The Beggar Lover (Three) is the third installment on a trilogy started with Number One Of Three, an album released in 1998 by Michael Gira’s project The Body Lovers; with the second part being the track Look At Me Go, a bonus track featured on the special edition of Swans' 2010 album, My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky. “Somewhere along the line, I think I made a piece that could be considered number two, and this recent thing is three, but in any event, I wanted to go into this way of working with sound again.” – Michael Gira on an interview promoting The Beggar. Clo… read more
The Beggar Lover (Three) is the third installment on a trilogy started with Number One Of Three, an album released in 1998 by Michael Gira’s project … read more
The Beggar Lover (Three) is the third installment on a trilogy started with Number One Of Three, an album released in 1998 by Michael Gira’s project The Body Lovers; with the second part… read more
Swans is a American experimental rock band from New York, United States, active from 1982 to 1997, reformed in 2010, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. Marginally associated with the no wave scene at first, their original sound was slow and extremely heavy, with live performances that were often so brutal and physical that in a number of instances certain audience members were made ill, police were called and venues were shut down. This early physical sound is possibly best heard on the live album Public Castration Is A Good idea. Their initial style s… read more
Swans is a American experimental rock band from New York, United States, active from 1982 to 1997, reformed in 2010, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. Margin… read more
Swans is a American experimental rock band from New York, United States, active from 1982 to 1997, reformed in 2010, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. Marginally associated with the no wave scene at firs… read more