Swans – Leaving Meaning.

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Label:	Young God Records – YG63
Format:	2 x CD , Album
Country:	Europe
Released:	Oct 25, 2019
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Noise Rock

Tracklist

1-1	Hums Music By – Westberg*	2:00
1-2	Annaline	5:17
1-3	The Hanging Man	10:48
1-4	Amnesia Backing Vocals [Choral/Backing Vocals] – Maria von Hausswolff	5:49
1-5	Leaving Meaning Double Bass [The Necks] – Lloyd Swanton Drums, Percussion [The Necks] – Tony Buck Featuring – The Necks Piano, Organ [The Necks] – Chris Abrahams	11:21
1-6	Sunfucker Backing Vocals [Choral/Backing Vocals] – Maria von Hausswolff Vocals [Cameo] – Jennifer Gira	10:44
2-1	Cathedrals Of Heaven	7:49
2-2	The Nub Backing Vocals – Ida Albertje Michels Double Bass [The Necks] – Lloyd Swanton Drums, Percussion [The Necks] – Tony Buck Featuring – The Necks Lead Vocals – Baby Dee (2) Piano, Organ [The Necks] – Chris Abrahams Backing Vocals – Ida Albertje Michels Double Bass [The Necks] – Lloyd Swanton Drums, Percussion [The Necks] – Tony Buck Featuring – The Necks Lead Vocals – Baby Dee (2) Piano, Organ [The Necks] – Chris Abrahams	12:01
2-3	It's Coming It's Real Backing Vocals [Choral/Backing Vocals] – Maria von Hausswolff	7:42
2-4	Some New Things Bass – Dana Schechter Drums – Tony Buck	7:09
2-5	What Is This?	6:05
2-6	My Phantom Limb	6:27

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Young God Records
Copyright © – Young God Records
Licensed To – Mute Artists Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Young God Records LLC
Copyright © – Young God Records LLC
Copyright © – Michael Gira
Copyright © – Young God Publishing
Recorded At – Candy Bomber Studio
Recorded At – Ben Frost Studio
Recorded At – Sonido Del Norte
Recorded At – Seizures Palace
Mixed At – Candy Bomber Studio
Mastered At – micro-moose-berlin
Manufactured By – Optimal Media GmbH – AJ83652

Credits

Accordion, Harmonium – Cassis Staudt (tracks: On various songs)
Backing Vocals [Additional Backing Vocals] – Mika Bajinski
Backing Vocals [Various Backing Vocals Throughout] – Jennifer Gira
Bass, Sounds – Christopher Pravdica*
Booking [Booking Of Michael Gira / Swans] – Todd Cote
Design [Art Design] – M. Gira*
Drums, Percussion, Vibraphone [Vibes], Keyboards [Various Keyboards], Piano, Synth, Backing Vocals – Larry Mullins
Dulcimer [Hammered Dulcimer] – Phil Puleo
Dulcimer [Santur], Hihat [Hi-Hat], Percussion [Fiddlesticks], Accordion, Engineer [Engineering] – Jeremy Barnes
Electric Bass, Double Bass, Keyboards [Various Keyboards], Piano, Synth, Backing Vocals – Yoyo Roehm*
Guitar – Norman Westberg
Guitar [Guitars], Backing Vocals – Kristof Hahn
Guitar, Synth, Sound Designer [Sound Manipulations Throughout] – Ben Frost
Hosted By [Host] – Tatiana Hahn
Layout [Layout /Execution At Mute] – Phil Puleo
Management [Hovering Presence] – Daniel Miller
Management [Label . And Artist Management] – Peter Wright (2)
Management [Virtual Label, With] – Miguel Gallego (2)
Mastered By – Doug Henderson
Mixed By – Ingo Krauss
Percussion, Trumpet, Clarinet, Sounds, Bells, Effects [Gizmos], Vibraphone [Additional Vibes] – Thor Harris
Piano – Paul Wallfisch
Producer [Produced By] – M. Gira*
Public Relations [Publicity In UK] – Zoë Miller*
Public Relations [Publicity In USA / Canada] – Howlin' Wuelf Media
Recorded By [Assistants] – Sander Stuer
Recorded By [Basic Tracks] – Ingo Krauss
Recorded By [Sonido Del Norte] – Jeremy Barnes
Recorded By [Subsequent Recording With] – Ben*
Recorded By [With, At Sonido Del Norte] – A Hawk And A Hacksaw
Recorded By [With, Engineer At Seizure's Palace] – Jason LaFarge
Stroh Violin, Violin, Viola, Percussion [Fiddlesticks] – Heather Trost
Vocals, Guitar – Michael Gira
Voice [Laughter] – Swan Gira
Words By, Music By – Michael Gira (tracks: 1-2 to 1-6, 2-1 to 2-6)

