The Burning World (album)
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| Studio album by Swans | ||||
| Released | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Uni/MCA Records UNID-601 |
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| Producer | Bill Laswell Michael Gira |
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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 album reputedly sold 5,000 copies in the UK [2] and the band was dropped by MCA/Uni not long afterward. In 2011 Michael Gira said, "I abhor that record. Bill Laswell is a very good producer, but we didn't mesh well. I was intimidated and sang in this cramped, monotone way. It didn't sell, and we got dropped." [3]
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[edit] 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 Home" - 4:48
- "Mona Lisa, Mother Earth" - 4:16
- "(She's a) Universal Emptiness" - 5:16
- "Saved" - 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
[edit] In popular culture
Holly Miranda covered the "God Damn the Sun" on her EP Choose to See, which was included with the purchase of her 2010 album The Magician's Private Library.[4]
[edit] Personnel
- Michael Gira - vocals and guitars
- Jarboe - vocals and keyboards
- Norman Westberg - guitars
- Bill Laswell - bass
- Jason Anses - bass
- Virgil Moorfield - drums
- Nicky Skopelitis - baglama and bazouki
- L. Shankar - double violin
- Fred Frith - violin
- Jeff Bova - keyboards
- Aïyb Dieng - percussion
- Trilok Gurtu - tablas
- Bernard Fowler - background vocals
- Fred Fowler - background vocals
- Karl Berger - vibes, string arrangement, and conducting:
- Mark Feldman - violin
- Larry Packer - violin
- John Kass - viola
- Richard Carr - viola
- Garo Yellin - cello
[edit] References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Mojo magazine #208, pg 56, March 2011.
- ^ Mojo magazine #208, pg 56, March 2011.
- ^ "Holly Miranda - Choose To See EP (CD) at Discogs". Discogs (Zink Media, Inc.). http://www.discogs.com/Holly-Miranda-Choose-To-See-EP/release/2254301. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
[edit] External links
- Swans official Web site—The Burning World
- YouTube video of Gira performing "God, Damn the Sun" in Utrecht
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