SKITLIV front man and creator Maniac announced today that the band will self-release a two-track MCD in time to coincide with their upcoming tour with SHINING and HELLSAW. Titled Kristiansen And Kvarforth Swim In The Sea Of Equilibrium … Waiting, the MCD will contain two tracks: a completely revised version of 'Slow Pain Coming' and a new song 'Sad Eyes Of The Goddess' which was co-written with Niklas Kvarforth; together with an introduction which was specially recorded for Skitliv by CURRENT 93.

Maniac commented on how the collaboration with Current 93 came about: “I had been a fan of the band for many, many years, and David Tibet is one of the musicians I most admire. During a holiday in the UK I was finally able to meet up with him face-to-face, and when I asked him if he would consider allowing us to use something from Current 93 as an intro to our stage show, he actually volunteered to prepare a couple of intros for Skitliv. One that we will use for the recording and one for live performances. Hopefully this will be the first of a number of collaborations.”

The release also cements still further the collaboration between Maniac and Shining’s Kvarforth, who is now a full time member of Skitliv and who recently toured with the band during their short tour with GALLHAMMER. Kvarforth will perform both with Skitliv and with SHINING during the 19-date December tour.

Kristiansen and Kvarforth Swim in the Sea of Equilibrium … Waiting will be strictly limited to 393 hand-numbered copies and will be sold exclusively on the tour and through the band’s MySpace page. Various tracks from the band, and a video to 'Virescit Volnere Virtus' can also be found on their MySpace page.