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Following his decision to end <a href="spotify:artist:79S80ZWgVhIPMCHuvl6SkA">Swans</a>, the legendary avant-garde rock group he founded and helped lead for 15 years, <a href="spotify:artist:7rQQ3KNeDPmiNGRKk15TJH">Michael Gira</a> dedicated himself to pursuing a variety of projects, including further writing , spoken-word work, and production for other bands. Musically, his first released effort was the debut all-instrumental <a href="spotify:artist:3jNSEQw0Zz9RGgjmMZ9AuO">Body Lovers</a> release, but contemporaneous bulletins had him saying that a more "song-oriented" effort was in the wings. That eventually became the Angels of Light, a loosely organized collective of musicians including numerous <a href="spotify:artist:79S80ZWgVhIPMCHuvl6SkA">Swans</a>/<a href="spotify:artist:3jNSEQw0Zz9RGgjmMZ9AuO">Body Lovers</a> veterans such as Bill Rieflin, Phil Puleo, Larry Mullins, and Kurt Ralske, assisting <a href="spotify:artist:7rQQ3KNeDPmiNGRKk15TJH">Gira</a> with his stark yet beautiful lyrics and music, working around the core of <a href="spotify:artist:7rQQ3KNeDPmiNGRKk15TJH">Gira</a>'s own art/folk acoustic guitar playing. The band's debut, New Mother, was released to wide acclaim in early 1999; a tour followed shortly, featuring a near-ten person lineup, including noteworthy musicians in their own right like industrial noise legend <a href="spotify:artist:3ubX2xfDGeKJNSX020gY19">Foetus</a>. ~ Ned Raggett, Rovi
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