Sleep Has His House

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Sleep Has His House
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Studio album by
Released2000
RecordedFebruary 2000
Genre Folk, experimental
Length62:51
Label Durtro [1]
Current 93 chronology
I Have a Special Plan for This World
(2000)
Sleep Has His House
(2000)
Faust
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Sleep Has His House is an album by the English apocalyptic folk group Current 93, released in 2000. [3] The album was written and recorded as a reaction to the death of David Tibet's father. It prominently features harmonium. The lyrics were mostly written by Tibet and the music composed by Michael Cashmore. The album title was taken from a line of Confessio Amantis, by the English poet John Gower.

Contents

Critical reception

The Quietus wrote that "'The Magical Bird In The Magical Woods' is not only the best track on the record but also one of Tibet’s greatest odes, inaugurated with brooding harmonium which is the main constant on the album." [4]

Track listing

  1. "Love's Young Dream" – 3:01
  2. "Good Morning, Great Moloch" – 3:18
  3. "The Magical Bird in the Magical Woods" – 8:47
  4. "Red Hawthorn Tree" – 4:33
  5. "Immortal Bird" – 6:33
  6. "Niemandswasser" – 6:07
  7. "Lullaby" - 1:43
  8. "Sleep Has His House" – 24:17
  9. "The God of Sleep Has Made His House" – 4:32

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