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Swans - Die Tür Ist Zu

Preview - Ich Sehe Die Alle In Einer Reihe

Despite the lack of new material, 'Die Tür Ist Zu' (The Door Is Closed) is one of my favorite Swans releases. While at first glance it seems to be slapped together or more of an odds & ends release than an album (which ultimately is the case), that shouldn't take away from the fact that it is extremely well compiled from start to finish and a unique testament unto itself. Clocking in at 55 minutes, it's a full figured beast that has an ebb & flow which gives it a stand alone experience despite the compiled nature and availability of tracks elsewhere (whether previously released or released in different forms). While Swans has always managed to get under my skin in a disturbing & sinister way (that I do enjoy, mind you)... there's something about this release that does it so effectively I keep coming back to it (though it may very well be Gira in German which has me hook, line and sinker).

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Track History After The Break.

Via Wikipedia:

Die Tür Ist Zu is an album by Swans, released in 1996 only in Germany. It contains early, German-language versions of two songs on the then unreleased Soundtracks for the Blind album, two studio outtakes ("Surrogate Drones" which will also appear later on Soundtracks for the Blind and "You Know Everything (reprise 1991)" recorded for White Light From The Mouth Of Infinity and already released on the "Celebrity Lifestyle" CD single), a radio performance excerpt from the VPRO session on December 14, 1994, and two live songs from the Astoria, London, 1995. The album's German title translates to "the door is closed".

1. "Ligeti's Breath/Hilflos Kind" - 21:35
2. "Ich Sehe Die Alle In Einer Reihe" - 4:40
3. "Surrogate Drones" - 2:57
4. "YRP (Live in London)"- 8:39
5. "You Know Everything (reprise 1991)" - 4:17
6. "M/F (acoustic live at VPRO, December 14, 1994)" - 3:45
7. "Soundsection (Live in London)" - 8:00

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