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Old 11-13-2011, 09:55 AM   #16384 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Janszoon View Post
I have to say I've never really associated Swans with post-rock. I suppose they have some elements to a few of their later songs that might be described as post-rockish but their overall style certainly isn't.
I wouldn't call them a post-rock band but they've had their post-rock moments and have certainly had an influence on it to some degree, at least from my perspective.

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"()" was better than "Rimur" (2001) and also better than the following "Takk". I always found the vocals unsettling and the rasping sounds weren't very nice either.
Agaetis Byrjun was their crowning glory and they will probably never top it. Speaking of Sigur Ros I went into town yesterday to get Inni and my local record store had every Sigur Ros album except it
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