Anok Pe Current 93 play Leipzig ‘Wave-Gotik-Treffen’ in Germany on 30 May

ANOK PE C93 are delighted to be performing as the ‘Midnight Special’ at this famous Leipzig Gothic festival at midnight on Saturday 30 May. Tickets are only available for the entire 4-day festival. For more details, go to www.wave-gotik-treffen.de/english; for tickets, go to: www.wave-gotik-treffen.de/english/karten.php.

C93 shows in Santiago, Spain on 16 & 17 May

The venue had hoped to have an English language website up for people who wish to attend these concerts but who don't know Spanish. However, the English language website hasn't proved to be possible. Anyone who wants more details in English or German, please contact the promoter Rosario Rivero at info@rosariorivero.com.

Below are the links for those who wish to purchase tickets.

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‘Surely we are living in a dream’: David Tibet’s T-shirt design for ‘The Wire’ magazine now on sale

As mentioned last week, David has been asked to design a T-shirt for ‘The Wire’. The image he has used is the central image from the new album, and shows ‘Aleph as Adam’. The T-shirt colour is black, and various sizes in both sexes are available. Please note that this specific design is exclusive to The Wire and will not be re-done by C93 or Durtro at any time or on any occasion in the future.

Only 93 copies of this shirt will be available for sale, which can be purchased here: www.thewire.co.uk/shop/items/471/

David Tibet pop picks

I decided to note some of my new favourites to whom I am listening to at the moment. I really love the work of the Polish band Peduran www.myspace.com/peduranpl. Someone should really sign them! Another unsigned band, Omsk www.myspace.com/omskmeld are a spin-off project from another of my favourite contemporary bands, Diagonal. And last, but absolutely not least, I was sent Stratospheric Passenger by Servile Sect www.myspace.com/servilesect, which I also loved. Thank you to all these bands.

Ossian Brown of Cyclobe involved in Austin Osman Spare Absinthe edition

Absinthe Brevans A.O. Spare is the second Absinthe in the Brevans series. As well as the first one, this is also dedicated to a famous artist: The English painter Austin Osman Spare, who died in 1956. The first batch was distilled on Spare’s birthday (Dec. 30) and is released on April 3rd 2009. The developing stage product Prototype 37 was released in summer 2008 and was appreciated by international Absinthe connoisseurs. The basis for the formula was taken from the well known book “La fabrication des liqueurs” from J. De Brevans dating back to 1897. As usual in the 19th century the formula has been slightly modified to gain a nicely balanced distillate. Oliver Matter just uses botanicals cultivated to eco standards from nearby or equally high quality herbs such as Anise e.g. Of course no sugar or any other artificial substances are used. Oliver Matter just uses herbs such as small wormwood, hyssop and others for colouring Absinthe. The result is a pretty complex yet smooth, harmonic and mellow Absinthe. We’re sure Austin Osman Spare would have been proud of it and most likely enjoyed the Absinthe himself a lot. We would like to thank Ossian Brown for letting us use one of Spare’s most important paintings “Astral Body and Ghost” for this Absinthe!

www.absinthe.de/en/shop/authentic-absinthe/article/absinthe-brevans-spare/