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Angry Metal Guy<p><a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/swans-birthing-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Swans – Birthing Review</a></p><p><i>By Dear Hollow</i></p><p>It’s hard to keep up with <strong>Swans</strong>. Since 1982, Michael Gira and company have cranked out sixteen studio albums, eight EPs, and ten live albums (not to mention all the compilations and side projects), influencing underground stalwarts like <strong>Godspeed You! Black Emperor</strong>, <strong>Neurosis</strong>, <strong>Godflesh</strong>, and <strong>Napalm Death</strong>, as well as more mainstream acts like <strong>Nirvana</strong> and <strong>Tool</strong>. No genre was safe, as noise rock, no-wave, industrial, sludge, post-punk, and post-rock were impacted in the process – yet <strong>Swans</strong> have always had their own inimitable and uncategorizable sound. In Gira’s words, “<strong>Swans</strong> are majestic, beautiful-looking creatures – with really ugly temperaments.” Seventeenth studio album <em>Birthing</em>, a supposed end to the big sound of Gira’s millennial reformation, is an affirmation of both why some love them and why others stay far away. Maybe the real <strong>Swans</strong> were the friends we made along the way.</p><p>The path of <strong>Swans</strong> has been one of blending ugliness with a sheen of pristineness. They’ve had it all, from the ugly industrial sludge of <em>Filth</em> and <em>Cop</em>, the more regal industrial noise rock of <em>Greed</em> and <em>Holy Money</em>, the Gothic rock groovers of <em>Children of God</em>, the lush starkness of <em>White Light from the Mouth of Infinity</em>, the post-rock-imbued apocalyptic prophecies of <em>The Great Annihilator</em> and <em>Soundtracks for the Blind</em>, the trancelike 2010s comeback <em>My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky</em>, the formidably monolithic trilogy <em>The Seer</em>,<em> To Be Kind</em>, and <em>The Glowing Man</em>, to the minimalist folk-embedded<em> Leaving Meaning</em> and <em>The Beggar</em>. If you wanted to devote a week to the <strong>Swans</strong> discography, have at it. Or get into the process of <em>Birthing</em>.</p><p>In spite of its higher focus on more acoustic textures and Michael Gira’s wild baritone, <strong>Swans</strong>’ use of repetition is a tether to which their grasp of reality is consistently mutilated, interspersed with moments of sparse accessibility. Seven tracks and nearly two hours of content greet the ears with repetition both nauseating and hypnotic, tracks undeniably modern-era <strong>Swans</strong>: folkier, more acoustic and organic, and retaining that trademark longwindedness and industrial/noise barb, shifting from mood to mood with ease. You’ll hear painful dissonance, ritualistic passages of pounding percussion, Gira’s unnerving vocal lines, and synth-heavy crystalline atmosphere exchanged across mammoth runtimes. Especially in the first act, ugly stretches stitch together more uncanny valley passages of accessibility, like a synth rock jam session with pulsing basslines (“I Am a Tower”), beautiful piano ballads graced by spidery melodies and Jennifer Gira’s haunting vocals (“Birthing,” “Guardian Spirit”), catchy little choral “bum bums” (“The Merge”), and instrumental ambient swells (“The Healers,” “(Rope) Away”).</p><p></p><p>Gira and company find themselves in an odd predicament: in the shadow of their own influence. <strong>Swans</strong> has smartly focused on more acoustic and organic textures with their most recent releases, but in comparison to the 80’s and 90’s, and even the 2010s, <em>Birthing</em> cannot hold a candle. No one can do music like <strong>Swans</strong>, but it feels as though the trilogy of <em>The Seer</em>,<em> To Be Kind</em>, and <em>The Glowing Man</em> was Tsar Bomba, and every subsequent release has been the fallout. Likewise, the raining ash of <em>Birthing</em> is lethal, unnerving, and undeniably <strong>Swans</strong>, but it doesn’t feel as monumental. The only track that feels crucial is the absolute fever-dream “The Merge” in its wholehearted dive into the abyss. Each track features <strong>Swans</strong>-isms that sear themselves into your brain if you let them, but therein, very few moments justify why you should devote two hours to listening to them – especially if you are not a fan to begin with. Their focus has never been to be catchy, impress with riffs, or go wild with novelty – as such, the trademark tapestries of droning dissonance (“I Am a Tower,” “Guardian Spirit”), free jazz/industrial noise explosions (“The Merge”) are just difficult – aside from <strong>Swans</strong>’ inability to edit.</p><p>I may be <strong>Swans</strong> lone apologist at <span>AMG </span>HQ, and maybe I’m insane for it. <em>Birthing</em> is nowhere near the influence of its predecessors – while retaining that noise and industrial sneer throughout, it’s a far more gentle album than the ugly classics of the band’s heyday. However, it’s probably the best of its era, blending its bad temperament with its more post-rock atmospheres and semi-accessible passages that keep listeners <em>this</em> close to insanity. That being said, it’s still <strong>Swans</strong>. And a whole lot of <strong>Swans</strong>. Two hours of <strong>Swans</strong>. Yay/ugh.</p><p></p> <p><strong>Rating:</strong> 3.5/5.0<br><strong>DR:</strong> 7 | <strong>Format Reviewed:</strong> 320 kb/s mp3<br><strong>Label:</strong> <a href="https://younggodrecords.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Young God Records</a><br><strong>Websites:</strong> <a href="http://swans.