tracks

Lunacy
Mother Of The World
The Wolf
The Seer
The Seer Returns
93 Ave. B Blues
The Daughter Brings The Water
Song For A Warrior
Avatar
A Piece Of The Sky
The Apostate

notes

Recorded at Studio P4 and Andere Baustelle in Berlin, and at Marcata Studio, Gardiner, NY. Additional recording at Trout Recording, Brooklyn, NY.

Mixed at Marcata.

Mastered at Micro-Moose Berlin. Pre-mastering at West Westside Music.

Karen O appears courtesy of Interscope Records.

Comes in a tri-fold Digipak. Factory pressed CD. Double jewel case with 12-page booklet.

credits

Artwork, Painting [Paintings], Photography By [Swans Photo Portraits] – Simon Henwood
Engineer [Additional Recording Assistant At Trout] – Adam Sachs
Engineer [Additional Recording Engineer At Trout] – Bryce Goggin
Guest [Special Guest], Accordion [Various Songs] – Cassis Staudt,
Guest [Special Guest], Accordion, Vocals, Dulcimer, Guitar, Piano, Instruments [Assorted Other Instruments] – Caleb Mulkerin (tracks: 1-5), Colleen Kinsella (tracks: 1-5)
Guest [Special Guest], Backing Vocals – Dana Janssen (tracks: 2-3), Jarboe (tracks: 1-5), Miles Seaton (tracks: 2-3), Seth Olinsky (tracks: 2-3)
Guest [Special Guest], Backing Vocals, Voice [Voice Collage] – Jarboe (tracks: 2-3)
Guest [Special Guest], Bagpipes – Iain Graham (tracks: 1-4)
Guest [Special Guest], Cello [Steel Cello] – Bob Rutman, (tracks: 1-4)
Guest [Special Guest], Cello [Various Songs] – Jane Scarpantoni
Guest [Special Guest], Contrabassoon [Contra Bassoon] – Stefan Rocke (tracks: 1-4)
Guest [Special Guest], Drums [Additional Drums] – Kevin McMahon (2) (tracks: 1-5)
Guest [Special Guest], Electric Guitar, Sounds [Various Songs] – Kevin McMahon (2)
Guest [Special Guest], Horns – Bruce Lamont (tracks: 1-4)
Guest [Special Guest], Jew's Harp [Jews Harp] – Shon Mahoney (tracks: 1-5)
Guest [Special Guest], Lead Vocals [Lead Vocal] – Karen O (tracks: 2-1)
Guest [Special Guest], Mandolin [Acoustic And Electric Mandolins], Clarinet [Various Songs] – Sean Mackowiak (The Grasshopper),
Guest [Special Guest], Piano – Bryce Goggin (tracks: 2-1)
Guest [Special Guest], Sounds [Fire Sounds (Acoustic And Synthetic)] – Ben Frost (tracks: 2-3)
Guest [Special Guest], Violin [Various Songs] – Eszter Balint
Guest [Special Guest], Vocals [Co-vocals] – Al Of Low, (tracks: 1-1), Mimi Of Low, (tracks: 1-1)
Mastered By – Doug Henderson
Mastered By [Pre-mastering] – Jamal Ruhe
Mixed By – Kevin McMahon (2)
Performer [Honorary Swan], Piano, Organ, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Drums, Percussion, Keyboards [Casio], Synthesizer, Bass Guitar, Voice, Other [Bird Idea] – Bill Rieflin,
Performer [Swans], Bass Guitar, Voice, Other [Incredible Handshake] – Christopher Pravdica,
Performer [Swans], Drums, Percussion, Bells [Orchestral Bells], Dulcimer [Hammer Dulcimer], Violin [Handmade Violin Thing], Vibraphone, Piano, Clarinet, Voice – Thor Harris
Performer [Swans], Drums, Percussion, Dulcimer [Hammer Dulcimer], Voice – Phil Puleo
Performer [Swans], Electric Guitar, Voice – Norman Westberg
Performer [Swans], Lap Steel Guitar [Lap Steel Guitars], Electric Guitar, Voice – Christoph Hahn,
Performer [Swans], Voice, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Harmonica, Keyboards [Casio], Sounds – Michael Gira
Producer [Produced By] – Michael Gira
Recorded By [Assistants In Berlin] – Boris, Marco,
Recorded By [Berlin And New York] – Kevin McMahon (2)
