Swans, "Better Than You" The late 80s/early 90s vesion of the band is probably the one that is most different from the other iterations. The period began with Burning World, the first (and last) Swans major-label release, which was a commercial disaster and an...
Tilt, "Annie Segall" This is from the last Tilt album, in 1999, and I'll be totally honest: I'm not entirely sure why I picked all of them up. It's not bad, it's just that it's not really any different from the other three albums. SWANS,...
Monobody, "Raytracing" Monobody is an instrumental math rock band from Chicago, with a couple of albums so far. This is from the second, Raytracing. Their music has more than a little bit of jazz fusion going on in things, and is definitely more towards the...
Swans, "Stay Here" Filth is maybe the best named album ever made. Belching forth from the no-wave scene in New York City, it's just 36 minutes of pure punishment. Grinding, scraping, the nihilism is palpable on every part of the record. From Roli Mossimann's relentless...
IT STOPPED AT THREE DAYS, WHO COULD HAVE GUESSED? Eh, whatever, it's not like I said I'm going to do these every day or anything. At least, not after I edit this place. NEW STREAK HERE! Negativland, "Keep Rollin" Negativland's No Business is a meditation...
