Michael Gira formed Angels of Light after the conclusion of Swans in 1997. 'The Angels of Light Sing 'Other People'' was released in 2005, produced by Gira and featured Akron/Family. On the making of the album, Micheal Gira says 'This album is different in many ways than what I've done in the past. There's no general band 'sound' here. The instrumentation is arranged in each song to fit the subject. Each song is its own world, a place for the people in the songs to live. I intentionally eschewed long instrumental passages, crescendos, that sort of thing - I've done enough of that, and I'm tired of it. The songs say what they have to say, then end'.

Disc 1

Track name

Artist

Length

1.Lena's Song

Angels of Light

2.51

2.The Kid Is Already Breaking

Angels of Light

3.11

3.My Friend Thor

Angels of Light

2.07

4.On the Mountain

Angels of Light

5.16

5.Destroyer

Angels of Light

5.04

6.Dawn

Angels of Light

2.24

7.My Sister Said

Angels of Light

4.11

8.Michael's White Hands

Angels of Light

4.16

9.To Live Through Someone

Angels of Light

5.34

10.Simon Is Stronger Than Us

Angels of Light

1.36

11.Purple Creek

Angels of Light

4.34

12.Jackie's Spine

Angels of Light

4.07

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