and force-feeding as we prepare to perform some of them live, at which point they’ll mutate further, endlessly, or perhaps be discarded for a while.
Despite what you might have heard or presumed, my quest is to spread light and joy through the world. My friends in Swans are all stellar men. Without them I’m a kitten, an infant. Our goal is the same: ecstasy!" - Michael Gira
Release notes
No print below the barcode on the back cover. 3-panel gatefold cover including MP3 download card and 24"x18" poster. Distribution: Revolver USA and Virtual Label LLC. All words / music © and ℗ M.Gira / Young God Publishing (ASCAP) 2012, except [B1, C1, D1, E1] © and ℗ M.Gira / Young God Publishing (ASCAP) 2012 Throughout the United States of America & Canada: Karen O appears courtesy of [l2311]. Throughout the World excluding the United States of America, Canada, Australia, & New Zealand:…
| A1 | Lunacy | 6:07 | |
| A2 | The Apostate Pt. 1 | 13:18 | |
| B1 | The Apostate Pt. 2 | 9:36 | |
| B2 | A Piece Of The Sky Pt 1. | 9:36 | |
| C1 | A Piece Of The Sky Pt 2. | 9:30 | |
| C2 | 93 Ave. B Blues | 5:22 | |
| C3 | The Daughter Brings The Water | 2:33 | |
| C4 | Song For A Warrior | 3:58 | |
| D1 | Mother Of The World | 9:59 | |
| D2 | Avatar | 8:49 | |
| E1 | The Wolf | 1:35 | |
| E2 | The Seer Pt. 1 | 18:56 | |
| F1 | The Seer Pt. 2 | 13:17 | |
| F2 | The Seer Returns | 6:15 |
- M.Gira
- Art Direction, Design, Performer [Swans], Voice, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Harmonica, Keyboards [Casio], Sounds, Producer [Produced By], Words By, Music By
- Simon Henwood
- Artwork, Painting [Paintings], Photography By [Swans Photo Portraits]
- Todd Cote
- Booking
- Adam Sachs
- Engineer [Additional Recording Assistant]
- Bryce Goggin
- Engineer [Additional Recording Engineer]
- Cassis Staudt
- Guest [Special Guest], Accordion [Various Songs]
- Jane Scarpantoni
- Guest [Special Guest], Cello [Various Songs]
- Kevin McMahon
- Guest [Special Guest], Electric Guitar, Sounds [Various Songs], Mixed By, Recorded By
- Sean Mackowiak (The Grasshopper)
- Guest [Special Guest], Mandolin [Acoustic And Electric Mandolins], Clarinet [Various Songs]
- Eszter Balint
- Guest [Special Guest], Violin [Various Songs]
- Earl Kuck
- Layout
- Doug Henderson
- Mastered By
- Jamal Ruhe
- Mastered By [Pre-mastering]
- Pravdica
- Music By (B1, C1, D1, E1), Performer [Swans], Bass Guitar, Voice, Other [Incredible Handshake]
- Hahn
- Music By (B1, C1, D1, E1), Performer [Swans], Lap Steel Guitar [Lap Steel Guitars], Electric Guitar, Voice
- Westberg
- Music By (B1, C1, D1, E1), Performer [Swans], Electric Guitar, Voice
- Puleo
- Music By (B1, C1, D1, E1), Performer [Swans], Drums, Percussion, Dulcimer [Hammer Dulcimer], Voice
- Harris
- Music By (B1, C1, D1, E1), Performer [Swans], Drums, Percussion, Bells [Orchestral Bells], Dulcimer [Hammer Dulcimer], Violin [Handmade Violin Thing], Vibraphone, Piano, Clarinet, Voice
- Bill Rieflin
- Performer [Honorary Swan], Piano, Organ, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Drums, Percussion, Keyboards [Casio], Synthesizer, Bass Guitar, Voice, Other [Bird Idea]
- David Clark Perry
- Photography By [Photo Adjustments]
- Howlin' Wuelf Media
- Public Relations [Publicity]
- Boris
- Recorded By [Assistants]
- Marco
- Recorded By [Assistants]
