Released 1996 Artist Swans Label Rough Trade Germany | Length 55:09 Release date 1996 | |
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Die Tür ist zu
(1996) Soundtracks for the Blind
(1996) Genres Experimental rock, Post-rock, Art rock | ||
Die Tür ist zu (German for The Door Is Closed) is an album by the American rock band Swans, released in 1996 only in Germany. It is particularly notable for its unusual combination of both studio and live recordings in a wide variety of contexts. Specifically, it contains early, German-language versions of two songs on the then unreleased Soundtracks for the Blind album, two studio outtakes ("Surrogate Drones" which would also appear later on Soundtracks for the Blind, and "You Know Everything (reprise 1991)" recorded for White Light From the Mouth of Infinity and already released on the "Celebrity Lifestyle" CD single), a radio performance excerpt from the VPRO session on December 14, 1994, and two live songs from the Astoria, London, 1995.
Contents
Track listing
- "Ligeti's Breath / Hilflos Kind" – 21:35
- "Ich sehe die Alle in einer Reihe" – 4:40
- "Surrogate Drones" – 2:57
- "YRP (Live in London)"- 8:39
- "You Know Everything (reprise 1991)" – 4:17
- "M/F (acoustic live at VPRO, December 14, 1994)" – 3:45
- "Soundsection (Live in London)" – 8:00
Note: During the session at VPRO also the songs "I See Them All Lined Up", "My Buried Child" (which appears on the "I Am the Sun" 7") and "She Lives!" were recorded all acoustic.
Songs
1Ligeti's Breath / Hilflos Kind22:17
2Ich sehe die Alle in einer Reihe4:47
3Surrogate Drones2:56