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Michael Gira

Born February 19, 1954 · Los Angeles, California, USA (age 72)

Michael Rolfe Gira is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and artist. He is the main force behind the New York City musical group Swans and fronts Angels of Light. He is also the founder of Young God Records.

Known For

Swans: A Long Slow Screw.Swans: A Long Slow Screw. · 1986
Swans: A Long Slow Screw.
★ 8.71986
MovieMusicDocumentary
Features live footage from the Greed/Holy Money tour in 1986 in London and Nottingham and the A Long Slow Screw video.
Swans: Nox Orae 2023Swans: Nox Orae 2023 · 2024
Swans: Nox Orae 2023
2024
MovieMusicDocumentary
Filmed on Saturday, August 26, 2023 during the 13th edition of the NOX ORAE festival in La Tour-de-Peilz (Switzerland).
Swans - To Be Kind LiveSwans - To Be Kind Live · 2014
Swans - To Be Kind Live
★ 10.02014
MovieMusic
SWANS recorded live 2013. Track listing: To Be Kind (20:41) - Just a Little Boy (10:06) - Coward (8:36) - She Loves Us (18:17) - Oxygen (7:17) - The Seer / Toussaint L'Ouverture (45:35)
Parallel PlanesParallel Planes · 2017
Parallel Planes
★ 6.02017
Movie
'Parallel Planes' is a documentary film portraying 12 American avant-garde & punk-rock musicians. It is a journey between genres, an essay on free thinking and an intimate look at how 12 critical players relate to the potential of music.
Swans: (Rope) The Beggar (Live 2024)Swans: (Rope) The Beggar (Live 2024) · 2025
Swans: (Rope) The Beggar (Live 2024)
2025
MovieMusicDocumentary
Swans final New York show in 2024 included on a limited-edition DVD available with initial CD and vinyl pressings of Birthing.
Swans: The Seer - LiveSwans: The Seer - Live · 2012
Swans: The Seer - Live
★ 9.02012
MovieMusic
SWANS recorded live 2010/2011. Track listing: No Words / No Thoughts (18:50) - Avatar (10:36) - The Apostate (19:31) - Beautiful Child (Fragment) (3:43) - Jim (8:16) - Sex God Sex (7:13) - The Seer / I Crawled (32:16)
Swans: The Seer DocumentarySwans: The Seer Documentary · 2012
Swans: The Seer Documentary
2012
MovieDocumentaryMusic
On stage, backstage, and at home with Michael Gira and Swans. Short documentary by Pitchfork
Swans: Live at Variety Playhouse, AtlantaSwans: Live at Variety Playhouse, Atlanta · 1997
Swans: Live at Variety Playhouse, Atlanta
1997
MovieMusic
Swans live at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, Georgia January 29th, 1997 Rare pro-shot video of the band's 1997 tour. Not Alone, Hypogirl

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