The Wall of Sacrifice

The Wall of Sacrifice is an experimental, dark folk album by Death in June. The original vinyl pressing, released in 1989, was limited to 666 copies. A CD version was released in 1990.

Track listing

1. "The Wall of Sacrifice" - Sixteen minute martial, minimalist track that features sparse keyboard, military drumming and trumpeting, German folk singing, German military marches (possibly S.S.), a child's sing-song looped and repeated, and various other noise and vocal effects.
2. "Giddy Giddy Carousel" - An atmospheric folk song featuring Douglas P.'s cryptic lyrics relating to the ruins of Europa. Background vocals by Rose McDowall
3. "Heilige Leben" - Instrumental, hypnotic soundscape featuring echoized fragments of Rose McDowall's vocals as well as a submerged, repeated vocal by her (Holy Life in German).
4. "Fall Apart" - Traditional folk arrangement, distorted guitar intro, with vocal and lyric by Douglas P. Instrumentation contributed by David Tibet.
5. "Bring in the Night" - Military drumming and a stark, misanthropic spoken piece from Boyd Rice, vocal by Rose McDowall.
6. "In Sacrilege" - Acoustic guitar and multiple vocal tracks, over industrial bed. Vocal(s) by David Tibet.
7. "Hullo Angel" - Also Recorded for the Current 93 album, Swastikas for Noddy. Vocal by Douglas P.
8. "Death is a Drummer" - Nine minutes. Looped noise effects, embedded electronics, military marches, treated vocals, simulated aircraft manoeuverings and a range of other effects and treatments.

Some versions also have a hidden track, "Heilige Tod" ("Holy Death" in German).

Personnel

• Douglas P.
• David Tibet
• Rose McDowall
• Boyd Rice
• Nikolas Schreck
• Andrea James
• Jan O

References

External links

• Image, track list, and history
• Brief review