Swans

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Swans is an influential American experimental rock band known for its intense, abrasive soundscapes and evolving, genre-defying compositions.

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Swans canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American band
musical group
rock band
activePeriod 1982–1997
2010–present
associatedAct Angels of Light NERFINISHED
Jarboe (solo) NERFINISHED
World of Skin NERFINISHED
bandLeader Michael Gira NERFINISHED
cityOfOrigin New York City NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
formedInYear 1982
founder Michael Gira NERFINISHED
genre drone
experimental rock
industrial rock
no wave
noise rock
post-punk
post-rock
hasMember Christopher Pravdica NERFINISHED
Jarboe NERFINISHED
Kristof Hahn NERFINISHED
Larry Mullins NERFINISHED
Michael Gira NERFINISHED
Norman Westberg NERFINISHED
Phil Puleo NERFINISHED
Thor Harris NERFINISHED
influenced Godflesh NERFINISHED
Isis (band) NERFINISHED
My Bloody Valentine NERFINISHED
Neurosis NERFINISHED
Sunn O))) NERFINISHED
knownFor abrasive soundscapes
intense live performances
long, repetitive compositions
languageOfWork English
notableWork Children of God NERFINISHED
Cop
Filth NERFINISHED
Greed NERFINISHED
Holy Money NERFINISHED
Leaving Meaning NERFINISHED
Love of Life NERFINISHED
My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky NERFINISHED
Soundtracks for the Blind NERFINISHED
The Beggar NERFINISHED
The Burning World NERFINISHED
The Glowing Man NERFINISHED
The Great Annihilator NERFINISHED
The Seer NERFINISHED
To Be Kind NERFINISHED
White Light from the Mouth of Infinity NERFINISHED
recordLabel Caroline Records NERFINISHED
Gira Records NERFINISHED
Mute Records NERFINISHED
Young God Records NERFINISHED

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