Soundtracks for the Blind

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Soundtracks for the Blind
Soundtracks for the Blind cover
Studio album by Swans
Released 1996
Genre Experimental, Post-Rock, Art Rock, Minimal, Ambient
Length 141:37
Label Atavistic Records
Professional reviews
Swans chronology
Failure/Animus
(1996)		 Soundtracks for the Blind
(1996)		 Swans Are Dead
(1998)

Soundtracks for the Blind is the final studio album by Swans. It was released as a double-CD in 1996. Soundtracks for the Blind, intended, as suggested by the title, to function as a sort of "soundtrack for a non-existent film", is by far Swans' longest and most varied studio effort. The album showcases various musical styles, ranging from stark, nearly gothic minimalism ("Empathy", "All Lined Up"); to epic compositions in the vein of Glenn Branca ("Helpless Child", "The Sound"); musique concrète ("The Beautiful Days"); cinematic post-rock as later popularised by Godspeed You! Black Emperor ("I Was a Prisoner in Your Skull"); EDM ("Volcano"); ambient music ("Surrogate Drone", "Red Velvet Corridor"); and even punk rock (the live track "Yum-Yab Killers"). Due to the extreme diversity and sudden shifts of musical style, Soundtracks for the Blind could be compared to Faust's The Faust Tapes, although the general mood of the album is far more consistent and less random than the latter.

Contents

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[edit] Disc one (silver)

  1. "Red Velvet Corridor" – 3:04
  2. "I Was a Prisoner In Your Skull" – 6:39
  3. "Helpless Child" – 15:47
  4. "Live Through Me" – 2:32
  5. "Yum-Yab Killers" – 5:07
  6. "The Beautiful Days" – 7:49
  7. "Volcano" – 5:18
  8. "Mellothumb" – 2:46
  9. "All Lined Up" – 4:48
  10. "Surrogate 2" – 1:52
  11. "How They Suffer" – 5:52
  12. "Animus" – 10:41

[edit] Disc two (copper)

  1. "Red Velvet Wound" – 2:02
  2. "The Sound" – 13:11
  3. "Her Mouth Is Filled With Honey" – 3:19
  4. "Blood Section" – 2:39
  5. "Hypogirl" – 2:44
  6. "Minus Something" – 4:14
  7. "Empathy" – 6:45
  8. "I Love You This Much" – 7:23
  9. "YRP" – 7:47
  10. "Fan's Lament" – 1:28
  11. "Secret Friends" – 3:08
  12. "The Final Sacrifice" – 10:27
  13. "YRP 2" – 2:09
  14. "Surrogate Drone" – 2:06

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