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Swans is an influential band from New York City, New York, United States, active from 1982 to 1997, reformed in 2010, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. Marginally associated with the no wave scene at first, their original sound was slow and heavy, with live performances that were often so brutal and physical that in a number of instances certain audience members were made ill, police were called and venues were shut down. This early physical sound is possibly best heard on the live album Public Castration Is a Good Idea.

Two bands with the same name. 1) Many of the tracks listed here are errors, as audio production software Nuendo and Cubase automatically tag the mp3 exports as The Author - The Title as default. Hence unnamed mp3s are tagged as such.
However, The Author are also a band from The Channel Islands, who sound like a mixture between The Streets and Klaxons, if you can imagine such a thing. You can find them here http://www.myspace.com/theauthormusic

There are at least three bands using the name 'Nachtmahr'. 1) Nachtmahr is the solo project of Thomas Rainer (Better known for his other projects: L'Âme Immortelle and the now defunct Siechtum)...
The debut album, "Kunst Ist Krieg" (Art Is War) is a mix of techno and aggrotech.
Rainer then released his full-length album debut as Nachtmahr, Feuer Frei!, in 2008.
Other albums are: 2008, Katharsis (EP) (Vendetta); 2009, Alle Lust Will Ewigkeit (Trisol Music Group); 2010, Mädchen In Uniform (EP) (Trisol Music Group) and 2010, Semper Fidelis.

Numerous artists have used the name Machine, including: 1. HAKUEI (vocals) and Kiyoshi's (guitar) duo. Started in 1999. Hakuei's also PENICILLIN's vocalist and has a solo career, Kiyoshi has been in bands like media youth and Spread Beaver, as well as on a solo career. Machine began making fast, hard rock with a large emphasis on layers of post-production electronic work. As time progressed, Machine began to focus on a more straight-rock sound, while still incorporating elements of their older material sporadically.