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* "The Seven Seals" from the ''Lucifer Over London'' EP is hauntingly beautiful in spite of its disturbing apocalyptic imagery. The repetitive guitar strumming evokes a trance-like states that perfectly suits Tibet's lurid, psychedelic imagery. The calm, consistent instrumentation and reverb-drenched effects give the song a strangely tranquil atmosphere, like this is the rare Current 93 apocalypse that actually feels like a positive change.

* The title track of "Sleep Has His House" is one of the most beautiful, heavenly pieces of music that David Tibet and co. have ever recorded, despite only having two things: a organ and a voice. It also manages to be an [[EpicRocking epic]] TearJerker all the way through.

** Antony proves himself to be the album's EnsembleDarkhorse--in both of his moments alone, he is an expert SelfBackingVocalist, and "The Beautiful Dancing Dust" gives us a brief example of his evocative piano work.

* The title track of "Sleep Has His House" is one of the most beautiful, heavenly pieces of music that David Tibet and co. have ever recorded, despite only having two things: a organ and a voice. It also manages to be an [[EpicRocking epic]] [[TearJerker Tear Jerker]] all the way through.

* "Tamlin" off the eponymous EP. It builds slowly and subtly to an utterly intense climax--with the only major change in the music being a steady drone in the background.

* "Tamlin" off the eponymous EP. It builds slowly and subtly to an utterly intense climax--with the only major change in the music being a steady drone in the background.
* The title track of "Sleep Has His House" is one of the most beautiful pieces of music that David Tibet and co. have ever recorded in their discography. It also manages to be an [[EpicRocking epic]] [[TearJerker Tear Jerker]] all the way through.

* "Tamlin" off the eponymous EP. It builds slowly and subtly to an utterly intense climax--with the only major change in the music being a steady drone in the background.

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxo8dNsRU0s "Good Morning, Great Moloch"]] as it appeared on ''Halo.'' What was originally a slow-moving two-player piece is transcribed to a full ensemble without losing any of its charm.

* "Tamlin" off the eponymous EP. It builds slowly and subtly to an utterly intense climax--with the only major change in the instrumentation or musicianship being a glassy drone in the background.

* "Tamlin" off the eponymous EP. It builds slowly and subtly to an utterly intense climax--with the only major change in the instrumentation being a glassy drone in the background.

** Shirley Collins is nothing to sneeze at herself. Her plainly sung, yet stately rewrite of "Idumaea" succinctly summarizes the album's themes without stating them outright.

** The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV3EtIyW2c0 live version]] of "They Return To Their Earth" from''As The World Disappears'' and the expanded version of ''Thunder-Perfect Mind.'' The applause at the end was well-warranted.

* "Not Because The Fox Barks," the climax to ''Aleph At Hallucinatory Mountain." A masterful build gives way to searing, hard driving rock music with loads of noise, maintaining its intensity to the end.

** Shirley Collins is nothing to sneeze at herself. Her plainly sung, yet stately rewrite of "Idumaea" summarizes the album's themes without stating them outright.

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxo8dNsRU0s "Good Morning Great Moloch"]] as it appeared on ''Halo.'' What was originally a slow-moving two-player piece is transcribed to a full ensemble without losing any of its intensity.
* "Not Because The Fox Barks," the climax to ''Aleph At Hallucinatory Mountain." A masterful build gives way to searing, hard driving rock music with loads of noise that sustains its intensity straight to the end.

** The hymn "Idumaea" is used as a leitmotif, with particularly memorable results.
*** Marc Almond's version, not just for the [[HeyItsThatGuy novelty of having him sing,]] but that his voice is absolutely beautiful.
*** Antony Hegarty, who provides a masterful example of the SelfBackingVocalist.
*** Shirley Collins' version. Her rewritten lyrics shed new light on the themes of the original, stating plainly yet cryptically the messages of the album itself.
** "The Beautiful Dancing Dust," in which Antony Hegarty's one-barber quartet not only gets another turn at the mic, but he also demonstrates his evocative piano playing, if only for a little while...

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxo8dNsRU0s "Good Morning Great Moloch" as it appeared on ''Halo.'' What was originally a slow-moving two-player piece is transcribed to a full ensemble without losing any of its intensity.