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‘Soundtracks For The Blind’ is one of the best records I’ve ever heard. So bleak, yet so epic and magnificent.

Posted on Sat, 10 June 2006 at 21:56

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Charlie wrote:

:o be careful or you will break your arm.

Posted on Sat, 10 June 2006 at 22:15

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Idlevice2 wrote:

I’ve heard some of their stuff. pretty cool.

Posted on Mon, 12 June 2006 at 12:39

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Misanthropologist (d) wrote:

Hurrah! Yes, an excellent album. What other stuff have you heard? I started with Soundtracks… and Children of God, and then started buying up the reisuues.
An infrequent pleasure, but a pleasure nonetheless. :cool:

Posted on Mon, 12 June 2006 at 17:53

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30seconds wrote:

Just ‘soundtracks…’. Tracked it down on Amazon for a mere fiver on the marketplace.

I was looking for some Ambient, minimalist stuff, and came across this. Alot of it is, and it builds into something amazing.

Posted on Mon, 12 June 2006 at 18:08

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Misanthropologist (d) wrote:

Like ‘The Sound’. :) If it’s the ambient stuff you like, you should stick to their later stuff. Whatever you might call their earlier stuff, it’s not ambient! :D (There are stories of them playing so loud that it made people physically throw up).

Posted on Mon, 12 June 2006 at 18:13

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30seconds wrote:

Really? I’ll steer clear then :p

About the ilness, thats pretty crazy. The album makes me feel pretty nauseous after listening to the album, some tracks really are bleak…It’s scary.

The dance track (volcano?), is it ironic? I’m not sure, I’m new to the band!

Posted on Mon, 12 June 2006 at 18:18

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Misanthropologist (d) wrote:

Yeah, it does make a good job of making you feel generally ill, doesn’t it? The samples on the album are apparently genuine, too, by the way.

I’d say Volcano was ironic, yeah, but it’s hard to tell with them. ;)

Their site:
http://www.swans.pair.com/

There’s some cool articles and interviews on it.

Posted on Mon, 12 June 2006 at 18:22

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30seconds wrote:

I’ve had a look at it, looks cool. Nice insight into the band.

The guy in the band has had a pretty fucked up childhood, dealing drugs in Europe as a teenager… I’m sure some of these experiences have inspired some of the dark stuff they write.

Posted on Mon, 12 June 2006 at 19:54

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Misanthropologist (d) wrote:

It’s hard to imagine M Gira ever being happy, though. ;)

Posted on Wed, 14 June 2006 at 22:54

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viking_pooh wrote:

not heard any of thier stuff, but the drummer Ted Parsons did an awesome job during his time with Prong.

Posted on Thu, 15 June 2006 at 02:00

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