"I Have a Special Plan for This World" is a longform single by the English band

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. The lyrics are taken from a poem of the same name by the author

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and spoken by

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. Additional sound treatments are credited to Current 93. The single was released on limited edition vinyl and CD in 2000 on David Tibet's Durtro label. There was an additional special release in February 2007, when three test pressings were made in black vinyl. These featured signed and personalized sleeves with gold ink drawing and hand written labels done in black ink. Musically, ''I Have a Special Plan for This World'' was a temporary return of sorts by Current 93 to their experimental

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roots, using various unconventional musical instruments and techniques (including synthesised drones and

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) while dispensing almost entirely with the minimal

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and

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melodies that characterised the group's sound at that point. There was, however, some continuity musically as the single expanded upon both the nihilistic themes and experimental sonic motifs that appeared in the Inmost Light trilogy of albums from five years prior. Though initially released to little critical reception, the single has since gained a cult following, along with the band itself, through forums such as

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Track listing

12" version

;Side A: # "I Have a Special Plan for This World" - 22:00 ;Side B: # "Excerpts from Bungalow Tapes" - 18:40

CD version

# "I Have a Special Plan for This World" – 22:01

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:I Have a Special Plan for This World 2000 singles 2000 songs Current 93 songs Adaptations of works by Thomas Ligotti