ALBUM BREAKDOWN: Swans - Soundtracks for the Blind
The album reviewed in this video discusses serious issues such as physical and psychological abuse and drug addiction. If you or a loved one is dealing with such issues, please use any of the following helplines and resources: National Domestic Violence Hotline: https://www.thehotline.org/ RAIIN Sexual Assault Hotline: https://www.rainn.org/ Human Trafficking Hotline: https://humantraffickinghotline.org/ ChildHelp Child Abuse Hotline: https://www.childhelp.org/ National Suicide Prevention Hotline: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ SAMHSA Substance Abuse Helpline: https://www.samhsa.gov/ Watch my previous video: • SO FAR, SO GOOD 5/4/21: BROCKHAMPTON, Iglo... This is the album breakdown, a series where I take a look back at a significant or iconic album and analyze it track-by-track. After months of listening, researching, writing, filming and editing, I’ve finally done it: this is the Soundtracks for the Blind album breakdown. Swans’ 1996 album Soundtracks for the Blind is their most dense, complex and daunting work to date, and in this video, I will be exploring this 2+ hour labyrinth of sound and attempting to find meaning within the madness. Chapters: Intro - 0:10 A Brief History of Swans - 1:30 The Silver Disc - 5:43 The Copper Disc - 23:20 Final Thoughts - 38:11 The following resources were used to research SFTB and write this script: Young God Records: https://younggodrecords.com/collectio... TheMusicBreakdown: • Swans - Soundtracks for the Blind - ALBUM ... Genius: https://genius.com/albums/Swans/Sound... Carl Jung: https://www.carl-jung.net/animus.html A personal friend and fellow Swans fan who chose to remain anonymous when cited Records shown in video: Skrillex - Recess The Knife - Shaking the Habitual Aphex Twin - Collapse EP Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma Youtube: / @patricktervo2013 Instagram: / the_okayest_computer Twitter: / tervopatrick Apple Music: / profile Outro song: An original drone made for this video

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