Die Tür ist zu

Die Tür ist zu
EP by Swans
Released 1996
Genre Experimental rock, post-rock, art rock
Length 55:09
Label Rough Trade
Revolver
Young God
Swans chronology
The Great Annihilator
(1995)		 Die Tür ist zu
(1996)		 Soundtracks for the Blind
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Q[2]

Die Tür ist zu (German for The Door Is Closed) is an album by the American rock band Swans, initially released in 1996 only in Germany as a CD, and later released worldwide on vinyl on Record Store Day 2018.[3][4]

It is particularly notable for its unusual combination of both studio and live recordings in a wide variety of contexts. Specifically, it contains early, German-language versions of two songs on the then unreleased Soundtracks for the Blind album, two studio outtakes ("Surrogate Drones" which would also appear later on Soundtracks for the Blind, and "You Know Everything (reprise 1991)" recorded for White Light From the Mouth of Infinity and already released on the "Celebrity Lifestyle" CD single), a radio performance excerpt from the VPRO session on December 14, 1994, and two live songs from the Astoria, London, 1995.

Track listing

No.TitleEnglish VersionLength
1."Ligeti's Breath / Hilflos Kind"Ligeti's Breath: "The Beautiful Days" & "I Love You This Much", Hilflos Kind: "Helpless Child"22:16
2."Ich sehe die Alle in einer Reihe""All Lined Up"4:47
3."Surrogate Drones""Surrogate 2"2:56
4."YRP (Live in London)" 8:51
5."You Know Everything (reprise 1991)" 4:26
6."M/F (acoustic live at VPRO, December 14, 1994)""Mother/Father"3:52
7."Soundsection""The Sound"7:56

Note: During the session at VPRO also the songs "I See Them All Lined Up", "My Buried Child" (which appears on the "I Am the Sun" 7") and "She Lives!" were recorded all acoustic.

References

  1. ↑ Raggett, Ned. "Die Tür Ist Zu". Allmusic. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  2. ↑ columnist (July 1996). "Die Tür ist zu". Q: 124.
  3. ↑ "Swans". Record Store Day. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Record Store Day 2018 reveals full list of exclusive releases". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 24, 2018.


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