[kj] OT: Swans recommendation

[B. Oliver Sheppard]

Well, I figured out the Neurosis/Swans link finally.

The official Swans website contains a t-shirt design with this explanation:

" $16 JARBOE T-SHIRT NEUROSIS & JARBOE [L]  From the well-known 
collaboration with Neurosis. Back features image of bees wings. Size[L]"

The well-known collaboration? I love(d) Neurosis. Never knew they did 
something with member(s) of The Swans 'til I found that site.

Ah, yeah, now Chrome, ironically, I knew about them. There are still 
gaps here and there I need to fill though. Which will be impossible to 
do since there's a gazillion underground bands now and the reach really 
is global.

-Oliver



Leigh Newton wrote:

> In many ways, it sucks being a latercomer. It's not all bad though. One good part is that everything is right there for you to plunder. This list is a good place for latecomers, namely myself. I'm a latecomer to just about everything. It was thanks to the Gathering that i got turned onto the genius that is Chrome. The Damon Edge/Helios Creed era, to be exact. Nothing else is quite like it. Thanks Gathering!

>

> Leigh

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>

> ----- Original Message ----

> From: B. Oliver Sheppard <bigblackhair at sbcglobal.net>

> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net>

> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 11:34:13 PM

> Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Swans recommendation

>

> Wow, thanks for impressing upon me how genius the Swans were, gang, I 

> recently got to explore their back catalogue better. Just insane, 

> genius. I never appreciated it, as all I'd heard was that dubbed copy of 

> the Body to Body, Job to Job cassette, which I liked, but it didn't just 

> overwhelm me or anything. Now I'm totally amazed by what I've been 

> hearing by the Swans.

>

> See, I can be a latecomer to some things. I didn't really realize how 

> brilliant KJ were 'til almost two years ago, though I'd like stuff by 

> them here and there before that. Then the light switch on my brain went 

> on, and I was like, this is actually kinda genius. I used to only like 

> fast, crossover thrashy or hardcore punk -- maybe I am getting older. 

> But, yeah, The Swans. Wow. The Great Annihilator *is* good, like Javier 

> said.

>

> Thanks so much, guys.

>

>

> -Oliver

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