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Undid revision 1281007561 by Hey man im josh (talk) Can you explain how this release is poorly sourced? In my opinion, its source is well sourced, with links to the band's label's webpage for the album, plus entries in Discogs (maybe the youtube and some instagram links might not meet source criteria?). Otherwise, you'd also need to remove the pages for the other Swans live albums.
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{{Infobox album
| name = Live Rope
| type = live
| artist = [[Swans (band)|Swans]]
| cover = Live Rope.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2024|11|15}}
| recorded = [[Music Hall of Williamsburg]], [[Brooklyn]] on May 18, 2024<br/>Concertzaal Amare, [[The Hague]] on November 19, 2023
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Experimental rock]], [[noise rock]], [[post-rock]], [[drone music|drone]]
| length = 147:54 (CD Version)<br/>158:04 (Vinyl Version)<br/>182:53 (USB Version)
| label = [[Young God Records]]
| producer = [[Michael Gira]]
| prev_title = [[The Beggar (album)|The Beggar]]
| prev_year = 2023
| next_title = [[Birthing (album)|Birthing]]
| next_year = 2025
}}

'''''Live Rope''''' is a 2024, and the overall tenth, [[live album]] by American [[experimental rock]] band [[Swans (band)|Swans]]. The album was released as a fundraiser for the band's upcoming album [[Birthing (album)|Birthing]], and is their first live album since 2017's [[Deliquescence (album)|Deliquescence]]. The album contains recordings from the bands tour supporting their previous album [[The Beggar (album)|The Beggar]], which took place from May 2023 to May 2024.

Unlike previous fundraiser albums (with the exception of [[We Rose from Your Bed with the Sun in Our Head]]), which were released in limited quantities, the regular CD version of "Live Rope" was eventually announced to be made available prepetuity, albeit as an exclusive to Young God Records.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DCZds9RP47J/?hl=da|title=Heading back to Berlin to mix the new Swans studio album. It will be called Birthing. This will be the final “big sound” Swans album. Hoping for a release date of early next year, then a final large ensemble tour towards the end of the year. Thank you (!) for supporting the current studio recording by purchasing, in its various manifestations, the live album Live Rope. Incidentally, I have decided to keep the 2XCD version of Live Rope in print and available in perpetuity. It's at the younggodrecords.com website. It's an important, pivotal document for us and I want it to remain available… Going forward (after the release of Birthing and its subsequent tours), things will be simpler and more intimate for Swans. When that time comes, I look forward to discovering a fresh path towards a new sonic terrain in which to dwell… See you sometime, somewhere- MG.|website=[[Instagram]]|date=March 7, 2025}}</ref>

In addition to the CD, ''Live Rope'' was also released on vinyl, with a USB Credit Card being bundled with the vinyl and a deluxe CD tier <ref>{{cite web|url=https://younggodrecords.com/collections/frontpage/products/swans-live-rope-2024-fundraiser|title=SWANS LIVE ROPE 2024 FUNDRAISER|website=YOUNG GOD RECORDS|date=March 7, 2025}}</ref> The vinyls were overall limited to 1,000 copies, while the USB Credit card was limited to 1,300 copies over multiple tiers.

At 182:53 minutes long, the USB edition of ''Live Rope'' is the longest release by the band to date.

==Contents==

The album contains recordings from the final show of the bands tour supporting their previous album [[The Beggar (album)|The Beggar]], which took place from May 2023 to May 2024. It contains a mix of songs from ''The Beggar'', as well as [[Leaving Meaning]] and three unreleased compositions, which were gradually developed throughout the tour. The song "The Beggar" saw the most significant development, originally lasting around 30 minutes in length, before eventually being expanded to 86 minutes, when coupled with its intro piece, "Rope".

The CD version contains edited recordings from the tour's final show at Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, plus "Cathedrals of Heaven" from a performance at Concertzaal Amare, The Hague, to fit the CD restraints. The vinyl version features the majority of the unedited Williamsburg performance, plus "The Memorious" from The Hague, while the USB version features an additional two songs from The Hague performance.

