Soundtracks for the Blind

1996 studio album by Swans
MusicAlbum album Q2304155
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Soundtracks for the Blind

Summary

Soundtracks for the Blind is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (861 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Soundtracks for the Blind's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • Soundtracks for the Blind's genre is electronic music[4].
  • Soundtracks for the Blind's genre is ambient music[5].
  • Soundtracks for the Blind's genre is post-rock[6].
  • Soundtracks for the Blind's genre is noise rock[7].
  • Soundtracks for the Blind's genre is experimental rock[8].
  • Soundtracks for the Blind was produced by Michael Gira[9].
  • Soundtracks for the Blind was produced by Jarboe[10].
  • Soundtracks for the Blind was performed by Swans[11].
  • Soundtracks for the Blind's record label is recorded as Young God Records[12].
  • Soundtracks for the Blind's place of publication is recorded as United States[13].
  • Soundtracks for the Blind is part of Swans' albums in chronological order[14].
  • Soundtracks for the Blind's language of work or name is recorded as English[15].
  • Soundtracks for the Blind was distributed by 2 × CD[16].
  • Soundtracks for the Blind's review score is recorded as 4.5[17].
  • Soundtracks for the Blind was released on October 22, 1996[18].
  • Soundtracks for the Blind's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Soundtracks for the Blind'}[19].
  • Soundtracks for the Blind's has characteristic is recorded as double album[20].
  • Soundtracks for the Blind's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+141'}[21].
  • Soundtracks for the Blind's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+26'}[22].
  • Soundtracks for the Blind's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[23].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Album[24]

  • First release date: 1996-10-22[25]

  • Genre(s): ambient, electronic, experimental, experimental rock, industrial, post-rock[26]

  • Community tags: ambient, electronic, experimental, experimental rock, industrial, post-rock[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 213bce2d-6499-3abd-8a58-af2ba83a2344[28]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Soundtracks for the Blind was performed by Swans[11]. Producers include Michael Gira[9] and Jarboe[10].

Publication

Soundtracks for the Blind was published on October 22, 1996[18]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[15]. Genres include electronic music[4], ambient music[5], post-rock[6], noise rock[7], and experimental rock[8]. It is part of Swans' albums in chronological order[14]. It was distributed by 2 × CD[16].

Reception

Soundtracks for the Blind's review score is recorded as 4.5[17].

Why It Matters

Soundtracks for the Blind ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (861 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . AllMusic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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