While it is not known that Michael Gira in his spare time secretly like to tormented people or animals, but a certain sadistic inclination one has to assume this man nevertheless. Who comes up with music as he who hates his audience either, or even his own band. Because it takes a lot of patience, a Made of easy eardrum, nerves of wire and simply time to make this the monster mutant hybrid of Noise, Industrial and post-rock of Swans delivered both from a safe distance in front of the plant, as well as defenseless at the club in your digest close. With him to play together must feel to the gym in about as the regular transition. For nearly 60 years, so make still nasty music, bears witness to a considerable motivation. If single Gründungsmitglied- and still leader Michael Gira and his five colleagues Westberg, Hahn, Puleo, Pravdica and Harris takes the stage, it always surrounds an eerie aura. So many calm, prudence and concentrated awareness carries over to the audience. But even if Mr. Gira always a bit scary looks, his band follows the command of their strategy encoder always passionate and self-evident. It's amazing how different tastes abound today in the audience of this tape. Whether pierced Industrial-Heads, art students, Goths or avant-garde free-thinkers: they all are encountered on their concerts. The masterful, two-hour The Seer, the New York noise rock legend crowned himself and celebrated their final return to the comeback with My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky. The Seer is a cathedral of graceful noise. Hard and rugged. Gloomy and confusing. Seductive dazzling and yet frightening and snarling as the crazed creature on the cover. Ever symbolizes especially this of Simon Henwood, the resurgent, belligerent Swans, as otherwise none. It is an announcement that a promise to all who have been waiting for so eagerly an album, but not a threat. The Swans are back and this time they remain hopefully forever.
