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.
The lyrics are taken from a poem of the same name by the author Thomas Ligotti and spoken by David Tibet.
David Bowie | Tibet | David Lynch | David | Late Show with David Letterman | David Cameron | David Beckham | David Lloyd George | David Hume | David Hockney | David Letterman | David Byrne | David J. Eicher | David Mamet | David Foster | Late Night with David Letterman | David Ben-Gurion | Jacques-Louis David | David Guetta | David Carradine | Henry David Thoreau | David Tennant | David Niven | David Essex | David A. Stewart | David Sanborn | David Livingstone | David Garrick | David Crosby | David Attenborough |
Current 93 consisted of the following band members during this performance: David Tibet, Ben Chasny, Maja Elliott, John Contreras, Joolie Wood, Simon Finn, William Breeze, Baby Dee, Andria Degens and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy.
He has collaborated with many artists, including David Tibet, Douglas Pearce, Steven Stapleton, Antony Hegarty, Marc Almond and Rose McDowall.
Additionally, former Psychic TV member David Tibet (né David Michael Bunting) released a CD of Sveinbjörn performing his own rímur and reciting the traditional Poetic Edda under the title Current 93 presents Sveinbjörn 'Edda in two editions through the now defunct record company World Serpent Distribution.
Personnel involved on the compilation include Douglas P., David Tibet, Rose McDowall, Andrea James, Gary Carey, Bee, John Balance, Jan O', David Tiffen, and J.R.P.
Christopherson (featuring David Tibet, Othon Mataragas and Ernesto Tomasini) performed a new live soundtrack to Derek Jarman's film The Angelic Conversation (the original score for the film was created in the 1980s by Coil).