Swans are my favourite band in the entire universe (outside of grindcore). SWANS 'Filth' Mute. Filth is the first Swans release to feature the experimental and noisy playing style that the band's early work would become … The Seer is the twelfth studio album by American experimental rock band Swans and was released on August 28, 2012 by Gira's own record label Young God Records.Producer and frontman Michael Gira funded the recording of the album with the sales of We Rose from Your Bed with the Sun in Our Head. Mute / STUMM376 / CDSTUMM376 ; 21 people love this - be the 22nd! The violent and sporadic percussion effectively nails down Swans' persona and ultimately dominates the album's sound. Swans put a new spin on the industrial movement with their grisly, coarse instrumentation and their incessant frontal assault on the human ears. Filth followed Swans post-punk-leaning self-titled EP from 1982, but ushered in a drastically different lineup and sound. Buy T-Shirts, Sweatshirts, Accessories, Vinyl, CDs & more from EVIL GREED. Every second of the album is drenched with abusive, teeth-gnashing malevolence. Filth is the debut studio album by American post-punk band Swans. It was released in 1983, following their self-titled debut EP, through record label Neutral. They have a long and meandering career spanning 4 decades, numerous genres, 13 studio albums and an obscene amount of other releases. Only band leader and vocalist Michael Gira and drummer Jonathan Kane remained from the original lineup of the band. 'Filth' is the blueprint for many years of harsh, damaged … SWANS Filth. … no, but they can do damage with their beak ADDED: They have abrasive surfaces in their beak that are sort of like teeth, but not teeth in the same sense a mammal has teeth. Tags: filth, swans, no wave, new york, teeth, noise, band, progressive, jarboe, michael gira The most savage of the bunch has to be Filth, the band's debut album from 1983; a clanking, grinding beast dominated by the unusual presence of not only two bassists but two … Filth proudly exudes ugliness from all possible angles. Worldwide shipping! 1 review » This is the first official reissue for Swans' aptly-titled 1983 debut album in nearly 25 years, featuring a foetal incarnation of their brutal no-wave violence in seasick waves of clattering, clanking noise rock and viscerally howled chants. Official & exclusive SWANS merchandise & records. The packaging is the same as the other re-issues with a tan and black double digipack (signed by Gira if you order direct from the SWANS web site) featuring the Filth teeth and BtB,JtJ young MG cover pictures and an insert with the Filth lyrics.