RAKKO TAKKO - NWO
NWO is the sophomore album from multi-instrumentalist and musician Dean Rudes. While not as wonderful as its predecessor, NWO is a special album as it travels the tracks on the insane, leaving you believing that something is actually wrong with the creator of the media. With a campy and eccentric vocal style inspired by the likes of David Byrne and all, Dean Rudes rides across each track with lyrics about wars to eating crackers & cheese. With wide experimentation, NWO ... read more
A more atmospheric approach to Swans large sounding music, Leaving Meaning is not as stunning as the trilogy that came before it but works as a another showcase as to why Swans is one of the greatest groups of all time.
Okay no, this is the one that finally convinced me that these guys aren’t real. I mean come on, how do real humans create this music? To Be Kind is a two hour powerhouse. A beautiful rollercoaster of emotions throughout that is perfectly crafted. Each song has something to bring to the table and is wonderfully hypnotic. From the loud repetitive drones on Bring The Sun to the beautiful atmospheric soundscapes on Kirsten Supine, this is my all time favorite album ever and nothing will ever ... read more
The most exciting, terrifying, and amazing two hours I’ve ever spent on anything. I don’t get how Michael Gira is a real human being. The Seer brings drones that feel as they go on for hours and atmospheric but anxiety filled music, all culminating in a two hour long masterpiece that never lets down. Absolutely exhilarating music that truly tests your patience at times. I can’t say much else except that I am stunned by whatever I just listened to.
The first record from Swans after their breakup in the late 90’s, My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky is almost a prequel to what would come next from the trilogy. A fitting comeback record with folky moments mixed in with heavier parts.
Favorite Tracks : No Words / No Thoughts, You Fucking People Make Me Sick, Eden Prison
Least Favorites : My Birth
Soundtracks For The Blind is an experimental masterpiece. Originally to be their final record ever, Michael Gira spent his time perfectly crafting this to be a final “swan song” for the band. Soundtracks For The Blind is a record that pushes boundaries beyond anything ever released before. An album that ranges from experimental soundscapes and collages to drawn out rock tracks that are worth every second. An epic record, Soundtracks is almost two hours and a half in length although ... read more
After the pleasant folk sound of releases like The Burning World, White Light & Love of Life, Swans has come back to a more experimental approach to music. While it has some rough edges, The Great Annihilator is a fantastic album from Swans and has some of their best work up to this point.
Favorite Tracks : She Lives!, Blood Promise, Warm, Killing For Company, Telepathy
Least Favorites : Celebrity Lifestyle, Where Does a Body End?
Love of Life is a less ambitious project than White Light. While Love of Life is not Swans strongest record, the high points are extremely high. With a more chilled out atmosphere that is seen in many tracks here, this is one of the more casual listens in their discography. While not their best record, it’s a good sister album to White Light and has some decent replay value throughout it.
Favorite Tracks : Love of Life, Golden Boy, The Other Side of the World, Her, Amnesia, She Cries ... read more
Swans take the folk style from the mostly forgettable The Burning World and expand on that style in a largely ambitious manner. White Light from the Mouth of Infinity is almost a perfectly crafted experience from start to finish that you will feel extremely overwhelmed by the end of it in such a good way. Each song gets better and better. While not a perfect album, it is extremely close to it. White Light is a statement from Swans that needs to be heard. It is an extraordinarily important ... read more
WARNING THIS REVIEW IS EXTREMELY OLD AND MY OPINIONS HAVE HEAVILY CHANGED.
An extraordinarily underwhelming album coming right off of Children of God. I wanted to enjoy this album so badly and not be one of the many people who dislike this project but I really am not into this. Folk is a genre that I absolutely adore if done right but the folk here is very underwhelming and can be boring at times. It’s frustrating to listen to this. While there are some decent tracks here, most of them ... read more
After the unforgivable brutality and nature of their early work, Swans has taken a more straightforward and atmospheric approach to their music. This approach is executed beautifully through this album and makes for a great flow throughout each track. Each track has a unique feel and sound and doesn’t ever overstay its welcome. Everything here is perfect and is so refreshing to listen to after the great industrial sound of albums like Filth or Greed. The brutality is still there, but ... read more
A pretty decent EP but except for that there’s nothing too special about this. A Screw is pretty good and Blackmail is really beautiful but the remix of A Screw without vocals is really not needed at all.
Favorite Track : A Screw (Holy Money), Blackmail
Least Favorites : A Screw (Holy Money) (Mix)
Like Filth goes to Cop, Greed goes to Holy Money. And like Cop, Holy Money is a more underwhelming output than its sister album although it’s way better than Cop in retrospect. While listening to Holy Money you get the idea that these are all just throwaway tracks and outtakes from Greed. Some of these tracks don’t stand out very well while others are surprisingly very good. The second half of this record stands out more greatly to me. While not a perfect record, I wouldn’t ... read more
With only three tracks (one being an alternate mix of TIM), this EP doesn’t have much to say. Not a bad EP at all, but not one I see myself coming back to as much as stuff like Young God or EP #1.
Favorite Tracks : Time Is Money (Bastard), Sealed in Skin
Least Favorites : None
During this point in their career, Swans were coming into their own. This album showcases just how brilliantly creative Swans were during this time. Swans use many different techniques and styles that aren’t seen on the records before this. From the beautifully haunting piano on Fool to the industrial production on Stupid Child, this album shows Swans perfectly executing their style with Jarboe joining in as a new addition. This album is brilliant in many ways and is definitely one of my ... read more
UPDATED REVIEW
To listen to this album is the equivalent of a pound of glass being thrown at you. It’s a frustrating and uncomfortable listen. A slower version of Filth but worth it by the end. Although this is not a bad album at all and I did end up enjoying the majority of this, the execution is done a little less memorably than Filth. Although with repeated listens I really found myself enjoying this album even more than I did on first listen.
score was originally 60, went up to 70
A very brutal and unforgiving album but all hypnotizing at the same time. Filth’s album title and artwork depicts the darkness and “filth” of the music, from the bright red color to the blackness of the teeth biting down on you for eternity, this album does not ever let you go. Both the music and lyrics to go along are extraordinarily brutal. A fantastic but frightening listening experience to go through. So frightening, you’ll consider going into therapy after hearing ... read more
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