Imperium is an album by the English

England

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 group Current 93

Current 93

Current 93 is an eclectic British experimental music group, working since the early 1980s in folk-based musical forms. The band was founded in 1982 by David Tibet .-Background:Tibet has been the only constant in the group, though Steven Stapleton has appeared on...

. It was made during a musical style shift between the earlier industrial

Industrial music

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 sound of Current 93 and the current more neofolk

Neofolk

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 inspired. It was originally released as an LP in 1987 on the Maldoror

Maldoror

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 label, but in 1992 it was also released as a CD on David Tibet

David Tibet

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's Durtro

Durtro

Durtro was a British independent record label, established by the British poet, singer, songwriter, and visual artist David Tibet in 1988, to publish his own work, and that of fellow friends and musicians. It was replaced by one of Tibet's earlier labels, Coptic Cat, in 2010.Nearly every release...

 label. Since then it has been reissued several times as both LP and CD on Durtro

Durtro

Durtro was a British independent record label, established by the British poet, singer, songwriter, and visual artist David Tibet in 1988, to publish his own work, and that of fellow friends and musicians. It was replaced by one of Tibet's earlier labels, Coptic Cat, in 2010.Nearly every release...

. The latest issue is from 2006, and is only for sale in Russia

Russia

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 and CIS countries.


The lyrical content of Imperium is mainly about death, as an example they make use of Dagchen Rinpoche's teaching

Original LP

A

1. "Imperium I"
2. "Imperium II"
3. "Imperium III"
4. "Imperium IV"

B

1. "Be"
2. "Locust"
3. "Or"
4. "Alone"

CD

1. "Imperium I" - 6:08
2. "Imperium II" - 5:48
3. "Imperium III" - 7:03
4. "Imperium IV" - 3:17
5. "Be" - 0:53
6. "Locust" - 9:49
7. "Or" - 9:23
8. "Alone" - 7:39
9. "Time Stands Still" - 3:25
10. "Untitled" - 0:18