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World renowned as recording artists Current 93 and Nurse With Wound, Tibet and Stapleton initially grew as seminal lights of the UK post-punk experimental and underground scene to latter production of their huge swathes of musically apocalyptic folkscapes and surreal visions of unsellable pop music.

Issuing both their own and others' contemporary work, as well as part forgotten gems of artistic endeavour from folk musicians to decadent authors upon their Durtro, United Dairies and United Durtro record labels, as well as the Durtro and Ghost Story press imprints, Tibet and Stapleton fiercely champion independence, operating as both cult and cottage industry to their selves; proffering an umbrella and expression for the aesthetically unique.

001 Current Ninety Three

Music For The Horse Hospital(2002)

Edition of 1,000 copies. The discs are packaged in a multi-fold out sleeve with an insert.

1-1 Current Ninety Three* ἀρχη א Τελος (40:44)

1-1 title is written in Coptic, and translates to "Arche Aleph Telos".

Performers - David Tibet , Joolie Wood , Julia Kent , Maja Elliott



002 Nurse With Wound

Sounds From The Horse Hospital (2002)

2-1 Nurse With Wound Salt (61:47)
Performer - Colin Potter , Steven Stapleton



Horse Hospital Archives



003 Current 93

The Seahorse Rears To Oblivion 12"

Available in three versions, all packaged in full-color cover with art by Louis Wain that is wrapped in stickered plastic sleeve:

Version 1: Limited edition of 375 signed & numbered copies pressed on black vinyl. This version comes with a black & white lithograph and a lyrics one-sheet insert.

Version 2: Limited edition of 175 signed & numbered copies pressed on reddish-purple vinyl. This version comes with two sealed envelopes featuring hand-blocked prints, black & white lithograph, and lyrics one-sheet insert.

Version 3: Limited edition test pressing of 10 signed & numbered copies pressed on black vinyl. Test pressing comes with tons of unique extras in a white folder (with a print of David Tibet’s Comets and Constellations print on the front) including: 2 hand-blocked prints, a print on manila colored paper, a red print on white paper, a full page of 24 stickers with the “The Seahorse Rears To Oblivion” logo, a full page of 24 stickers with the “Don’t’ Take the Mark!” logo, and 2 full pages (24 per page) of the stickers used to seal the envelopes of the extras included with the LP.



004 Current 93

Maldoror Is Dead (2002)

1 Maldoror Est Mort (18:19)
Track 1 taken from Mi-Mort cassette, later re-released on Dawn.

2 Maldoror Is Dead (19:04)
Track 2 taken from Nature Unveiled.

3 Maldoror Is Ded Ded Ded (12:14)
Track 3 recorded for Thunder Perfect Mind, but left out due to lack of space. Released later on Emblems.

Two versions:
Numbered limited edition of 200 in clear plastic sleeve with hand-printed insert and hand printed, signed & numbered book.
CD in clear plastic sleeve with hand-printed insert limited to 333 numbered copies.



005 Pantaleimon

Change My World (2003)

1 Change My World (6:18)
2 Change My World Instrumental (7:22)
3 Bowing & Parting (Live) (8:08)
4 Trees Hold Time (Live) (4:28)
5 Nature's Child Sitting On The Mountain Of Suan Monk (Live) (5:42)
Written By [Lyrics] - Eden Ahbez

Tracks 3-5 recorded live at the Bloomsbury Theatre in April 2001.


006 Current Ninety Three

The Seahorse Rears To Oblivion (2003)

1 The Seahorse Rears To Oblivion (Live In New York At The Tonic Club, 6 March 1999) (7:38)
2 The Seahorse Rears To Oblivion (Demo 1)
3 The Seahorse Rears To Oblivion (Demo 2)
4 The Seahorse Rears To Oblivion (Demo 3)

Limited edition of 1000 copies.

From the liner notes:

Following the unofficial availablity of a live version of this song, recorded at the Tonic Club in New York City on March 6, 1999, we decided to issue that track ourselves. Along with the live track, we have also added three demo versions of the same piece, recorded by us at Gary Ramon's studio in June 1999. This song was originally intended for a Current Ninety Three album, but this idea mutated into its forthcoming appearance elsewhere.

Current Ninety Three would like to thank David Tibet, Michael Cashmore, Andria Tibet, Gary Ramon, Jose Pacheco, Denis Blackham and Paul Jackson at Othlia for their help with this release.

