Current 93 - Crush, Kill, Destroy?

I just got a note from a courier that Mark Pilkington has sent me a package - can't think what it would be if not the hardback of the reprint.

tt has been getting me into this lot

it's incredible music. lucifer over london stopped my life for 8 minutes

Most important new obsession of my entire 30s, in hindsight

That's interesting, for me too. In my 20s I dipped into the waters a couple of times but didn't get much out of it but the whole Coil-NWW-DIJ-C93 axis fully clicked with me in my mid-30s.

partial to the Rotting Christ cover

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoOCKBLN21Y

I'm in my 30s now and I've never really connected with that branch though I've always been deeply into related stuff. My time might be soon...

The Rotting Christ cover skips the 'sick of 666' part, of course.

Avoid the recent vinyl reissue of Thunder Perfect Mind, it sounds fucking terrible.

I thought it might just because I needed a new needle, but I've bought one, and it still sounds like shit.

^ this was the purple vinyl one, apparently they've repressed it again in black and that one is meant to be an improvement

Got the black one, sounds good to my ears

long after tt's raptures i've come to Of Ruine... at last

it is Vision and Light

Might still be my favorite c93 album

it's perfect

and i can't think of a better-sequenced album, it just keeps twisting indirect routes to new and more intense heights, culminating in 'dormition and dominion' which is the high-point of all music

the sound-art elements are incorporated SO well into the folk, it's such an incredible synthesis. everything feels right

I love it, but it's hard for me to pick a favorite Current 93 album - Thunder Perfect Mind, Of Ruine or Some Blazing Starre, The Inmost Light Trilogy (The Long Shadow Falls EP / All the Pretty Horses LP / The Starres Are Marching Sadly Home EP), Faust, and Sleep Has His House are all great I think

you've got me wanting to go back to this one in particular again!

TPM is great but it's an album even I would describe as maybe slightly overlong (although its longest tracks are its best)

OROSBS is...perfect, as I say

black ships ate the sky is my favorite one lyrically still. probably favorite overall tbh

that's pretty great too

I love the sound of Michael Cashmore's guitar

the whole baroque renaissance faire thing

Yeah « Of Ruine... » clearly his best. Always felt it was somewhat overlooked in C93 circles (where TPM is generally considered the undisputed classic)

I’m probably most partial to Sleep Has His House and some of the EP’s (Special Plan, Lucifer Over London). I’ve never really given the live albums much time tho, is it worth diving in?

Keenan goes on and on in England's Hidden Reverse abt how Ruine is the peak, fwiw

In Menstrual Night is still my favorite, I think, I prefer the longer abstract pieces. love Where The Long Shadow Falls as well.

All the Pretty Little Horses is my favorite, but Of Ruine and TPM are tied for second. I do agree that Black Ships is really good and underrated.

Xpost Halo is a very very good live album from the period just before Black Ships.

Honeysuckle Aeons is my favorite of the newer ones.

Otm about the EPs. The singles comp could vie for beat C93 purchase.

Beat = best

The new album with Zu is a bit of a letdown, as a fan of both.

Haven’t heard that yet

I liked it well enough, but it wasn’t strong as either band’s previous release, nor was there enough wild sax in there.

Steven and I in the Field of Stars and Dormition and Dominion are my very favourites of Of Ruine.

Definitely going to try and see them in London this October. We saw Tibet as Hypnopazuzu, but feel C93 proper will be a treat.

only listened to the Zu93 album once so far, but really enjoyed it

I really really really want to see them live at some damn point.

Saw them in stockholm in april. Amazing.

Liking this new single (although it'll surely sound better on a cold winter evening)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjs0TRG9p68&frags=pl%2Cwn

the new album gets off to a terrifyingly good start

Playing in London right about now.

yeah we chickened out when we saw the ticket prices. celebrating crowleymas at home instead, with some cantillon

this album is absolutely incredible

Yeah, was gonna post. Back to the Ruine medievo-folk sound. Sounds amazing

we are debating if it's the best one after ruine, it might be. nb we have heard less than half of them. but still

Sounds about right

No credits or other information are given on the sleeve aside from artist and title on spine.

oh for fuck's sake

wait y'all are talking about "The Light Is Leaving Us All"? listening now.

yeah we are. hope you're enjoying

impressive

still no damn personnel credits! agreed that this sounds a lot like the early 90's era

New c93 album???!!!

ommmmgggggggg

I lost interest around Baalstorm sing omega. But tempted by this new one

played the entire new album last night with really great visuals, plus encore of 4/5 oldies. good show!

The moon is drunk
And the nightness is sick

Right return to form, this. Best since Black Ships imo, but basically better than that one already. Can't express how happy I am with the new one.

I never thought I'd live to see the day.

Well. That's me sold

Black Ships one of my favourites