Swans "Apostate" ("The Seer" Full Album Part 11) 

Total annihilation is a good summary of the effect Swans music has on the listener. A spiritual rebirth by way of sounds

I feel like I know someone who embodied all thee albums in himself

he was a seer, then aimed to be kind, and is becoming the glowing man

@nick yeah there's no way Gira is not atheist

@nick I hear you , but there's no way he is . Like , no way

@@sidharthwarrier9001 He frequently posts on Instagram. One commenter asked him if he believed in god, to which he simply answered “Yes.” I think his music is more critical of religion than god as a concept.

Which worlds in your opinion

The last Incarnation of Swans is certainly one of the greatest moments in history of modern music

Ruben Ventura absolutely, but the seer is still the peak of the trilogy for me. Incredible album

Every album is incredibly good there's your way! It's amazing how a band comes back from a Hiato of years, and creates works of this level... unbelievable! What a band! One of the best bands ever!

agreed..

the only bad thing is that when you find and understand Swans, every other piece of music seem to be less interesting

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UntitledKirk Would you say it's better to own on CD or Vinyl. I have both but I feel like I wouldn't be able to listen to it on Vinyl very often.

Skullkan6 Vinyl has a different track listing that I'm personally not fond of. It has The Apostate as the second track when it belongs at the end of the album as the closer, not at the beginning. Plus, due the album's length, the longer tracks had to be cut up into multiple parts over 3 records. This album was clearly not made for the vinyl format.

Sm0ker I see what you mean, I bought my first vinyl a little while ago, F#A#Infinity which I love and there's a clear difference between the CD and Vinyl Versions. The Vinyl version was pretty obviously intended first and has a small section at the end of side 1 which is cut from the CD, and the locked groove kind of helps the fact that the vinyl version feels a bit short for a godspeed album. The CD was pretty obviously made second for a reissue and has a lot more little things added in such as the now iconic "You think the end of the world is coming?" interview, the difference in the mix and a few small bits to Providence but it feels more atmospheric to be honest. Do you know if the CD copies of The Seer are signed by M.Gira as well? I remember seeing that all the vinyl copies have been signed.

UntitledKirk That's quite traditionnal, though, that a song expands on two sides of a vinyl, isn't ?

+UntitledKirk Same, friend. caught on to the album late November of last year, through these exact videos, i believe! Then I purchased the vinyl and immediately forgot it was in my collection. Waiting for November 24th (1 year anniv) to give her the old inaugural spin. Enjoy, all! Hope to own more of their discography soon.

Sinstar Ridley Why?

you havent listened to the knot my man

​@@agsrf64794 words: Look At Me Go

that’s a good way to put it!

so few people are brave enough to do stuff like this. John Zorn and Yamantaka Eye are two dudes who come to mind though

I love basically every 'epic' as you call them, but I have some trouble completely loving the whole half hour ones. The first half of Bring the Sun is phenomenal but the second half, though amusing, kinda drags for me. And with The Seer I think it's mostly a matter of listening to it couple more times, although I also find my thoughts straying during its more mellow moments.

@@sarang8585 I'll give The Seer some more time then, I absolutely love it every time the vocals kick in, so maybe I just need to pay more attention to the moments where it's only the instruments doing the talking. That being said with Apostate and Piece of the Sky, I love the ending of both, but the beginnings can drag a little (especially the latter, I don't think I can even discern an instrument in the first seven minutes. Apostate is honestly amazing throughout, it just requires real attention). Because of that To Be Kind is definitely my favourite because its a bit more straightforward rock I suppose. And this same thing for the same reason makes me think The Seer might be a better album experience overal, does that make any sense? Idk this band has honestly been perplexing me ever since I started going through their works but they've climbed up the ranks to be possibly my second favourite band.

@@jossecoupe446 What about The Glowing Man or have you not heard that yet?

@@matthewmeachem2259 I've now essentially listened to every Swans album except for their first three records and their last two records. Though I have heard the first track, Cloud of Forgetting on The Glowing Man and I've already added it to my list of favourites. I think the post break up albums will always stand higher in the ranking for me in comparison to the those that came before them (I mean My Father alone is better than any pre-break up album imo), but that's really a matter of personal taste. The only album that might top My Father for me rn is Soundtracks for the Blind, which I'm currently going through and I think it just might (in any case there are certain tracks on there that are better than any track on My Father). I've heard that The Glowing Man is a more ethereal record with more drawn out build ups that don't necessarily reach the grand climaxes on To Be Kind and The Seer, and I think that is appealing in its own way. But for the same reason I think it won't top either of the two records that came before it for me, I just love some of the more straightforward rock on those (I'm calling two of the most inaccessible records I've come across straightforward, wth am I saying, but I hope you get it lol). Note of course that I'm basically assuming that most of The Glowing Man is similar to the vibe I got from its first track.

