Om / Current 93
Om / Current 93, “Inerrant Rays Of Infallible Sun (Blackship Shrinebuilder)”, Durtro/Jnana, 2006
El inglés David Tibet, líder del grupo neo-dark-folk Current 93 y el dúo stoner psicodélico de San Francisco OM, compuesto por el bajista Al Cisneros y el baterista Chris Hakius, han colaborado durante la gira con Tibet grabando el split de 10 pulgadas “Inerrant Rays Of Infallible Sun (Blackship Shrinebuilder)”.
“Rays of the sun/to the shrinebuilder”: Cisneros produce un drone de bajos y letras peculiares, en tanto que Hakius descarga una pesada batería por largos 8 minutos, creando un magnífico mantra. Por otra parte, Tibet en “Inerrant Infallible (Black Ships at Ninevah and Edom)” evoca su inspiración bíblica y hace referencia a la muerte de Jhonn Balance, mientras toca una guitarra disonante y repetitivas líneas de bajo. Catriona MacAffer hacia el final provee unas preciosas gaitas.
“Inerrant Infallible…” es bastante diferente de los anteriores álbumes de Current 93, mostrando esta vez guitarras más estridentes.
www.jnanarecords.com, www.durtro.com y www.omvibratory.com
Guillermo Escudero
Enero 2007
Neo-Dark-Folks Current 93, lead by David Tibet, and the psychedelic stoners from OM, hailed from San Francisco, comprised of bassist Al Cisneros and drummer Chris Hakius (ex-Sleep), worked together during a tour to which they were invited by Tibet and recorded the split 10-inch Inerrant Rays Of Infallible Sun (Blackship Shrinebuilder).
On Rays of the sun/to the shrinebuilder, Cisneros produces a bass drone and peculiar lyrics while Hakius bangs a heavy drum beat for almost 8 minutes, creating an amazing mantra. On the other side, Tibet on Inerrant Infallible (Black Ships at Ninevah and Edom) sings in his unique way and invokes Biblical inspirations and refers to Jhonn Balance’s death, while he plays a dissonant guitar and bass lines. Catriona MacAffer, at the end of the song, provides beautiful bagpipes.
Inerrant Infallible… is quite different from Current 93’s previous albums, showing this time a more guitar-edged vein.
www.jnanarecords.com, www.durtro.com and www.omvibratory.com
Guillermo Escudero
January 2007
