Current 93

Summary

Current 93 is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,480 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Current 93's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• Current 93's genre is neofolk^[4].
• Current 93's record label is recorded as Durtro^[5].
• Current 93's discography is recorded as Current 93 discography^[6].
• Current 93's Commons category is recorded as Current 93^[7].
• Current 93's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[8].
• Current 93 comprises Douglas P.^[9].
• Current 93 comprises David Tibet^[10].
• Current 93 comprises Steven Stapleton^[11].
• Current 93 comprises Michael Cashmore^[12].
• Current 93 comprises Rose McDowall^[13].
• Current 93 comprises Joolie Wood^[14].
• Current 93 comprises James Blackshaw^[15].
• January 1, 1982 marks the founding of Current 93^[16].
• Current 93's location of formation is recorded as London^[17].
• Current 93's official website is recorded as http://www.brainwashed.com/c93/c93.html/^[18].
• Current 93's start of work period is recorded as 1982^[19].
• Current 93's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Current 93'}^[20].
• Current 93's member category is recorded as Category:Current 93 members^[21].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[22]

• Country: GB^[23]

• Began / founded: 1982^[24]

• Genre(s): alternative rock, avant-folk, dark ambient, dark folk, drone, folk, industrial, neofolk, noise, poetry, post-industrial, psychedelic rock^[25]

• Community tags: alternative rock, apocalyptic folk, avant-folk, british, dark ambient, dark folk, drone, english, folk, industrial, neofolk, noise, poetry, post-industrial, psychedelic rock, uk^[26]

• MusicBrainz ID: 944655bc-16b1-48d2-b4ff-f73654612fcf^[27]

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Founding

January 1, 1982 marks the founding of Current 93^[16]. Its location of formation is recorded as London^[17].

Why It Matters

Current 93 ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,480 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]