album · May 15, 2006

Black Ships Ate the Sky

Current 93

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This 2006 album features a wide array of collaborators, including Nick Cave, David Tibet, and Shirley Collins, making it a notable entry in Current 93's extensive discography.

• The album was released on May 15, 2006, by Durtro Records.
• This release featured guest appearances from Nick Cave, David Tibet, and Shirley Collins.
• The album's title is derived from a line in a poem by the Japanese poet Yatsuko Noma.

Current 93 is the primary artistic project of David Tibet, a prolific English experimental musician whose work draws from industrial, neoclassical darkwave, and apocalyptic folk traditions. "Black Ships Ate the Sky" marked a period of relative accessibility for the project, incorporating more prominent guest musicians and melodic elements than some of its earlier, more abrasive work.