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Swans, James Blackshaw, On tourMichael Gira is a musician who has spent his career discovering a gentler side no one had any reason to suspect in him. His first major group, Swans, specialised in a live show of legendary volume, only to evolve into a melodic, acoustic-led ensemble. In spite of a brief spell on a major record label, and the genius of his Burning World album, Gira has latterly taken his booming Voice Of God intonations behind the scenes where, as record company patron, he has rele...

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