Angels Of Light* – The Angels Of Light Sing "Other People"
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Young God Records – YG27 |
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CD
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US |
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Rock |
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Indie Rock |
Tracklist
| 1 | Lena's Song | 2:51 | |
| 2 | The Kid Is Already Breaking | 3:11 | |
| 3 | My Friend Thor | 2:05 | |
| 4 | Let It Be You | 5:15 | |
| 5 | Destroyer | 5:01 | |
| 6 | Dawn | 2:24 | |
| 7 | My Sister Said | 4:11 | |
| 8 | Michael's White Hands | 4:14 | |
| 9 | To Live Through Someone | 5:34 | |
| 10 | Simon Is Stronger Than Us | 1:34 | |
| 11 | Purple Creek | 4:34 | |
| 12 | Jackie's Spine | 4:07 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Young God Records
- Copyright © – Michael Gira
- Copyright © – Young God Publishing
- Pressed By – Reel Picture Productions – CR52670
- Recorded At – Seizures Palace
- Mixed At – Trout Recording
- Mastered At – Micro-Moose
Credits
- Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Piano, Organ, Banjo, Keyboards [Casio] – Seth Olinsky
- Acoustic Guitar, Guitar [Slide], Electric Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards [Casio] – Ryan Vanderhoof
- Bass [Slide], Electric Guitar, Vocals, Glockenspiel, Percussion, Saxophone, Keyboards [Casio], Piano – Dana Janssen
- Bass, Guitar [Electric], Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards [Casio] – Miles Seaton
- Cello – Julia Kent
- Design – Gira*
- Double Bass – Jerome O'Brien
- Drawing – Michael Thor Harris*
- Layout, Artwork By [Master Tech Man] – Ben Kirkendoll*
- Lyrics By – Michael Gira
- Mandolin – Patrick Fondiller
- Mastered By – Doug Henderson
- Mixed By – Bryce Goggin
- Photography By – Agnieszka I. Czerwinska*
- Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica – Michael Gira
- Recorded By – Jason LaFarge
- Violin – Paul Cantelon
- Vocals – Siobhan Duffy
- Written-By – Michael Gira
Notes
These recordings were made Fall '04.
Recorded with panache and exactitude at Seizure's Palace, Brooklyn.
Mixed With great aplomb and finesse at Trout Recording, Brooklyn.
Mastered with a microscope at Micro Moose, Brooklyn.
"Let It Be You" is listed as "On the Mountain" on the packaging.
Recorded with panache and exactitude at Seizure's Palace, Brooklyn.
Mixed With great aplomb and finesse at Trout Recording, Brooklyn.
Mastered with a microscope at Micro Moose, Brooklyn.
"Let It Be You" is listed as "On the Mountain" on the packaging.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 658457002728
- Barcode (Text): 6 58457 00272 8
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Matrix / Runout: RPP-CA CR52670 ANGELS OF LIGHT SING ’OTHER PEOPLE’ YG27
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The Angels Of Light Sing "Other People" (CD, Album, Promo) | Young God Records | YG27 | US | 2005 | ||
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The Angels Of Light Sing "Other People" (LP, Album, Reissue) | Young God Records | YG27 | US | 2008 | ||
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Angels Of Light Sing Other People (LP, Album, Test Pressing) | Young God Records | YG-27 | US | 2008 | ||
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The Angels Of Light Sing "Other People" (LP, Album, Reissue) | Mute | YG27-RE, AOL4LP | Europe | 2022 | ||
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The Angels Of Light “Sing Other People” (CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered) | Mute | YG27-RE, AOL4CD | Europe | 2022 |
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Reviews
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It was bound to happen at some point, and if you've heard the album which M. Gira did a few years back with Windsor for the Derby's Dan Matz "What We Did" (Young God Records), you won't be surprised. The Angels of Light have made the closest thing to a pop album that they ever will.
Gone are the long builds and epic crescendos of the past. Oh, don't worry, the bitterness is still there. The resentment also features strongly.
There is quite a folk influence on this album, primarily provided by Gira's new line-up which mainly consists of Akron/Family, four lads who are signed to his label. He was so impressed with their own work that he asked them to contribute. The one deliberately different approach which was also taken for "Other People" was the exclusion of drums and percussion overall.
Generally speaking, the music is a mixture of calm, reflective ballads, "To Live Through Someone", twangy depictions of sad, lost characters "Dawn", oddly recorded, claustrophobic rants on certain individuals "Simon Is Stronger Than Us" and, most impressively, the vehemently militant "Michael's White Hands". This song was debuted to me on their last tour for "Everything Is Good Here..." and it blew me away. It is one hell of a song.
I also cannot forget to mention the wryly inserted string arrangement for the "The Kid Is Already Breaking" which takes this composition from a tale of second-guessing to an endearing apology ending with bittersweet loss. This is really moving; I find myself playing it over and over.
That this album is almost entirely acoustic is testament to the perseverance of an artist honing his craft. The melodies play off against one another in the most dynamic manner possible but never do they act as more than an accent to the amazing lyrics which Gira (as ever) has written. Truly, this man is a literary force of nature.
Die-hard Swans fans will probably not be into this new tome from Michael Gira, and for that, they are to be pitied. "Other People" really is a new chapter in the career of this sometimes turbulent but always engaging man. Do I like this as much as his four previous Angels of Light releases (yes, I'm counting the live album) you may ask?
Absolutely.
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