Forever Burned
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Forever Burned is a compilation album by the American no wave
band Swans
. It was given a limited release through the Young God Records
website and also sold at gigs. It featured the entire The Burning World
album followed by a few songs from White Light from the Mouth of Infinity
, Love of Life
and the Michael Gira version of Love Will Tear Us Apart. Tracks 1 to 10 are from The Burning World
.
The CD is no longer available from the Young God Records
website.
No Wave
No Wave was a short-lived but influential underground music, film, performance art, video, and contemporary art scene that had its beginnings during the mid-1970s in New York City. The term No Wave is in part satirical word play rejecting the commercial elements of the then-popular New Wave genre...
band Swans
Swans (band)
Swans are an influential American post-punk band initially active from 1982 to 1997, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. The band was one of the few groups to emerge from the early 1980s New York No Wave scene and stay intact into the next decade. Formed by Gira in...
. It was given a limited release through the Young God Records
Young God Records
Young God Records is an independent record label formed by Michael Gira in 1990 that specializes in experimental, avant-garde and often non genre-specific releases...
website and also sold at gigs. It featured the entire The Burning World
The Burning World (album)
The Burning World is an album by the American rock band Swans. It was released in 1989 on Uni Records, and it was its only major label release and only album featuring production by Bill Laswell....
album followed by a few songs from White Light from the Mouth of Infinity
White Light from the Mouth of Infinity
White Light from the Mouth of Infinity is a studio album by Swans. It was released in 1991. The album is now out of print and has not been reissued by Young God Records, although all but two of the songs appear on the compilation Various Failures...
, Love of Life
Love of Life (album)
Love of Life is a studio album by Swans. It was released in 1992. It was also released in a limited edition box that was designed to contain it and their previous studio album White Light from the Mouth of Infinity....
and the Michael Gira version of Love Will Tear Us Apart. Tracks 1 to 10 are from The Burning World
The Burning World (album)
The Burning World is an album by the American rock band Swans. It was released in 1989 on Uni Records, and it was its only major label release and only album featuring production by Bill Laswell....
.
The CD is no longer available from the Young God Records
Young God Records
Young God Records is an independent record label formed by Michael Gira in 1990 that specializes in experimental, avant-garde and often non genre-specific releases...
website.
Track listing
- "The River that Runs with Love Won't Run Dry" - 4:16
- "Let it Come Down" - 4:28
- "Can't Find My Way HomeCan't Find My Way HomeThe New York No Wave band Swans version of "Can't Find My Way Home" appeared on their 1989 album The Burning World and was also released as a single.- Track listing :# "Can't Find My Way Home"...
" - 4:48 - "Mona Lisa, Mother Earth" - 4:16
- "(She's a) Universal Emptiness" - 5:16
- "SavedSaved (Swans EP)-Track listing:# "Saved"-6:57# "See No More "-4:17# "No Cruel Angel "-8:05-Musicians:*Michael Gira - vocals and guitars*Jarboe - vocals and keyboards*Norman Westberg - guitars*Bill Laswell - bass...
" - 4:11 - "I Remember Who You Are" - 4:24
- "Jane Mary, Cry One Tear" - 3:48
- "See No More" - 5:30
- "God Damn the Sun" - 4:23
- "The Sound Of Freedom" - 4:28
- "No Cure For The Lonely" - 2:51
- "Love Of Life" - 3:36
- "God Loves America" - 3:41
- "Song For The Sun" - 5:03
- "Power And Sacrifice" - 5:37
- "Love Will Tear Us Apart"
Musicians
- Michael GiraMichael GiraMichael Rolfe Gira is an American musician, author, and artist. He is the main force behind the recently reformed New York City musical group Swans and fronts the Angels of Light...
- vocals and guitars - JarboeJarboeJarboe is an American singer, songwriter, and keyboardist.Jarboe is a solo artist who came to prominence in the mid-1980s with the New York City based group Swans. With founder Michael Gira, the duo was the core of Swans until the group broke up in 1998...
