The Seer

~ Release by Swans (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Annotation

Recorded at Studio P4 and Andere Baustelle in Berlin, and at Marcata Studio, Gardiner, NY. Additional recording at Trout Recording, Brooklyn, NY.

The Seer DVD was recorded variously in the cities of Melbourne, Australia, Berlin, Germany, Brooklyn, NY, San Francisco, CA., LA, CA., and Torrance, California. The footage was filmed throughout the Swans tour(s) of 2010/2011. The film is a work in progress, and will ultimately result in a feature film / filmography of Swans.

Annotation last modified on 2019-08-23 16:41 UTC.

Tracklist

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CD 1
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1Lunacy
recording engineer and mixer:
Kevin McMahon (producer, engineer)
additional assistant engineer:
Adam Sachs
additional engineer:
Bryce Goggin
producer:
Michael Gira
guest vocals:
Al and Mimi (member of Low)
mixed at:
Marcata in New York, United States
recording of:
Lunacy
lyricist and composer:
Michael Gira
56:09
2Mother of the World
recording engineer and mixer:
Kevin McMahon (producer, engineer)
additional assistant engineer:
Adam Sachs
additional engineer:
Bryce Goggin
producer:
Michael Gira
mixed at:
Marcata in New York, United States
recording of:
Mother of the World
lyricist and composer:
Michael Gira
59:57
3The Wolf
recording engineer and mixer:
Kevin McMahon (producer, engineer)
additional assistant engineer:
Adam Sachs
additional engineer:
Bryce Goggin
producer:
Michael Gira
mixed at:
Marcata in New York, United States
recording of:
The Wolf
lyricist:
Michael Gira
composer:
Christoph Hahn, Michael Gira, Thor Harris, Christopher Pravdica, Phil Puleo and Norman Westberg (The Swans guitarist)
41:35
4The Seer
recording engineer and mixer:
Kevin McMahon (producer, engineer)
additional assistant engineer:
Adam Sachs
additional engineer:
Bryce Goggin
producer:
Michael Gira
cello [steel cello]:
Bob Rutman
guest bagpipe [bagpipes]:
Iain Graham
guest contrabassoon [contra bassoon]:
Stefan Rocke (bassoonist)
guest horn [horns]:
Bruce Lamont (Chicago experimental singer/songwriter/saxophonist)
mixed at:
Marcata in New York, United States
recording of:
The Seer
lyricist and composer:
Michael Gira
532:14
5The Seer Returns
recording engineer and mixer:
Kevin McMahon (producer, engineer)
additional assistant engineer:
Adam Sachs
additional engineer:
Bryce Goggin
producer:
Michael Gira
additional guest drums (drum set) [drums]:
Kevin McMahon (Lucky Pierre / Prick)
guest accordion, guest guitar, guest hammered dulcimer [dulcimer], guest other instruments [assorted other instruments], guest piano and guest vocals:
Caleb Mulkerin and Colleen Kinsella
guest mouth harp [Jews Harp]:
Shon Mahoney
guest background vocals [backing vocals]:
Jarboe and Colleen Kinsella
mixed at:
Marcata in New York, United States
recording of:
The Seer Returns
lyricist:
Michael Gira
composer:
Christoph Hahn, Michael Gira, Thor Harris, Christopher Pravdica, Phil Puleo and Norman Westberg (The Swans guitarist)
4.556:18
693 Ave. B Blues
recording engineer and mixer:
Kevin McMahon (producer, engineer)
additional assistant engineer:
Adam Sachs
additional engineer:
Bryce Goggin
producer:
Michael Gira
mixed at:
Marcata in New York, United States
recording of:
93 Ave. B Blues
composer:
Michael Gira
45:22
7The Daughter Brings the Water
recording engineer and mixer:
Kevin McMahon (producer, engineer)
additional assistant engineer:
Adam Sachs
additional engineer:
Bryce Goggin
producer:
Michael Gira
mixed at:
Marcata in New York, United States
recording of:
The Daughter Brings the Water
lyricist and composer:
Michael Gira
4.52:41
CD 2
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1Song for a Warrior
recording engineer and mixer:
Kevin McMahon (producer, engineer)
additional assistant engineer:
Adam Sachs
additional engineer:
Bryce Goggin
producer:
Michael Gira
additional guitar:
Kevin McMahon (Lucky Pierre / Prick)
guest piano:
Bryce Goggin
guest lead vocals:
Karen O
mixed at:
Marcata in New York, United States
recording of:
Song for a Warrior
lyricist and composer:
Michael Gira
53:58
2Avatar
recording engineer and mixer:
Kevin McMahon (producer, engineer)
additional assistant engineer:
Adam Sachs
additional engineer:
Bryce Goggin
producer:
Michael Gira
mixed at:
Marcata in New York, United States
recording of:
Avatar
lyricist:
Michael Gira
composer:
Christoph Hahn, Michael Gira, Thor Harris, Christopher Pravdica, Phil Puleo and Norman Westberg (The Swans guitarist)
58:52
3A Piece of the Sky
recording engineer and mixer:
Kevin McMahon (producer, engineer)
additional assistant engineer:
Adam Sachs
additional engineer:
Bryce Goggin
producer:
Michael Gira
guest background vocals [backing vocals]:
Dana Janssen, Jarboe, Seth Olinsky and Miles Seaton
guest other vocals [voice collage]:
Jarboe
performer:
Ben Frost (Australian musician)
mixed at:
Marcata in New York, United States
recording of:
A Piece of the Sky
lyricist and composer:
Michael Gira
519:10
4The Apostate
recording engineer and mixer:
Kevin McMahon (producer, engineer)
additional assistant engineer:
Adam Sachs
additional engineer:
Bryce Goggin
producer:
Michael Gira
mixed at:
Marcata in New York, United States
recording of:
The Apostate
lyricist:
Michael Gira
composer:
Christoph Hahn, Michael Gira, Thor Harris, Christopher Pravdica, Phil Puleo and Norman Westberg (The Swans guitarist)
523:01
DVD-Video 3
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1No Words / No Thoughts
18:50
2Avatar
10:36
3The Apostate
19:31
4Beautiful Child (fragment)
3:43
5Jim
8:16
6Sex God Sex
7:13
7The Seer / I Crawled
32:16