Coil Presents Black Light District – A Thousand Lights In A Darkened Room
| Label: | Dais Records – DAIS 114CD |
|---|---|
| Format: | CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Country: | US |
| Released: | |
| Genre: | Electronic |
| Style: | Experimental, Minimal, Ambient, Sound Collage |
Tracklist
| 1 | Unprepared Piano | 1:43 | |
| 2 | Red Skeletons | 7:33 | |
| 3 | Die Wölfe Kommen Zurück | 10:25 | |
| 4 | Refusal Of Leave To Land | 7:27 | |
| 5 | Stoned Circular I | 4:29 | |
| 6 | Stoned Circular II | 6:43 | |
| 7 | Green Water | 5:25 | |
| 8 | Cold Dream Of An Earth Star | 9:00 | |
| 9 | Blue Rats | 3:10 | |
| 10 | Scratches And Dust | 0:51 | |
| 11 | London's Lost Rivers | 7:42 | |
| 12 | Chalice | 8:18 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Slut's Hole Studio
- Manufactured By – The ADS Group – 6754-CD-2163
Credits
- Artwork [All Other Artwork By] – J.B*, P.C*
- Layout – Gibby Miller
- Loops [Additional], Effects [Sound Manipulation] – Dan Hyde*
- Painting [Front Cover Painting By] – Steven Stapleton
- Performer [Those Who Shine Darkly Are] – Drew McDowall, Jenny De'Ath, John Absolom, John Balance, Louise Weasel, Otto Avery, Peter Christopherson, Rufus Pool
- Remastered By – Josh Bonati
- Supervised By [Uncredited] – Drew McDowall
Notes
Released in 6-panel digipak with 4-page insert.
Recorded at Slut's Hole Studio, London during the warm wet winter of 1995/96 ev.
Remastered 2018
We'd like to bestow our best wishes, thanks and lovelovelove to the following in no particular order for their inspiration, participation, and celebration: Rose McDowall & Robert Lee, Keri McDowall, Paul Sinclair, Sunshine Jackson, Charlotte Coleman, David Michael Tibet, Kat, Steven Stapleton, Dido, and all at Cooloorta, Boyd Rice & Lisa & Wolf, Maya Harding, Jim Wilson, John Wagland, John Everall & Theresa, Robin Rimbaud/Scanner, Henry Boxer, Daniel Miller, all at World Serpent (Gibby, Alison & Alan), Chris & Cosey, Monte Cazazza & Michele Handleman, Adam Parfrey, Douglas P, Ken Lloyd, Alix Sharkey, Scott Armstrong, Don Bowles, Ruth Beyer, Paul Smith & Russell at Disobey/Blast First, Oval, Panasonic, Sean & Rob of Autechre, Rob/Gescom, Chantelle and all at Warp, ELpH, Wormsine, Rosa Mundi, William S. Burroughs & James Grauerholz, John Giorno, Hakim Bey, Attila & Greg Clow, John Bains, Martin Starr, Geoff Cox, Biba Kopf, Sav X, Trent Reznor & John Malm, and all at nothing records, Michael Moniyhan, Kim Cascone/Silent Records, Tommy Udo, Ambient Soho, Sister Marie Gabriel, Kevin Spencer/Robot Records, Colin Constantin/Zion Train, Josh Seaver, Ford Proco, Nick at Compendium, Robert Ansell & Hayley, Gavin Semple, Tim D'Arch Smith, William Stukeley, Aubrey Burl, Paul Devraux, Max Eastley, Jacqueline Wesley, Vikki, Dave/Fat Cat, Mick Harris/Scorn, Robert Gilbert, Jill Mingo, Jack Parsons, Cameron, Bee & Andi, Clive Barker, Billy Morrison, Ray Gange, Terence McKenna, Julian Cope, Pete, Jude, Nigel, Darryl and Jamie at the Rough Trade shops, Sjon Martens, PWOG, Dael, Bruce La Bruce, Michael Flanagan & Diamanda Galas, Olaf Hagen, Donald, John Maybury, Nicola Bowery & Minty, Fiz and Jordi, Dennis Cooper, Alex Binnie, Ian Shipley, Nigel Price, Harmonia, Atom Heart, Tetsu Inoue, Hypnotism Records, Bill Laswell & Janet, Toni & Jenni Rushton, Mathew R. Lewis, and blessings & thanks be to AOS and ZOS.
"Why be bleak when you can be Blake?" - J.B.
In Memoriam
Bruce Gallagher
Leigh Bowery
Wavey Davey/Emma
Steve Abbott
Spud Jones
Derek Jarman
Richard Highgate
"Ghosts are sidereal" - AOS
Recorded at Slut's Hole Studio, London during the warm wet winter of 1995/96 ev.
