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" - 15:57
  2. * Sixteen minute martial, minimalist track that features sparse keyboard, military drumming and trumpeting, German folk singing, German military marches, a child's sing-song looped and repeated, and various other noise and vocal effects.
  3. "Giddy Giddy Carousel" - 2:22
  4. * An atmospheric folk song featuring Douglas P.'s cryptic lyrics relating to the ruins of Europa. Background vocals by Rose McDowall
  5. "Heilige Leben" - 2:30
  6. * Instrumental, hypnotic soundscape featuring echoized fragments of Rose McDowall's vocals as well as a submerged, repeated vocal by her.
  7. "Fall Apart" - 2:26
  8. * Traditional folk arrangement, distorted guitar intro, with vocal and lyric by Douglas P. Instrumentation contributed by David Tibet.
  9. "Bring in the Night" - 4:18
  10. * Military drumming and a stark, misanthropic spoken piece from Boyd Rice, vocal by Rose McDowall.
  11. "In Sacrilege" - 3:59
  12. * Acoustic guitar and multiple vocal tracks, over industrial bed. Vocal by David Tibet.
  13. "Hullo Angel" - 1:34
  14. * Also Recorded for the Current 93 album, Swastikas for Noddy. Vocal by Douglas P.
  15. "Death is a Drummer" - 9:17
  16. * 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".

Personnel