CURRENT 93 - Soft Black Stars ltd. ed. 2xLP CLEAR VINYL
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CURRENT 93
~ Soft Black Stars ~
ltd. ed. 2xLP
Label: Durtro
Catalog#: DURTRO 042
Format: Vinyl, LP, Clear, Limited Edition
Country: UK
Released: 1998
Credits:
Piano - Maja Elliott
Guitar, Piano [Second], Music By - Michael Cashmore
Other [Whirl] - Steven Stapleton
Vocals, Lyrics By, Artwork By - David Tibet
Vocals, Whistle - Andria Degens
Violin, Viola, Mandolin, Flute - Petr Vastl
Mixed By, Other [Swirl] - Christoph Heemann
Mastered By - Denis Blackham
Notes: Pressed on clear vinyl limited to 2000 copies. Included is a 2-sided 12" square sized info-sheet. There is no track list on the record. Side D is blank. Recorded at the studios of Petr Vastl, Eire and Christoph Heemann, Germany between 1997 and 1998. Mastered at Country Masters.
Condition (vinyl/cover): MINT/MINT (2cm 'IMPORT' sticker on back cover)
Tracklisting:
A1 Untitled 2:38
A2 Larkspur And Lazarus 5:58
A3 A Gothic Love Song 4:01
A4 Mockingbird 3:58
A5 Soft Black Stars 3:01
B1 It Is Time, Only Time 5:01
B2 Anti-Christ And Barcodes 2:19
B3 The Signs In The Stars 3:37
B4 Whilst The Night Rejoices Profound And Still 4:18
B5 Moonlight, Or Other Dreams, Or Other Fields 2:01
B6 Judas As Black Moth 6:10
C Chewing On Shadows 11:59
All of the music on Soft Black Stars was written and adapted by Michael Cashmore, David Tibet and Maja Elliott with the exception of "Judas as Black Moth", "A Gothic Love Song" and "Whilst The Night Rejoices Profound And Still" the music for which was written by Michael Cashmore. Almost all of the songs feature only David Tibet's lyrics accompanied by minimalistic piano music: with the exception of "Judas as Black Moth" which is solo piano and "Chewing on Shadows" consist of drones, piano, guitar and David Tibet's singing.
Haunted and haunting at the same time, Soft Black Stars is perhaps Current 93’s most minimal work. The artwork was made by David Tibet. The album title is taken from the short story "Teatro Grottesco" by Thomas Ligotti, the American horror author and reclusive literary cult figure.
Unplayed copy on clear vinyl double LP (limited edition). MINT/MINT condition (2cm 'IMPORT' sticker on back cover). Info sheet/insert included.
- Unplayed copy on clear vinyl (2LP)
- Rare & long out of print.
SLEEVE NOTES: “CurrentNinetyThree under soft black stars: David Tibet: vocals; Michael Cahsmore: guitar, second piano; Maja Elliott: piano; Petr Vastl: violin, viola, mandolin, flute; Andria Degens: vocals, whistling; Steven Stapleton: whirl; Christoph Heemann: swirl.
Recorded at the studios of Petr Vastl (Éire) and Christoph Heemann (Germany) between 1997 and 1998. Mixed by Christoph Heemann. Produced by Michael Cashmore, Andria Degens, Christoph Heemann, Steven Stapleton and David Tibet. Music and adaptations by Michael Cashmore. Lyrics by David Tibet. Album title by Thomas Ligotti. © David Tibet/CurrentNinetyThree 1998. Ourobouros Music 1998. Thank You, and Love, to: Yukie Goto, Thomas Ligotti, Geoff and Carolyn Cox-Dorée, John Balance, Peter Christopherson, Kat McKain, Rose McDowall, Alexander Karinsky, Martin Stone, Paul Deighton, Juliette Cole, Diana Rogerson, Louise Buxton, Brian Longstreth, Timothy d'Arch Smith, Kevin Spencer, Lynn Hogatt, Andreas and Christiane Martin, Denis Blackham at Country Masters for mastering skills, and Alison, David and Alan who, as World Serpent, manufactured and distributed this album.
Artwork by David Tibet: Larkspur And Lazarus; Chewing On Shadows; Soft Black Star
"Do you not know that there comes a midnight hour
when everyone has to throw off his mask?
Do you believe that life will always let itself be mocked?
Do you think you can slip away a little before midnight
in order to avoid this?"
Søren Kierkegaard, Either-Or, 1843“
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