Black Ships Ate the Sky is a 2006 album by Current 93. The album features n… Read Full Bio ↴Black Ships Ate the Sky is a 2006 album by Current 93. The album features numerous guest vocalists, such as Antony Hegarty, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Marc Almond, and Shirley Collins. It features nine versions of the 1763 Methodist hymn "Idumæa", with lyrics by Charles Wesley, each featuring vocals by a different artist. The album was issued in digipak packaging, with a 56 page booklet containing liner notes, lyrics, photographs, and credits.
In order to assist with funding for the album, customers were able to pre-order a copy. These 'subscribers' received a mention in the liner notes, as well as a limited edition extra CD, entitled I Am Black Ship, consisting of alternate versions of the tracks from Black Ships Ate the Sky.
The track "Sunset (The Death of Thumbelina)" was featured on the National Public Radio program All Songs Considered on August 10, 2006.
Tracks:
1. "Idumæa" (Marc Almond) – 3:22
2. "Sunset (The Death of Thumbelina)" – 3:18
3. "Black Ships in the Sky" – 3:38
4. "Then Kill Cæsar" – 3:58
5. "Idumæa" (Bonnie "Prince" Billy) – 2:42
6. "This Autistic Imperium Is Nihil Reich" – 4:03
7. "The Dissolution of the Boat Millions of Years" – 3:57
8. "Idumæa" (Baby Dee) – 4:19
9. "Bind Your Tortoise Mouth" – 2:30
10. "Idumæa" (Antony) – 2:02
11. "Black Ships Seen Last Year South of Heaven" – 4:07
12. "Abba Amma (Babylon Destroyer)" – 3:19
13. "Idumæa" (Clodagh Simonds) – 2:35
14. "Black Ships Were Sinking into Idumæa" (Cosey Fanni Tutti) – 11:05
15. "The Beautiful Dancing Dust" (Antony) – 0:57
16. "Idumæa"(Pantaleimon) – 3:06
17. "Vauvauvau (Black Ships in Their Harbour)" – 4:41
18. "Idumæa" (David Tibet) – 1:50
19. "Black Ships Ate the Sky" – 4:20
20. "Why Cæsar Is Burning Part II" – 2:48
21. "Idumæa" (Shirley Collins) – 2:42
In order to assist with funding for the album, customers were able to pre-order a copy. These 'subscribers' received a mention in the liner notes, as well as a limited edition extra CD, entitled I Am Black Ship, consisting of alternate versions of the tracks from Black Ships Ate the Sky.
The track "Sunset (The Death of Thumbelina)" was featured on the National Public Radio program All Songs Considered on August 10, 2006.
Tracks:
1. "Idumæa" (Marc Almond) – 3:22
2. "Sunset (The Death of Thumbelina)" – 3:18
3. "Black Ships in the Sky" – 3:38
4. "Then Kill Cæsar" – 3:58
5. "Idumæa" (Bonnie "Prince" Billy) – 2:42
6. "This Autistic Imperium Is Nihil Reich" – 4:03
7. "The Dissolution of the Boat Millions of Years" – 3:57
8. "Idumæa" (Baby Dee) – 4:19
9. "Bind Your Tortoise Mouth" – 2:30
10. "Idumæa" (Antony) – 2:02
11. "Black Ships Seen Last Year South of Heaven" – 4:07
12. "Abba Amma (Babylon Destroyer)" – 3:19
13. "Idumæa" (Clodagh Simonds) – 2:35
14. "Black Ships Were Sinking into Idumæa" (Cosey Fanni Tutti) – 11:05
15. "The Beautiful Dancing Dust" (Antony) – 0:57
16. "Idumæa"(Pantaleimon) – 3:06
17. "Vauvauvau (Black Ships in Their Harbour)" – 4:41
18. "Idumæa" (David Tibet) – 1:50
19. "Black Ships Ate the Sky" – 4:20
20. "Why Cæsar Is Burning Part II" – 2:48
21. "Idumæa" (Shirley Collins) – 2:42
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Black Ships Ate the Sky
Current 93 Lyrics
Bind Your Tortoise Mouth Bind your tortoise mouth With mist and curved teeth The main…
Black Ships Ate the Sky I had already seen Black Ships ate the sky I was sweet…
Black Ships in the Sky Sudden the colours And I see peace Not as a sword But as…
Black Ships Seen Last Year South Of Heaven Black Ships seen last year south of Heaven In their wake P…
Idumæa And am I born to die? To lay this body down? And…
Sunset (The Death of Thumbelina) Four four almost finite When I peeked inside I did not see…
The Beautiful Dancing Dust Your eyes are heavy with sleep The grass is deepest green …
The Dissolution of 'the Boat Millions of Years' As for 'The Boat Millions of Years' I saw it sink…
This Autistic Imperium Is Nihil Reich This autistic Imperium With paint and spick and span Is Ni…