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I have a single Current 93 disc that I picked up in Tower after the fire, it was basically free. In spite of myself, I really quite enjoy it. It was a special release for Halloween sometime, and is called Tamlin. Definitely not Electronica, though!

Diapason wrote:I have a single Current 93 disc that I picked up in Tower after the fire, it was basically free. In spite of myself, I really quite enjoy it. It was a special release for Halloween sometime, and is called Tamlin. Definitely not Electronica, though!

Must have a listen later... I have a couple of Current 93 Lps which are more folky/medieval than anything. David Tibet is a massive fan of English Folk and Medieval music especially the likes of Dowland and Lawes etc I discovered Andrew Liles, sometimes collaborator with C93, who is just absolutely amazing in every sense of the word. I'm not familiar with the original C93 albums but I was still interested in Liles' reimagining of the set. Terrifying in it's intensity and yet absolutely mindblowing and uplifting at the same time. I only got the set yesterday and I'm still in heaven or hell ;-) I'll post a revew of one of the remixes in the next post and you can judge for yourself....

A review of the remixed version of the first Lp (Nature Unveiled/Revealed):


The second CD of this set is ‘Nature Revealed’, a remixed version of the entire ‘Nature Unveiled’ album by longtime Current 93 and Nurse With Wound collaborator Andrew Liles. And just when you think things can’t get any better, you slip on this CD and are blown away. Adding a crystal-clear clarity to the overall sound of the album, every single minute element of the lush textural soundscapes is as prominent as every other. It has an immensely calm feel to it, which occasionally explodes into shards of noise, with the production volume being fantastically precise. It gives the album’s sound a brilliantly fresh and modern feel and presentation, whilst it still has one hand firmly holding on to the early 80s aesthetic that the original album embodied so well. Also, there is an increase in the religious references and connotations that can be found throughout this remixed version, which mirrors Tibet’s fascination with, and study of, the Christian religion, and its fundamental placing within many of today’s Current 93 releases.
As a standalone CD, ‘Nature Revealed’ is a stunning album filled to the brim with washes of dark ambient soundscapes, religious references and focal points, a hauntingly dark atmosphere and ritualistic elements, that would find a plethora of modern day post-industrial fans eagerly embracing its majestic sounds. Yet coupled with the original album, it brings something else to the release as a whole. It shows a different side to the same coin. A modern take, or a more mature reflection, of thoughts and ideas that were birthed so many years ago, yet still hold an immense relevance to today’s manifestation of Current 93’s music.

Sticking with the C93 connection....



Nurse With Wound - Thunder Perfect Mind double Lp

Motion Sickness of Time Travel - Seeping Through the Veil of the Unconscious

On the tt...



AKA Jan Jelinek circa 2000...

Followed by this amazing album of early singles/cast offs etc They really cared about the sound
of the analogue variety and them some :-)

2002



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sgfw9hgW ... ata_player - not on album above but a delightful example of their playfulness...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2Ld0Pkg ... ata_player - from the above LP...

This time on the X5 portable (Cowan) as I cycled up to watch the sport with Dad...heaven!

On the NA, revisiting the electronic/choral side.....I'm in heaven.....again :-)




Featuring the side long haunting ode to silence, "Spirit of Peace" - Florian Fricke alone at the piano...

A review:
It is impossible to describe just how much this album can affect you. Yes, it's slow... and yes, not an awful lot happens in it (if you're used to the hard rhythms of Metallica...), but immerse yourself in Fricke's work and there's not an awful lot else like it in the world of music. From the tragic disorientation of Aguirre to the tear-inducingly beautiful piano melodies of the "Spirit of Peace" trilogy, this is not just an album of songs. It is indeed one of the great works of art of the last 50 years. No, the music itself cannot be compared to the likePs of Mozart, Beethoven or Shubert, but the effect Popol Vuh's harmonies produce is almost unparalleled. Everything serves a purpose - the silence between the songs is just as necessary as the music itself. No motif is repeated without a reason, and no fade-out occurs too early or too late. I don't know what the album means, and probably will never know, but this does not detract in the least from one of the GREATEST musical works of our time.






Some of these 'tunes' were used in the film 'Fitzcarraldo'


Another review:
This 1981 release opens with a burst from the choir ensemble of the Bavaraian Opera company and if you're familiar with other Popol Vuh albums, you'll recognise its intense melancholic quality immediately. The choir give 'Sei Still...' a richness that sets it apart from their other releases. Otherwise, they make do with some jangly guitar, understated piano, simple percussion and the occasional doubled vocals, all performed by Florian Fricke, Daniel Fichelscher and two members of Amon Duul II, Renate Knaup and Chris Carrer.

'Wehe Khorazin' is a sublime opening, but subsequent pieces are generally ambitious, particularly the multi-part second track and 'Lass Los'. This isn't a long album; even with the bonus 'King Minos III', a track which starts out as an uncharacteristic slice of rhythm and blues before morphing into a piece of music used on the 'Nosferatu' soundtrack, it doesn't stretch to forty minutes, but is one of Popol Vuh's better albums in a formidable canon.