A Screw
For other uses, see Screw (disambiguation).
| A Screw | ||||
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| EP by Swans | ||||
| Released | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Industrial, experimental rock | |||
| Length | 16:34 | |||
| Label | K.422 | |||
| Producer | Michael Gira | |||
| Swans chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
A Screw is an EP by the New York City experimental rock group Swans. The EP was later reissued as additional tracks to the CD release of Holy Money. The single's title song shows the band diving their farthest into the realm of industrial dance music, complete with dubby, distorted vocals, and complex programmed rhythms, an interesting contrast to the naturalistic album version. The piano-driven ode to obsessive love "Blackmail", meanwhile, introduces Jarboe in her first turn as lead vocalist.[1] A heavily reworked version of the track appeared on the 1987 album Children of God.
Track listing
- "A Screw" – 5:41
- "Blackmail" – 4:43
- "A Screw (Holy Money) (Mix)" – 5:00
Track 1 and 3 were mislabeled on most original releases. Later issues like the "Greed/Holy Money" compilation corrected this.
Musicians
- Michael Gira – vocals, samples, sounds, piano, bass
- Norman Westberg – guitar
- Harry Crosby – bass
- Algis Kizys – bass
- Jarboe – vocals, backing vocals, mirage
- Ronaldo Gonzalez – drums
- Ted Parsons – drums
- Ivan Nahem – drums
- Greg Grinnell – trumpet
- Keene Carse – trombone
Charts
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Indie Chart[2] | 4 |
References
- 1 2 Raggett, Ned. "A Screw". Allmusic. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ↑ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
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