To Be Kind is an Alt/Indie album by Swans, originally released in 2014. On Gatefold: 20 pressings tracked, owned by 22 collectors.
About
At two hours in length, <i>To Be Kind</i> shows Michael Gira’s Swans are as serious, demanding and extreme in 2014 as they were back in the early ‘80s when their music was either greatly praised or harshly condemned. There is little middle ground for this group and anyone spooked by the 12-1/2 minute Howlin’ Wolf Tribute “Just A Little Boy” should probably not go forward. However, for fans of slow, gothic, death-rattle Swans, the track is just one sign that the band’s sessions with John Congleton at Sonic Ranch, outside El Paso, Texas were an overwhelming success. Much of the material was developed live during the tours of 2012-13 and explains why there is so much to sift through. Special guests such as Little Annie, who duets with Gira on “Some Things We Do,” Cold Specks, whose multi-tracked vocals guide “Bring the Sun” and honorary Swan Bill Rieflin filled out the sessions that were recorded with a solid sextet in place. “A Little God In My Hands” adds a touch of Krautrock to its elliptical groove. The 34-minute “Bring the Sun/ Tousaaint L’Ouverture” is a complex epic worthy of their reputation.
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Tracklist
- 1-1Screen Shot8:04
- 1-2Just A Little Boy (For Chester Burnett)12:40
- 1-3A Little God In My Hands7:08
- 1-4Bring The Sun / Toussaint L'Ouverture34:05
- 1-5Some Things We Do5:09
- 2-1She Loves Us17:01
- 2-2Kirsten Supine10:33
- 2-3Oxygen7:59
- 2-4Nathalie Neal10:15
- 2-5To Be Kind8:22
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Post-Rock
- abrasive
- intense
- primal
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Chris PravdicaBASS GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, VOCALS
- Daniel HartGUEST , VIOLIN VIOLIN
- David PierceGUEST , TROMBONE TROMBONE
- Evan WeissGUEST , TRUMPET TRUMPET
- John CongletonGUEST , PIANO
- Kristof HahnLAP STEEL GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR, VOCALS
- Michael GiraVOCALS, ELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR
- Norman WestbergELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR ELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, VOCALS
- Phil PuleoDRUMS DRUMS, LAYOUT DRUMS, PERCUSSION, DULCIMER, PIANO, KEYBOARDS, VOCALS
- Rex EmersonGUEST , MANDOLIN MANDOLIN
- Sean KirkpatrickGUEST , PIANO, HARPSICHORD, SYNTH PIANO, HARPSICHORD, SYNTH
- Thor HarrisDRUMS, PERCUSSION, VIBRAPHONE , BELLS, WIND , VIOLA , VOCALS PERCUSSION, VIBRAPHONE, BELLS, DRUMS, VIOLA , OTHER , VOCALS PERCUSSION, VIBRAPHONE, BELLS, DRUMS, VIOLA , WIND , VOCALS
- William RieflinDRUMS, PERCUSSION, PIANO, BASS, GUITAR, SYNTH, KEYBOARDS PERFORMER , DRUMS, PERCUSSION, PIANO, BASS, GUITAR, SYNTH, KEYBOARDS SYNTH, KEYBOARDS, BASS, PIANO, GUITAR, DRUMS, PERCUSSION
- Cold SpecksBACKING VOCALS GUEST , BACKING VOCALS
- Jennifer ChurchBACKING VOCALS GUEST , BACKING VOCALS
- Julia KentGUEST , STRINGS, ARRANGED BY STRINGS, ARRANGED BY
- Little AnnieGUEST , VOCALS VOCALS
- St. VincentBACKING VOCALS GUEST , BACKING VOCALS
22 collectors on Gatefold own this · 20 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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