
My Father Will Guide Me up a Rope to the Sky
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Type | Studio Full-length |
Released | 2010-09-21 |
Genres | Experimental Rock, Noise Rock, Folk Rock, Post-Punk, Post-Rock |
Labels | Young God Records, Mute |
Length | 44:26 |
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My Father Will Guide Me up a Rope to the Sky Information
Track listing (Songs)
Title | Length | Rating | Votes | |
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1. | No Words / No Thoughts | 9:25 | 60 | 1 |
2. | Reeling the Liars In | 2:20 | 60 | 1 |
3. | Jim | 6:46 | 65 | 1 |
4. | My Birth | 3:53 | 55 | 1 |
5. | You Fucking People Make Me Sick | 5:09 | 65 | 1 |
6. | Inside Madeline | 6:37 | 60 | 1 |
7. | Eden Prison | 6:03 | 60 | 1 |
8. | Little Mouth | 4:13 | 60 | 1 |
Line-up (Members)
- Michael Gira : Vocals, Guitars
- Norman Westberg : Electric Guitar, E-bow, Vocals
- Christoph Hahn : Electric Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar, Vocals, Germanic Presence
- Christopher Pravdica : Bass, Jew's Harp, Vocals
- Thor Harris : Drums, Percussion, Dulcimer, Vibraphone, Keyboards, Vocals
- Phil Puleo : Drums, Percussion, Dulcimer, Vocals
Guest / session musicians
- Kenny Siegal : Electric Piano, Vocals, Electric Guitar
- Bill Rieflin : Bass, Electric Guitar, Piano, Drums, Percussion, Synthesizer, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Production staff / artist
- Michael Gira : Producer, Art Direction
- Jamal Ruhe : Mastering
- Earl Kuck : Layout
- Kenny Siegal : Recording
- Kevin McMahon : Mixing
- Beatrice Pediconi : Artwork
- Bryce Goggin : Mixing
- Jason La Farge : Recording
- Adam Sachs : Mixing
Additional notes
Recorded at Seizure's Palace, Brooklyn and at Old Soul Studio, Catskill, NY.
Mixed at Trout, Brooklyn and at Marcata Recording, Gardiner NY.
Additional vocals recorded at Trout and Marcata.
Mastered at West Westside Music
Layout at Revolver
Mixed at Trout, Brooklyn and at Marcata Recording, Gardiner NY.
Additional vocals recorded at Trout and Marcata.
Mastered at West Westside Music
Layout at Revolver
My Father Will Guide Me up a Rope to the Sky Comments

2025-06-09
First release from SWANS after Michael Gira decided to revive the band in 2010. Unfortunately, it doesn't sound as great as most of their past material from the 1980s and 1990s. I'm also not the biggest fan of the newer Post-Rock direction that the music took, but it's still a decent release at the very least.
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