Yellow Swans discography

Yellow Swans discography
EPs15
Compilation albums3
Singles7
Full45

The discography of Portland, Oregon-based experimental music band Yellow Swans consists of 45 albums, 15 EPs, 3 compilation albums, and 7 singles, as well as appearing on various artist releases.[1] Of the 70 releases by the band, 25 are either in collaboration with other artists or splits. Many of the band's albums have been released under variations of their name, including Dove Yellow Swans, Descension Yellow Swans, Detestifi Yellow Swans, Deterioration Yellow Swans, and Dreamed Yellow Swans, et cetera.[2]

19 of Yellow Swans' releases are recorded-live albums, notably the 3 part Live During War Crimes series published by the label Release the Bats. Their music has been released mainly through their own label, Collective Jyrk,[3] as well as by Weird Forest[4] and LOAD, among others. Additionally, several records were archived by the Yellow Swans Archive in 2020 and 2021, three of them, Going Places (2010), Being There (2010) and Drowner (2007) having had vinyl reissues as well as digital downloadable copies.[5][6]

Full albums

Title Release year Released as... Released under a label (Y/N) Label Collab/Split (Y/N) Recorded Live Format Collab/Split Artist
EPX 2002 Yellow Swans No - No No CD-R -
PDX TRPDX 2002 Yellow Swans No - No No CD-R -
Portland Tropics 2002 Yellow Swans No - No No CD-R -
Free Detained Yellow Swans 2002 Yellow Swans Yes Jyrk No No CD-R -
Manik Tiks 2002 Disk Yellow Swans Yes Jyrk No No CD-R -
Live at Kimo's 2002 Yellow Swans No - No Yes CD-R -
Gnrl Motor Skills/PA Swans 2002 Yellow Swans No - No Yes CD-R -
Dark Yellow Swans 2003 Dark Yellow Swans Yes Folding Cassettes No No C20 Cassette -
Detestifi Yellow Swans 2003 Detestifi Yellow Swans Yes Jyrk No No CD-R -
Dosed Yellow Swans 2003 Dosed Yellow Swans Yes Since 1972 No No C30 Cassette -
Duh Yellow Swans 2003 Duh Yellow Swans Yes Jyrk No No CD-R -
Against Sleep and Nightmare 2003 Dyad Yellow Swans Yes Jyrk No No CD-R -
Deep Yellow Swans 2003 Deep Yellow Swans Yes Jyrk No Yes CD-R -
Get The US Out Of A 2004 Dusk Yellow Swans Yes Jyrk No No C30 Cassette -
Bring the Neon War Home 2004 Yellow Swans Yes Narnack No No CD -
Noggin/Yellow Swans 2004 Yellow Swans Yes Exploder Yes No C45 Cassette Noggin
Drill Yellow Swans 2004 Drill Yellow Swans Yes SNSE No Yes CD-R -
Drift Yellow Swans 2005 Drift Yellow Swans Yes Root Strata No No Vinyl -
Psychic Secession 2005 Yellow Swans Yes Numerical Thief No No CD -
MLK Day 2005 D. Yellow Swans Yes Jyrk Yes No CD-R Axolotl; Gerritt
Copper/Silver 2005 Yellow Swans Yes Jyrk Yes No CD-R Grey Daturas
Dreamed Yellow Swans 2005 Dreamed Yellow Swans Yes PACrec No Yes CD -
War 2005 Demonic Yellow Swans Yes Hung Like A Horse?! No Yes CD-R -
Live at Sound & Fury 2005 Yellow Swans Yes Sound & Fury No Yes CD-R -
Yellow Swans & Birchville Cat Motel 2006 Yellow Swans Yes Important Yes No CD Bitchville Cat Motel
Live During War Crimes 2006 Dove Yellow Swans Yes Release the Bats No Yes CD -
Live During War Crimes #2 2006 Dove Yellow Swans Yes Release the Bats No Yes CD -
Psychedelic Used Car Lot Blues 2006 Yellow Swans Yes Memoirs Of An Aesthete Yes Yes CD-R Ashtray Navigations
Axolotl/Yellow Swans 2006 Yellow Swans Yes Jyrk Yes Yes CD-R Axolotl
They Do Not Always Remember 2006 Yellow Swans Yes Oedipus Yes Yes CD Moth Drakula
Drowner Yellow Swans 2007 Drowner Yellow Swans Yes Tape Room No No C62 Cassette -
At All Ends 2007 Yellow Swans Yes Load No No CD -
Deterioration Yellow Swans 2007 Deterioration Yellow Swans No - No No C60 Cassette -
Yellow Swans & Burning Star Core 2007 Yellow Swans Yes Blossoming Noise Yes Yes Vinyl Burning Star Core
Conan Island 2008 Yellow Swans Yes Weird Forest Yes No Vinyl Mouthus
Ex-Cocaine / Yellow Swans 2008 Yellow Swans Yes Not Not Fun Yes No Vinyl Ex-Cocaine
Live On Conan Island 2008 Yellow Swans Yes No-Fi Yes Yes Vinyl Mouthus
Public Space 2009 Yellow Swans Yes En/Of No No Vinyl -
Mort Aux Vaches 2009 Yellow Swans Yes Mort Aux Vaches No No CD -
Portable Dunes 2009 Yellow Swans Yes Helicopter Yes No CD John Wiese
Live During War Crimes #3 2009 Dove Yellow Swans Yes Release the Bats No Yes CD -
Going Places 2010 Yellow Swans Yes Type No No CD -
Split 2011 Yellow Swans Yes Black Horizons Yes No Vinyl Oakeater
Live Tarcento May 18 2007 2012 Yellow Swans Yes Hybrida No Yes CD-R -
Two Sides of California - Yellow Swans Yes RRRecords Yes No Vinyl Amps for Christ

