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What can I say...? This is one of my all-time favorite Current 93 albums! It starts off with pure audial ecstasy and just keeps delivering.

Island was recorded between 1986 and 1991 and pairs Current 93 and Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson (HÖH) with various guest musicians/vocalists, the majority of whom are Iceland natives (could it get any better
??).

Here is a great review of the album if you cared to read more - http://www.headheritage.co.uk/unsung/review/2086/

And here is all you could ever want to learn about:
Current 93 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Current_93 and http://www.brainwashed.com/c93/
David Tibet - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Tibet
Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson (HÖH) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilmar_%C3%96rn_Hilmarsson

Thank all of you so VERY much for putting out such an amazing library of work!


1) Falling (Backing Vocals – Akiko Hada, Björk Gudmundsdóttir)
2) The Dream Of A Shadow Of Smoke
(Vocals – Ása Hlín Svavarsdóttir)
3) Lament For My Suzanne
4) Fields Of Rape (Sightless Return) (Backing Vocals – Liz Aster)
5) Passing Horses (Guitar – Godkrist)
6) Anyway, People Die (Bells, Drums – Venerable 'Chimed Rig'dzin Lama, Rinpoche, The Violin – Joolie Wood)
7) To Blackened Earth
8) Oh Merry-Go-Round (Backing Vocals – Bogomil Font, Johnny Triumph, Liz Aster, Violin – Joolie Wood)
9) Crowleymass Unveiled (Backing Vocals – Einar Örn, Johnny Triumph, Guitar – Godkrist (2), Thór Eldon)
10) Paperback Honey (Backing Vocals – Rose McDowall
Drums, Percussion – Birgir Baldursson)
11) The Fall Of Christopher Robin
12) Fields Of Rape And Smoke (Backing Vocals – Einar Örn, Rose McDowall)
13) Merry-Go-Round And Around