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Michael Gira

Real Name:
Michael Rolfe Gira
Profile:
Born: 1954, Los Angeles, California

Producer, composer and musician from New York, USA. He became known via his band Swans. In 1990 he founded Young God Records which released Swans music and other projects. He also produced or co-produced nearly all releases on the label. Besides Swans and Young God Records he has had several other bands and solo projects.
Sites:
MySpace
Aliases:
A066, Body Haters, The, Body Lovers, The
In Groups:
Angels Of Light, The, Circus Mort, Pigface, Skin (2), Swans, World Of Skin, The
Variations:
All | Michael Gira | Gira | Jira | M. Gira | M.G. | M.Gira | Michael R. Gira
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Discography

Releases:
Hard Rock (Cass)   Ecstatic Peace! 1984
Drainland (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Alternative Tentacles ... 1995
Drainland / Sacrificial Cake (3xLP)   Alternative Tentacles 1995
Benefit CD - Jarboe Emergency Medical Fund (CD)   Not On Label 1999
Offenbarung Und Untergang By Georg Trakl (CD)   Les Disques Du Soleil Et De L'Acier 1999
The Somniloquist (CD, Album, Ltd)   Young God Records 2000
Solo Recordings At Home (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Young God Records 2001
What We Did (CD)   Young God Records 2001
Living '02 (CDr, Album)   Young God Records 2002
Gantse Mishpuchah (CD)   Fringes Recordings 2004
I Am Singing To You From My Room (CD, Album)   Young God Records 2004
Songs For A Dog (LP, Ltd)   Lumberton Trading Company 2006
Remixes:
Holy Money (LP, Album) A Screw (Holy Money) K.422 1986
Girl: Come Out (12") Girl: Come Out Dub Product Inc. 1987
Greed / Holy Money (CD, Album)   Sky Records (US) 1992
Love Of Life / Amnesia (EP) ◄ (2 versions)   Young God Records 1992
Warm Liquid Event (CD, EP) Warm Liquid Event (Rad... Sub Rosa 1993
Production:
Greed (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Vap Inc. ... 1986
Holy Money (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   K.422 ... 1986
Time Is Money (Bastard) / A Screw (Cass)   PVC Records 1986
Children Of God (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Product Inc. ... 1987
Greed (CD)   K.422 1987
New Mind (Single) ◄ (2 versions)   Product Inc. 1987
Indie Top 20 Volume V - Spirit Of Independents (Comp) ◄ (4 versions) Love Will Tear Us Apart Beechwood Music ... 1988
Love Will Tear Us Apart (Single) ◄ (5 versions)   Product Inc. ... 1988
Can't Find My Way Home (Single, Maxi) ◄ (4 versions)   MCA Records Ltd. 1989
Saved (Single) ◄ (3 versions) No Cruel Angel MCA Records Ltd. ... 1989
The Burning World (Album) ◄ (6 versions)   UNI Records ... 1989
Filth ◄ (2 versions)   Young God Records 1990
Body To Body Job To Job (LP)   Young God Records 1991
Thirteen Masks (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Sky Records (US) 1991
White Light From The Mouth Of Infinity (Album) ◄ (5 versions)   Young God Records ... 1991
Cop / Young God (CD)   Young God Records, Sky Records (US) 1992
Greed / Holy Money (CD, Album)   Sky Records (US) 1992
Love Of Life (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Sky Records (US) ... 1992
Love Of Life / Amnesia (Maxi, EP) ◄ (3 versions)   Sky Records (US) ... 1992
Omniscience (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Sky Records (US) ... 1992
The Great Annihilator (CD, Album)   Young God Records, Rough Trade Germany 1994
Sacrificial Cake (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Young God Records ... 1995
Soundtracks For The Blind (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Young God Records ... 1996
Children Of God / World Of Skin (Comp) ◄ (3 versions)   Young God Records ... 1997
Number One Of Three / 34:13 (2xCD)   Fringecore 1998
Swans Are Dead ◄ (3 versions)   Atavistic ... 1998
Cop / Young God / Greed / Holy Money ◄ (2 versions)   Thirsty Ear ... 1999
Talker ◄ (2 versions)   Drag City 1999
Various Failures 1988-1992 ◄ (2 versions)   Fringecore ... 1999
Ego:Echo (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Les Disques Du Soleil Et De L'Acier ... 2000
Filth / Body To Body, Job To Job (2xCD, Comp, RM)   Young God Records 2000
Scavengers (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Young God Records ... 2000