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">swans.bandcamp.com</a> | <a href="http://facebook.com/<strong>Swans</strong>Official" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">facebook.com/SwansOfficial</a><br><strong>Releases Worldwide:</strong> May 30th, 2025</p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/2025/" target="_blank">#2025</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/35/" target="_blank">#35</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/ambient/" target="_blank">#Ambient</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/american-metal/" target="_blank">#AmericanMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/birthing/" target="_blank">#Birthing</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/experimental/" target="_blank">#Experimental</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/experimental-ambient/" target="_blank">#ExperimentalAmbient</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/free-jazz/" target="_blank">#FreeJazz</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/godflesh/" target="_blank">#Godflesh</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/godspeed-you-black-emperor/" target="_blank">#GodspeedYouBlackEmperor</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/industrial/" target="_blank">#Industrial</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/may25/" target="_blank">#May25</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/napalm-death/" target="_blank">#NapalmDeath</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/neurosis/" target="_blank">#Neurosis</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/nirvana/" target="_blank">#Nirvana</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/no-wave/" target="_blank">#NoWave</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/noise/" target="_blank">#Noise</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/noise-rock/" target="_blank">#NoiseRock</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/non-metal/" target="_blank">#NonMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/post-rock/" target="_blank">#PostRock</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/post-punk/" target="_blank">#postPunk</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/review/" target="_blank">#Review</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/reviews/" target="_blank">#Reviews</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/sludge-metal/" target="_blank">#SludgeMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/swans/" target="_blank">#Swans</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/tool/" target="_blank">#Tool</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/young-god-records/" target="_blank">#YoungGodRecords</a></p>
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BD Cabrera<p>I think I need to pass out a few downloads of my last album. Maybe it'll help motivate me to finish the last bits of mixing left on the new one?</p><p>You know how it goes: when you get to this point in the current project, you're ready to move on to what's next (which I already have a lot of).</p><p>Anyhow: <a href="https://bdcabrera.bandcamp.com/yum" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bdcabrera.bandcamp.com/yum</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>(edited to remove used codes)<br>he28-vj6z<br>9lsy-uu7k<br>zsqn-vqm9<br>yglh-knn7</p><p>Enjoy!<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectronicMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectronicMusic</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/downtempo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>downtempo</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/experimentalAmbient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>experimentalAmbient</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/chubbycrowrecds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chubbycrowrecds</span></a></p>
emuziek<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodontech.de/@Music_From_The_80ies" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Music_From_The_80ies</span></a></span> Yes. Some difficult listening...</p><p><a href="https://www.mixcloud.com/emuziek/existence/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mixcloud.com/emuziek/existence</span><span class="invisible">/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/drone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>drone</span></a> <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/darkAmbient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>darkAmbient</span></a> <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/industrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>industrial</span></a> <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/experimentalAmbient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>experimentalAmbient</span></a> <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/Soundscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Soundscape</span></a> <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/Download" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Download</span></a> <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/BillLaswell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BillLaswell</span></a> <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/Shpongle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shpongle</span></a> <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/18eOktober" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>18eOktober</span></a> <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/ThrobbingGristle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThrobbingGristle</span></a> <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/Scanner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scanner</span></a> <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/SchlossTegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SchlossTegal</span></a> <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/Sote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sote</span></a> <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/HolegSpies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HolegSpies</span></a> - and more!!</p>
BD Cabrera<p>I suppose it's past time for me to share some of my music with my new Mastodon friends here.</p><p>Please have a listen to the title track from my album 'Walking on Roots Leaves No Trail'.</p><p>I hope you enjoy it.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R_fB3DkzOQ" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=3R_fB3DkzO</span><span class="invisible">Q</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectronicMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectronicMusic</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/downtempo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>downtempo</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/experimentalAmbient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>experimentalAmbient</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/chubbycrowrecds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chubbycrowrecds</span></a></p>
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