Current 93 - Page 3

Darkness Fish · 11-25-2004, 05:14 AM

Current 93's earlier stuff is more typical industrial, anything released before 1986 is that kind of thing. They started off with a tape-loop, clanging and scary noise sound, then went into their apocalyptic folk phase, before going to more contemplative, piano-led things recently.

Can't wait to hear the new album, "How He Loved the Moon", coming soon on Bectalam Ring Records.

Blue Train · 11-25-2004, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Satchmo8101

Not really into them myself. I know the middle son has some. Have no idea how many.

16, Pops

All the Pretty Horses
An Introduction to Suffering
Calling for the Vanished Faces
Torino
Dog's Blood Rising
Island
Earth Covers Earth
Thunder Perfect Mind
Nature Unveiled
Imperium
Some Soft Black Stars Seen Over London
All Dolled up Like Christ
Of Ruine or Some Blazing Starre
Lucifer over London
Sleep Has His House
Bright Yellow Moon

Orpheus · 11-25-2004, 05:16 PM

This monday I went to a gig of CocoRosie and this guy Antony & the Johnsons opened... One big, fat gay guy who played piano and has a wonderfully creepy falsetto... He was great and so was CocoRosie, but anyway, I heard that this guy did some stuff with Current 93, anyone has heard it or Antony's own work? Current 93's own work seems interesting too... Too bad I can't download over this connection...

Orpheus · 11-25-2004, 05:38 PM

do they sound anything like The Soil Bleeds Black by the way?

Darkness Fish · 11-26-2004, 05:17 AM

Antony and the Johnsons debut album's pretty good. It's basically Antony on piano and preposterously melodramatic vocals, backed by a string quartet. Really good stuff, the sort of thing I find myself attempting to sing along too in a rather loud unappealing way.

I've got some live C93 CDs with Antony on occasional backing vocals, and he adds a lot to the music, in my opinion. There's a live version of "Whilst the Night Rejoices Profound and Still" with Antony that's just stunning, one of Current 93's finest moments.

*Edit - Who the hell are The Soil Bleeds Black?

Orpheus · 11-26-2004, 08:26 AM

Desolated Maggot mentioned them in the folk section... It's sort of medieaval folk... But hard to find apparently... Though they had a site or something...

Geryon · 11-26-2004, 01:32 PM

I like The Soil Bleeds Black, I can send you some if you want Orpheus (on MSN). I don't think they really sound too much like Current 93 though. And yes SBB is Neo-medieval folk. I thikn this is their site - http://www.soilbleedsblack.com/soilbleedsblack/

hidden door · 11-26-2004, 04:50 PM

3
All the Pretty Little Horses (which I love)
Nature Unveiled (not so keen on)
and Calling for Vanished Faces which I just got and not listened to yet

Orpheus · 11-28-2004, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Geryon

I like The Soil Bleeds Black, I can send you some if you want Orpheus (on MSN). I don't think they really sound too much like Current 93 though. And yes SBB is Neo-medieval folk. I thikn this is their site - http://www.soilbleedsblack.com/soilbleedsblack/

fine, give me a call whenever you see me on line at RM...

btw what about Sopor Aeternus and Empyrium, two other bands Desolated Maggot mentioned to me... I really like Sopor Aeternus... They're at least a bit darker than The Soil Bleeds Black... Empyrium has some good tracks on While at Night the Wood Grouse Plays, but they're in general in a metal bands, which isn't really my cup of tea...

Orpheus · 11-28-2004, 02:34 PM

A piece of the biography of Sopor Aeternus on Allmusic:
"Yet perhaps the most unusual song is a cover version of Kraftwerk's "Das Modell" which she translates into Latin and plays on a baroque harpsichord. "

I like that, has anyone heard this cover?