An additional song, "Red Yellow", was performed as the Williamsburg show, but was not included on the album<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/swans/2024/music-hall-of-williamsburg-brooklyn-ny-7ba84650.html|title=Swans Setlist at Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY, USA|website=Setlist.fm|date=March 7, 2025}}</ref>. The full show was also filmed, and will be included in the initial copies of "Birthing".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://younggodrecords.com/collections/frontpage/products/birthing-preorder|title=Birthing PREORDER|website=YOUNG GOD RECORDS|date=March 7, 2025}}</ref> Likewise, the whole performance at The Hague was also recorded, and seemingly at one point planned to be released, but ultimately only three performances was ultimately released.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C5dibgPrVWQ/?hl=da|title=No title|website=[[Instagram]]|date=March 7, 2025}}</ref>

==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| all_writing = [[Michael Gira]], [[Phil Puleo]], [[Kristof Hahn]], [[Dana Schechter]], [[Christopher Pravdica]], and [[Larry Mullins (musician)|Larry Mullins]]
|headline = Disc one
| title1 = Rope
| length1 = 25:29
| note1 = previously unreleased
| title2 = The Beggar
| length2 = 52:53
| total_length = 78:22
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Disc two
| title1 = The Hanging Man
| length1 = 12:52
| title2 = Away
| length2 = 7:51
| note2 = previously unreleased
| title3 = Birthing
| length3 = 37:27
| note3 = previously unreleased
| title4 = Cathedrals of Heaven
| length4 = 11:16
| total_length = 69:26
}}

===USB Edition===
{{Track listing
| title1 = Rope
| length1 = 31:04
| title2 = The Beggar
| length2 = 55:06
| title3 = The Hanging Man
| length3 = 12:49
| title4 = Away
| length4 = 7:52
| title5 = Birthing
| length5 = 37:08
| title6 = The Memorious
| length6 = 14:07
| title7 = Cathedrals of Heaven
| length7 = 11:15
| title8 = Leaving Meaning
| length8 = 13:34
| total_length = 182:53
}}

'''Notes'''
* The USB Edition comes with two continuous WAV files, with a run time of 143:57 (tracks 1 through 5) and 38:54 (Tracks 6 through 8) respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/32338311-Swans-Live-Rope|title=Swans - Live Rope|website=[[Discogs]]|date=March 7, 2025}}</ref>

===Vinyl edition===
{{Track listing
| headline = Side A
| title1 = Rope / The Beggar
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side B
| title1 = Rope / The Beggar (Cont.)
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side C
| title1 = Rope / The Beggar (Cont.)
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side D
| title1 = Rope / The Beggar (Cont.)
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side E
| title1 = The Hanging Man
| title2 = Away
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side F
| title1 = Birthing
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side G
| title1 = Birthing (Cont.)
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side H
| title1 = The Memorious
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Swans (band) |state=collapsed}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:2025 live albums]]
[[Category:Swans (band) live albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Michael Gira]]
[[Category:Young God Records live albums]]

Revision as of 22:07, 23 March 2025

Live Rope
Live album by
Swans
ReleasedNovember 15, 2024 (2024-11-15)
RecordedMusic Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn on May 18, 2024
Concertzaal Amare, The Hague on November 19, 2023
GenreExperimental rock, noise rock, post-rock, drone
Length147:54 (CD Version)
158:04 (Vinyl Version)
182:53 (USB Version)
LabelYoung God Records
ProducerMichael Gira
Swans chronology
The Beggar
(2023) 		Live Rope
(2024) 		Birthing
(2025)

Live Rope is a 2024, and the overall tenth, live album by American experimental rock band Swans. The album was released as a fundraiser for the band's upcoming album Birthing, and is their first live album since 2017's Deliquescence. The album contains recordings from the bands tour supporting their previous album The Beggar, which took place from May 2023 to May 2024.

Unlike previous fundraiser albums (with the exception of We Rose from Your Bed with the Sun in Our Head), which were released in limited quantities, the regular CD version of "Live Rope" was eventually announced to be made available prepetuity, albeit as an exclusive to Young God Records.[1]

In addition to the CD, Live Rope was also released on vinyl, with a USB Credit Card being bundled with the vinyl and a deluxe CD tier [2] The vinyls were overall limited to 1,000 copies, while the USB Credit card was limited to 1,300 copies over multiple tiers.

