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Durtro News: 19 November 2007

Posted by Kenn on 19 November 2007

Dear All:
Peace and Love to You.

This is an extensive update with news of some of the many activities which will be occurring over the next twelve months.

David Tibet and Current 93: October/November 2008 and what will occur then

October/November 2008 has been chosen as the focus for several major activities from David Tibet, Current 93 and Durtro Jnana. It will be the month of David’s first solo art exhibition, which will take place at a gallery in central London. It will watch over the release of Current 93’s new album. And it will finally mark the long-delayed release of ‘Under the Rain and Teeth of Gods’, David’s book of lyrics and notes.

Please see the information below for full details on each of these areas, as well as details of the hand-printed book, signed by David to the recipient, which is being sent out free of charge to all those who paid in advance, so long ago, for ‘Under the Rain and Teeth of Gods’. This hand-printed edition is NOT AVAILABLE FOR SALE, and is ONLY available to those who have so patiently waited for, and supported, David’s book, and will NOT be available for retail or wholesale orders from Durtro nor elsewhere.

ANOK PE
ALEPH AT HALLUCINATORY MOUNTAIN
+
ANOK PE
ADAM AT DOCETIC MOUNTAIN

Please note that the cover image shown is a mockup. The actual cover will differ.

Current 93: The forthcoming CD and vinyl albums from Current 93 and its subscription edition

The new album by Current 93, which will be released in October/November to coincide with David’s exhibition of new artwork is to be released in CD and 12" vinyl formats.

As with ‘Black Ships Ate the Sky’, there will be a special CD Subscription Edition available to those who support this work by ordering it and paying for it in advance.

The CD edition is entitled ‘ANOK PE: ALEPH AT HALLUCINATORY MOUNTAIN’. The vinyl edition is entitled ‘ANOK PE: ADAM AT DOCETIC MOUNTAIN’. The Subscription CD costs £50 plus postage and packing, and VAT where applicable.

Those ordering the Subscription Edition receive:

• A copy of the CD signed to them by David.
• An extra Dual Disc CD/DVD featuring extra music from the sessions not featured on the album, as well as footage filmed during the recording of the album. This will not be available elsewhere in any form.
• An enamel badge only available to those who have subscribed.
• Each purchaser is requested to submit a colour photograph of themselves. This photograph will be printed, along with the subscriber’s name, in the CD booklet and as an insert in the vinyl edition with acknowledgement of their assistance and contribution. These photographs will appear along with the photographs of the band members. Please read these instructions before ordering this Subscription Edition and submitting your photograph.

‘Under the Rain and Teeth of Gods’: the endless journey of David Tibet’s eternally delayed lyric book

I am very grateful for everyone’s patience at the endless delays with this book. All of you have been so supportive; I have received only 10 requests for refunds, and all of those were courteous and friendly — and supportive too! I owe you all a great deal for your kindness.

As I desire that this volume is officially published at the same time as my art exhibition opens and the new C93 album is released, I have decided that all of those who have paid for, and thus supported this project by ordering in advance, either Edition I or Edition II of the volume will receive, with no charge whatsoever for the book or for airmail postage, a hand-printed book of 4 new works by myself. Each copy will be signed and numbered by me, and inscribed to the recipient if he or she wishes. This book will not be available for purchase from Durtro at any time ever.

I am hoping this small gesture from me will pay you all back in some small way for your immense support with this project — and, indeed, in all that I and we have done. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Needless to say, on publication the book will be posted to you all immediately along with the free CD that comes free to those who pre-ordered the book.

Anyone who does not wish to wait till this CONFIRMED publication date of October/November 2008, please get in touch and we will refund your payment IMMEDIATELY.

More details will be released of the free Subscribers’ edition as soon as we have them in stock. I have been told by the printer that it will arrive at Durtro in mid-January/early February 2008. We will then make an announcement on Durtro explaining how people who have pre-ordered ‘Under the Rain and Teeth of Gods’ can contact us with details of their personal dedications, should they wish one.

David Tibet: his first solo art exhibition to open in London in October/November 2008

I have been approached by the director of a new art gallery in central London to hold my first solo exhibition of new artwork and installations, and their accompanying voices, in October/November 2008.

There will be a substantial catalogue of the artwork on show published at the same time, as well as other items connected to the exhibition, which will last for between 4 and 6 weeks.

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And now on to events leading up to October/November 2008:

David Tibet curates a one day special event at the Roadburn festival in the Netherlands on 20 April 2008

I am proud and delighted to confirm that I have been invited by the wonderful Roadburn Festival in Tilburg, the Netherlands to curate a special day long event on 20 April 2008. Tickets should be going on sale on 1 December, 2007, and cost €32.50 (approximately £23) for the day which I am curating.

Current 93 will be performing as well as some special guests that I have invited to accompany us. I can confirm that the majestic OM will be appearing, and that I am presently discussing the appearance of three or so more of my favourite artists.

