revolver distribution says that current 93’s the inmost light trilogy, consisting of the album all the pretty little horses and the mini-albums where the long shadows fall and the stars are marching sadly home will be reissued as a 3cd set by durtro jnana on 16 april 2007. amazon lists the release date as 10 april, although the set has been available to order since january on the label’s website. here’s some text from the revolver website:
This series was inspired by visionary painter Louis Wain and author Thomas Ligotti (to whom a track is dedicated), nursery sing-songs and Christian heresies, most notably Patripassianism. In Current 93’s hands, the traditional lullaby of the album title sparks an explosive torrent of bittersweet childhood memories and apocalyptic prophecies.
The musical setting for Tibet’s narrative is exquisite — kaleidoscopic compositions featuring 12-string guitar, piano, string arrangements, flutes, bells, massed drones, children’s voices and ecstatic recitations. Together, the three movements make Inmost Light a powerful and extremely moving listening experience.
The three discs have been newly remastered and are housed in a deluxe eight-panel digipack with a twenty-four-page full-color booklet of photos of the group as children, a complete set of lyrics and liner notes
jnana will also be releasing a new current 93 live album, entitled birdsong in the empire. the disc will be limited to 1000 copies and is based off a 2005 live performance in toronto. it will first be made available at the donau festival in austria, but can also be ordered from the label’s website.
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