Album
My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky
2010 · Rock
6 collectors on Gatefold own this
My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky is a Rock album by Swans, originally released in 2010. On Gatefold: 10 pressings tracked, owned by 6 collectors.
About
The Swans’ first album since 1996, <i>My Father</i> combines the strong-armed assault of the early Swans with the calmer sounds of Michael Gira’s later work with Angels of Light. The opening cut, “No Words/ No Thoughts” works off a drone and a robotic, sludge beat for nine-plus minutes. Gira’s creepy vocals finish things off. “Jim” builds on a repetitious trudge with the same notes building in intensity as Gira takes on the role of the hypnotic priest over six long minutes. “My Birth” is nearly conventional rock music by comparison. The rhythms still pound in determination but the melody pops out alongside the guitars and keyboards. “You F*****g People Make Me Sick” isn’t nearly as offensive as its title suggests, but it is an abstract piece of musical sounds banging into one another as Devendra Banhart and Gira’s daughter duet. “Inside Madeline” is a beautifully layered gentle piece with Gira emerging at song’s end. “Eden Prison” is nearly metal with its surging guitar lines and apocalyptic, industrial doomscape. If it says Swans, it’s not for the faint of heart.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1No Words / No Thoughts9:23
- A2Reeling The Liars In2:20
- A3Jim6:44
- A4My Birth3:51
Side B
- B1You Fucking People Make Me Sick5:11
- B2Inside Madeline6:33
- B3Eden Prison6:01
- B4Little Mouth4:12
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Art Rock
- abrasive
- intense
- nocturnal
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Brian CarpenterTRUMPET HORNS
- Chris PravdicaBASS GUITAR BASS GUITAR, JEW'S HARP, VOCALS JEW'S HARP
- GrasshopperMANDOLIN
- Jason LaFargeVIOLIN STRINGS
- Kenny SiegalELECTRIC GUITAR ELECTRIC PIANO , VOCALS, ELECTRIC GUITAR PIANO
- Kristof HahnELECTRIC GUITAR ELECTRIC GUITAR, LAP STEEL GUITAR, VOCALS, OTHER ELECTRIC GUITAR, STEEL GUITAR , VOCALS, OTHER
- Michael GiraGUITAR GUITAR, VOCALS VOCALS
- Norman WestbergELECTRIC GUITAR ELECTRIC GUITAR, E-BOW, VOCALS ELECTRIC GUITAR, EFFECTS , VOCALS
- Phil PuleoDRUMS, PERCUSSION DRUMS, PERCUSSION, DULCIMER , VOCALS DRUMS, PERCUSSION, DULCIMER, VOCALS
- Siobhan DuffyVOCALS
- Stephen MosesTROMBONE
- Thor HarrisDRUMS, PERCUSSION DRUMS, PERCUSSION, DULCIMER , VIBRAPHONE, KEYBOARDS, VOCALS DRUMS, PERCUSSION, DULCIMER, VIBRAPHONE, KEYBOARDS, VOCALS
- William RieflinBASS GUITAR BASS GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR, PIANO, DRUMS, PERCUSSION, SYNTHESIZER, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, VOCALS DRUMS, PERCUSSION
- Devendra BanhartVOCALS
- Hunter Hunt-HendrixGUITAR
- Saoirse Daniel GiraVOCALS
6 collectors on Gatefold own this · 10 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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