Current 93 – Imperium
Label: |
Maldoror – Mal 777 |
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Format: |
Vinyl
, LP
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Country: |
UK |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Electronic |
Style: |
Neofolk |
Tracklist
| A1 | Imperium | |
| A2 | Imperium | |
| A3 | Imperium | |
| A4 | Imperium | |
| B1 | Be | |
| B2 | Locust | |
| B3 | Or | |
| B4 | Alone |
Companies, etc.
- Mastered At – Musitech
Credits
- Bass [uncredited], Keyboards [uncredited] – Tony Wakeford
- Composed By – This Current of God*
- Cover – Tibet*
- Cover [Cover Assistance] – Clive Graham
- Lacquer Cut By – Porky (5)
- Mixed By – Steven Stapleton
- Performer – Wulf*
- Producer – Greg Orion Chance
Notes
Locust is dedicated to Debbie Fowler, Canada
Present at the cutting: Tatsuo Nakajima, Hidero Hayami, May Fujuku, Tibet.
Thanks to: Coil, Chrystal Belle Scrodd, Death In June, Into A Circle, Nurse With Wound, Ornamental, Sol Invictus, Sunflower, Vagina Dentatata Organ and Whitehouse (back on the streets and ready for action . . . )
Thangkas to: James Low.
"It is a vast dream, dreamed by a single being, but i such a way that all the dream characters dream too . . . Schopenhauer"
Josianne, Tu me manques.
This first pressing came in black inner sleeve and included one 15x21 cm insert with tracklist and credits, two double sided 29x21 cm inserts (for the Vagina Dentata Organ picture disc and a United Dairies / Current 93 mail order sheet) and a 10x7 cm yellow insert (Sol Invictus).
Released in 1987, edition of 2,000 copies.
Second pressing with different center label and no insert released in 1989, also released as an edition of 2,000 copies.
Present at the cutting: Tatsuo Nakajima, Hidero Hayami, May Fujuku, Tibet.
Thanks to: Coil, Chrystal Belle Scrodd, Death In June, Into A Circle, Nurse With Wound, Ornamental, Sol Invictus, Sunflower, Vagina Dentatata Organ and Whitehouse (back on the streets and ready for action . . . )
Thangkas to: James Low.
"It is a vast dream, dreamed by a single being, but i such a way that all the dream characters dream too . . . Schopenhauer"
Josianne, Tu me manques.
This first pressing came in black inner sleeve and included one 15x21 cm insert with tracklist and credits, two double sided 29x21 cm inserts (for the Vagina Dentata Organ picture disc and a United Dairies / Current 93 mail order sheet) and a 10x7 cm yellow insert (Sol Invictus).
Released in 1987, edition of 2,000 copies.
Second pressing with different center label and no insert released in 1989, also released as an edition of 2,000 copies.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, hand-etched): ✳ MAL-777-A-1 ✳ ALL IS COLD HARD BEAUTY. A PORKY PRIME CUT. MT.
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, hand-etched): ✳ MAL-777-B-1 ✳ THE PAIN IS NEVER DONE. MT.
Other Versions (5 of 15)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| Imperium (LP, Test Pressing, White Label) | Maldoror | MAL 777 | UK | 1987 | |||
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Imperium (LP, Reissue) | Maldoror | MAL 777 | UK | 1989 | ||
| Imperium (CD, Album, Reissue) | Durtro | DURTRO 008 CD | UK | 1992 | |||
| Imperium (CD, Album, Reissue) | Durtro | DURTRO 008 CD | UK | 1992 | |||
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Recently Edited
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Imperium (CD, Album, Reissue, Digipak) | Durtro | DURTRO 008CD | UK | 2001 |
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Reviews
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As an album, it's middling. "Alone" is one of C93's all-time greatest works. "Locust" is pretty good. The rest is a bit tedious. But it was an important transitional work for sure.
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Edited 4 years agoCurrent 93’s first masterpiece.
‘Locust’, ‘Or’ and ‘Alone’ are frightening in their apocalyptic intensity. -
Edited 5 years agoThe title is taken from Francis Parker Yockey’s “Imperium,” a ponderous tome about how Jews are distorting Western culture. Very influential among the far right. Why David Tibet would take inspiration from such a text is a mystery in itself. -
One of the most mystical, philosophical and poetic music albums about the vanity of human existence of all time.
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Edited 6 years agoI once defended amphetamine because it can be a potent inspiration for art. In retrospect I feel that this album was divine punishment for having made that statement.
If you enjoy Tibet's biblical-cum-occult rants, you will find plenty here. Some of it has emotional potency, some of it is cringe-worthy. The backing music (especially on the b-side, which is more conventionally musical) hasn't aged well, in my opinion. All together, I don't really enjoy this album.
It is, nonetheless, a fan favorite; so it could just be that many people enjoy the same things in this album that grate on me. Give it a try if you are devoted fan, if you are new to C93; look elsewhere. -
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