The Glowing Man
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Swans
The Glowing Man
[ Mute & Create / 2 CD ]
Release Date: Friday 1 July 2016
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The Glowing Man marks the last album release of Swans' current incarnation. Swans formed in 1982 and, after disbanding in 1997, returned with the critically acclaimed albums My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky (2010), The Seer (2012) and To Be Kind (2014).
The Glowing Man was recorded at Sonic Ranch, near El Paso, Texas, with John Congleton as recording engineer. Further recording was made at John's Elmwood Studio, in Dallas, Texas, and at Studio Litho (Seattle, WA) with Don Gunn, engineer, and at CandyBomber (Berlin) with Ingo Krauss, engineer. The record was mixed by Ingo at CandyBomber and by Doug Henderson at Micro-Moose, Berlin. Doug Henderson mastered it at Micro-Moose.
Principal players:
Swans: Michael Gira - vocals, electric and acoustic guitar; Norman Westberg - electric guitar, vocals; Kristof Hahn - lap steel guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals; Phil Puleo - drums, dulcimer, knocks, vocals; Christopher Pravdica - bass guitar, vocals; Thor Harris -percussion, vibe as, bells, dulcimer. Hit Man and 7th Swan: Bill Rieflin - drums, piano, synth, Mellotron, bass guitar, electric guitar, vocals.
Guest Musicians:
Jennifer Gira sings the lead vocal on 'When Will I Return?'. The cello solo on 'Cloud of Unknowing' was graciously provided by the ferocious improviser, Okkyung Lee.
Tracks:
1. Cloud of Forgetting
2. Cloud of Unknowing (Pt. 1)
3. Cloud of Unknowing (Pt. 2)
4. The World Looks Red/The World Looks Black
5. People Like Us
6. Frankie M
7. When Will I Return?
8. The Glowing Man (Pt. 1)
9. The Glowing Man (Pt. 2)
10. Finally Peace
