His voice is unique, as always, but he has never been so melodic as here, he dares to push his vocal skills one step further and the results are surprising. Just listen to the hypnotic vocal line of the stunning opener “Your Eyes in the Skittle Hills” or the subsequent “Incidentally, Shaitan”, that brings my mind back to the classic album “Imperium”. Elsewhere Tibet’s voice reaches unprecedented peaks of intensity (“The Crow at Play”) and its snarling aggressiveness is enhanced by a skillful use of reverbs…
Source: Hypnopazūzu – Create Christ, Sailor Boy | Santa Sangre
The album is available through Apple Music today – and it’s rather wonderful!
BBC Radio 6 at 8pm on Sunday 4 September 2016: ‘Stuart [Maconie] talks to Current 93’s David Tibet about his collaboration with the legendary producer Youth as Hypnopazūzu and their new album ‘Create Christ, Sailor Boy’.’
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