Current 93 In Transition Great for all fans
Robert E. Murena Jr. | Fairfield, CT United States | 02/04/2005
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Earth Covers Earth is a great work of David Bunting and a very large C93 grouping. This album showcases many styles of Current 93 including experimental noisescapes apocalyptic folk and the more orchestrated and poetic works like "Thunder Perfect Mind". This album is very influenced by Byron When Rome Falls, Falls the World and the title track. There is also an "eastern" and a traditional European folk influence here making for an interesting mix. The album is very easy to listen to and yet is immensely full of energy. This album is one of the most artistic works I have ever heard and is a great album for Current 93 fans as well as anyone who is seeking to expand their musical horizons.
The tracks on this album that are probably best are "Rome for Douglas P." (obviously this is Douglas Pierce of Death in June Fame), Hourglass For Rosy Abelisk and Hourglass For Diana. This last one is my favorite. The song is one big crescendo starting with a driving guitar and building to include flutes violins etch ultimately building to a massive wall of music and crashing to a stop. Beyond the very interesting instrumentation this track showcases Tibet's poetry and performance ability. The rest of the album is pretty interesting too and it is very well ordered ending with a noise epic track that fits and certainly is not filler. The only negative to this album is that its recording could have been a bit cleaner.
So why only four stars? Well this album is truly a magnificent find to the c93 fan as well as fans of the experimental/avant garde/art genres. It is still a great album for others but I think if I were to introduce C93 I would use other material. Some of there stuff is so good that this cant compare at the five star level. It is great music and I do suggest that you get a copy of this album it is very interesting and I haven't heard an album lately that even come close to the artiness that this work presents.
--Ted Murena"
Track Listings (12) - Disc #1
