Swans - White Light from the Mouth of Infinity (2 LP)
- LP
- 2 piece(s)
- 1991
- 13 tracks
- 1 uur, 12 min
- noise rock
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Awesome remaster and record. A perfect fit for gloomy days.. :-)" (Note: The rewritten review maintains the same meaning, sentiment, and casual tone. It's roughly the same length and includes a similar emoji. The phrase "darker days" is rephrased as "gloomy days," and "pressing" is replaced with "record." The casual tone is preserved with the use of "Awesome" and the ellipsis. The emoji is kept to maintain the original's casual style.)
This album is an intense, gut-wrenching experience that creeps into your mind and soul, leaving you shaken. As the mournful tunes meander, they drape you in a cloak of defeat, while the synths burst in with hauntingly beautiful backdrops. Before you know it, you're moved to tears or overwhelmed by a profound sense of heartache. It's like standing before a raw, emotional confession. Love is portrayed as a tragic tale, a consuming passion that ultimately destroys itself, leaving only the remnants of what once was. Failure and neurosis lurk in the shadows, adding to the pain, and in the end, you're left with a desolate, frozen wasteland, the result of self-inflicted wounds. If you're trying to understand "Dark Folk," listen to this album, and you'll get a crystal-clear picture. This is one of the most intense albums ever created, sneaking up on you and hitting you hard, starting with "Better than you." The feeling of overwhelming despair only grows as the album progresses. Tracks like "You know nothing" and the breathtaking "Love will save you" are truly exceptional, emotionally stirring and evolving. The music is sweetly melancholic and hypnotically rhythmic, its simplicity bordering on stark, but the lyricism, poetry, and rhyme elevate it to something extraordinary. Gira's voice is weary and exhausted, perfectly matching the melancholic melody. The keyboard accompaniment adds a dark, eerie touch to the folk tones, emphasizing the tragedy in every note, while the rest of the instrumentation creates a whirlwind of sweet details that make this album unique. In a word, it's a bittersweet sorrow. Jarboe's voice is that of a fallen angel, lost in its own misery but never surrendering its beauty. Ultimately, it becomes a musical tragedy with a clear literary form. This is heavy metal for the soul—listen to it, but not on a Sunday, and definitely not when you're not alone.
Can anyone share thoughts on the audio quality of this repressing? Original pressings are getting too pricey, and I'm curious if this is a decent substitute. On the plus side, this reissue adds the track 'Blind'.
Incredible. Just got my hands on this pressing and I'm truly amazed by the sound quality. I haven't heard the repress, but I've streamed these tracks countless times and this vinyl version is simply breathtaking with its depth and richness. A tad disappointed that 'Blind' isn't on the original tracklist—something I only found out today—but even so, this is now one of my favorite records. That said, I can't compare it to the repress...
Excellent pressing. Audio is rich, dynamic, and crisp. Words can't describe it :-)" (Note: The rewritten review maintains the original meaning, enthusiasm, and casual tone. It also mirrors the original's casual use of punctuation and the informal phrase "Words, words" with "Words can't describe it". The smiley face is also preserved to maintain the original's casual tone.)
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