Scratch marks

postpunk:

Sister Irene O’Connor - Mass: Emmanuel (Text: I.C.E.L.) (1976)

masochisticopposite:

this is what happens when a nun gets a drum machine

From WFMU:

Among the sea of sound-a-like private-pressed Catholic lps that came out in the 1960’s and 1970’s, Sister Irene O’Connor’s 1976 album stands out with its primitive drum machine and spooky, echo-laden vocals.  Released in 1976 on the Australian Alba House label, the dual-titled Fire of God’s Love/Songs to Ignite The Spirit lp features several haunting and remarkable songs, including the three below.  In particular, the title track “Fire of God’s Love” strikes me as so otherwordly and uniquely creepy that I wonder how far Sister Irene’s O’Connor’s seeming solipsism extended beyond music.  

Think of Cocteau Twins x Young Marble Giants but with nuns, of course.