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Current 93 - SixSixSix: SickSickSick


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Label: Durtro
Catalog#: DURTRO 100CD
Format: CD, Compilation, Digipak
Country:UK
Released:2004
Genre: Electronic
Style: Industrial, Experimental
Credits: Artwork By - James Mannox , Louis Wain , TM
Artwork By [Sleeve Design] - David Tibet , Paul Jackson
Mastered By [Cut] - Denis Blackham
Music By, Lyrics By - Current 93 , David Tibet , Michael Cashmore
Notes:Digipak with 16 page booklet of lyrics and comments by David Tibet.
Tracks 1 & 2 are the two studio tracks from Looney Runes (1990).
Tracks 3, 4 & 5 are from the EP Lucifer Over London (1994).
Tracks 6 & 7 are from the EP Tamlin (1994).
Track 8 is from the MCD Misery Farm (1999).
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Tracklisting:

1   Panzer Ruin (In The Hands Of Gillespie) (6:16)
    Engineer - Colin Potter
  Performer - David Tibet , Douglas P.* , Rose McDowall , Steven Stapleton , Tony Wakeford
  Remix - Steven Stapleton
  Vocals - Freya Aswynn
2   That's All, Folks (5:46)
    Engineer - Colin Potter
  Performer - David Tibet , Douglas P.* , Rose McDowall , Steven Stapleton , Tony Wakeford
  Remix - Steven Stapleton
  Vocals - Freya Aswynn
3   Lucifer Over London (7:49)
    Engineer - David Kenny
  Guitar [Second] - David Kenny
  Guitar, Bass, Tambourine - Michael Cashmore
  Mixed By - Steven Stapleton
  Other [Black Sabbath] - Nick Saloman
  Producer - Current 93 , Greg Orion Chance
  Vocals - David Tibet , John Balance
4   Sad-Go-Round (5:43)
    Acoustic Guitar, Bass - Michael Cashmore
  Arranged By - Current 93
  Engineer - David Kenny
  Guitar [Lead], Dulcimer [Electric] - Nick Saloman
  Mixed By - Steven Stapleton
  Producer - Current 93 , Greg Orion Chance
  Vocals - David Tibet
  Written-By - Tony (T.S.) McPhee*
5   The Seven Seals Are Revealed At The End Of Time As Seven Bows: The Bloodbow, The Pissbow, The Painbow, The Faminebow, The Deathbow, The Angerbow, The HoHoHoHoBow (13:40)
    Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Melodica, Glockenspiel - Michael Cashmore
  Engineer - David Kenny
  Guitar [Sheep Ventilator], Other [Secret Weapon] - Steven Stapleton
  Mixed By - Steven Stapleton
  Producer - Current 93 , Greg Orion Chance
  Vocals - David Michael*
6   Tamlin (10:35)
    Engineer - David Kenny
  Guitar, Bass - Michael Cashmore
  Mixed By - David Kenny , David Tibet
  Other [παν] - Steven Stapleton
  Vocals - David Tibet
7   How The Great Satanic Glory Faded (6:23)
    Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Whistle - Michael Cashmore
  Engineer - David Kenny
  Guitar, Dulcimer [Electric] - Nick Saloman
  Other [He Has The Whole Wide World And Snakehorn In His Hands], Mixed By - Steven Stapleton
  Vocals - David Michael Tibet*
  Voice - Tiny Tim
8   Misery Farm (2:29)
    Performer - Barry McCarus , David Michael* , Joolie Wood , Michael Cashmore , Steven Stapleton
User Reviews:
Mr-Self-Destruct, Feb 24, 2006

This is a collection of various singles and EPs from David Tibets Current 93. The styles therefore change but the quality never drops.

Track 1 features a killer guitar riff with Tibets howled vocals set to drum clangs and noises. Track 2 is then an instrumental remix of this. Both of these always sound to me like something Skinny Puppy could have come up with!

The next three songs are from the "Lucifer Over London" single and show a change in sound. The title track contains some of Tibets most evocative lyrics,helped along by wailing backing vocals from John Balance of Coil fame. "Sad-Go-Round" (a cover) slows things down with melancholic lyrics before degenerating into fairground organs. The third track from the single is the epic "The Seven Seals...". This evolves from simply spoken words before introducing a harmonium-type instrument, a guitar and a glockenspiel. The words tell a story of our world being Gods twisted experiment in pain and suffering, and by the time the track reaches its climax of multilayered vocals the effect is spellbinding. This is probably the best song on the album.

The next two tracks are from the "Tamlin" EP/single. "Tamlin" is a traditional folk song about love conquering all (the devil in this case) whilst "How the Great Satanic Glory" apparently tells of a vision Tibet experienced of Satan lamenting his fall from Heaven. Both are reasonably straight forward folk songs.

The final song "Misery Farm" shows that Current 93 arent all pain and despair. Its another cover, this time ending in a sing along by the musicians plus animal noises aplenty. Great stuff!

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