On October 29, 1996, “Young God” and “Atavistic” labels released “Soundtracks for the Blind”, the tenth Swans studio album. It was recorded 1981 – 1996, at “Coast Recorders” in San Francisco, “B.C. Studios” in Brooklyn, New York, “Plastikville” in New York City, “Griffin Mastering” in Atlanta, Georgia, and was produced by Michael Gira and Jarboe.

Personnel:

• Michael Gira – vocals, guitar, samples, sounds, loops
• Jarboe – vocals, keyboards, sounds, loops
• Joe Goldring – electric guitar, bass guitar
• Vudi – acoustic and electric guitar
• Larry Mullins – drums, percussion, vibraphone
• Cris Force – viola
• Bill Rieflin
• Christoph Hahn
• Clinton Steele
• Larry Lame
• Norman Westberg
• Algis Kizys
• Billy Anderson – recording, mixing
• Martin Bisi – recording, mixing  
• Larry Lame – recording, mixing
• Chris Griffin – recording, mixing engineer
• Andy Ray – live engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Michael Gira, except where noted.

Siver

1. Red Velvet Corridor
2. I Was a Prisoner in Your Skull
3. Helpless Child
4. Live Through Me
5. Yum-Yab Killers – Jarboe
6. The Beautiful Days
7. Volcano – Jarboe
8. Mellothumb
9. All Lined Up
10. Surrogate 2 – Michael Gira, Jarboe
11. How They Suffer
12. Animus

Copper

1. Red Velvet Wound – Jarboe
2. The Sound
3. Her Mouth Is Filled with Honey – Michael Gira, Jarboe
4. Blood Section
5. Hypogirl
6. Minus Something
7. Empathy
8. I Love You This Much
9. YRP
10. Fan’s Lament
11. Secret Friends – Michael Gira, Jarboe
12. The Final Sacrifice
13. YRP 2
14. Surrogate Drone