Nice profile pic my guy

hahah, why the hell can´t I thumb up your comment ? wtf

Not Crazy Yeah, early on, SWANS got really into krautrock, and it still shows.

meh, the seer is still better

Probably

@@harrylamont6007 actually not

Drachenjager Nu-Swans will do that to you Some of the most transcendental music I've ever heard

Yep, Swans is one of only a handful (seriously, 3 or 4) bands that make music that have put me in a trance-like mental state. Duster's "Stratosphere", several Godspeed You! records, Can (Tago Mago especially), maybe one or two others I can't think of right now. Closest thing to psychedelics without drugs.

There is definitely heavier music than Swans. Like live they are entirely different beast, but otherwise even early nowave era is pretty easy to listen.

@@MrGrizzzlik What part of my comment talks about "Swans" as a whole?

​@@MrGrizzzlikok

People would've probably hate it cause it would be ahead of its time.

@@buried4430 it is ahead of its time now, so imagine 30 years ago...

True!

Sucks that Michael Gira is a boomer

@@MD-tp5zy gtfo with your cringe

@@thememoriesof4892 sorry but it would have been a lot better if Gira was a Gen Xer, Boomers can gosuck a dick

@@MD-tp5zy Fucking redditor.

i woke up and looked at my c.d. collection and could not find what I needed to start my day. death metal, no...Public Castration Is A Good Idea. ahhhhhh imagined taking a shower in blood ( I have a a red shop light for the tub area ) I was in bliss.

exactly my thoughts

of the year 2012

i know when it was released

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Fuck yes, everything before is looming dread before the amazing groove comes in

That groove kicks so much ass. It just gets better as it goes on. One of my favorite bits of music ever

The best section of any Swans song ever. Pure primal energy. When everything comes together around 19:00 it's one of the most energetic and terrifying pieces of music I've ever heard.

Don’t steal replies you raggedy bitch

Weird to ask the God who in the song is very specifically being confronted and rejected for his indifference and silence for a blessing but you do you

@@orbitalbutt6757 maybe so, I'm just happy musicians like him exist.

How did it go?

good advice

awesome :) but sad, because I no longer speak to the person who gave me that advice

@@zoedarc783 lol

I'm glad you like it Charles Keatts

possessed*

For the record I love both bands immensely, but you should be wary of saying GYBE in a Swans comments section, it will immediately summon the absolute worst mealy-mouthed sniveling music people on the fucking planet to sneer down their noses at you

Tbh i've listened to GYBE and it just sounds like bad post rock to me. This sounds more like a person going insane

@@juanvazquez5836 Yes, because every song has to be about insanity...

@@juanvazquez5836 GYBE are like one of the best pioneers of post rock

this comment is fucking hilarious in our modern climate

He was definitely an influence. I believe Gira even played with him back in the 80s.

Absolutely! You can hear Branca’s work all over the Swans, “The Ascension” in particular. Both works of staggering genius, in my humble opinion.

That is the music!!

Har har har har har har har har har har har har har har har har har har har har har har har har har har har

k m is that the lyrics to the song

try to visualize the music as a wall of sound, forget the conventional ideas of how music must be done, maybe it will help you to get into it easily

@@meagan4605 wooooooosh

I see it as the ultimate conclusion to everything before it. The album feels like the story of a warrior, probably the one sung about, and this song is his last fight.

Definitely in a religious context. The song before this, "A piece of the sky" is about searching for God. I guess the appearance of this song afterwards may suggest that the search for god was fruitless and whoever is searching in these songs, has abandoned the possibility of a God.

He (the seer) has finally confronted and rejected God for his callous silence and total indifference

John Mueller insightful. I can totally see the connection. Glass is a master in minimalism and this song is a fuckin genius

EatPieYes Power symbol perhaps? 🤔

I believe it’s due to the length. Basically if you want those tracks you’d have to buy the full album. Another example could include the track Bring The Sun/Toussaint L’Ouverture and She Loves Us off their album To Be Kind.

on AM you can defo get those ones

Yes of course.

D. Boon lives!