Sleep Has His House

Personnel: Michael Cashmore David Tibet Steven Stapleton Colin Potter Sleeve Notes To my beloved father: You have entered the blood-red eye of the immaculate golden storm. Rest now in the Thunder Perfect Mind: Your face is all the Sky. have pity for the dead sleep has his house: have pity for the dead: sleep has his house: have pity for the dead: sleep has his house: have pity for the dead: sleep has his house: have pity for the dead: sleep has his house: Current Ninety Three: sleep has his house: have pity for the dead: Michael Cashmore: all instruments; David Tibet: vocals, harmonium; Steven Stapleton: the world: mixed by Steven Stapleton: engineered by Colin Potter at The Water Tower: sleep has his house: especial thanks to Pantaleimon for help on 'The Magical Bird in the Magical Woods': all music by Michael Cashmore except 'Sleep Has His House' by David Tibet: all lyrics by David Tibet with the exception of 'The God of Sleep Has Made His House': colour painting by David Tibet: 'Death Overshadows My Father': the two verse poem quoted under the disc is Requiem (Requiem Æternam dona eis Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis) by Count Stanislaus Eric Stenbock from The Shadow Of Death (1893): digitally mastered by Denis Blackham at Skye Mastering: all songs © Current Ninety Three 2000/2006: (p) David Tibet 2004/2006: many thanks to Andria Degens; Antony; Geoff Cox-Dorée; John Balance; Kat at The House of Puss; Charlemagne Palestine; Thomas Ligotti; Jeremy Reed; Colin Potter; Denis Blackham; Christoph Heemann; Mark Logan; Joseph Budenholzer; Little Annie; Olivia Bunting; Paul Jackson: have pity for the dead: sleep has his house: full of delight: sleep has his house: have pity for the dead: sleep has his house: have pity for the dead: sleep has his house: have pity for the dead: sleep has his house: have pity for the dead: sleep has his house: have pity for the dead: sleep has his house: have pity for the dead: sleep has his house: have pity for the dead: sleep has his house: have pity for the dead: sleep has his house: have pity for the dead: sleep has his house: have pity for the dead: sleep has his house: have pity for the dead: sleep has his house: have pity for the dead: sleep has his house: Who is the enjoyer? what is the enjoyed? Who is the sufferer? What is suffered? Teach us to pray for the beloved dead, Since we are blind and know not what is best. The still small voice of Silence answering said, "Pray for rest." Oh, my lost love, and shall I therefore pray That thou may'st sleep through an eternal night? The still small voice of Silence answered "Nay, Pray for light."

Sleep Has His House was recorded in February 2000, a few months after the passing of David Michael Tibet's father.