[kj] OT: Swans recommendation/MOG

[Alexander Smith]

Speaking of getting turned onto new bands, have any of you checked  
out Mog.com? It's basically (yet another) networking site, but it  
allows you to host music and see what like-minded folks are listening  
to.

Here's mine:   http://mog.com/Alex_in_NYC

Check it out and sign on!

Alex in NYC



On Oct 11, 2007, at 11:52 PM, 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

>

>

> ----- 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

>

>

>

> B. Oliver Sheppard wrote:

>> About The Swans:

>>

>> I have "Body to Body, Job to Job" compilation, which I like, but it's

>> on an old dubbed cassette that is ... Jesus ... maybe 13 years old  

>> now.

>>

>> I know a lot of Swans stuff was mentioned, so my question is: For

>> someone who wants the meaniest, nastiest, most depressing, noisy  

>> Swans

>> stuff, what is the LP to get?

>>

>> I ask partly because I'm puzzled that I'll do eBay searches and find

>> bands like Neurosis mentioned in the keywords along with The Swans,

>> and I've never though of the two as similar. So I'm guessing there's

>> some Swans stuff I haven't heard that's in that vein...?

>>

>>

>> -Oliver

>>

>

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