Swans – The Seer
| Label: | Young God Records – YG45 |
|---|---|
| Format: | DVD, NTSC All Media, Special Edition |
| Country: | US |
| Released: | |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Style: | Post-Punk, Post Rock, Alternative Rock |
Tracklist
| 1-1 | Lunacy | 6:09 | |
| 1-2 | Mother Of The World | 9:57 | |
| 1-3 | The Wolf | 1:35 | |
| 1-4 | The Seer | 32:14 | |
| 1-5 | The Seer Returns | 6:18 | |
| 1-6 | 93 Ave. B Blues | 5:22 | |
| 1-7 | The Daughter Brings The Water | 2:41 | |
| 2-1 | Song For A Warrior | 3:58 | |
| 2-2 | Avatar | 8:52 | |
| 2-3 | A Piece Of The Sky | 19:10 | |
| 2-4 | The Apostate | 23:01 | |
| LIVE DVD | |||
| DVD-1 | No Words / No Thoughts | 18:50 | |
| DVD-2 | Avatar | 10:36 | |
| DVD-3 | The Apostate | 19:31 | |
| DVD-4 | Beautiful Child (Fragment) | 3:43 | |
| DVD-5 | Jim | 8:16 | |
| DVD-6 | Sex God Sex | 7:13 | |
| DVD-7 | The Seer / I Crawled | 32:16 |
Companies, etc.
- Distributed By – Revolver USA
- Recorded At – Studio P4, Berlin
- Recorded At – andereBaustelle
- Recorded At – Marcata Recording
- Recorded At – Trout Recording
- Mixed At – Marcata Recording
- Mastered At – micro-moose-berlin
- Mastered At – West West Side Music
- Made By – REV/CA
Credits
- Artwork, Painting [Paintings], Photography By [Swans Photo Portraits] – Simon Henwood
- Cameraman [Additional Cameras] – Alessandra Romeo (2) (tracks: DVD-1 to DVD-7), Dan Knight (2) (tracks: DVD-1 to DVD-7), Phil Tidy (tracks: DVD-1 to DVD-7), Rodney Ascher (tracks: DVD-1 to DVD-7)
- Engineer [Additional Recording Assistant At Trout] – Adam Sachs
- Engineer [Additional Recording Engineer At Trout] – Bryce Goggin
- Film Director [Directed By], Cameraman [Filmed By], Film Producer [Produced By] – Marco Porsia (tracks: DVD-1 to DVD-7), Simon Henwood (tracks: DVD-1 to DVD-7)
- Film Editor [Edited By] – Marco Porsia (tracks: DVD-1 to DVD-7)
- Guest [Special Guest], Accordion [Various Songs] – Cassis Staudt*
- Guest [Special Guest], Accordion, Vocals, Dulcimer, Guitar, Piano, Instruments [Assorted Other Instruments] – Caleb Mulkerin (tracks: 1-5), Colleen Kinsella (tracks: 1-5)
- Guest [Special Guest], Backing Vocals – Dana Janssen (tracks: 2-3), Jarboe (tracks: 1-5), Miles Seaton (tracks: 2-3), Seth Olinsky (tracks: 2-3)
- Guest [Special Guest], Backing Vocals, Voice [Voice Collage] – Jarboe (tracks: 2-3)
- Guest [Special Guest], Bagpipes – Iain Graham (tracks: 1-4)
- Guest [Special Guest], Cello [Steel Cello] – Bob Rutman* (tracks: 1-4)
- Guest [Special Guest], Cello [Various Songs] – Jane Scarpantoni
- Guest [Special Guest], Contrabassoon [Contra Bassoon] – Stefan Rocke (tracks: 1-4)
- Guest [Special Guest], Drums [Additional Drums] – Kevin McMahon (2) (tracks: 1-5)
- Guest [Special Guest], Electric Guitar, Sounds [Various Songs] – Kevin McMahon (2)
- Guest [Special Guest], Horns – Bruce Lamont (tracks: 1-4)
- Guest [Special Guest], Jew's Harp [Jews Harp] – Shon Mahoney (tracks: 1-5)
- Guest [Special Guest], Lead Vocals [Lead Vocal] – Karen O (tracks: 2-1)
- Guest [Special Guest], Mandolin [Acoustic And Electric Mandolins], Clarinet [Various Songs] – Sean Mackowiak (The Grasshopper)*
- Guest [Special Guest], Piano – Bryce Goggin (tracks: 2-1)
- Guest [Special Guest], Sounds [Fire Sounds (Acoustic And Synthetic)] – Ben Frost (tracks: 2-3)
- Guest [Special Guest], Violin [Various Songs] – Eszter Balint
- Guest [Special Guest], Vocals [Co-vocals] – Al Of Low* (tracks: 1-1), Mimi Of Low* (tracks: 1-1)
- Mastered By – Doug Henderson
- Mastered By [Pre-mastering] – Jamal Ruhe
- Mixed By – Kevin McMahon (2)
