Live at St. Olave's

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Live At Saint Olave's Church
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Released2003
Recorded5 and 6 April 2002
Genre Baroque pop, neofolk
Length19:23
Label Durtro

Live At Saint Olave's Church is a 2003 album by English experimental group Current 93. It was released in on the branch label PanDurtro of David Tibet's of Current 93's label Durtro. [1]

Contents

Track listing

  1. Antony and the Johnsons - "You Stand Above Me" – 1:36
  2. Antony and the Johnsons - "The Lake" – 4:48
  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

Personnel

Tracks 1-3

Tracks 4-6

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