Roadburn is perhaps the pre-eminent festival of doom, stoner, psychedelacidic and othercoloured metal, and I am very touched and happy to have been invited by Walter to bring some of those artists whom I love to a festival whose work I have long admired, and which has featured so many bands in the past of whom I am a fan.

More details will be posted on Durtro, and will also be found on the official Roadburn website.

Current 93: concerts in Europe and England in April 2008

C93 are presently arranging a series of concerts in Europe and England for April 2008. We hope to be playing two nights in London, Berlin and Moscow, as well as shows in Latvia or Poland, Scandinavia and perhaps a Francophone country. More details when the dates are confirmed.

Black Ships Ate the Sky: remixes by Matmos & JG Thirlwell/videos by Cam Archer

The 12", with 2 Matmos remixes and 2 JG Thirlwell remixes, will be issued later this year in a very limited edition of 1000 blue vinyl copies in full colour sleeve with full colour labels. The 12" costs £7.50 plus postage and packing and VAT (where applicable) and has now been added to the shop. We hope to receive our copies before Christmas.

A Dual Disc CD/DVD edition, containing the same tracks, as well as 2 videos made by Cam Archer, will be released in January 2008. The CD will be added to the shop later.

The tracks on the vinyl are:

• Black Ships Ate the Sky I (long version) remixed by JG Thirlwell
• Black Ships Ate the Sky II (short version) remixed by JG Thirlwell
• Black Ships Ate the Sky remixed by Matmos
• The Beautiful Dancing Dust (featuring Antony on vocals) remixed by Matmos

The same tracks feature on the CD, with the following videos by Cam Archer on the accompanying DVD:

• Black Ships Ate the Sky I (short version) remixed by JG Thirlwell
• The Beautiful Dancing Dust, featuring Antony on vocals, remixed by Matmos

David Tibet and Current 93 to collaborate with Skitliv and their singer Maniac, formerly of Mayhem

The below is taken from the press release by Skitliv’s manager, Patricia Thomas. I was introduced to Maniac recently by Attila Csihar of Mayhem and Sunn O))), and we have become great friends. C93 as myself and Andrew Liles were asked by Maniac if we could create a collage-mix of C93 material as the introductory music to their live shows, and if we would also create a brief collage introduction to their forthcoming mini-CD, as mentioned below. We were delighted to and honoured to do so. I really admire Maniac and I love Skitliv’s work.

Skitliv play London’s Camden Underworld on 13 December, so I hope to see many of you who are reading this update at their show. www.theunderworldcamden.co.uk

MANIAC ANNOUNCES SKITLIV LIMITED EDITION MCD RELEASE TO COINCIDE WITH TOUR

SKITLIV front man and creator Maniac announced today that the band will self-release a two-track MCD in time to coincide with their upcoming tour with SHINING and HELLSAW. Titled ‘Kristiansen and Kvarforth Swim in the Sea of Equilibrium… Waiting’, the MCD will contain two tracks: a completely revised version of ‘Slow Pain Coming’ and a new song ‘Sad Eyes of the Goddess’, which was co-written with Niklas Kvarforth; together with an introduction which was specially recorded for SKITLIV by CURRENT 93. It will be strictly limited to 393 hand-numbered copies and will be sold exclusively on the tour and through the band’s MySpace page. Tracks from the band, and a video to ‘Virescit Volnere Virtus’, can be found on their MySpace page at www.myspace.com/skitliv777.

Maniac commented on how the collaboration with CURRENT 93 came about: "I had been a fan of the band for many, many years, and David Tibet is one of the musicians I most admire. During a holiday in the UK I was finally able to meet up with him face to face, and when I asked him if he would consider allowing us to use something from CURRENT 93 as an intro to our stage show, he actually volunteered to prepare a couple of intros for SKITLIV. One that we will use for the recording and one for live performances. Hopefully this will be the first of a number of collaborations."

A brief biography of Maniac, once again by his manager, follows:

One of the original members of Mayhem, the group that encapsulated the early black metal scene with its suicides, murders, and onstage bloodletting, Maniac has always been one of the genre’s most recognizable figures.

But Maniac has always been much more than just a figurehead. His appetite for books is prodigious, his musical tastes are eclectic, his lyrics are deep, and, to many, as unfathomable as the man himself. He has never cared about staying within the rigid confines that define black metal, but has experimented both within Mayhem, and with other projects, often to the bewilderment of fans who refuse to accept that their icon could be anything other than their perception of what a black metal musician should be.

After his departure from Mayhem, Maniac took time out to decide what he really wanted to do both with his life and musically. The result of his deliberations is SKITLIV, a band that at last gave him the chance to express his thoughts and feelings, not just lyrically, but musically as well. Originally defined by a friend as doom black metal, SKTILIV has developed far beyond that; and, with the addition of SHINING’s controversial frontman Niklas Kvarforth on guitar, Maniac is finally able to use his voice and lyrics to their best effect, within the slower, more sombre sound that the two musicians are able to produce together.

