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United Kingdom (1982 – present)
Current 93 is a British music group, working since the early 1980s in folk-based musical forms. The band was founded in 1982 by David Tibet (né David Michael Bunting, renamed ‘Tibet’ by Genesis P-Orridge) in United Kingdom.
Much of Current 93’s early work was similar to late 1970s and early 1980s industrial music: abrasive tape loops, droning synthesiser noises, and Tibet’s distorted, ranting vocals. Later works found Tibet mostly casting off such trappings in favour of a more organic sound, labelled by some as “apocalyptic folk”, occasionally featuring his sinister nursery-rhyme influenced singing and primarily acoustic folk-styled music. Tibet has been the only constant in the group, though Steven Stapleton (Nurse With Wound) has appeared on nearly every Current 93 release, and Michael Cashmore (Nature and Organisation) is another frequent collaborator.
Other notable collaborators have included Douglas P., Rose McDowell, Ben Chasney, Nick Cave, Marc Almond, Antony Hegarty, Baby Dee, and Andrew W.K.
Tibet’s lyrics have been fairly consistent, regardless of delivery: The earlier recordings reflect his preoccupation with death, Christ, mysticism, Aleister Crowley, Tibetan Buddhism, Gnosticism, Weltschmerz, nihilism, Noddy, and a variety of occult notions. The later to present-day period of Current 93’s recordings increasingly reflect Tibet’s interest in Christian mysticism and the apocalypse.
Much of Current 93’s early work was similar to late 1970s and early 1980s industrial music: abrasive tape loops, droning synthesiser noises, and Tibet’s distorted, ranting vocals. Later works found Tibet mostly casting off such trappings in favour of a more organic sound, labelled by some as “apocalyptic folk”, occasionally featuring his sinister nursery-rhyme influenced singing and primarily acoustic folk-styled music. Tibet has been the only constant in the group, though Steven Stapleton (Nurse With Wound) has appeared on nearly every Current 93 release, and Michael Cashmore (Nature and Organisation) is another frequent collaborator.
Other notable collaborators have included Douglas P., Rose McDowell, Ben Chasney, Nick Cave, Marc Almond, Antony Hegarty, Baby Dee, and Andrew W.K.
Tibet’s lyrics have been fairly consistent, regardless of delivery: The earlier recordings reflect his preoccupation with death, Christ, mysticism, Aleister Crowley, Tibetan Buddhism, Gnosticism, Weltschmerz, nihilism, Noddy, and a variety of occult notions. The later to present-day period of Current 93’s recordings increasingly reflect Tibet’s interest in Christian mysticism and the apocalypse.
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OnanismMonthly wrote:
@ texasstinghog: point being it was super cool to be a nazi. nazi swag.
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TexasStinkHog wrote:
probably not 'right now' since the heyday of all those bands was like 15-20 years ago
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Fact: the epitome of anarchist practice was the reign of Adolf Hitler (1933-1945).
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@ XXITheWorld: right, but being a nazi is incredibly chic right now.
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being a nazi is incredibly gay
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iluvdeathinjune wrote:
Sometimes I'm like "Dude I feel XXITheWorld likes it up the arse when listening to his neololk Current 93'
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Theoretically
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Being a Nazi is cool
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i've never met a nazi that wasn't too much of a pussy to be a real nazi
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XXITheWorld wrote:
Better listen to a nonsensical Christian than to Nazi dudes
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XXITheWorld wrote:
Sometimes I'm like "Dude I listen to way too much Current 93 and pretty much no other 'neofolk' " so I go check those other bands out and quickly come back when I realize they're all nazis
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Oh my god Crowleymass Unveiled makes my ears bleed
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DemonaDeLonge wrote:
Current 93 is so fucking amazing for listen as simply deadly listener [5]
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"Пиздец хуйня!!! Мои уши и мировозрение не осилили" >>Radiohead, Leningrad, Coldplay - не волнуйся, всё в порядке вещей, лол.[2]
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"Пиздец хуйня!!! Мои уши и мировозрение не осилили" >>Radiohead, Leningrad, Coldplay - не волнуйся, всё в порядке вещей, лол.
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kwokwokwo, ахаха))))
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