HONEYSUCKLE ÆONS

Constructed less as a set of songs and more of a single suite - as befitting the way the tracks Kingdom and Queendom bookend it - HoneySuckle Æons is an album-length weird folk symphony, its stark and haunting sound perfectly captured by its cover art. Whilst individual tracks have their varying charms, the overall effect isn't gained unless one listens to the whole. As part of the wide range of musical experimentation that Current 93 had embarked on after the arrival of Andrew Liles as David Tibet's latest musical partner, it's a haunting and delicate work which nicely complements the esoteric theological and personal poetry of Tibet's lyrics.