- Performer [Honorary Swan], Piano, Organ, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Drums, Percussion, Keyboards [Casio], Synthesizer, Bass Guitar, Voice, Other [Bird Idea] – Bill Rieflin*
- Performer [Swans], Bass Guitar, Voice, Other [Incredible Handshake] – Christopher Pravdica*
- Performer [Swans], Drums, Percussion, Bells [Orchestral Bells], Dulcimer [Hammer Dulcimer], Violin [Handmade Violin Thing], Vibraphone, Piano, Clarinet, Voice – Thor Harris
- Performer [Swans], Drums, Percussion, Dulcimer [Hammer Dulcimer], Voice – Phil Puleo
- Performer [Swans], Electric Guitar, Voice – Norman Westberg
- Performer [Swans], Lap Steel Guitar [Lap Steel Guitars], Electric Guitar, Voice – Christoph Hahn*
- Performer [Swans], Voice, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Harmonica, Keyboards [Casio], Sounds – Michael Gira
- Producer [Produced By] – Michael Gira
- Recorded By [Assistants In Berlin] – Boris*, Marco*
- Recorded By [Berlin And New York] – Kevin McMahon (2)
Notes
Recorded at Studio P4 and Andere Baustelle in Berlin, and at Marcata Studio, Gardiner, NY. Additional recording at Trout Recording, Brooklyn, NY.
Mixed at Marcata.
Mastered at Micro-Moose Berlin. Pre-mastering at West Westside Music.
The Seer DVD was recorded variously in the cities of Melbourne, Australia, Berlin, Germany, Brooklyn, NY, San Francisco, CA., LA, CA., and Torrance, California. The footage was filmed throughout the Swans tour(s) of 2010/2011. The film is a work in progress, and will ultimately result in a feature film / filmography of Swans.
Karen O appears courtesy of Interscope Records.
Issued in an 8-panel digipak with a 12-page folded booklet..
Copies pre-ordered from Young God Records signed by Michael Gira.
Mixed at Marcata.
Mastered at Micro-Moose Berlin. Pre-mastering at West Westside Music.
The Seer DVD was recorded variously in the cities of Melbourne, Australia, Berlin, Germany, Brooklyn, NY, San Francisco, CA., LA, CA., and Torrance, California. The footage was filmed throughout the Swans tour(s) of 2010/2011. The film is a work in progress, and will ultimately result in a feature film / filmography of Swans.
Karen O appears courtesy of Interscope Records.
Issued in an 8-panel digipak with a 12-page folded booklet..
Copies pre-ordered from Young God Records signed by Michael Gira.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 658457004593
- Matrix / Runout (CD1): CD204-247 YG45 The Seer CD #1 REV/CA
- Mould SID Code (CD1): IFPI JL10
- Matrix / Runout (CD2): CD204-248 YG45 The Seer CD #2 REV/CA
- Mould SID Code (CD2): IFPI JL10
- Matrix / Runout (DVD): DVD204-246 YG45 The Seer Live DVD REV/CA
- Mould SID Code (DVD): IFPI 9F29
Other Versions (5 of 19)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recently Edited | The Seer (3×LP, Album) | Young God Records | YG45 | US | 2012 | ||
Recently Edited | The Seer (2×CD, Album) | Young God Records | YG45 | US | 2012 | ||
Recently Edited | The Seer (11×File, MP3, Album, VBR) | Young God Records | none | 2012 | |||
| The Seer (2×CD, Album, Promo) | Young God Records | YG45 | US | 2012 | |||
New Submission | The Seer (11×File, WAV, Album, 44kHz 16bit) | Young God Records | none | 2012 |
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Reviews
Any difference between this and https://www.discogs.com/Swans-The-Seer/release/6028355 other than the year and that it says Special Edition? What makes this version Special over the other one?
This version is well worth getting, the dvd is very good quality and quite long also.
Release
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