Electronic World Music
Croydon, England, United Kingdom

From Wikipedia: “Secret Archives of the Vatican are a collective of musicians, based across the UK, but with main recording facilities in Croydon, South London. The band was formed in 1988 by Vince Millett, who was joined in the early 1990s by Louis Counter. They were influenced by the clubs of the Asian Underground scene and also by artists such as Transglobal Underground and Bill Laswell. The third core band member is Peter Sharpe, specialising in UK roots dub reggae. Ginger Shinobi has at various times been the band's manager and on-stage DJ.”

From Bandcamp: “Secret Archives of the Vatican are Broken Drum Records' main act. Their music is usually described as Transglobal Breakbeat Dub Science as it contains elements of many genres: breakbeat, dub, dubstep, drumstep, triphop, drum and bass, Indian, Arabian and Turkish musics and many more. They are a small collective, based across the UK but with main recording facilities in Croydon, South London.”

1989 Independent

Vince Millett

1. Chanctonbury Ring
2. The Balcony of Endless Days
3. High Spires Have Fallen
4. The Book of Hours
5. Albannaich
6. The Wall of the Three Whispers

1990 (no label)

Vince Millett

1. Narrow Stone
2. Tail of the White Tiger
3. Of Ancient Swords Be Still
4. Sprog the Dark Cat
5. I Will Forget You in the Thirteenth Month
6. Colloquay of the Elders
7. Dragon Bone
8. Hall of Stallions (She Moves Through the Fair)
9. Tent of Silk
10. Nostra Phalans
11. Fair White Swan / There is a Garden in Her Face
12. Sir Robin the Reliant and the Quest for the Holy Ale
13. The Wind’s Twelve Quarters
14. Moonrise on a Distant Shore

1991 Independent

Vince Millett

1. Lamentations: Prelude
2. Lament for an Irish Princess
3. Love is Stronger Than Death
4. The Toymaker's Dream
5. Lament for the Sorrows of Love
6. Crossing the Sacred Wilderness
7. Lament for the Daughter of Prophecy
8. Lamentation: The Tracks of the Poet's Snowshoes
9. Lamentation: The Hour of White Roses

1991 Independent

Vince Millett

1. Heart’s Desire
2. The Wind Among the Reeds
3. Torc of Twisted Gold
4. Craneskin Bag
5. Trembling Mist of Peaches
6. The Lost Tribes of Albion
7. Eclipse Over Golgotha
8. Whiteflower of the Blackberry
9. The Yellow Leaves of Endseason

• Secret Archives of the Vatican BandCamp Page
• Secret Archives of the Vatican Facebook Page
• Secret Archives of the Vatican Twitter Page
• Broken Drum Records (the band's record label)
• Secret Archives of the Vatican: The Visionary Act Fusing World Music with Electronica
• Secret Archives of the Vatican: World Music Experimentalists