The New Backwards is a reworking of material from the infamous Backwards album recorded in the 1990s. The diverse experimental music on The New Backwards is difficult to sum up for this short review, but it often involves chilled rhythms and wild chanting or poems, though some tracks are strictly instrumental. The tracks all run fairly long (five to nine minutes), but not too long, provided you are in an unhurried mood when listening. The opening track "Careful What You Wish For" affirms Coil as the masters of combining the most eccentric and seemingly incompatible sounds … read more
The New Backwards is a reworking of material from the infamous Backwards album recorded in the 1990s. The diverse experimental music on The New Backw… read more
The New Backwards is a reworking of material from the infamous Backwards album recorded in the 1990s. The diverse experimental music on The New Backwards is difficult to sum up for this … read more
Coil (1982–2004) was initially established in London in 1983 as an experimental solo outlet for ex-Psychic TV member John Balance, and became a full-fledged experimental sonic manipulation unit a year later following the arrival of keyboardist / programmer Peter Christopherson (Sleazy), a founder of Psychic TV as well as a member of Throbbing Gristle. After debuting with the 17-minute ritual recording How to Destroy Angels, Balance and Sleazy recruited the aid of Possession’s Stephen Thrower, J.G. “Foetus” Thirlwell, and The Virgin Prunes’ Gavin Friday to record their full-length 19… read more
Coil (1982–2004) was initially established in London in 1983 as an experimental solo outlet for ex-Psychic TV member John Balance, and became a full-fledged experimental sonic manipulation … read more
Coil (1982–2004) was initially established in London in 1983 as an experimental solo outlet for ex-Psychic TV member John Balance, and became a full-fledged experimental sonic manipulation unit a year later following the arrival of key… read more