The text for THE SEAHORSE REARS TO OBLIVION was written by David Tibet during the sessions for the SOFT BLACK STARS album. Its only live performance at the time of writing was at the New York show mentioned above.

The front cover of this CD reproduces an untitled painting by Louis Wain which he created during the 1930s at the County Mental Hospital in Napsbury. It is from the collection of David Tibet, who wishes to thank Henry Boxer for acquiring it on his behalf. The back cover reproduces a colour negative of the same image.

"The merman stands at a dialectical extremity":
Kierkegaard: FEAR AND TREMBLING (1843).
The SEAHORSES are Shadows in this Previous TIME of the FOUR HORSES.


007 Antony And The Johnsons / Current 93

Live At Saint Olave's Church (2002)

1 Antony And The Johnsons You Stand Above Me (1:36)
2 Antony And The Johnsons The Lake (4:48)
Written By [Lyrics] - Edgar Allan Poe
3 Antony And The Johnsons Cripple And The Starfish (4:51)
4 Current 93 Judas As Black Moth (1:49)
5 Current 93 Sleep Has His House (2:54)
6 Current 93 Walking Like Shadow (3:27)

Recorded live at St. Olave's Church, London on April 5th and 6th, 2002.

Antony dedicates his performances in loving memory of Nellie Hegarty.


008 Current 93 / Antony And The Johnsons

Calling For Vanished Faces I / Virgin Mary 7"

A1 Current 93 Calling For Vanished Faces I (1:51)
A2 Current 93 This Carnival Is Dead And Gone (3:07)
B1 Antony And The Johnsons Virgin Mary (4:03)

Limited edition of 500 copies pressed on purple vinyl and packaged in a clear sleeve. Released to celebrate the performance of both bands in Lisbon, Portugal in 2003.
The two Current 93 tracks are previously unreleased studio mixes from "All The Pretty Little Horses". The Antony & The Johnsons track is previously unreleased studio recording.



009 Current 93

Hypnagogue I / Hypnagogue II

Hypnagogue I: recorded 2003 at Denmark Street Studios.
Hypnagogue II: Recorded 2004 at Coptic Cat Studios.Released on Durtro-Jnana.
Written between Tallinn, Penang, and London from 2002 to 2003.



011 Current 93


Live At The Teatro Iberico, Lisbon, Portugal (2003)

1 Dreams Of Elysia (1:55)
2 Judas As Black Moth (3:40)
3 Larkspur And Lazarus (5:59)
4 A Gothic Love Song (4:02)
5 Whilst The Night Rejoices Profound And Still (4:53)
Vocals - Antony (3)
6 A Sadness Song (5:47)
7 All The World Makes Great Blood (5:26)
8 Alone (7:06)

Recorded live at the Teatro Iberico, Lisbon, Portugal on Saturday 8th February, 2003.
Extra vocals by Antony mistakenly credited on 'A Gothic Love Song'.
This was a free CD with the initial print of David Keenan's book 'ENGLAND'S HIDDEN REVERSE'.

This is maybe the most exquisite capture of c93 concert one could dream of. 40 minutes of delicate piano and overwhelming singing, soft and tender as the birds at twilight.
Sounds like a concert in front of ghosts. "The theatre is closed / and there is no applause." Imagine you were there, sitting in a corner like a small kitten, keeping quiet and silent... As if the slightest move would make those wild musicians run away from the stage. A second voice can soon be heard, almost unnoticeable, very far... Astonishing at the first listen ! But do not move yet, there are a few songs left to be heard... After those soft black pearls of huge beauty there is a weak version of A Sadness Song, too low paced perhaps, or sung with too much emphasis... Obviously weve heard this song so many times in so many different and beautiful ways... And Cashmores guitar palying is far too different from Majah Elliotts piano. Same thing for the next track, until the piano rises back, bringing an incredible and inexplicable brightness in the song. Again, the disc gives a deep emotional impact. "All this world makes great blood", indeed.
The band closes the concert with an old hit, here revisited by the new crew. A droning guitar on repetitive piano chords, and Tibet who sings, alone.
KAGEMUSHETTE, Oct 24, 2008


Bootleg version (complete concert)


See Also weescoosa: United Durtro