Artwork, Painting [Paintings], Photography By [Swans Photo Portraits] – Simon Henwood
Engineer [Additional Recording Assistant At Trout] – Adam Sachs
Engineer [Additional Recording Engineer At Trout] – Bryce Goggin
Guest [Special Guest], Accordion [Various Songs] – Cassis Staudt,
Guest [Special Guest], Accordion, Vocals, Dulcimer, Guitar, Piano, Instruments [Assorted Other Instruments] – Caleb Mulkerin (tracks: 1-5), Colleen Kinsella (tracks: 1-5)
Guest [Special Guest], Backing Vocals – Dana Janssen (tracks: 2-3), Jarboe (tracks: 1-5), Miles Seaton (tracks: 2-3), Seth Olinsky (tracks: 2-3)
Guest [Special Guest], Backing Vocals, Voice [Voice Collage] – Jarboe (tracks: 2-3)
Guest [Special Guest], Bagpipes – Iain Graham (tracks: 1-4)
Guest [Special Guest], Cello [Steel Cello] – Bob Rutman, (tracks: 1-4)
Guest [Special Guest], Cello [Various Songs] – Jane Scarpantoni
Guest [Special Guest], Contrabassoon [Contra Bassoon] – Stefan Rocke (tracks: 1-4)
Guest [Special Guest], Drums [Additional Drums] – Kevin McMahon (2) (tracks: 1-5)
Guest [Special Guest], Electric Guitar, Sounds [Various Songs] – Kevin McMahon (2)
Guest [Special Guest], Horns – Bruce Lamont (tracks: 1-4)
Guest [Special Guest], Jew's Harp [Jews Harp] – Shon Mahoney (tracks: 1-5)
Guest [Special Guest], Lead Vocals [Lead Vocal] – Karen O (tracks: 2-1)
Guest [Special Guest], Mandolin [Acoustic And Electric Mandolins], Clarinet [Various Songs] – Sean Mackowiak (The Grasshopper),
Guest [Special Guest], Piano – Bryce Goggin (tracks: 2-1)
Guest [Special Guest], Sounds [Fire Sounds (Acoustic And Synthetic)] – Ben Frost (tracks: 2-3)
Guest [Special Guest], Violin [Various Songs] – Eszter Balint
Guest [Special Guest], Vocals [Co-vocals] – Al Of Low, (tracks: 1-1), Mimi Of Low, (tracks: 1-1)
Mastered By – Doug Henderson
Mastered By [Pre-mastering] – Jamal Ruhe
Mixed By – Kevin McMahon (2)
Performer [Honorary Swan], Piano, Organ, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Drums, Percussion, Keyboards [Casio], Synthesizer, Bass Guitar, Voice, Other [Bird Idea] – Bill Rieflin,
Performer [Swans], Bass Guitar, Voice, Other [Incredible Handshake] – Christopher Pravdica,
Performer [Swans], Drums, Percussion, Bells [Orchestral Bells], Dulcimer [Hammer Dulcimer], Violin [Handmade Violin Thing], Vibraphone, Piano, Clarinet, Voice – Thor Harris
Performer [Swans], Drums, Percussion, Dulcimer [Hammer Dulcimer], Voice – Phil Puleo
Performer [Swans], Electric Guitar, Voice – Norman Westberg
Performer [Swans], Lap Steel Guitar [Lap Steel Guitars], Electric Guitar, Voice – Christoph Hahn,
Performer [Swans], Voice, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Harmonica, Keyboards [Casio], Sounds – Michael Gira
Producer [Produced By] – Michael Gira
Recorded By [Assistants In Berlin] – Boris, Marco,
Recorded By [Berlin And New York] – Kevin McMahon (2)

companies

Distributed By – Revolver USA
Recorded At – Studio P4, Berlin
Recorded At – andereBaustelle
Recorded At – Marcata Recording
Recorded At – Trout Recording
Mixed At – Marcata Recording
Mastered At – micro-moose-berlin
Mastered At – West West Side Music
Distributed By – Revolver USA
Recorded At – Studio P4, Berlin
Recorded At – andereBaustelle
Recorded At – Marcata Recording
Recorded At – Trout Recording
Mixed At – Marcata Recording
Mastered At – micro-moose-berlin
Mastered At – West West Side Music

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