Notes

Comes in a rough cardboard 6- Digipak with embossed/glossy lettering on sleeve, sticker on cover, 2x clear tray & 16-page lyrics fold-out sheet of rough paper. Duration taken from the CD labels.

Sticker:
SWANS.
leaving meaning.
2 x CD
With recent and former
Swans/Angels of Light
and Special Guests
The Necks, Anna and Maria
von Hausswolff, Baby Dee,
Ben Frost, and more...
Finely wrought, expansive
soulscapes, forever forming,
forever dissolving.
[barcode]
℗ & © 2019 Young God Records under exclusive license
to Mute Artists Limited. Printed in the EU.

Fold-out sheet:
All words/music written by Michael Gira / Published by Young God Publishing (ASCAP), istered outside of North America by Mute Song Ltd. This album ℗ and © 2019 Young God Records LLC.

Basic tracks recorded at Candy Bomber, Berlin, by Ingo Krauss.
Subsequent recording at Ben Frost studio, Reykjavik, with Ben.
Assistants: Fancesco Fabris and Sander Stuer; with A Hawk and a Hacksaw at Sonido Del Norte in Albuquerque, NM, recorded by Jeremy Barnes and Heather Trost; with Jason LaFarge, engineer at Seizure's Palace, Brooklyn.
Mixed at Candy Bomber, Berlin, By Ingo Krauss.
Mastered by Doug Henderson at Micro-Moose Berlin...

Ben Frost appears courtesy of Mute Artists Ltd.
Anna von Hausswolff appears courtesy of City Slang.
Released by Young God Records in USA / Canada and rest of the wrld by Mute.

This album is dedicated to the memory of sca Sundsten.

CD1 label:
all words and music © Michael Gira / Young God Publishing (ASCAP) 2019 and ℗ Young God Records 2019
'Hums'* music by Gira / Westberg / Hahn / Pravdica

CD2 label:
all words and music © Michael Gira / Young God Publishing (ASCAP) 2019 and ℗ Young God Records 2019

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Scanned): 5400863018276
Label Code: LC27959
Rights Society: MS
Matrix / Runout (CD1): AJ83652-01 manufactured by optimal media GmbH
Mastering SID Code (CD1): IFPI L577
Mould SID Code (CD1): IFPI 9761
Matrix / Runout (CD2): AJ83652-02 manufactured by optimal media GmbH
Mastering SID Code (CD2): IFPI L577
Mould SID Code (CD2): IFPI 9761

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Leaving Meaning. (2×LP, Album)	Young God Records	YG63	US	2019
New Submission	Leaving Meaning. (2×CD, Album)	Young God Records	YG63	US	2019
Recently Edited	Leaving Meaning. (2×CD, Album, Digipak)	Traffic (3)	TR-248/9	Japan	2019
Recently Edited	Leaving Meaning. (2×LP, Album)	Young God Records	STUMM446, YG63	Europe	2019
New Submission	Leaving Meaning. (12×File, FLAC, Album)	Mute	STUMM446	Europe	2019