Extended plays

Title Release year Released as... Released under label (Y/N) Label Collab/Split (Y/N) Recorded Live Type Collab/Split Artist
Ded Yellow Swans 2002 Ded Yellow Swans Yes Jyrk No No CD-R -
Live in the Men's & Women's Restroom 2003 Die Yellow Swans Yes Deathbomb Arc Yes No CD-R Gang Wizard
Psychedelic Casualties 2003 Die Yellow Swans Yes Jyrk Yes No Vinyl John Wiese
Live in the Police State Capitol 2004 Demos Yellow Swans Yes Weird Forest No Yes Vinyl -
Humming Latice Flowers 2004 Yellow Swans Yes Jyrk Yes No CD-R The Skaters
Live at Camp Blood 2005 Yellow Swans Yes Troniks Yes Yes CD The Cherry Point
Drowning Yellow Swans 2005 Drowning Yellow Swans Yes Carbon Yes No CD-R Jim Altieri
Australian Tour EP 2005 Yellow Swans Yes Heathen Skulls Yes No CD-R Grey Daturas
Damaged Yellow Swans 2005 Damaged Yellow Swans Yes 23 Productions No No C20 Cassette -
Declawed Yellow Swans 2005 Declawed Yellow Swans Yes Tone Filth No No C20 Cassette -
Doorendoorslechte Yellow Swans 2005 Doorendoorslechte Yes Ultra Eczema No No CD -
Drowned Yellow Swans 2005 Drowned Yellow Swans Yes Chondritic Sound No No CD-R -
Yeh Yellow Swans 2005 Yeh Yellow Swans Yes Jyrk No No CD-R -
Damned Yellow Swans 2006 Damned Yellow Swans Yes Fuck It Tapes No No C20 Cassette -
Descension Yellow Swans 2007 Descension Yellow Swans Yes Acuarela No Yes CD -

Compilation albums

Title Release year Released as... Released under label (Y/N) Label Collab/Split (Y/N) Recorded Live Type Collab/Split Artist
Live During War Crimes 2006 Dove Yellow Swans Yes Release the Bats No Yes CD -
Global Clone 2006 Doubled Yellow Swans Yes PACrec No No CD -
Being There 2020 Yellow Swans Yes Yellow Swans Archive No No Vinyl -

Singles

Title Release year Released as... Released under label (Y/N) Label Collab/Split (Y/N) Recorded Live Type Collab/Split Artist
Decapitation Yellow Swans 2003 Decapitation Yellow Swans Yes Das Fort No No Vinyl -
Basement Ghost / Castle EVP 2004 Dynasty Yellow Swans Yes Helicopter Yes No Vinyl John Wiese
Draught Yellow Swans 2005 Draught Yellow Swans Yes Deathbomb Arc No No Vinyl -
Split 2006 Yellow Swans Yes Modern Radio Yes No Vinyl Devillock
Warmth / Yellow Swans 2007 Yellow Swans Yes DNT Yes No Vinyl Warmth
Tremor Deliverance 2007 Yellow Swans Yes Arbor Yes No Vinyl Robedoor
Split 2007 Yellow Swans Yes Not Not Fun Yes No Vinyl The Goslings

References

  1. ^ "Yellow Swans". JYRK. Archived from the original on December 6, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  2. ^ "Yellow Swans - MusicBrainz". MusicBrainz. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  3. ^ "Yellow Swans". JYRK. Archived from the original on June 13, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  4. ^ "YELLOW SWANS : At All Ends - LP - WEIRD FOREST - Forced Exposure". Forced Exposure. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  5. ^ "The Quietus | News | Yellow Swans Share Archival Material Via Bandcamp". The Quietus. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  6. ^ "Yellow Swans Archive - Bookmat". bookmat.com. Retrieved January 24, 2023.