Swans / Angels of Light (soundtrack, electronic, hardcore, metal, rock)

cardboard adolescent · 05-10-2007, 01:20 PM

Yeah, I didn't really know where to put this especially since this covers a whole lot of styles, from avant-garde to broootal metal to folk, but I end up putting most of my threads here so I figured what the hell.

So, these are two pretty different bands but they're both headed up by Michael Gira and they're both absolutely amazing. Angels of Light is dark dark folky music with a touch of electronics sprinkled in. Very dark and melancholy, but absolutely beautiful. Their album "How I Loved You" is absolutely amazing.

www.myspace.com/theangelsoflight

Swans are a very interesting band. They came before Angels of Light and were the brainchild of Gira and Jarboe, his female compatriot. They crawled out of the murky depths of the NYC no wave scene to create some heavy noise rock with hints of industrial, only to expand their sound to include ethereal dirges and eventually moving completely into the realm of the avant-garde.

www.myspace.com/swansarealive

So yeah, two absolutely amazing bands that everyone must check out. I can upload Swans' Children of God, Soundtracks for the Blind, or Filth, and for Angels of Light I can do How I Loved You or their split with Akron/Family, which is pretty great on both ends. If anyone's interested, that is.

Sound Devastation · 05-10-2007, 02:35 PM

nice.

If youre into the more doomy, noisyness of Swans id recommend a band called The Angelic Process.. awesome stuff.

swim · 05-10-2007, 03:56 PM

Can you up that Angels of Light album I've been looking for it.

Kevorkian Logic · 05-10-2007, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sound Devastation

nice.

If youre into the more doomy, noisyness of Swans id recommend a band called The Angelic Process.. awesome stuff.

can you up that band? Or do I have to go to a store and pay for that album? Cause I really don't want to do that considering I bought 7 cds today.

cardboard adolescent · 05-11-2007, 11:07 AM

Angels of Light - How I Loved You
hxxp://www.megaupload.com/?d=JULKIX0K

Timorous Vince · 05-11-2007, 07:16 PM

Love the Angels.. Everything and How I Loved You and New Mother are all great.

beat yr own KID · 05-11-2007, 07:41 PM

god god god god god I loooooovvvvvveeeeeeeeeeeeee the angels of light. Their split with akron family is one of the best cds I've ever heard.

Sound Devastation · 05-11-2007, 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevorkian Logic

can you up that band? Or do I have to go to a store and pay for that album? Cause I really don't want to do that considering I bought 7 cds today.

Cant im afraid, my comp cant handle it and the link i was going to put up is dead..

Wait until their new album is released then buy it on double 12"

www.myspace.com/theangelicprocess

Moon Pix · 05-13-2007, 11:05 AM

The Swans early work was punishing as hell. Very heavy beats. Theres a two CD set called Cop/Young God/Greed/Holy Money which has a lot of this early material on it, like the Cop album and the Raping A Slave EP.

Good stuff and a baptism of fire for people wanting to get into noise rock. Forget about all the Black Sabbath comparisons by the way cause theyre completely misleading.

jackhammer · 05-13-2007, 01:00 PM

The Swans had a definite influence on a lot of U.K post hardcore bands especially GODFLESH. The Swans were definitely ahead of their time-I have their first two-COP/YOUNG GOD-i can upload if anyone wants?

Cheers for the heads up on THE ANGELS OF LIGHT-look forward to checking them out.

05-10-2007, 01:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
cardboard adolescent ;) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Posts: 3,503	Swans / Angels of Light Yeah, I didn't really know where to put this especially since this covers a whole lot of styles, from avant-garde to broootal metal to folk, but I end up putting most of my threads here so I figured what the hell. So, these are two pretty different bands but they're both headed up by Michael Gira and they're both absolutely amazing. Angels of Light is dark dark folky music with a touch of electronics sprinkled in. Very dark and melancholy, but absolutely beautiful. Their album "How I Loved You" is absolutely amazing. www.myspace.com/theangelsoflight Swans are a very interesting band. They came before Angels of Light and were the brainchild of Gira and Jarboe, his female compatriot. They crawled out of the murky depths of the NYC no wave scene to create some heavy noise rock with hints of industrial, only to expand their sound to include ethereal dirges and eventually moving completely into the realm of the avant-garde. www.myspace.com/swansarealive So yeah, two absolutely amazing bands that everyone must check out. I can upload Swans' Children of God, Soundtracks for the Blind, or Filth, and for Angels of Light I can do How I Loved You or their split with Akron/Family, which is pretty great on both ends. If anyone's interested, that is. Last edited by adidasss; 05-10-2007 at 02:36 PM. Reason: Added myspace links

05-10-2007, 02:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
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05-10-2007, 03:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
swim dontcareaboutyou Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 5,188	Can you up that Angels of Light album I've been looking for it. __________________ http://nakednaps.bandcamp.com/

05-11-2007, 07:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
Timorous Vince Skin That Smokewagon! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 118	Love the Angels.. Everything and How I Loved You and New Mother are all great. __________________ me him her God

05-11-2007, 07:41 PM	#7 (permalink)
beat yr own KID Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fort Washington MD Posts: 923	god god god god god I loooooovvvvvveeeeeeeeeeeeee the angels of light. Their split with akron family is one of the best cds I've ever heard. __________________ I was dead. This was hell. There were no demons, no hellfire or brimstone, just a deep, complete feeling of darkness and hopelessness. This was the never-ending void. Not at all how I had imagined it, but worse than I thought that it could have been.

05-11-2007, 11:07 AM	#5 (permalink)
cardboard adolescent ;) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Posts: 3,503	Angels of Light - How I Loved You hxxp://www.megaupload.com/?d=JULKIX0K

05-13-2007, 11:05 AM	#9 (permalink)
Moon Pix In a very sad sad zoo Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: "Out on tour with Smashing Pumpkins, nature kids, they don't have no function" Posts: 363	The Swans early work was punishing as hell. Very heavy beats. Theres a two CD set called Cop/Young God/Greed/Holy Money which has a lot of this early material on it, like the Cop album and the Raping A Slave EP. Good stuff and a baptism of fire for people wanting to get into noise rock. Forget about all the Black Sabbath comparisons by the way cause theyre completely misleading. __________________ There’s a dream that I see, I pray it can be Look 'cross the land, shake this land - "Maybe Not", C. Marshall Last edited by Moon Pix; 05-13-2007 at 02:48 PM.

05-13-2007, 01:00 PM	#10 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	The Swans had a definite influence on a lot of U.K post hardcore bands especially GODFLESH. The Swans were definitely ahead of their time-I have their first two-COP/YOUNG GOD-i can upload if anyone wants? Cheers for the heads up on THE ANGELS OF LIGHT-look forward to checking them out.