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With other projects occupying his time, Gira decided to end the group with one last album and a world tour.

Soundtracks for the Blind ( 1996 ) was the result: a mammoth two-disc album comprising Jarboe-supplied field recordings, experimental music, dark ambient soundscapes, post-industrial epics, post rock suites and acoustic guitar.

Gira, Jarboe, and other longtime collaborators created one of the most highly regarded albums of their career.

Swans Are Dead ( 1998 ) brings together live recordings from their 1995 and 1997 tours, documenting the energy and stage presence of Michael Gira and Jarboe.

In an interview with Soundsect, Gira revealed that there is more live material that may be released in the future.

He described these unreleased recordings as " fairly spectacular ".