I Am Not Insane
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| I Am Not Insane | ||||
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| Released | January 20, 2010 | |||
| Length | 50:37 | |||
| Label | Young God Records | |||
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I Am Not Insane is a 2010 album by Michael Gira. The release consists of a CD with new material, and a DVD of two live shows that includes a 16-minute "mini-doc" (by the same name) on Gira's new material in acoustic demo form, shot and edited by Francisco Macias.[1] Several songs were considered, and eventually revised, for inclusion on Swans' comeback album, My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky.[2][3] Gira released this album in order to help raise money to fund the recording of the upcoming Swans album,[2][4] following his announcement that he had reformed the band.[5]
The song "Oxygen" appeared in a very different form two studio albums later on the album To Be Kind. The version of "Oxygen" on I Am Not Insane also featured on the 2014 EP. The songs "My Lazy Clown" and "Opium Song" were not included on any future albums, nor played live by Swans.
