You know the style if you’ve been following Current 93 through the latter half of the project’s existence: David Tibet sings/speaks about mystical topics, as poetic instrumentation helps to send listeners along a narrative path, presumably filled with bridge trolls and knights in shining armor. That medieval feel isn’t an anachronism when you consider the centuries-old philosophies that serve as a core inspiration for Tibet, both personally and professionally, complete with all of its gloriously fire-and-brimstone-ish End Of The World fascinations. Before the end-times get here, however, Current 93 has more music to release, and their latest album appears to be leaning (unsurprisingly) apocalyptic.
The Light Is Leaving Us All is scheduled for release October 13, and you can listen to the first single “Bright Dead Star” below. The album as a whole has been in the works for three years, so that means that the process started not so long after the album I Am the Last of All the Field That Fell (A Channel) hit the proverbial shelves. The newest one is being released on vinyl and CD via The Spheres — and, for the first time since the 1980s, a cassette edition of a Current 93 album is being offered as well. The lovely House of Mythology label is handling the tape.
There’s no sign of pre-orders just yet, so maybe keep one eye on Tibet’s website while you’re keep the other peeled for the Apocalypse.
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