Description
The World of Skin was a project springing out of the
American group Swans, which was a collaboration
between the core Swans members Michael Gira and
Jarboe. The project was initially called Skin, with the
first two albums being released under that name, the
last one being released under the name the World of
Skin.
Blood, Women, Roses (1987) was the project’s first
release and featured vocals entirely by Jarboe, who
had previously mainly been performing backing
vocals. Many of the tracks on this album were covers
of show tunes and other popular songs (for example
“Cry Me a River” and “The Man I Love”).
This classic release has now been made available
again for Record Store Day 2022
For fans of Swans, Michael Gira, Angels Of Light, Diamanda Galas,...
"Jarboe shows us that she’s an artist without limitations and offers something altogether different from expectation and definition." -Metalinjection
"It’s appropriate to see Jarboe as part of a continuum
of post-punk superwomen who’ve gone a long way
toward ensuring the genre maintains its relevance
beyond teenage boyhood. Arguably, she is an underappreciated character in a story that includes Lisa
Gerrard, Diamanda Galas, Lydia Lunch, Elizabeth
Fraser and Gudrun Gut." - Exclaim!
"Jarboe’s words always hit home, and her abilities as
a lyricist have always passed with too little comment
simply because they’re presented in such dazzling
ways." - Popmatters
