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Current 93 is an eclectic British experimental music group, working since the early 1980s in folk-based musical forms. The band was founded in 1982 by David Tibet ( David Michael Bunting, renamed ‘Tibet’ by Genesis P-Orridge sometime prior to forming the group).

Tibet has been the only constant in the group, though Steven Stapleton (of Nurse With Wound) has appeared on nearly every Current 93 release. Michael Cashmore has also been a constant contributor since Thunder Perfect Mind. Douglas P. of Death In June has played on well over a dozen Current 93 releases, and Steve Ignorant of Crass (using the name Stephen Intelligent), Boyd Rice, runologist Freya Aswynn , Nick Cave, Björk, Andrew W.K., Will Oldham, Ben Chasny, Rose McDowall, Tiny Tim, Tony Wakeford of Sol Invictus, Marc Almond, John Balance of Coil, Antony Hegarty of Antony and the Johnsons, Baby Dee and Ian Read of Fire + Ice have also lent their talents over the years. Tibet is fond of the works of American writer Thomas Ligotti, and invited him to collaborate with Current 93.
Current 93 have released over twenty albums and many singles as well as having been a guest on many of the above listed artists’ records. Tibet has also collaborated with Nature and Organisation and The Hafler Trio.
Much of Current 93’s early work was similar to late 1970s and early 1980s industrial music: abrasive tape loops, droning synthesizer noises and Tibet’s distorted, excoriating vocals.

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  • deathinjuneluuv

    shoenibbles

    19 May 12:35am Reply
  • prinderella

    shoegays is more liek it.

    17 May 8:53pm Reply
  • deathinjuneluuv

    Neofolk sucks in general but coming from someone who listens to shoegaze makes it sound better than it is. STFU rat'onian..

    17 May 12:34am Reply
  • Nimbie

    well, some of them are quite amazing

    15 May 8:46pm Reply
  • xVictimOfADownx

    v Damn, that's kinda shitty :(. I think i'll not actively delve much more into this genre then.....

    9 May 3:11pm Reply
  • the_raytownian

    "Are there any other neofolk bands this diverse and amazing?" Quite simply: No. Most of it is derivative crap. It's a genre that basically thrives on being as homogenized as possible.

    8 May 8:28am Reply
  • prinderella

    David Tibet and his 19 year old girlfriend broke up, you guise. His lovers are like his religious beliefs - he just can't seem to stick with one.

    8 May 6:17am Reply
  • xVictimOfADownx

    Are there any other neofolk bands this diverse and amazing?

    3 May 10:52pm Reply
  • furs_of1

    Nimbie, это были девяностые. мы выживали как могли

    2 May 8:38pm Reply
  • OneMoreGovnoed

    Ммм, говнецо от мяукающего шизофреника. Всё как я люблю.

    1 May 4:31am Reply
  • Nimbie

    Is Aleph at Hallucinatory Mountain worth checking out?

    30 Apr 7:59pm Reply
  • HeadlessClown

    93 of your friends listen to Current 93

    29 Apr 7:45pm Reply
  • Nimbie

    Приличные люди свои прожекты в шаутбоксах не пиарят. Я даже прям как-то в вас разочаровалась немножко.

    25 Apr 8:21pm Reply
  • home6alien

    The most intelligent people in the world.

    20 Apr 5:34pm Reply
  • Lord_DeviL_

    фуфуфу говнецо

    16 Apr 1:23pm Reply
  • Lucifer-922

    furs_of1, толант

    9 Apr 7:58pm Reply
  • furs_of1

    Lucifer-922, ага

    8 Apr 4:15pm Reply
  • Lucifer-922

    furs_of1, так это ты админишь паблик чтоле?

    5 Apr 9:03pm Reply
  • RedArmada

    Reference Thomas Altizer's "Radical Theology and the Death of God"

    4 Apr 7:04am Reply
  • furs_of1

    http://vk.com/public51732120

    30 Mar 10:12am Reply
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