- Invocation of Almost
- Poppyskins
- On Docetic Mountain
- 26 April 2007
- Aleph Is the Butterfly Net
- Not Because the Fox Barks
- UrShadow
- As Real as Rainbows
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0655035220413
Andrew Liles Guitar,Electronics
Steve Stapleton Electronics
Andrew W.K. Bass,Piano,Vocals,Finger Bells,Guitar (Bass)
Baby Dee Piano
John Contreras Cello,Synthesizer
David Tibet Guitar,Vocals
Matt Sweeney Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (Electric)
Rickie Lee Jones Vocals,Guest Artist
Alex Neilson Drums,Percussion
James Blackshaw Piano,Guitar (12 String),Guitar (12 String Acoustic)
Andria Degens Vocals,Appalachian Dulcimer
Alice Rousham Guest Artist
Henry Rousham Vocals
Sasha Grey Vocals
William Breeze Viola,Sampling
Alexander Neilson Drums,Percussion
Ossian Brown Organ,Electronics,Synthesizer
Keith Wood Slide Guitar,Guitar (Bass),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Steve Stapleton Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Group Member,Audio Production
Andrew W.K. Group Member
Current 93 Composer
John Contreras Group Member
David Tibet Text,Design,Leader,Mixing,Artwork,Composer,Producer,Group Member,Audio Production
Rickie Lee Jones Group Member
James Blackshaw Group Member
Andria Degens Group Member
William Breeze Group Member
Alexander Neilson Group Member
Robert Sands Engineer
Jake Rousham Mixing,Engineer
Ossian Brown Group Member,Sound Architect


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Overview
Blasted blues carved from a conceptual monolith that might well be David Tibet's most inflamed vision since The Inmost Light, Aleph at Hallucinatory Mountain is the sound of Current 93 at their most bruising. Sonically, it is a smorgasbord of feedback and electronics, shrieking shots and shocks of imagery that commence their assault on the opening "Aleph Is the Butterfly Net"; dip for the contrarily hushed "As Real as Rainbows," with its snatches of speech and conversation whispered out by a guesting Sasha Grey; and then implode again around the sepulchral "Invocation of Almost," guitars screaming like incendiary bombs while Tibet recites with almost Biblical solemnity over a carnage that is all the more effective for its unpredictability. It is arguable whether Aleph at Hallucinatory Mountain could be considered Current 93's heaviest album, since the nightmare loops of their '80s output also sleep beneath some of Tibet's tenderest melodies: "On Docetic Mountain" is mournfully beautiful because of, not despite, the riffs that scythe across the cellos; "Poppyskins" is epic regardless of the absence of any obviously ear-catching embellishments; and "UrShadow" could have been culled from almost any Current 93 album, at almost any time. This is the beauty of Tibet's constantly shifting and eternally mesmerizing vision; at his best (and this album is up there with any of it), he is not simply timeless. He eclipses time altogether. ~ Dave Thompson
Product Details
Release Date: | 08/11/2009 |
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Label: | Coptic Cat |
UPC: | 0655035220413 |
Tracks
Album Credits
Performance Credits
Current 93 Primary ArtistAndrew Liles Guitar,Electronics
Steve Stapleton Electronics
Andrew W.K. Bass,Piano,Vocals,Finger Bells,Guitar (Bass)
Baby Dee Piano
John Contreras Cello,Synthesizer
David Tibet Guitar,Vocals
Matt Sweeney Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (Electric)
Rickie Lee Jones Vocals,Guest Artist
Alex Neilson Drums,Percussion
James Blackshaw Piano,Guitar (12 String),Guitar (12 String Acoustic)
Andria Degens Vocals,Appalachian Dulcimer
Alice Rousham Guest Artist
Henry Rousham Vocals
Sasha Grey Vocals
William Breeze Viola,Sampling
Alexander Neilson Drums,Percussion
Ossian Brown Organ,Electronics,Synthesizer
Keith Wood Slide Guitar,Guitar (Bass),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Technical Credits
Andrew Liles Mixing,Producer,Group Member,Audio ProductionSteve Stapleton Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Group Member,Audio Production
Andrew W.K. Group Member
Current 93 Composer
John Contreras Group Member
David Tibet Text,Design,Leader,Mixing,Artwork,Composer,Producer,Group Member,Audio Production
Rickie Lee Jones Group Member
James Blackshaw Group Member
Andria Degens Group Member
William Breeze Group Member
Alexander Neilson Group Member
Robert Sands Engineer
Jake Rousham Mixing,Engineer
Ossian Brown Group Member,Sound Architect
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