- vocals and keyboards - Norman WestbergNorman WestbergNorman Westberg is a New York City guitarist best known for his work with Swans. Present through almost the entirety of the band's existence, Westberg was brought on for Swans' debut album Filth and appeared on every album through 1991s White Light From the Mouth of Infinity...
- guitars - Christopher Hahn - guitars
- Jenny Wade - bass
- Vincent SignorelliVincent SignorelliVincent Signorelli is a drummer from New York City, more specifically Brooklyn. Signorelli's involvement with the New York punk scene began quite early, playing drums with the Dots. It is the Dots drum kit that was used during a recording session with the Bad Brains...
- drums - Algis KizysAlgis KizysAlgis Kizys is a New York City bass guitarist most well-known for his long-time membership in No Wave indie band Swans. First joining Swans on 1986s Greed LP, he stayed with the group through The Great Annihilator...
- bass - Virgil MoorefieldVirgil MoorefieldVirgil Moorefield is a composer and intermedia artist. Moorefield's work focuses primarily on live acoustic performance, electronic processing of acoustic signals, and live visual music . CDs of his composer-led ensembles have been released on several labels, including Tzadik, Cuneiform, and Innova...
- drums - Jason Anses - bass
- Nicky SkopelitisNicky SkopelitisNicky Skopelitis is an American guitarist and composer from Greek heritage. He is best known as a guitarist, but also performs on banjo, oud, lute, keyboards and other instruments....
- baglama and bazouki - ShankarL. ShankarLakshminarayanan Shankar, also known as L. Shankar and Shenkar, is an Indian-born American violinist, singer and composer.-Early life:...
- double violin - Bill LaswellBill LaswellBill Laswell is an American bassist, producer and record label owner....
- bass - Fred FrithFred FrithFred Frith is an English multi-instrumentalist, composer and improvisor.Probably best known for his guitar work, Frith first came to attention as one of the founding members of the English avant-rock group Henry Cow. Frith was also a member of Art Bears, Massacre and Skeleton Crew...
- violin - Aiyb DiengAïyb DiengAïyb Dieng is a Senegalese drummer and percussionist specializing in hand drums. He has recorded one solo album , and has worked with a wide range of musicians but is perhaps best known for his long-term association with prolific bassist/producer Bill Laswell.-Biography:He was born and raised in...
- percussion - Trilok Gurtu - tablas
- Karl BergerKarl BergerKarl Hanns Berger is a musicologist with a PhD in Music Sociology, jazz composer, jazz vibraphone and piano player.-Biography:...
- vibes, string arrangement - Ted ParsonsTed ParsonsTed Parsons is an American drummer most notable for his membership in bands such as Swans, Prong, Godflesh, Killing Joke and Jesu.-Biography:...
- drums - Anton FierAnton FierAnton Fier, , is an American drummer, composer and bandleader. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio.Fier was an early member of The Lounge Lizards and The Feelies. He was in The Lodge , worked with Pere Ubu, was briefly in the Voidoids and founded The Golden Palominos...
- drums - Hahn RoweHahn RoweHahn Rowe is an internationally renowned violinist, guitarist, composer, and record producer involved in a wide-range of projects. Originally a violinist and guitarist with New York City dream-poppers Hugo Largo, Rowe became a session player in the New York scene.As a musician, he has played on...
- violin - J. G. ThirlwellJ. G. ThirlwellJames George Thirlwell , aka Clint Ruin, aka Frank Want, aka Foetus, is an Australian vocalist, composer and record producer...
- backing vocals - Mark FeldmanMark FeldmanMark Feldman is an American jazz violinist.Feldman worked in Chicago from 1973 to 1980, and in Nashville, Tennessee from 1980 to 1986. He worked in New York City and Western Europe from 1986. Feldman often works with John Zorn, Sylvie Courvoisier, John Abercrombie, The Masada String Trio, Dave...
& Larry Packer - violins - John Kass & Richard Carr - violas
- Garo Yellin - cello
External links
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vw-pTKQrbckYouTube video of Gira performing "God, Damn the Sun" in UtrechtUtrecht (city)Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...
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