Remastered 2018
We'd like to bestow our best wishes, thanks and lovelovelove to the following in no particular order for their inspiration, participation, and celebration: Rose McDowall & Robert Lee, Keri McDowall, Paul Sinclair, Sunshine Jackson, Charlotte Coleman, David Michael Tibet, Kat, Steven Stapleton, Dido, and all at Cooloorta, Boyd Rice & Lisa & Wolf, Maya Harding, Jim Wilson, John Wagland, John Everall & Theresa, Robin Rimbaud/Scanner, Henry Boxer, Daniel Miller, all at World Serpent (Gibby, Alison & Alan), Chris & Cosey, Monte Cazazza & Michele Handleman, Adam Parfrey, Douglas P, Ken Lloyd, Alix Sharkey, Scott Armstrong, Don Bowles, Ruth Beyer, Paul Smith & Russell at Disobey/Blast First, Oval, Panasonic, Sean & Rob of Autechre, Rob/Gescom, Chantelle and all at Warp, ELpH, Wormsine, Rosa Mundi, William S. Burroughs & James Grauerholz, John Giorno, Hakim Bey, Attila & Greg Clow, John Bains, Martin Starr, Geoff Cox, Biba Kopf, Sav X, Trent Reznor & John Malm, and all at nothing records, Michael Moniyhan, Kim Cascone/Silent Records, Tommy Udo, Ambient Soho, Sister Marie Gabriel, Kevin Spencer/Robot Records, Colin Constantin/Zion Train, Josh Seaver, Ford Proco, Nick at Compendium, Robert Ansell & Hayley, Gavin Semple, Tim D'Arch Smith, William Stukeley, Aubrey Burl, Paul Devraux, Max Eastley, Jacqueline Wesley, Vikki, Dave/Fat Cat, Mick Harris/Scorn, Robert Gilbert, Jill Mingo, Jack Parsons, Cameron, Bee & Andi, Clive Barker, Billy Morrison, Ray Gange, Terence McKenna, Julian Cope, Pete, Jude, Nigel, Darryl and Jamie at the Rough Trade shops, Sjon Martens, PWOG, Dael, Bruce La Bruce, Michael Flanagan & Diamanda Galas, Olaf Hagen, Donald, John Maybury, Nicola Bowery & Minty, Fiz and Jordi, Dennis Cooper, Alex Binnie, Ian Shipley, Nigel Price, Harmonia, Atom Heart, Tetsu Inoue, Hypnotism Records, Bill Laswell & Janet, Toni & Jenni Rushton, Mathew R. Lewis, and blessings & thanks be to AOS and ZOS.
"Why be bleak when you can be Blake?" - J.B.
In Memoriam
Bruce Gallagher
Leigh Bowery
Wavey Davey/Emma
Steve Abbott
Spud Jones
Derek Jarman
Richard Highgate
"Ghosts are sidereal" - AOS
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text- Sticker): 6 69439 87072 3
- Barcode (Sticker - scanned): 669439870723
- Matrix / Runout: DAIS114 6754-CD-2163 18-125-01-3
- Mastering SID Code: IFPI L027
- Mould SID Code: IFPI L823
Other Versions (5 of 26)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recently Edited | A Thousand Lights In A Darkened Room (2×LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo, Clear) | Eskaton | ESKATON 009 | UK | 1996 | ||
| A Thousand Lights In A Darkened Room (CD, Album) | Eskaton | ESKATON 008 | UK | 1996 | |||
Recently Edited | A Thousand Lights In A Darkened Room (2×LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, White) | Eskaton | ESKATON 009 | UK | 1996 | ||
| A Thousand Lights In A Darkened Room (2×LP, Album, Limited Edition, Test Pressing, White Label) | Eskaton | ESKATON 009 | UK | 1996 | |||
| A Thousand Lights In A Darkened Room (2×LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Blue) | Eskaton | ESKATON 009 | UK | 1996 |
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Reviews
- Okay. If you insist on a physical version of this record, I think this CD is the way to go. It has multiple advantages over the Infinite Fog edition.
- The artwork looks better than the IF edition. It more-or-less matches the original CD version.
- It has the actual "London's Lost Rivers" track, which I always liked and wished had been included on the CD version in the first place.
- If you play/rip this on a computer, it's a silky smooth pressing compared to the garbled mess that is the IF pressing.
- Without wading into the never-ending dramafest surrounding Coil, I'll just say that I feel better giving my money to Drew. I really wish this had all been done via Threshold Archives, as originally intended. Since that project seems to be DOA, this is presumably as good as it's going to get.
- The mastering, to my ears, sounds ever so slightly better than the IF edition. They both sound fine but this one, to me, just seems to add something a bit extra in subtle but meaningful ways. It's hard to describe.
Release
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