Swans - Filth

NEW VINYL LP ON MUTE 2014.

Swans' classic 1983 debut, Filth - from a line up of Michael Gira (bass/vocals), Norman Westberg (guitar), Roli Mosimann (drums/percussion), Harry Crosby (bass) and Jonathan Kane (drums/percussion) - remastered and now on vinyl with an accompanying poster for the first time in decades.  “This is all slabs of sound, rhythm and screaming/testifying. What more do you need? In a way, it was a reaction against punk (and just about any other music you can think of), and the conservative notion that 3 chords were somehow necessary. I used to deny it  vehemently at the time, but No Wave (I “hated” that scene too, for some  reason I can’t remember now) played a big role as the germ from which this music grew, along with The Stooges and Throbbing Gristle, of course. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swans_%28band%29

Tracklist

1.  Stay Here
2.  Big Stron Boss
3.  Blackout
4.  Power for Power
5.  Freak
6.  Right Wrong
7.  Thank You
8.  Weakling
9.  Gang