Current 93 - Nature Unveiled

Label:

L.A.Y.L.A.H. Antirecords

Catalog#:

LAY 04

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition

Country:

Belgium

Released:

1984

Genre:

Electronic

Style:

Industrial, Experimental

Tracklist

A		Ach Golgotha (Maldoror Is Dead)
B		The Mystical Body Of Christ In Chorazaim (The Great In The Small)

Credits

Performer - Annie Anxiety* , David Tibet , Isidore Ducasse , John Fothergill , John Murphy , Nicholas Rogers , Roger Smith (2) , Steven Stapleton , Youth, The*

Notes

This was Current 93's first album, originally limited to 2000 copies:
-1000 copies came with a free 7" of No Hiding From The Blackbird (LAY 6) and a red insert.
-1000 copies come without 7", darker cover and a white insert.
The album was reissued on Maldoror in 1989 (catalogue number: MAL 123) with a new cover and no insert, also limited to 2000 copies.

Scratched messages (first press):
A= Qvis est iste qvi venit
B= Hee comes! Soone you shall see!

Scratched messages (reissues):
A=He is near...
B=...At the door

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Rated 5/5

Review by Scrap_Iron Jun 26, 2005 (edited over 4 years ago)

I doubt I will ever listen to a scarier record than "Nature Unveiled". The distant Gregorian chants, echoed like they were inside a cathedral, David Tibet's filtered and effected demonic voice, metal percussions, bells, gongs, noises and an allucinated atmosphere is what waits for you on the first side. On the other side there's a crescendo of spastic prayers, children weepings, more distorted Gregorian chants, drills, and a final total chaos of almost unbearable tension. If you wonder what Current 93 have to do with industrial music, here's the asnwer. This is probably the music Bach would have composed if he was born in the 20th century.
I love Tibet's folk songs and magick poetry, I even respect his turning back to Christianity after having contempted it so much in his early works, but "Nature Unveiled" will forever be my favourite Current 93 album. This LP changed my life, definitely. Nothing that came after every matched it.