Current 93 - Thunder Perfect Mind
Label:
Catalog#:
DURTRO 011CD
Format:
CD, Album
Country:
UK
Released:
1992
Genre:
Electronic,
Rock
Style:
Experimental,
Neofolk
Tracklist
| 1 | A Beginning | 0:44 | X | |
| Voice - Shirley Collins | ||||
| 2 | The Descent Of Long Satan And Babylon | 3:01 | X | |
| 3 | A Sadness Song | 4:14 | X | |
| Vocals - Rose McDowall | ||||
| 4 | A Song For Douglas After He's Dead | 4:58 | X | |
|
Guitar [Harmonic] -
David Kenny
Harp - James Malindaine-Lafayette Vocals - Rose McDowall | ||||
| 5 | In The Heart Of The Wood And What I Found There | 2:51 | X | |
| 6 | Mary Waits In Silence | 2:56 | X | |
| 7 | A Silence Song | 5:28 | X | |
| Cello - Sarah Bradshaw | ||||
| 8 | A Lament For My Suzanne | 4:20 | X | |
|
Guitar [Harmonic] -
David Kenny
Harp - James Malindaine-Lafayette Vocals - Rose McDowall | ||||
| 9 | Riverdeadbank | 3:47 | X | |
| Vocals - Renate Birulf | ||||
| 10 | All The Stars Are Dead Now | 9:07 | X | |
| Backing Vocals - John Balance , Renate Birulf | ||||
| 11 | Rosy Star Tears From Heaven | 3:06 | X | |
| Vocals - John Balance , Rose McDowall | ||||
| 12 | When The May Rain Comes | 3:23 | X | |
|
Bass -
David Kenny
Vocals - Rose McDowall | ||||
| 13 | Thunder Perfect Mind I | 5:06 | X | |
| 14 | Thunder Perfect Mind II | 2:21 | X | |
| 15 | Hitler As Kalki (SDM) | 16:28 | X | |
|
Bass -
Karl Blake
Dulcimer [Electric], Acoustic Guitar, Guitar - Nick Saloman Guitar [Feedback] - David Kenny Harp - James Malindaine-Lafayette Vocals - Rose McDowall | ||||
| 16 | A Sad Sadness Song | 7:00 | X | |
Credits
Artwork By -
Babs Santini
Artwork By [Cover Drawings] - David Tibet
Bells - Edward Ka-Spel
Engineer - David Kenny
Guitar - Michael Cashmore
Guitar, Percussion [Hand] - Douglas P.*
Guitar, Vocals, Other [Corrugations, Smokes] - Steven Stapleton
Lyrics By - David Tibet (tracks: 1 to 11, 15, 16)
Mixed By - Steven Stapleton
Percussion - James Mannox
Photography [Cover] - Ruth Bayer
Producer - David Tibet , Steven Stapleton
Violin, Whistle [Tin], Clarinet, Recorder - Joolie Wood
Vocals - David Michael Tibet*
Written-By - Current 93 (tracks: 1 to 11, 13 to 16) , Vester* (tracks: 12) , Papenberg* (tracks: 12) , Papenberg* (tracks: 12)
Artwork By [Cover Drawings] - David Tibet
Bells - Edward Ka-Spel
Engineer - David Kenny
Guitar - Michael Cashmore
Guitar, Percussion [Hand] - Douglas P.*
Guitar, Vocals, Other [Corrugations, Smokes] - Steven Stapleton
Lyrics By - David Tibet (tracks: 1 to 11, 15, 16)
Mixed By - Steven Stapleton
Percussion - James Mannox
Photography [Cover] - Ruth Bayer
Producer - David Tibet , Steven Stapleton
Violin, Whistle [Tin], Clarinet, Recorder - Joolie Wood
Vocals - David Michael Tibet*
Written-By - Current 93 (tracks: 1 to 11, 13 to 16) , Vester* (tracks: 12) , Papenberg* (tracks: 12) , Papenberg* (tracks: 12)
Notes
This is the sister album to Nurse With Wound's Thunder Perfect Mind
Reissued in 1994 with a slight change in the artwork: the picture of David Tibet that once adorned the cover had turned into a Louis Wain kitten!
Although Edward Ka-Spel of The Legendary Pink Dots is mentioned in the credits, he didn't actually perform on this album!
Reissued in 1994 with a slight change in the artwork: the picture of David Tibet that once adorned the cover had turned into a Louis Wain kitten!
Although Edward Ka-Spel of The Legendary Pink Dots is mentioned in the credits, he didn't actually perform on this album!
Recommendations
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Current 93 - All The Pretty Little Horses (CD, Album)
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Current 93 / HÖH* - Island (CD, Album)
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Current 93 - Earth Covers Earth (CD, Album)
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Current 93 - Christ And The Pale Queens Mighty In Sorrow (CD, Album, 1st)
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Current 93 - Of Ruine Or Some Blazing Starre (CD, Album)
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Reviews & Discussion
This is one of my favorite albums of all time. The terms "ambient" and "industrial," however, are probably misleading. The only connection to so-called industrial music is the work a lot of these artists produced much earlier in their careers—David Tibet was part of 23 Skidoo, Psychic TV, and Whitehouse, and Steven Stapleton is the man behind Nurse With Wound. What I love about Current 93, though, is how different each one of their albums is from any of their others. "Thunder Perfect Mind" combines old English ballads, folk music, apocalyptic musings, biblical references, and odd literary influences to create a unique and beautiful work. It's not like anything else I've ever heard. To be honest, I didn't like it at first, but it grew with me, and now I think it's absolutely brilliant. I'm always hesitant to recommend Current 93, since their music doesn't exactly appeal to everyone, but if you're curious, this album is a good place to start.