[kj] OT: Swans recommendation

[Christof hamille]

Be careful of new Chrome.  The main guy is dead (Damon Edge 1995).  
Helios Creed was in it originally.  Dropped out for may years after having a fallout with Damon.  Resumed the name after he died.  
To be fair to Helios they were collaborating again (albeit briefly and infrequently) before his death.  And of Chrome's most popular releases Helios is on it.  
I've met both of them over the years.  Damon was nice, but a bit introverted while helios was a bit more...eccentric.  I read somewhere the he is a train conductor now.

Chris




> Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 23:24:54 -0500

> From: bigblackhair at sbcglobal.net

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Swans recommendation

> 

> Well, I figured out the Neurosis/Swans link finally.

> 

> The official Swans website contains a t-shirt design with this explanation:

> 

> " $16 JARBOE T-SHIRT NEUROSIS & JARBOE [L]  From the well-known 

> collaboration with Neurosis. Back features image of bees wings. Size[L]"

> 

> The well-known collaboration? I love(d) Neurosis. Never knew they did 

> something with member(s) of The Swans 'til I found that site.

> 

> Ah, yeah, now Chrome, ironically, I knew about them. There are still 

> gaps here and there I need to fill though. Which will be impossible to 

> do since there's a gazillion underground bands now and the reach really 

> is global.

> 

> -Oliver

> 

> 

> 

> Leigh Newton wrote:

> > In many ways, it sucks being a latercomer. It's not all bad though. One good part is that everything is right there for you to plunder. This list is a good place for latecomers, namely myself. I'm a latecomer to just about everything. It was thanks to the Gathering that i got turned onto the genius that is Chrome. The Damon Edge/Helios Creed era, to be exact. Nothing else is quite like it. Thanks Gathering!

> >

> > Leigh

> >

> >

> > ----- Original Message ----

> > From: B. Oliver Sheppard <bigblackhair at sbcglobal.net>

> > To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net>

> > Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 11:34:13 PM

> > Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Swans recommendation

> >

> > Wow, thanks for impressing upon me how genius the Swans were, gang, I 

> > recently got to explore their back catalogue better. Just insane, 

> > genius. I never appreciated it, as all I'd heard was that dubbed copy of 

> > the Body to Body, Job to Job cassette, which I liked, but it didn't just 

> > overwhelm me or anything. Now I'm totally amazed by what I've been 

> > hearing by the Swans.

> >

> > See, I can be a latecomer to some things. I didn't really realize how 

> > brilliant KJ were 'til almost two years ago, though I'd like stuff by 

> > them here and there before that. Then the light switch on my brain went 

> > on, and I was like, this is actually kinda genius. I used to only like 

> > fast, crossover thrashy or hardcore punk -- maybe I am getting older. 

> > But, yeah, The Swans. Wow. The Great Annihilator *is* good, like Javier 

> > said.

> >

> > Thanks so much, guys.

> >

> >

> > -Oliver

> >   

> >   

> 

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