- Filth (album)
Infobox Album |
Name = Filth
Type =Album
Artist =Swans (band)
Released = 1983
Recorded = 1982-1983
Genre =Noise Rock Post-punk Experimental IndustrialNo Wave
Length = 36:50 (original) 61:10 (re-release)
Label =Labour Records
Producer =Michael Gira
Reviews =
*Robert Christgau (B+) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=3863&name=Swans link]
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:66jeea104xs7~T1 link]*Piero Scaruffi (8/10) [http://www.scaruffi.com/vol4/swans.html#filth link] |
Last album = "Swans" (1982)
This album = "Filth" (1983)
Next album = "Cop" (1984)"Filth" is the first LP by Swans. It was released after their self-titled debut EP, which appears as bonus tracks appended to the end of the first CD re-release. This is the first Swans release to feature the incredibly brutal, noisy playing style that the band's early work would become known for. The album's distinct sound is partly the product of a lineup featuring two drummers (Roli Mosimann and Jonathan Kane).
Track listing
#"Stay Here" – 5:44
#"Big Strong Boss" – 3:07
#"Blackout" – 3:49
#"Power for Power" – 6:03
#"Freak" – 1:15
#"Right Wrong" – 4:48
#"Thank You" – 3:56
#"Weakling" – 5:30
#"Gang" – 3:20
#"Swans Live at the Kitchen, N.Y.C. 1982/3" - 24:18††The additional track on the 1990 re-release contained a live set from
New York City containing the tracks "Strip/Burn", "Heatsheet", "Blackout", "Clay Man" "Stay Here" and "Weakling".Musicians:
*Michael Gira - vocals, bass, tapes
*Roli Mosimann - drums, percussion
*Norman Westberg - guitar
*Harry Crosby - bass
*Jonathan Kane - drums, percussionExternal links
* [http://www.swans.pair.com/DISCOGRAPHY/filth.html Swans official website - Filth]
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