that track volcano is meant to go out on something like a ‘women in rock’ compilation. It’s really just me and Jarboe – her voice, keyboards. We didn’t have a sampler but we would roll tape on a disco record or something generic, and we made a tape Loop of that then I combine that with other Loops. I like to do things in an organic way so, Jarboe said, we need something here she wanted us to treat her voice, so I went out and got a drain pipe, and we put her voice to a drain pipe with a loudspeaker on one end and a microphone at the other, that’s how we got her voice to sound that w… read more
that track volcano is meant to go out on something like a ‘women in rock’ compilation. It’s really just me and Jarboe – her voice, keyboards. We didn… read more
that track volcano is meant to go out on something like a ‘women in rock’ compilation. It’s really just me and Jarboe – her voice, keyboards. We didn’t have a sampler but we would roll t… read more
Swans is an American experimental rock band from New York, United States, active from 1982 to 1997, reformed in 2010, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. Marginally associated with the no wave scene at first, their original sound was slow and extremely heavy, with live performances that were often so brutal and physical that in a number of instances certain audience members were made ill, police were called and venues were shut down. This early physical sound is possibly best heard on the live album Public Castration Is A Good idea. Their initial style … read more
Swans is an American experimental rock band from New York, United States, active from 1982 to 1997, reformed in 2010, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. Margi… read more
Swans is an American experimental rock band from New York, United States, active from 1982 to 1997, reformed in 2010, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. Marginally associated with the no wave scene at fir… read more