What We Did has a considerably more pop-oriented and accessible sound, compared to Gira's other solo works. The majority of the lyrics on the album were written by Matz.[2]
Allmusic critic Thom Jurek described the album as "a finely wrought album of relayed styles and layered textures enfolding one another into a music that could have only been made by these two men, with a small host of guests who appear intermittently," and further stated: "The songs here are all questions that are more pronounced after their seeming narratives have entered back into the silence from whence they came."[1] Daphne Carr of Pitchfork wrote: "The rewards of this record aren't reaped through immediate digestibility, but through repeated suggestion. Still, this is by far the most palatable of Gira's growing mass of output and an indication of continued innovation in collaborating with those whose moods, ideas, and melodies augment his own dark brilliance."[2] Philip Sherburne of Wondering Sound described it as "one of the quietest albums in Michael Gira’s catalog."[3]
Track listingedit
All tracks are written by Michael Gira and Dan Matz except where noted
what, collaborative, studio, album, swans, frontman, michael, gira, windsor, derby, member, matz, released, november, 2001, through, gira, young, records, label, studio, album, gira, matzreleasednovember, 2001, 2001, length48, 19labelyoung, godproducermichael,. What We Did is a collaborative studio album by Swans frontman Michael Gira and Windsor for the Derby member Dan Matz It was released on November 13 2001 through Gira s Young God Records label 1 What We DidStudio album by M Gira and D MatzReleasedNovember 13 2001 2001 11 13 Length48 19LabelYoung GodProducerMichael Gira Dan MatzMichael Gira chronologySomniloquist 2000 What We Did 2001 Solo Recordings at Home 2001 Dan Matz chronologyWhat We Did 2001 Blank Ages 2011 Contents 1 Musical style 2 Critical reception 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 References 6 External linksMusical style editWhat We Did has a considerably more pop oriented and accessible sound compared to Gira s other solo works The majority of the lyrics on the album were written by Matz 2 Critical reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1 Pitchfork8 4 10 2 Allmusic critic Thom Jurek described the album as a finely wrought album of relayed styles and layered textures enfolding one another into a music that could have only been made by these two men with a small host of guests who appear intermittently and further stated The songs here are all questions that are more pronounced after their seeming narratives have entered back into the silence from whence they came 1 Daphne Carr of Pitchfork wrote The rewards of this record aren t reaped through immediate digestibility but through repeated suggestion Still this is by far the most palatable of Gira s growing mass of output and an indication of continued innovation in collaborating with those whose moods ideas and melodies augment his own dark brilliance 2 Philip Sherburne of Wondering Sound described it as one of the quietest albums in Michael Gira s catalog 3 Track listing editAll tracks are written by Michael Gira and Dan Matz except where notedNo TitleWriter s Length1 Pacing the Locks 4 412 Is Was 7 193 Cold Creeping 3 554 Lines 3 475 Brown Eyes 2 016 17 Hours Tamer Eid Gira Matz Luke Michel Todd Watts Erik Wenberg6 197 Stitches 5 168 Waiting Beside Viragio 2 169 Forcing Mary 3 0610 Quiet One 3 2511 Sunflower Matz Mack David Gira Neil Diamond3 2012 The Brightest Star 3 37Total length 48 19Personnel editMichael Gira vocals performance production Dan Matz vocals performance production Anna Neighbor backing vocals 4 5 12 James Plotkin guitar vocals 1 2 References edit a b c Jurek Thom Michael Gira What We Did Allmusic Retrieved July 27 2015 a b c Carr Daphne December 4 2001 M Gira D Matz What We Did Pitchfork Retrieved July 28 2015 Sherburne Philip November 27 2011 M Gira D Matz What We Did Wondering Sound Archived from the original on March 4 2016 Retrieved May 10 2020 External links editWhat We Did at Discogs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title What We Did amp oldid 1185335152, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
