Sleep Has His House

2000 studio album by Current 93

Sleep Has His House

Studio album by

Current 93

Released

2000

Recorded

February 2000

Genre

Folk, experimental

Length

62:51

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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[1]

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 the title of the Anna Kavan novel Sleep Has His House,^[4] which itself is a translation of a line from Confessio Amantis by the Middle English poet John Gower. The final track, "The God of Sleep Has Made His House", is based on a section of the Confessio Amantis.^[5]

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."^[6]

Track listing

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

Participants

Michael Cashmore - all instruments, music (all except track 8)
David Tibet - vocals, harmonium, music (track 8), lyrics (all except track 9)
Steven Stapleton - the world, mixing
Colin Potter - engineering
Pantaleimon - help on track 3

References

^ ^a ^b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 670.
^ "Sleep Has His House - Current 93 | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
^ Buckley, Peter (7 May 2003). "The Rough Guide to Rock". Rough Guides – via Google Books.
^ Nast, Condé; Ham, Robert (2 September 2016). "Albums That Empathize In Times of Cancer and Loss". Pitchfork. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
^ Gower, John. "Book 4". Confessio Amantis. Project Gutenberg, lines 2986–3015
^ "The Quietus | Features | Strange World Of... | The Strange World Of... Current 93". The Quietus.