David Tibet invited to collaborate with Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry on his forthcoming ‘Repentance’ album by his producer Andrew WK

I have been invited to contribute lyrics and vocals to a track on the forthcoming Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry album, ‘Repentance’, by my dear friend and beloved collaborator, and the album’s producer, the inexhaustible Andrew W.K.. What more can I say except how honoured and dumbstruck I am. It doesn’t get any better than this. Or any odder.

David Tibet to appear in vocalic form on the forthcoming Chris Connelly album

David has recorded spoken vocals for the forthcoming album by Chris Connelly (MySpace), whose previous album, ‘The Episodes’, was released on Durtro. Also appearing on the album are Shirley Manson of Garbage, actress Torri Higginson and David Miller of Finitribe. Titled ‘Forgiveness & Exile’, it is to be released in 2008.

David Tibet contributes vocals and texts to the new Æthenor album

David Tibet sings and contributes lyrics on the forthcoming Æthenor album; other guests are Krisstoffer Rygg (Ulver) and long time Æthenor collaborator Alexander Tucker.

Tentatively titled ‘Faking Gold and Murder’ from a line in the text, Æthenor is the project of Sunn O)))’s Stephen O’Malley, Vincent de Roguin (Shora), and Daniel O’Sullivan. A musician/composer/arranger with a classical background in piano and guitar, Daniel O’Sullivan has become known for subverting these mediums with his avant-rock bands, Guapo (Neurot Recordings) and Miasma & the Carousel of Headless Horses (Web of Mimicry/Rise Above Records).

David Tibet contributes texts to the new album by Eyvind Kang/Jessika Kenney/Randall Dunn/Attila Csihar

David has contributed lyrics to the forthcoming album created by these artists.

Attila Csihar is the vocalist in Mayhem and Sunn O))). Randall Dunn is a musician and producer from Seattle, Washington; a longtime collaborator of SUNN O))), he has also produced and made music with the Sun City Girls, Earth, Altar, and more.

Jessika Kenney is a vocalist and composer living in the Pacific Northwest whose singing emerges out of a wide range of experiences, particularly in Central Javanese sindhenan while living in Indonesia, and in Classical Persian music through collaboration with her teacher Ostad Hossein ‘Omoumi (master of ney and vocal repertoire). She is exploring the possibility of the translation of essential meaning through singing, which honours language as sound and as a spiritual resource. Eyvind Kan is a renowned contemporary composer and musician.

Count Stenbock/Current 93: Faust

And long last this book is underway, with all technical problems solved. We have been informed we will be receiving copies before Christmas.

We were also told by the technical department that the head- and tail-bands that were listed as being part of the book’s specifications were technically possible but would be æsthetically displeasing due to the gilt page-edging and the size of the book so we have cancelled that feature of the book; our apologies for this minor adjustment. Thank to all of you for your patience.

Once the book is in stock, all pre-ordered copies will be sent out. The book/CD set will then be re-added to the Durtro shop page, as well as the CD which will also be available separately for purchase from the Durtro and Jnana shops.

222 copies have been printed of this volume, of which around 160 have been pre-sold, leaving around 40 or so copies for sale at the moment of writing.

Flemish/Dutch reviews of NWW, Baby Dee, Julia Kent & ‘Wild Tigers I Have Known’ soundtrack CD on Dark Entries

These reviews are listed under October 2007: www.darkentries.be/index.php?nav=cds

Beautiful and mysterious records by Tommy Roundtree and Arian Sample

I was recently sent two records from an address in Chicago, in plain brown sleeves with the artist’s name stamped using a rubber stamp, one by Tommy Roundtree called ‘Jungle Blood’ and the other by Arian Sample which appears to be untitled. There was no letter with the package and no return address.

I was especially curious by the use of the word ‘Arian’, which refers to the teachings of the great Egyptian Christian thinker Arius (AD c.250/256–336) — now regarded as heretical by mainstream Christian thought — and the huge ChristologicaI debate he initiated on whether Christ was eternally co-existent with the Father, summed up in the phrase “There was a time when He was not”. This is an element of Christian theology which has always particularly fascinated me: the relation of the Father and the Son, and how it bears on the Crucifixion: what exactly was the nature of the Christ Who died on the Cross? This relates directly to Patripassianism.

Anyway, I digress. Both records are very haunting and moving, reminding me of Simon Finn’s ‘Pass the Distance’ and a couple of other beautiful and obscure albums which usually get lazily classified as ‘loner folk’. I haven’t been able to find anything out about them at all from the internet or from record collectors. But thank you to whoever sent them. I was touched and intrigued.

What I have loved and am loving recently

• Michel Faber: The Scarlet Petal and the White
• The Gospel of Judas Critical Coptic text edition: Kasser/Wurst/Meyer/Gaudard
• Culture: Two Sevens Clash
• The Eagles: The Long Road out of Eden
• Andrew WK: Party Till You Puke; Close Calls with Brick Walls
• Price Far-I: Under Heavy Mannners
• Om: Pilgrimage
• Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry with Andrew W.K.: The Pum-Pum Song
• Amy Winehouse: Back in Black
• Jim Steinman: Bad for Good
• Beowulf: the new film directed by Robert Zemeckis

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