--- product_id: 4517402 title: "The Seer" price: "AED 6" currency: AED in_stock: false reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.ae/products/4517402-the-seer store_origin: AE region: United Arab Emirates --- # The Seer **Price:** AED 6 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Seer - **How much does it cost?** AED 6 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ae](https://www.desertcart.ae/products/4517402-the-seer) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description desertcart.com: The Seer (special Edition): CDs & Vinyl Review: Absolutely Brilliant - First, I'm going to bore you with a bit of history regarding myself as relates to Swans. I got the first EP based on a review I read somewhere. That and the fact that they were associated with Sonic Youth on some level. I was impressed. Then 'Filth' and 'Cop' blew me away like a sledgehammer, completely unique. The only influence I could discern was perhaps heavy industrial machinery. I was officially a fan. Then, later, when 'Children of God' came out I was taken aback. I didn't like it and in point of fact I still don't think its that great of a record. I foolishly chalked it up to the influence of Jarboe and I VERY foolishly wrote them off. Fast forward to 2024. I decided, on a whim, to check out a Swans song on YouTube. I think it was "The Seer". I was completely blown away. The music and Michael Gira's classy sales pitch on YouTube drew me in and I began to track down their records. So, that's how THAT went. As for 'The Seer', it is an amazing set from start to finish, absolutely brilliant and wonderfully executed. I highly recommend it to anyone with an adventurous streak to their music listening. Strangely enough, I think I may detect some Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd influence on their music here and on subsequent releases. I feel there was some validation for this viewpoint in the book "Swans: Sacrifice and Transcendence," which I also hereby recommend to anyone looking to see that this whole Swans thing is all about. In it, Gira mentions having seen and been impressed by Pink Floyd circa "Ummagumma." So anyway, please try this heavy-duty 2 CD set on for size. Can't recommend it, and the other releases since the reformation of Swans in 2010, highly enough. Its a truly astounding and cohesive body of work to embark on. Thank you for your time. Review: Raw and visionary, it rips open the perceptual cage - I was initially underwhelmed by this album, which made all the critics' best-of lists for 2012, but eventually I realized what everyone was raving about. The thing is, though, THE SEER is not equally superb throughout. The second disc is just amazing, so don't be too hasty to form your opinion after only hearing Disc One. The opening track (Lunacy) is fairly light, and there is a clear minimalist influence. Then Disc Two shoots us screaming into space on a dark, psychedelic voyage! Michael Gira's reformed Swans are more powerful than ever. The more recent TO BE KIND (2014) is more consistent than THE SEER -- it's stronger throughout -- but it does not reach the same heights. The music of Michael Gira and Swans is raw, visionary and uncompromising. His vocals remind of both Lou Reed and Iggy Pop, but the music is sui generis. Listening is like plugging your mind directly into the black hole at the heart of the galaxy. ## Images ![The Seer - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71ZqUcbfoiL.jpg) ![The Seer - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71mzjL754lL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Absolutely Brilliant *by J***H on July 12, 2024* First, I'm going to bore you with a bit of history regarding myself as relates to Swans. I got the first EP based on a review I read somewhere. That and the fact that they were associated with Sonic Youth on some level. I was impressed. Then 'Filth' and 'Cop' blew me away like a sledgehammer, completely unique. The only influence I could discern was perhaps heavy industrial machinery. I was officially a fan. Then, later, when 'Children of God' came out I was taken aback. I didn't like it and in point of fact I still don't think its that great of a record. I foolishly chalked it up to the influence of Jarboe and I VERY foolishly wrote them off. Fast forward to 2024. I decided, on a whim, to check out a Swans song on YouTube. I think it was "The Seer". I was completely blown away. The music and Michael Gira's classy sales pitch on YouTube drew me in and I began to track down their records. So, that's how THAT went. As for 'The Seer', it is an amazing set from start to finish, absolutely brilliant and wonderfully executed. I highly recommend it to anyone with an adventurous streak to their music listening. Strangely enough, I think I may detect some Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd influence on their music here and on subsequent releases. I feel there was some validation for this viewpoint in the book "Swans: Sacrifice and Transcendence," which I also hereby recommend to anyone looking to see that this whole Swans thing is all about. In it, Gira mentions having seen and been impressed by Pink Floyd circa "Ummagumma." So anyway, please try this heavy-duty 2 CD set on for size. Can't recommend it, and the other releases since the reformation of Swans in 2010, highly enough. Its a truly astounding and cohesive body of work to embark on. Thank you for your time. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Raw and visionary, it rips open the perceptual cage *by A***S on May 18, 2015* I was initially underwhelmed by this album, which made all the critics' best-of lists for 2012, but eventually I realized what everyone was raving about. The thing is, though, THE SEER is not equally superb throughout. The second disc is just amazing, so don't be too hasty to form your opinion after only hearing Disc One. The opening track (Lunacy) is fairly light, and there is a clear minimalist influence. Then Disc Two shoots us screaming into space on a dark, psychedelic voyage! Michael Gira's reformed Swans are more powerful than ever. The more recent TO BE KIND (2014) is more consistent than THE SEER -- it's stronger throughout -- but it does not reach the same heights. The music of Michael Gira and Swans is raw, visionary and uncompromising. His vocals remind of both Lou Reed and Iggy Pop, but the music is sui generis. Listening is like plugging your mind directly into the black hole at the heart of the galaxy. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ TEST YOUR HUMANITY *by E***R on April 8, 2013* Too much to say. A mental dissection of a biblical nature. I don't think you can handle it. The darkest night and the fowlest of creatures lurking outside your tent that is slowly disintegrating in the acid rain. Droning complexity of emotions and pain in its purest audible form. An impeccable depiction of life in its heavily charred straight-jacket ripped and restitched innumerous times as frontman Michael Gira pushes the trite of existence to the wall, breaks through it and continues on to suck up the essence of the human eye-perceived universe just to hack it up and spit it out along with the sins and blood of a tortured youth before stomping it into the dirt with a steel toed boot then carrying on chronically kicking the shit out of it and grinning as he does. "A Piece of the Sky" may be one of the greatest songs ever written. Sinister genius. Blood lust. Compromising pain. Unintelligible sentiment. A brief portrayal of Hell. Not for the faint of heart, simple-minded, or content. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ae/products/4517402-the-seer](https://www.desertcart.ae/products/4517402-the-seer) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Arab Emirates* *Store origin: AE* *Last updated: 2026-11-11*