203 Barriers (CD)   Season Of Mist 2001
Private/Public (CD, Album)   Young God Records 2001
Rever (CD, Album)   Young God Records 2002
Everything Is Good Here / Please Come Home (CD)   Young God Records 2003
Forever Burned (CD, Album, Ltd)   Young God Records 2003
Mystery Of Faith - Unreleased Pieces : Swans + World Of Skin (2xCD)   Atavistic 2004
Niño Rojo (CD, Album, Enh, Dig)   Young God Records 2004
Rejoicing In The Hands (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Young God Records ... 2004
Akron/Family (Album) ◄ (5 versions)   Young God Records ... 2005
5 Song EP (CD, EP, Ltd)   Young God Records 2007
We Are Him (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Young God Records 2007
Parplar (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Young God Records 2008
Mix:
Time Is Money (Bastard) / A Screw (Cass)   PVC Records 1986
Various Failures 1988-1992 (2xCD, Comp) Better Than You, Will ... Young God Records 1999
Beautiful People Ltd (CD, Album, RM) No Mix, Warm Liquid Pl... Atavistic 2004
The Orchard (CD, Album, Ltd)   Young God Records 2008
Appears On:
Circus Mort (12", EP)   Labor 1981
Swans (EP) ◄ (2 versions)   Labor ... 1982
Filth (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Neutral Records (3) ... 1983
Symphony No. 3 (Gloria) (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Les Disques Du Crépuscule ... 1983
Confusion Is Sex ◄ (2 versions) The World Looks Red Zensor ... 1984
Young God (12", EP)   Homestead Records 1985
A Screw ◄ (2 versions) Blackmail K.422 ... 1986
Greed (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   PVC Records ... 1986
Holy Money (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   K.422 ... 1986
Public Castration Is A Good Idea (2xLP, Album)   Not On Label 1986
Time Is Money (Bastard) (12")   K.422 1986
Time Is Money (Bastard) / A Screw (Cass)   PVC Records 1986
Blood, Women, Roses (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Product Inc. ... 1987
Children Of God (Album) ◄ (3 versions) New Mind, In My Garden... Product Inc. ... 1987
Feel Good Now (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Not On Label ... 1987
Girl: Come Out ◄ (2 versions)   Product Inc. 1987
Greed (CD)   K.422 1987
New Mind (Single) ◄ (2 versions) New Mind, Damn You To ... Product Inc. 1987
One Thousand Years (12")   Product Inc. 1987
Gigantic! (Cass) Trust Me (Acoustic) Melody Maker 1988
Love Will Tear Us Apart (Single) ◄ (6 versions) Trust Me, Our Love Lies Product Inc. ... 1988
New Mind (Version) (Flexi, 6", S/Sided)   Reflex Magazine 1988
Shame, Humility, Revenge (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Product Inc. 1988
Can't Find My Way Home (Single, Maxi) ◄ (3 versions)   MCA Records Ltd. 1989
Saved (Single) ◄ (3 versions)   MCA Records Ltd. 1989
The Burning World (Album) ◄ (6 versions)   UNI Records ... 1989
Filth (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Young God Records ... 1990
Ten Songs For Another World (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Drink To Me Only With ... Young God Records ... 1990
Body To Body Job To Job (CD)   Sky Records (US) 1991
Thirteen Masks (Album) ◄ (3 versions) The Believers, The Nev... Atavistic ... 1991
White Light From The Mouth Of Infinity (Album) ◄ (5 versions)   Young God Records ... 1991
Beautiful People Ltd (CD, Album, Dig)   Sub Rosa 1992
Cop / Young God ◄ (2 versions)   K.422 ... 1992
Greed / Holy Money (CD, Album)   Sky Records (US) 1992
Love Of Life (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Young God Records ... 1992
Love Of Life / Amnesia (Maxi) ◄ (2 versions)   Sky Records (US) ... 1992
Omniscience (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Young God Records ... 1992
White Light From The Mouth Of Infinity / Love Of Life (2xLP, Album + LP, Album + Box, Ltd)   Young God Records, Young God Records 1992
Empathy / Steamroller (7", Single, Cle) Empathy Sub Pop Records 1993
Notes From Thee Underground (Album) ◄ (4 versions) Chikasaw, Chikasaw, Em... Invisible ... 1994
The Great Annihilator (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Young God Records ... 1994
Sacrificial Cake (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Young God Records ... 1995
Salt Peter (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Carondelet Creation Records 1995
