Swans – My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky
| Label: | Young God Records – YG43 |
|---|---|
| Format: | CD, Album |
| Country: | US |
| Released: | |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Style: | Alternative Rock, Art Rock, Post Rock, Avantgarde, Experimental |
Tracklist
| 1 | No Words / No Thoughts | 9:23 | |
| 2 | Reeling The Liars In | 2:20 | |
| 3 | Jim | 6:44 | |
| 4 | My Birth | 3:51 | |
| 5 | You Fucking People Make Me Sick | 5:11 | |
| 6 | Inside Madeline | 6:33 | |
| 7 | Eden Prison | 6:01 | |
| 8 | Little Mouth | 4:12 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Seizures Palace
- Recorded At – Old Soul Studios
- Recorded At – Trout Recording
- Recorded At – Marcata Recording
- Mixed At – Trout Recording
- Mixed At – Marcata Recording
- Mastered At – West West Side Music
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Michael Gira
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Young God Publishing
- Copyright © – Michael Gira
- Copyright © – Young God Publishing
- Distributed By – Revolver USA
Credits
- Art Direction – Michael Gira
- Artwork – Beatrice Pediconi
- Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Piano, Drums, Percussion, Synthesizer, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – Bill Rieflin*
- Bass Guitar, Jew's Harp, Vocals – Chris Pravdica
- Drums, Percussion, Dulcimer [Hammer], Vibraphone, Keyboards, Vocals – Thor Harris
- Drums, Percussion, Dulcimer [Hammer], Vocals – Phil Puleo
- Electric Guitar, Effects [E-Bow], Vocals – Norman Westberg
- Electric Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar, Vocals, Other [Germanic Presence] – Christoph Hahn*
- Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Vocals, Electric Guitar – Kenny Siegal
- Guitar, Vocals – M. Gira*
- Layout – Earl Kuck
- Mandolin – Grasshopper (2)
- Mastered By – Jamal Ruhe
- Mixed By – Adam Sachs, Bryce Goggin, Kevin McMahon (2)
- Producer – Michael Gira
- Recorded By – Jason La Farge*, Kenny Siegal
- Trombone – Steve Moses*
- Trumpet [Slide] – Brian Carpenter
- Violin – Jason La Farge*
- Vocals – Siobhan Duffy Gira*
Notes
All songs © and ℗ Michael Gira/Young God Publishing ASCAP 2010
Recorded at Seizure's Palace, Brooklyn, by Jason La Farge and at Old Soul Studio, Catskill, NY, by Kenny Siegal.
Mixed at Trout, Brooklyn, by Bryce Goggin and Adam Sachs and at Marcata Recording, Gardiner NY, by Kevin McMahon.
Additional vocals recorded at Trout and Marcata.
Mastered at West Westside Music
Layout at Revolver
Packaged in digipak cover with lyrics and credits insert.
Recorded at Seizure's Palace, Brooklyn, by Jason La Farge and at Old Soul Studio, Catskill, NY, by Kenny Siegal.
Mixed at Trout, Brooklyn, by Bryce Goggin and Adam Sachs and at Marcata Recording, Gardiner NY, by Kevin McMahon.
Additional vocals recorded at Trout and Marcata.
Mastered at West Westside Music
Layout at Revolver
Packaged in digipak cover with lyrics and credits insert.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 658457004326
- Barcode (Scanned as 13-digit GTIN): 0658457004326
- Matrix / Runout: CD204-193 YG 43REV/CA 7A8743
- Mastering SID Code: IFPI LK02
- Rights Society: ASCAP
Other Versions (5 of 9)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recently Edited | My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky (2×CD, Album, Special Edition) | Young God Records | YG43X | US | 2010 | ||
| My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky (LP, Album) | Young God Records | YG43 | US | 2010 | |||
New Submission | My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky (CD, Album, Promo) | Young God Records | YG43 | US | 2010 | ||
New Submission | My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky (LP, Album, Test Pressing) | Young God Records | YG-43 | US | 2010 | ||
Recently Edited | My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky (LP, Album, Test Pressing) | Mute | STUMM 362 | UK | 2010 |
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Reviews
- Edited 10 months agoNow that Swans have released many, many albums since this one... I still believe this is the best one (of the comeback albums). Why? It's short and sweet. Less self-indulgent. I've listened to Leaving Meaning exactly once, with no desire to revisit. It's just a bit boring, let's be honest. 'My Father...' on the other hand feels like true Swans album. The Seer had it's moments, but it was just too long. It gets worse on To Be Kind, Glowing Man, and worst of all - Leaving Meaning. These albums may be cathartic to Michael Gira, but musically there's not much going on.
- I'm not sure I understand the negativity towards this album; I think it's one of their very best and straddles the border between their mid-era accessible songwriting and their later doom-laden sonic assaults (that were to follow the release of this album). Far better in my mind than White Light and Love Of Life which are considered by many fans to be the best of their more accessible releases.
- Got the LP version recently since its my favorite album by them but my pressing sounds worse than the digital version. also is it me or does it seem like they edited out parts of "no words no thoughts"? It sounds so weak compared to the digital version.
Release
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