Swans
Subtitle: sacrifice and transcendence : the oral history
By: Nick Soulsby
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781911036395
Subjects: Rock musicians; Anecdotes; Rock groups; Swans (Musical group); Interviews; Biography
Other titles: Sacrifice and transcendence
Description: "Over a span of some three and a half decades, Michael Gira's Swans have risen from chaotic origins in the aftermath of New York's No Wave scene to become one of the most acclaimed rock-orientated acts of recent years. The 1980s' infamous 'loudest band on the planet' morphed repeatedly until collapsing exhausted, broken, and dispirited in the late 1990s. Swans returned triumphantly in 2010 to top end-of-year polls and achieve feted status among fans and critics alike as the great survivors and latter-day statesmen of the underground scene. Throughout, Gira's desire has remained to create music of such intensity that the listener might forget flesh, get rid of the body, exist as pure energy--transcendent--inside of the sound. Through these pages, the musicians responsible tell the tale of one of the most significant bands of the US post-punk era. Drawing on more than 125 original interviews, Swans: Sacrifice And Transcendence is the ultimate companion to Swans and their work from the 1980s to the present day."--Amazon.com.