''Operation Hummingbird'' is a studio
album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...
by
Death In June
Death in June are a neofolk group led by English musician Douglas P. (Douglas Pearce). The band was originally formed in the United Kingdom in 1981 as a trio, but after the other members left in 1984 and 1985 to work on other projects, the gro ...
, released in 1999.
The album contains seven new songs recorded with
Albin Julius
Albin Julius (born Albin Julius Martinek, 16 October 1967 – 4 May 2022) was an Austrian martial music and industrial artist; his primary musical project was called Der Blutharsch. His ancestors came to Austria from Bohemia, where they came from ...
of
Der Blutharsch
Der Blutharsch was an Austrian martial industrial, neofolk and psychedelic rock project created in 1996 by Albin Julius.
Group leader Albin Julius died on 4 May 2022.
History
Originally a side project to The Moon lay hidden beneath a Clou ...
. It is considered a smaller, sister album to ''
Take Care & Control
''Take Care & Control'' is an album by Death In June, released in 1998. This album is a collaboration with Albin Julius
Albin Julius (born Albin Julius Martinek, 16 October 1967 – 4 May 2022) was an Austrian martial music and industrial arti ...
''.
Critical reception
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databas ...
thought that "led by chanting vocals, 'The Snows of the Enemy (Little Black Baby)' and 'Let a Wind Catch a Rainbow on Fire' are eerily reminiscent of Britain's pre-Christian past."
Track listing
# "Gorilla Tactics" – 1:45
# "Kapitulation" – 3:09
# "Flieger" – 6:02
# "The Snows of the Enemy (Little Black Baby)" – 6:15
# "Hand Grenades and Olympic Flames" – 2:58
# "Winter Eagle" – 3:53
# "Let the Wind Catch a Rainbow on Fire" – 4:07
References
Death in June albums
1999 albums
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