A new video on David Tibet's my$pace is being touted as the first ever Current 93 video to be officially released. The song is actually a remix of C93's "Black Ships Ate The Sky" by JG Thirlwell (Foetus), but it is fully-sanctioned by the band. The video was created by Cam Archer:BLACK SHIPS ATE THE SKY: A VIDEO BY CAM ARCHERDefinitely a bit spastic, but also so right for a first ever video. ...
Current 93 have announced that they will be performing in Florence, Italy on September 8th. C93 are also in the midst of reissuing The Inmost Light on double vinyl with a full colour gatefold sleeve and deluxe booklet with photos and text. Previously this album was only available as a 3CD trilogy. You can listen to songs from the album, including "All the Pretty Little Horses" with Nick Cave...
Visit Current 93’s website and you’ll find a page-long list of influences, helpfully divided into 16 sections. Amongst these are artists, authors, places, books, musicians and musical styles. Ok, you’re thinking. So far, so so-so. Alright, you might bat an eyelid if the average British band claimed to be influenced by Vladimir Nabokov or Evelyn [...]
My copy of Black Ships Ate the Sky finally arrived from Strange Fortune yesterday. Now I used to absolutely love Current 93, but in recent years haven't found myself listening to them very much. Oh, every now and then I'd throw on All the Pretty Little Horses or Thunder Perfect Mind, and I'd play the tracks when they came up in shuffle mode, but my tastes have been veering away from the old W...
Visit Current 93’s website and you’ll find a page-long list of influences, helpfully divided into 16 sections. Amongst these are artists, authors, places, books, musicians and musical styles. Ok, you’re thinking. So far, so so-so. Alright, you might bat an eyelid if the average British band claimed to be influenced by Vladimir Nabokov or Evelyn [...]
A new video on David Tibet's my$pace is being touted as the first ever Current 93 video to be officially released. The song is actually a remix of C93's "Black Ships Ate The Sky" by JG Thirlwell (Foetus), but it is fully-sanctioned by the band. The video was created by Cam Archer:BLACK SHIPS ATE THE SKY: A VIDEO BY CAM ARCHERDefinitely a bit spastic, but also so right for a first ever video. ...
I read a really interesting article over the weekend, called "Death Grip" which purported to explain America's swing to the right following 9/11 according to a somewhat obtruse political/psychological theory called "terror management theory." (The article, by John B. Judis, appeared in the August 27 issue of The New Republic, and if you're interested, I'd heartily recommend it.) The idea is ...
Current 93 have announced that they will be performing in Florence, Italy on September 8th. C93 are also in the midst of reissuing The Inmost Light on double vinyl with a full colour gatefold sleeve and deluxe booklet with photos and text. Previously this album was only available as a 3CD trilogy. You can listen to songs from the album, including "All the Pretty Little Horses" with Nick Cave...
Beauty in the question is the truth and blunt sincerity of it all. Here is the rendition by Marc Almond; I know this song has been posted before sung by Shirley Collins but I love this version almost as much and it deserves to be posted.