I like Swans but I have to be in a particular mood for them. Reminds me of what Stockhausen said when hearing Aphex Twin:
"I wish those musicians would not allow themselves any repetitions, and would
go faster in developing their ideas or their findings, because I don't
appreciate at all this permanent repetitive language. It is like someone who
is stuttering all the time, and can't get words out of his mouth. I think
musicians should have very concise figures and not rely on this fashionable
psychology. I don't like psychology whatsoever: using music like a drug is
stupid. One shouldn't do that : music is the product of the highest human
intelligence, and of the best senses, the listening senses and of
imagination and intuition. And as soon as it becomes just a means for
ambiance, as we say, environment, or for being used for certain purposes,
then music becomes a whore, and one should not allow that really; one should
not serve any existing demands or in particular not commercial values. That
would be terrible: that is selling out the music."
>>73927670
I can get on board with that.
If we don't read the same paragraph 5 times before moving on or watch the same scene 10 times before continuing, then why do we need 7mins of the same riff as the vocalist repeats the same word?