[kj] OT: Swans recommendation

[Blazingstar418]

Good to see ya Alex!

I'll bet that it's one of the '98 tour shirts that
he's wearing!
Small *Gehenna Lion* head on the left breast?

I think that our NYC show was one of the worst that we
played (combatant soundman!), but the crowd seemed to
love it, so.....

A L P

--- Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote:


> Speaking of Chrome, one of the Gathering's own has

> played with them  

> (ALEPH!)

> 

> I live right next door to a restaurant. Every

> Saturday morning, one  

> of the cooks (at least I think he's a cook), comes

> out with an iPod  

> for a ciggie break. He's usually wearing an Iron

> Maiden shirt. We  

> usually nod at each other or throw the goats or some

> stupid shit like  

> that (he's noticed I frequently sport a `Joke

> shirt). I saw him this  

> week wearing a CHROME shirt, and I had  even more

> respect for him.

> 

> Alex in NYC

> 

> 

> 

> 

> On Oct 12, 2007, at 12:24 AM, B. Oliver Sheppard

> wrote:

> 

> > 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

> >>

> >>

> >> ----- 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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