Salt Peter Remixed. Revenge, The Sweetest Fruit (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Carondelet (Don't Fear... Creation Records ... 1995
Die Tür Ist Zu (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Rough Trade Germany 1996
Soundtracks For The Blind (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Young God Records ... 1996
Children Of God / World Of Skin (Comp) ◄ (3 versions)   Young God Records ... 1997
I Am The Sun (7", Ltd, Bla)   Überschall Records, Überschall Records, Die Stadt 1997
Selections From The Symphonies (For Electric Guitars) (CD, Comp)   Atavistic 1997
Number One Of Three (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Atavistic ... 1998
Number One Of Three / 34:13 (2xCD)   Fringecore 1998
Swans Are Dead ◄ (2 versions) Feel Happiness, Low Li... Atavistic ... 1998
New Mother (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Young God Records ... 1999
Praise Your Name (7", Single)   Young God Records, Stripmine Recordings 1999
Six Hours One Week (CD, Album, Ltd) Outtake From Number On... Six Hours One Week 1999
Various Failures 1988-1992 (Comp) ◄ (3 versions)   Young God Records ... 1999
Dr. Speedlove Presents Vol. 2 (CD) Chikasaw (Ten Inch Mix) Invisible 2000
Ego:Echo (Album) ◄ (2 versions) La Joueuse De Tambour Les Disques Du Soleil Et De L'Acier ... 2000
Filth / Body To Body, Job To Job (2xCD, Comp, RM)   Young God Records 2000
Scavengers (Album) ◄ (3 versions) Tijerina Young God Records ... 2000
How I Loved You (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Young God Records ... 2001
Private/Public (CD, Album) Love Me Love Me, Van S... Young God Records 2001
The Best Of Pigface: Preaching To The Perverted (2xCD, Comp) Chickasaw, Empathy Invisible 2001
Dwellers On The Threshold (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Miracle Of Love Kitty-Yo ... 2002
I Swear I Saw Garlic Growing Under My Father's Steps (CD) Bloodsucker Interzone (Belgium) 2002
Rever (CD, Album)   Young God Records 2002
Cover Your Bets! (CDr, Smplr) Failure Middle Pillar Presents 2003
Everything Is Good Here / Please Come Home (CD)   Young God Records 2003
Beautiful People Ltd (CD, Album, RM)   Atavistic 2004
Bunkur Vs Moss (CDr, EP) COP Foreshadow Productions 2004
Mystery Of Faith - Unreleased Pieces : Swans + World Of Skin (2xCD)   Atavistic 2004
Niño Rojo (CD, Album, Enh, Dig) Electric Heart Young God Records 2004
Akron/Family (Album) ◄ (3 versions) Italy Young God Records ... 2005
Akron/Family & Angels Of Light (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Young God Records 2005
Mi And L'Au (CD)   Young God Records 2005
The Angels Of Light Sing "Other People" (CD)   Young God Records 2005
The Body Lovers / The Body Haters (2xCD)   Young God Records 2005
From The Kitchen Archives No.3 / Amplified: New Music Meets Rock, 1981-1986 (CD, Album, Comp) World Looks Red, Clay ... Orange Mountain Music 2006
Humility (CD, Comp) Trust Me [Trisol] Music Group GmbH 2006
Not Alone (5xCD, Comp) Song For My Father Durtro, Jnana Records 2006
Theory Of Machines (Album) ◄ (3 versions) Stomp Bedroom Community 2006
Elegy Sampler 49 (CD, Smplr) My Brother's Man Elegy 2007
Musm II (CD, RM)   Important Records (2) 2007
We Are Him (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Young God Records 2007
Mr. Alien Brain Vs. The Skinwalkers (Album) ◄ (3 versions) New York Story (Michae... Dais Records ... 2008
Parplar (Album) ◄ (2 versions) The Dip Young God Records 2008
Total Reconstruction (CD, Comp, Dig) All Lined Up (Swans Co... Cold Meat Industry 2008
Women As Lovers (Album) ◄ (3 versions) Under Pressure Kill Rock Stars ... 2008
Rockets, Unto The Edges Of Edges (CD, Album, Dig) Sans Soleil BineMusic 2009
Tracks Appear On:
A Diamond Hidden In The Mouth Of A Corpse (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Game Giorno Poetry Systems ... 1985
Alphabet City (CD) Memory Of A Murder In ... Sub Rosa 1994
Apocalypse Always (CD, Comp) Where Does Your Body B... Alternative Tentacles 2002
Goodfellas Sampler 2002 (CD, Smplr, Comp) 17 Hours Not On Label 2002
Unofficial Releases:
Drainland (CD, Album)   ArsNova 1995
Filth / Body To Body, Job To Job (2xCD, Ltd, RM, Comp)   ArsNova, ArsNova  
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