ANGELS OF LIGHT – The Angels Of Light Sing Other People (Remastered) – LP – Vinyl

LP – Black Vinyl – Remastered Edition. Includes download code.

Mute and Young God Records present the first instalment of the Angels Of Light reissues, starting with remastered editions of We Are Him and The Angels of Light Sing Other People.

Michael Gira formed Angels Of Light after the conclusion of Swans in 1997. We Are Him was initially released in 2007 and features Akron/Family (Dana Janssen, Miles Seaton Cooper, Seth Olinsky and Ryan Vanderhoof), along with Kristof Hahn, Phil Puleo and Bill Rieflin. The record is about getting by and trying to survive with a family and a faith at a time when the dogs…howl as the street fills with blood. – Micheal Gira/Young God Records

Michael GiraformedAngels Of Lightafter the conclusion ofSwansin 1997.The Angels Of Light Sing Other Peoplewas released in 2005, produced by Gira and featuredAkron/Family(Dana Janssen, Miles Seaton Cooper, Seth Olinsky and Ryan Vanderhoof).

On the making of the album, Micheal Gira says This album is different in many ways than what Ive done in the past. Theres no general band sound here. The instrumentation is arranged in each song to fit the subject. Each song is its own world, a place for the people in the songs to live. I intentionally eschewed long instrumental passages, crescendos, that sort of thing Ive done enough of that, and Im tired of it. The songs say what they have to say, then end.

Available on vinyl and CD for the first time outside of the US.

Former Swans leader Michael Gira maintains Angels of Light’s lo-fi intimacy while expanding its breadth to include more voluminous instrumentation. –Pitchfork

…a beautiful serene calm takes over. –PopMatters

Tracklist:

Side A
A1. Lena’s Song
A2. The Kid Is Already Breaking
A3. My Friend Thor
A4. On The Mountain
A5. Destroyer
A6. Dawn

Side B
B1. My Sister Said
B2. Michael’s White Hands
B3. To Live Through Someone
B4. Simon Is Stronger Than Us
B5. Purple Creek