Current 93 - Crush, Kill, Destroy?

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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

Dan S, Sunday, 5 August 2018 23:01 (seven years ago)

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

Dan S, Sunday, 5 August 2018 23:04 (seven years ago)

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

imago, Sunday, 5 August 2018 23:06 (seven years ago)

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

ciderpress, Sunday, 5 August 2018 23:30 (seven years ago)

that's pretty great too

Dan S, Sunday, 5 August 2018 23:41 (seven years ago)

I love the sound of Michael Cashmore's guitar

Dan S, Sunday, 5 August 2018 23:57 (seven years ago)

the whole baroque renaissance faire thing

Dan S, Monday, 6 August 2018 00:00 (seven years ago)

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

licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Monday, 6 August 2018 09:00 (seven years ago)

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?

Siegbran, Monday, 6 August 2018 09:15 (seven years ago)

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.

sleeve, Monday, 6 August 2018 13:53 (seven years ago)

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.

lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 6 August 2018 13:59 (seven years ago)

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.

cheese is the teacher, ham is the preacher (Jon not Jon), Monday, 6 August 2018 14:39 (seven years ago)

Beat = best

cheese is the teacher, ham is the preacher (Jon not Jon), Monday, 6 August 2018 14:40 (seven years ago)

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

Siegbran, Monday, 6 August 2018 16:39 (seven years ago)

Haven’t heard that yet

cheese is the teacher, ham is the preacher (Jon not Jon), Monday, 6 August 2018 16:58 (seven years ago)

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

tangenttangent, Monday, 6 August 2018 17:11 (seven years ago)

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.

tangenttangent, Monday, 6 August 2018 17:15 (seven years ago)

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

Dan S, Monday, 6 August 2018 17:41 (seven years ago)

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

cheese is the teacher, ham is the preacher (Jon not Jon), Monday, 6 August 2018 18:40 (seven years ago)

Saw them in stockholm in april. Amazing.

Mule, Monday, 6 August 2018 21:18 (seven years ago)

two weeks pass...

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

licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Thursday, 23 August 2018 14:51 (seven years ago)

one month passes...

the new album gets off to a terrifyingly good start

imago, Saturday, 13 October 2018 19:42 (seven years ago)

Playing in London right about now.

the word dog doesn't bark (anagram), Saturday, 13 October 2018 20:31 (seven years ago)

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

this album is absolutely incredible

imago, Saturday, 13 October 2018 20:32 (seven years ago)

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

licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Saturday, 13 October 2018 21:11 (seven years ago)

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

imago, Saturday, 13 October 2018 21:31 (seven years ago)

Sounds about right

licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Saturday, 13 October 2018 21:32 (seven years ago)

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

oh for fuck's sake

sleeve, Saturday, 13 October 2018 22:37 (seven years ago)

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

sleeve, Saturday, 13 October 2018 22:43 (seven years ago)

yeah we are. hope you're enjoying

imago, Saturday, 13 October 2018 23:00 (seven years ago)

impressive

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

sleeve, Sunday, 14 October 2018 03:13 (seven years ago)

New c93 album???!!!

ommmmgggggggg

valet doberman (Jon not Jon), Sunday, 14 October 2018 11:42 (seven years ago)

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

Duke, Sunday, 14 October 2018 17:28 (seven years ago)

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

Hmmmmm (jamiesummerz), Sunday, 14 October 2018 17:49 (seven years ago)

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.

lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Sunday, 14 October 2018 19:19 (seven years ago)

Well. That's me sold

Duke, Sunday, 14 October 2018 19:54 (seven years ago)

Black Ships one of my favourites

Duke, Sunday, 14 October 2018 19:54 (seven years ago)

Fucking birdsounds on 'Bright Dead Star' made me think that one of our chicks had escaped from the coop and was sitting outside underneath my window.

ArchCarrier, Sunday, 14 October 2018 20:38 (seven years ago)

http://thequietus.com/articles/25479-current-93-review-biography

A pretty solid list, but the inclusion of Black Ships Heat The Dancefloor is wtf.

the word dog doesn't bark (anagram), Tuesday, 16 October 2018 15:44 (seven years ago)

yeah I def would have put In Menstrual Night at that #10 spot

sleeve, Tuesday, 16 October 2018 15:58 (seven years ago)

Christ and the Pale Queens Mighty in Sorrow would've been my pick, but yeah IMN is great too.

the word dog doesn't bark (anagram), Tuesday, 16 October 2018 16:51 (seven years ago)

split with OM was good stuff

Ross, Tuesday, 16 October 2018 16:52 (seven years ago)

You don’t put in black ships heat the dancefloor at the expense of honeysuckle aions wtf. Also the sic six singles EPs collection is obligatory

valet doberman (Jon not Jon), Thursday, 18 October 2018 22:40 (seven years ago)

occasionally see David Tibet around town. one time he was carrying one of those massive stripey laundry bags. presumably been to get his gnostic robes washed

Colonel Poo, Thursday, 18 October 2018 22:58 (seven years ago)

there's tons of great stuff all over his discography but the new album is a masterpiece.

StanM, Sunday, 21 October 2018 23:08 (seven years ago)

It’s a solid record and I really like it (definitely better than the Zu collab) but I don’t get the hyperbole - yet?

Siegbran, Sunday, 21 October 2018 23:44 (seven years ago)

I don't know, it just clicked suddenly for me

StanM, Monday, 22 October 2018 07:55 (seven years ago)

Yeah. I think the "hyperbole" comes from being very pleasantly surprised by such a return to form. Idk that's what it is for me.

lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 22 October 2018 08:29 (seven years ago)

it's a return to top form, is the thing

imago, Monday, 22 October 2018 13:45 (seven years ago)

he has a big beard now and that is the secret

imago, Monday, 22 October 2018 13:45 (seven years ago)


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