Current 93

The Profile

Current 93 is an English experimental music group formed in 1982 and led by David Tibet. The project moved from early esoteric/industrial collages (Nature Unveiled, Dogs Blood Rising) into apocalyptic folk, dark chamber music, and various experimental forms across decades, often collaborating with figures such as Steven Stapleton and Michael Cashmore.

Leader: David Tibet. Formed: early 1980s (publicly cited as 1982). Early seminal releases include Nature Unveiled (1984) and Dogs Blood Rising (1985). Later work moved toward apocalyptic/neo-folk (Thunder Perfect Mind, Of Ruine or Some Blazing Starre) and continued into the 21st century with albums such as Black Ships Ate the Sky and Aleph at Hallucinatory Mountain. Frequent collaborators include Steven Stapleton (Nurse With Wound) and Michael Cashmore.

Current 93 is an English experimental music group led by David Tibet. Reviews on DeBaser trace the project's evolution from dark esoteric/industrial beginnings to apocalyptic folk and chamber/ambient experiments. Key albums frequently cited include Nature Unveiled, Thunder Perfect Mind, Black Ships Ate the Sky and Aleph at Hallucinatory Mountain.