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Current 93 - Of Ruine Or Some Blazing Starre
1994 CD Durtro DURTRO018CD
In jewel case

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Tracklist:
   1. A Voice From Catland (0:19)
   2. Steven and I in the Field of Stars (2:53)
   3. The Teeth of the Winds of the Sea (7:13)
   4. Moonlight, You Will Say (5:16)
   5. Into the Bloody Hole I Go (0:58)
   6. The Darkly Splendid World (0:48)
   7. The Cloud of Unknowing (7:25)
   8. Let Us Go to the Rose (5:14)
   9. All the World Makes Great Blood (3:52)
  10. The Great, Bloody and Bruised Veil of the World (4:14)
  11. Into the Menstrual Night I Go (1:11)
  12. Dormition and Dominion (6:17)
  13. So: This Empire is Nothing (1:05)
  14. This Shining Shining World (2:49)

Personnel
Michael Cashmore
Phoebe Cheshire
Steven Stapleton
David Tibet
David Kenny

Sleeve Notes
Jesus said. "It is I who am the light which is above them all. It is I who am the all. From me did the all come forth, and unto me did the all extend. Split a piece of wood, and I am there. Lift up the stone, and you will find me there."

Gospel of Thomas, verse 77

Of Ruine Or Some Blazing Starre was written between April 1991 and September 1993 and should be regarded as one piece.

Michael Cashmore: guitars, bass, drums, glockenspiel, sounds
Phoebe Cheshire: spoken and sung vocals
Steven Stapleton: guitars, drones, and bric-a-brac arrangements
Starspace: bass on IV
David Tibet: vocals, sounds

This album is dedicated to the souls of: William Lawes (1602-1645); Charles Sims (1873-1928); Louis Wain (1860-1939); and H.R. Wakefield (1888-1964).

All music by Current 93 except:
II - adapted from Pavan "The Funerals" by Anthony Holborne (d. 1602);
III - adapted from "Lament For Arnhem" by Calum Ruadh; VII - adapted from "Cantio Ad Laudem Cantioris", from the liturgical chants of the Acquitainian repertory;
VIII - anonymous composer from Le Receuil des plus belles et excellentes chansons en forme de voix de ville (1526)
All adaptations and arrangements by Cashmore/Stapleton/Tibet.

The album title is taken from the song "Beauty In Eclipsia" by Wiliam Lawes, with words by Sir Henry Moody.

All lyrics by David Tibet, except VIII - Pierre de Ronsard.
Spoken words from I and the second half of track VIII are by Louis Wain.

Engineered by David Kenny
Mixed by Steven Stapleton
Produced by Current 93
Cut by Denis and George at Porky's

Cover: "Another Attempt At Man's Last Pretence Of Consummation In Indifference" by Charles Sims.
Back cover: detail from "Man's Last Pretence Of Consummation In Indifference' by Charles Sims.
Inner painting: "All The Kingdoms Of The World In A Moment Of Time (XXVI)" by Andrew King

Group photograph by Ruth Bayer

My love to: Starfish, John Balance, Peter Christopherson, Douglas P., Paul Cheshire, all at Cooloorta, Richard Dalby, James Low, Thorn, Shirley Collins, and to David Pinto for his comments on Wm Lawes.

Manufactured and distributed by Alison, David and Alan at World Serpent: thank you all.

David Tibet, Lucky's Grove, January 1994

IN THIS WORLD WE RUN OVRE RASE
GOD GRAVNTE TO BE WITH CHRIST IN TYME AND SPACE
Memorial tablet in Chaldon Church, early seventeenth century
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