Sleep Has His House
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| Sleep Has His House | ||||
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| Released | 2000 | |||
| Recorded | February 2000 | |||
| Genre | Folk, experimental | |||
| Length | 62:51 | |||
| Label | Durtro[1] | |||
| Current 93 chronology | ||||
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| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [1] |
Sleep Has His House is an album by the English apocalyptic folk group Current 93, released in 2000.[3] The album was written and recorded as a reaction to the death of David Tibet's father. It prominently features harmonium. The lyrics were mostly written by Tibet and the music composed by Michael Cashmore. The album title was taken from the title of the Anna Kavan novel Sleep Has His House,[4] which itself is a translation of a line from Confessio Amantis by the Middle English poet John Gower. The final track, "The God of Sleep Has Made His House", is based on a section of the Confessio Amantis.[5]
Critical reception
[edit]The Quietus wrote that "'The Magical Bird In The Magical Woods' is not only the best track on the record but also one of Tibet’s greatest odes, inaugurated with brooding harmonium which is the main constant on the album."[6]
Track listing
[edit]- "Love's Young Dream" – 3:01
- "Good Morning, Great Moloch" – 3:18
- "The Magical Bird in the Magical Woods" – 8:47
- "Red Hawthorn Tree" – 4:33
- "Immortal Bird" – 6:33
- "Niemandswasser" – 6:07
- "Lullaby" – 1:43
- "Sleep Has His House" – 24:17
- "The God of Sleep Has Made His House" – 4:32
Participants
[edit]- Michael Cashmore - all instruments, music (all except track 8)
- David Tibet - vocals, harmonium, music (track 8), lyrics (all except track 9)
- Steven Stapleton - the world, mixing
- Colin Potter - engineering
- Pantaleimon - help on track 3
References
[edit]- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 670.
- ^ "Sleep Has His House - Current 93 | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Buckley, Peter (7 May 2003). "The Rough Guide to Rock". Rough Guides – via Google Books.
- ^ Ham, Robert (2 September 2016). "Albums That Empathize In Times of Cancer and Loss". Pitchfork online magazine. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Gower, John. "Book 4". Confessio Amantis. Project Gutenberg, lines 2986–3015
- ^ "The Quietus | Features | Strange World Of... | The Strange World Of... Current 93". The Quietus.
External links
[edit]- Sleep Has His House at Discogs (list of releases)
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