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| Studio album by Swans | ||||
| Released | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Industrial, No Wave, experimental rock, post-punk | |||
| Label | K.422 | |||
| Producer | Michael Gira | |||
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Holy Money is the fourth studio album by the New York No Wave band Swans. The album was recorded in the same sessions as A Screw and Greed. It was later reissued on CD with the 3 tracks from the A Screw and then again with Greed and then once again with Greed, Cop, and Young God. It is considered by many to be one of their most important and influential albums.
Upon release, critical reception was fairly positive. People Magazine stated:
On the opening cut of Holy Money, A Hanging, lifeless voices chant in harmony, raising specters of a slave gang in hell as vicious drumbeats and gongs sound like some monstrous taskmaster. Over it all lead singer M. Gira, singing so low and slowly he sounds like he's on the wrong speed, delivers such lyrics as "Dear God in heaven... I'll hang for you"...Few bands rival the SWANS when it comes to black humor...then again, some days you just have to get it out of your system.
Michael Gira’s growled, hate filled vocals on this album were a direct and heavy influence on modern "sludge" and "drone" music. Bands such as Godflesh/Jesu, Nadja, Khanate, Sunn O))) and Earth have all cited this album's importance.
As of 2010, the unmixed reel from the original Greed/Holy Money sessions containing 'Coward', 'Another You', 'Fool' and 'Money Is Flesh' (the latter of the two appear reworked on the Greed LP) has been sold through the Swans website. The remaining reels from these sessions were not sold.
[edit] Track listing
- "A Hanging" - 5:48
- "You Need Me" - 1:23
- "Fool (#2)" - 5:54
- "A Screw (Holy Money)" - 5:00
- "Another You" - 7:43
- "Money Is Flesh (#2)" - 5:02
- "Coward" - 5:10
- "A Screw (Holy Money) (Mix)" - 5:41
- "Blackmail" - 4:54
- "A Screw" - 5:00
[edit] Personnel
- Michael Gira - vocals, samples, sounds, piano, bass
- Norman Westberg - guitar
- Harry Crosby - bass
- Algis Kizys - bass
- Jarboe - vocals, backing vocals, mirage
- Ronaldo Gonzalez - drums
- Ted Parsons - drums
- Ivan Nahem - drums
Recorded June '85 through to January '86 at Intergalactic Studios NYC. Engineered by Jorgé Estabon. Produced by M. Gira, assisted by Estabon.
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