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Current 93
Black Ships Ate The Sky
Album UK 2006 on Durtro label
Electronic and Rock (Experimental, Neofolk)
UK/European edition with scarlet cover consists of the album in a full colour digipak as well as a 56 page colour booklet containing an introductory note on the writing of the album by David, all the lyrics, details of those who created the album, colour photographs of all the Current 93 family on the album, website details for everyone, Hallucinatory Patripassianist colour illustrations and BlackShipText on each page, and the names of all those who supported the recording, and the release, of this album by subscribing to it in advance. Tracks 12 and 17 have titles in Coptic, and there is a lot of Coptic text on the CD, booklet and cover.
Musicians
 | Current 93 , *1982 GB album by |
 | Geoff Cox-Dorée , artwork, hallucinatory scrawl |
 | John Contreras vc, b, cello, arranged by, cello arrangments |
 | Ben Chasny voc, g, US guitar, music by |
 | Michael Cashmore eg, eb, bvoc, GB guitar, music by, arranged by |
 | Colin Potter syn, g, *1952 GB mixed by, engineer, music by |
 | Steven Stapleton , *1957 GB mixed by, music by, performer, goatheard |
 | David Tibet voc, *1960 GB voice, music by, mixed by, lyrics by, artwork by, cover design, vocals, arranged by, guitar |
 | Charles Wesley , 1707-1788 GB lyrics by, text |
 | Marc Almond voc, *1957 GB voice, arranged by |
 | Bonnie "Prince" Billy voc, *1970 US voice, banjo, tambura, arranged by |
 | Ida Mercer , cello |
 | Baby Dee p, voc, *1953 US voice, harp, arranged by |
 | Antony voc, *1971 GB voice, arranged by, voice, piano, music by |
 | William Basinski as, *1958 US performer, 9.29.82 galaxial compositions |
 | Clodagh Simonds voc, p, *1953 IE voice, psaltery, zither, harmonium, arranged by |
 | Chris Carter syn, voc, music by, idumæa section |
| Amy Phillips , voice, subliminal threnodic voice |
 | Cosey Fanni Tutti voc, syn, *1951 GB voice, music by, idumæa section |
 | Andria Degens voc, GB voice, harmonica, arranged by, dulcimer, appalachian |
 | William Breeze vl, syn, eb, *1955 FR viola |
 | Iris Bishop acc, GB concertina, arranged by |
 | Shirley Collins voc, bj, *1935 GB voice, arranged by |
Producers
| Anna Cox-Dorée artwork, hallucinatory icons and paintings |
| Seth Cox-Dorée artwork, hallucinatory icons and paintings |
| Denis Blackham mastered by |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Idumæa | Current 93 | Charles Wesley | 3:22 |
| 2 | Sunset (The Death Of Thumbelina) | Current 93 | 3:18 | |
| 3 | Black Ships In The Sky | Current 93 | 3:38 | |
| 4 | Then Kill Cæsar | Current 93 | 3:58 | |
| 5 | Idumæa | Current 93 | Charles Wesley | 2:42 |
| 6 | This Autistic Imperium Is Nihil Reich | Current 93 | 4:03 | |
| 7 | The Dissolution Of 'The Boat Millions Of Years' | Current 93 | 3:57 | |
| 8 | Idumæa | Current 93 | Charles Wesley | 4:19 |
| 9 | Bind Your Tortoise Mouth | Current 93 | 2:30 | |
| 10 | Idumæa | Current 93 | Charles Wesley | 2:02 |
| 11 | Black Ships Seen Last Year South Of Heaven | Current 93 | 4:07 | |
| 12 | Abba Amma (Babylon Destroyer) | Current 93 | 3:19 | |
| 13 | Idumæa | Current 93 | Charles Wesley | 2:35 |
| 14 | Black Ships Were Sinking Into Idumæa | Current 93 | 11:05 | |
| 15 | The Beautiful Dancing Dust | Current 93 | 0:57 | |
| 16 | Idumæa | Current 93 | Charles Wesley | 3:06 |
| 17 | Vauvauvau (Black Ships In Their Harbours) | Current 93 | 4:41 | |
| 18 | Idumæa | Current 93 | Charles Wesley | 1:50 |
| 19 | Black Ships Ate The Sky | Current 93 | 4:20 | |
| 20 | Why Cæsar Is Burning Part II | Current 93 | 2:48 | |
| 21 | Idumæa | Current 93 | Charles Wesley | 2:42 |
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