Swans - Birthing (excerpt) (live @ Kinoteatr Rialto, Katowice 2023)

[@j-mersh6572]

I love how Michael is yelling at different people throughout the piece, trying to make sure everything is exactly as he wants it. He’s terrifying, but a true artist.

[@RickBobO]

Would be cool if the captions had all the things Gira is saying and feeling when hes getting upset lol 11:12 "Now!!!! You guys gonna just sit there?!" 11:44 *Unintelligible* Looks to be motioning for Kris to use his pedal 11:50 Kris continues to not use his pedal* 11:55 Gira turns halfway back to acknowledge the absence of pedal once more 11:56 Gira places his hand on his head in frustration and disbelief*

[@Bretter99]

11:44 I thought he was saying TURN THAT OFF

[@gulcinyuksel4129]

thank you for uploading this. i saw them a couple days later and it was one of the best days of my life. i unfortunately didn't film it, as i was in the front row and i didn't want to piss off gira lol. but this brings me right back to that moment. thank you

[@amelinijka]

It resembles the opening part of Bring the Sun/The Glowing Man.

[@wavydavy71]

I mean he’s screaming angry intense performing. The artist bares out their true self in everything they do.

[@GeorgeTFilm]

What does Michael say at 3:15? At first I thought it was "Quickly, Chris, quickly!" but I think that's not quite right.

[@chungo2548]

Scraping

[@RickBobO]

@@chungo2548 Yep, referring to the sound he wants Chris to start making with the guitar if I'm not mistaken.

[@chungo2548]

@@RickBobO Its a sample I think, the dublin show recently had a sample of Giras daughter (I think) in the section before this

[@finngildea7186]

Looks very stressful to be up there!

[@paluka82]

They replace 2 drummers for 2 bassists and 1 guitar for 2 lap steel guitars?

[@talkingtadpole3001]

FYI this is the second half of the song 'Birthing.'

[@jossecoupe446]

No song titled that can be found on The Beggar's tracklist, maybe they're already working or developing songs for a different later release.

[@bloodybootlegs]

thanks for the info!

[@JoeMama-il7jy]

​@@jossecoupe446 more likely that this is just a song they play live exclusively, in my opinion

[@jossecoupe446]

@@JoeMama-il7jy also possible yea, but I know from others that they were known to perform or iron out pieces from future albums during their live sets (at least I'm pretty sure). Considering the upcoming album has already been recorded, I'd like to think they've they're also gunning for a subsequent release, but who knows.

[@JoeMama-il7jy]

@@jossecoupe446 i'm seeing them live in august, if i remember i'll ask them what it is

[@imbadatnames1326]

Correct me if im wrong but they don’t sound as loud as they were before. They still sound amazing though.

[@chungo2548]

You won't be able to tell until you're actually at one of the shows because no recording does enough justice for how fucking loud these shows are. It's equally as loud as the 2010-17 shows from what I've been told.

[@gulcinyuksel4129]

it was loud as fuck

[@el_mal_de_ojo]

I saw them yesterday and I saw them in 2017. In 2017 I had physical pain after not using ear plugs for half the set, and my ears rang for 3 days or so. Last night I didn't use earplugs at all and my ears were only slightly muffled afterwards, and they are fine today. They were 100% not as loud as before, but it doesn't matter. It was loud, louder than most bands for sure. Most recently I can compare them to a set I saw for Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and this Swans was much louder than GY!BE, and that was also a loud set. More importantly, however, the mixing was near-perfect, the balance of the mix, vocals were crisp when needed, muddy when that was called for. Things were being changed on the fly throughout the set. The last 30-40 mins of the set, with the medley that included Birthing, took me to a special mental place. Free of thoughts. Sublime band.

[@estebanrodriguez1175]

Its still loud in a way that reverberates your chest but not unbearable so. I saw them at Dallas this September and took off my earplugs halfway through.

[@everyvillainislemons7583]

As someone who was front row at the recent Dallas show, I couldn’t hear most things afterwards for over 24 hours.

[@minhaalakbar]

where is the birthing swan???

[@minhaalakbar]

like where it lays the eggs??

[@fjmfjm]

1=1

[@handsome_man69]

I really like this band. They are almost as good as Coldplay

[@bloodybootlegs]

maybe soon... ;)

[@Barthezrh]

Norman Westberg?

[@imbadatnames1326]

I dont think he is apart of the new lineup

[@ColombianThunder]

No longer in the band, but I'm pretty sure he's opening for them with his own solo stuff.

[@bloodybootlegs]

yep, he opened for them

[@deepzeliade-dk8uo]

don't turn it down., don't turn it up, MG needs to stop giving the band so much shit.