Current 93

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Current 93 is a British experimental music group, working since the early 1980s in folk-based musical forms. The band was founded in 1982 by David Tibet (né David Michael Bunting, renamed ‘Tibet’ by Genesis P-Orridge).

Much of Current 93’s early work was similar to late 1970s and early 1980s industrial music: abrasive tape loops, droning synthesizer noises and Tibet’s distorted, ranting vocals. Later works found Tibet mostly casting off such trappings in favor of a more organic sound, labeled by some as “apocalyptic folk”, occasionally featuring his sinister nursery rhyme-influenced singing and primarily acoustic folk-styled music. Tibet has been the only constant in the group, though Steven Stapleton (Nurse With Wound) has appeared on nearly every Current 93 release and Michael Cashmore is another frequent collaborator.
Current 93 have released some twenty albums and many singles.

Tibet’s lyrics have been fairly consistent, regardless of delivery: The earlier recordings reflect his preoccupation with death, Christ, mysticism, Aleister Crowley, Tibetan Buddhism, Gnosticism, Weltschmerz, nihilism, Noddy, and a variety of occult notions. The later to present-day period of Current 93’s recordings increasingly reflect Tibet’s interest in Christian mysticism.

1	All the Pretty Little Horses full track	312
2	The Long Shadow Falls full track	195
3	A Sadness Song full track	192
4	Calling for Vanished Faces I full track	180
5	The Inmost Night full track	177
6	Mary Waits in Silence full track	173
7	All the Pretty Little Horsies full track	166
8	Calling for Vanished Faces II full track	162
9	A Beginning full track	157
10	The Frolic full track	154
11	The Carnival Is Dead and Gone	138
12	The Descent of Long Satan and Babylon full track	127
13	The Signs in the Stars full track	125
14	A Silence Song full track	124
15	The Blood Bells Chime	121

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HepatitisSundae wrote:
yesterday afternoon

@ Empathy82: Agreed. Musically, it's not nearly as complicated as other C93 albums, but it's still wonderful.

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Empathy82 wrote:
yesterday evening

Soft Black Stars is one of the best albums ever!!!

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JJM1 wrote:
Tuesday evening

The vinyl version of 'Sleep Has His House' was a big surprise. Its interesting to hear an alternative version of one of my absolute favorite albums ever. Definitely interesting though I probably still prefer the original version. Worth checking out if your a fan of the original though.

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OuroborosChoked wrote:
Tuesday evening

Although I love his more musical stuff, my absolute favorites will always be his spoken word stuff like Hypnagogue and his works with Ligotti. His collaborations with N & O are good, too.

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Sallahadin wrote:
Monday evening

Thunder Perfect Mind, Dog's Blood Rising, Horsey, damn, too hard to choose.

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Nepren wrote:
Monday evening

I have no idea. My favourites are Lucifer Over London, Thunder Perfect Mind, Special Plan, Nature Unveiled, Tamlin, Island and Hypnagogue, but all C93 albums are good.

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Prayermad wrote:
Monday morning

best is to me quite easily i have a special plan for this world, after that then of ruine and soft black stars

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JohnLithium wrote:
Monday morning

Island, Imperium, And All The Pretty Little Horses. And Dogs Blood Rising and Nature Unveiled. It's hard to choose...

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HepatitisSundae wrote:
Monday morning

Thunder Perfect Mind or Soft Black Stars. Or SixSixSix:SickSickSick, if you count that as an album.

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parnuder wrote:
Monday morning

All the Pretty Little Horses and Thunder Perfect Mind

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djantithetical wrote:
Sunday evening

It's too difficult for me to say which album is the best. Sometimes I might think it's Of Ruine Or Some Blazing Starre, while other times I would think it's Island or Swastikas For Noddy, or All The Pretty Little Horses, or Thunder Perfect Mind...

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Solvant wrote:
Sunday evening

Here your best C93 album. I propose for myself : Earth covers earth, Imperium, All the pretty little horses, Dogs blood rising, Sleep has his house. And you people ?

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HepatitisSundae wrote:
Sunday afternoon

@ AntyM92: I Have A Special Plan For This World is haunting, but the one that really gets me is All The Stars Are Dead Now. Whilst The Night Rejoices Profound And Still comes really close, though.

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AntyM92 wrote:
Sunday morning

I Have A Special Plan For This World is the most haunting thing I have ever heard

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Erdennacht wrote:
10 days ago

Another person who just disappeard would be Renate Birulf. Kind of sad, considering what a great job she did on Riverdeadbank.

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Empathy82 wrote:
11 days ago

It's sooooooo beautiful!!!! I must always cry when i hear him!!! BEAUTIFUL!!! THANK YOU FOR SO MANY BEAUTIFUL SONGS!!!

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svirgula wrote:
12 days ago

Would anyone happen to remember Starfish? What happened to her?

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Envisaomdoden wrote:
12 days ago

Good.

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Erdennacht wrote:
12 days ago

and he's also in the International O.T.O. Cabinet so he really didn't change that much.

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DrCaligari wrote:
13 days ago

There always (or at least from late 80s) was fascination with Christian themes in his music. It seems quite logical that he finally declared himself Christian. Perhaps it would be less shocking when you realize he didn't join any particular church. He's just still waiting for the end of the world, and it's also logical that if you are waiting for the Second Coming it's better to be on the winners side ;)

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