Black Ships Ate the Sky

by Current 93

Black Ships Ate the Sky cover art

David Tibet's apocalyptic vision reaches new heights on 'Black Ships Ate the Sky'. Featuring guest vocals from Antony Hegarty and Marc Almond, the album is a haunting, hallucinatory journey through faith and despair. It is a dense, poetic masterpiece of neofolk.

Genres

  • Neofolk

Tracklist

  1. Idumea
  2. Sunset (The Death Of Thumbelina)
  3. Black Ships In The Sky
  4. Then Kill CāˆšĀ¶sar
  5. Idumea (Vocals Bonnie "Prince" Billy)
  6. This Autistic Imperium Is Nihil Reich
  7. The Dissolution Of The Boat "Millions Of Years"
  8. Idumea (Vocals - Baby Dee)
  9. Bind Your Tortoise Mouth
  10. Idumea (Vocals - Antony)
  11. Black Ships Seen Last Year South Of Heaven
  12. Abba Amma (Babylon Destroyer)
  13. Idumea (Vocals - Clodagh Simonds)
  14. Black Ships Were Sinking / Idumea (Vocals - Cosey Fanni Tutti)
  15. The Beautiful Dancing Dust
  16. Idumea (Vocals - Pantaleimon)
  17. Vauvauvau (Black Ships In Their Harbour)
  18. Idumea (Vocals - David Tibet)
  19. Black Ships Ate The Sky
  20. Why CāˆšĀ¶sar Is Burning Part II
  21. Idumea (Vocals - Shirley Collins)