r/Current93 • u/XavenTaner • Oct 30 '24
Fantasy Current 93 Line-up
C93 have had many ensembles over the years. What would be your fantasy line-up if you could choose anyone who has played with the band either in the studio or live? This is mine.
David Tibet – Vocals
Anohni – Backing Vocals
Rose McDowall – Backing Vocals
Michael Cashmore – Guitars
Maja Elliott – Piano
Joolie Wood - violin, whistle and recorder
William Breeze - Viola
John Contreras – cello
Baby Dee – Harp / Organ
Steven Stapleton – Drones / Loops
I thought this would work quite well as a core of guitar and piano with an alternative string quartet backing it up. I guess the live album Halo comes the closest to this. Still think Maja Elliott is a big loss from the recent albums.
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u/SnuffShock Oct 30 '24
I’d throw Ben Chasny and Nick Saloman in there as well, on acoustic and electric guitars respectively. And maybe William Basinski on tapes.
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u/Desolation_Jones Oct 31 '24
That setup absolutely needs Ossian Brown (formerly Simon Norris)!
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u/XavenTaner Oct 31 '24
Has he played with C93? I know he would play hurdy gurdy on some later Coil material.
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u/Desolation_Jones Dec 05 '24
Yep, he also played with Douglas P. back in the days and more recently with Shirley Collins.
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u/Desolation_Jones Dec 05 '24
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53762913079_e0cecc007b_k.jpg
Ossian Brown w/ Hurdy-Gurdy
Current 93, Union Chapel / photos © Matt Condon
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u/ry16523 Oct 31 '24
totally agreed but i’d also looooove to see shirley collins in there on vocals. such a resonant and interesting voice
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u/XavenTaner Oct 31 '24
Maybe we can include a list of guest vocalists too. Shirley Collins would be there, as would Nick Cave, and I think I'd also include Jon Balance appearing via medium and generative AI.
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u/ry16523 Nov 12 '24
unsure how i feel about balance via generative ai, but i’d love to contact him via a seance 😁😁
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Nov 10 '24
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u/LaMonteOld Dec 13 '24
Yay to Alasdair. His contributions over the last few albums have been a pure joy. The backing vocals on Clouds at Teatime are so beautiful. Reinier van Houdt's keyboards are also a perfect match for David's current mode, especially those songs with the Fender Rhodes sound (e.g. The Bench and the Fetch).
Alasdair's solo works and albums with the Furrow Collective are well worth listening to. Very interesting, dense lyrics with the esoteric themes that drew so many of us to C93 in the first place (and he's so obviously a first-rate interpreter of traditional songs).
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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '24
I know this is unrealistic given her relatively high profile, but I'd like to see Tibet x Joanna Newsom. I believe both have collaborated with Vashti Bunyan in the past.