At 182:53 minutes long, the USB edition of Live Rope is the longest release by the band to date.

Contents

The album contains recordings from the final show of the bands tour supporting their previous album The Beggar, which took place from May 2023 to May 2024. It contains a mix of songs from The Beggar, as well as Leaving Meaning and three unreleased compositions, which were gradually developed throughout the tour. The song "The Beggar" saw the most significant development, originally lasting around 30 minutes in length, before eventually being expanded to 86 minutes, when coupled with its intro piece, "Rope".

The CD version contains edited recordings from the tour's final show at Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, plus "Cathedrals of Heaven" from a performance at Concertzaal Amare, The Hague, to fit the CD restraints. The vinyl version features the majority of the unedited Williamsburg performance, plus "The Memorious" from The Hague, while the USB version features an additional two songs from The Hague performance.

An additional song, "Red Yellow", was performed as the Williamsburg show, but was not included on the album[3]. The full show was also filmed, and will be included in the initial copies of "Birthing".[4] Likewise, the whole performance at The Hague was also recorded, and seemingly at one point planned to be released, but ultimately only three performances was ultimately released.[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Michael Gira, Phil Puleo, Kristof Hahn, Dana Schechter, Christopher Pravdica, and Larry Mullins

Disc one
No.TitleLength
1."Rope" (previously unreleased)25:29
2."The Beggar"52:53
Total length:78:22
Disc two
No.TitleLength
1."The Hanging Man"12:52
2."Away" (previously unreleased)7:51
3."Birthing" (previously unreleased)37:27
4."Cathedrals of Heaven"11:16
Total length:69:26

USB Edition

No.TitleLength
1."Rope"31:04
2."The Beggar"55:06
3."The Hanging Man"12:49
4."Away"7:52
5."Birthing"37:08
6."The Memorious"14:07
7."Cathedrals of Heaven"11:15
8."Leaving Meaning"13:34
Total length:182:53

Notes

  • The USB Edition comes with two continuous WAV files, with a run time of 143:57 (tracks 1 through 5) and 38:54 (Tracks 6 through 8) respectively.[6]

Vinyl edition

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Rope / The Beggar" 
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Rope / The Beggar (Cont.)" 
Side C
No.TitleLength
1."Rope / The Beggar (Cont.)" 
Side D
No.TitleLength
1."Rope / The Beggar (Cont.)" 
Side E
No.TitleLength
1."The Hanging Man" 
2."Away" 
Side F
No.TitleLength
1."Birthing" 
Side G
No.TitleLength
1."Birthing (Cont.)" 
Side H
No.TitleLength
1."The Memorious" 

References

  1. ^ "Heading back to Berlin to mix the new Swans studio album. It will be called Birthing. This will be the final "big sound" Swans album. Hoping for a release date of early next year, then a final large ensemble tour towards the end of the year. Thank you (!) for supporting the current studio recording by purchasing, in its various manifestations, the live album Live Rope. Incidentally, I have decided to keep the 2XCD version of Live Rope in print and available in perpetuity. It's at the younggodrecords.com website. It's an important, pivotal document for us and I want it to remain available… Going forward (after the release of Birthing and its subsequent tours), things will be simpler and more intimate for Swans. When that time comes, I look forward to discovering a fresh path towards a new sonic terrain in which to dwell… See you sometime, somewhere- MG". Instagram. March 7, 2025.
  2. ^ "SWANS LIVE ROPE 2024 FUNDRAISER". YOUNG GOD RECORDS. March 7, 2025.
  3. ^ "Swans Setlist at Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY, USA". Setlist.fm. March 7, 2025.
  4. ^ "Birthing PREORDER". YOUNG GOD RECORDS. March 7, 2025.
  5. ^ "No title". Instagram. March 7, 2025.
  6. ^ "Swans - Live Rope". Discogs. March 7, 2025.
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