Jarboe : The John Robb interview

Jarboe : The John Robb interview
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Jarboe was once a core member of New York band Swans - she talks about here time in the legendary band, her life, her art, her relationships, her motivations and her current music.
00:00 living in Atlanta
01:30 growing up
01:46 New Orleans voodoo
05:00 New Orleans very European
05:43 parents in the FBI what were they like
11:43 the art of her art and her voice different voices
15:00 Neurosis
20:00 Swans early days in New York the bunker
26:00 living in the Chelsea Hotel pre Swans
28:10 father encouraged Jarboe to play music
35:54 Tibetan Buddhism
39:40 mantra nature of early swans music
41:07 when and how di pop culture come into your life
47:00 industrial music
49:00 intense culture weightlifting, boxing and the art of body sculpture and body modification
52:00 first tour with Swans as roadie straight edge
57:30 first meeting with Swans
59:20 the bunker
62:00 early Swans tour Roli tension with Michale playing to audiences of one
01:04:00 working with Michael auditing for Swans
01:06:00 extreme performances
01:09:30 relationship with Michael affect roll in band
01:10:00 dealing with the intensity of Michael Gira
01:14:00 the make females dynamic changed swans
01:19:00 creative process
01:21:00 the art of collaboration - what Michael Gira pulled out of Jarboe and what Jarboe pulled out of Michael Gira
01:22:00 I told him to sing as an experiment and it sounded incredible
01:24:30 how she uses her voice in many different ways from hare Krishna style vocal to singing a a flute to singing ass a small child
01:29:00 the end of Swans…last tour and tension
01:37:00 the tensions and being told to change the name
01:38:00 thoughts on Swan reformation ‘I cried -very painful to watch’
01:40:00 apart from the track I ang on The Seer I can’t listen to it too painful
01:41:00 he amazing diverse post Swans career