Coil – Unnatural History II (Smiling In The Face Of Perversity)
| Label: | Threshold House – LOCI CD10, Threshold House – LOCICD10 |
|---|---|
| Format: | CD, Compilation |
| Country: | UK |
| Released: | |
| Genre: | Electronic |
| Style: | Industrial, Experimental, Ambient |
Tracklist
| 1 | Red Weather | 4:12 | |
| 2 | Theme From Blue I | 2:21 | |
| 3 | Airborne Bells | 5:21 | |
| 4 | Another Brown World | 11:41 | |
| 5 | Contains A Disclaimer | 7:34 | |
| 6 | The Hellraiser Theme | 2:47 | |
| 7 | In Memory Of The Truth | 2:57 | |
| 8 | Unquiet Rest | 2:04 | |
| 9 | Wait, Then Return | 2:11 | |
| 10 | The Hellbound Heart | 2:21 | |
| 11 | The Box Theme | 3:04 | |
| 12 | No New World | 3:56 | |
| 13 | Vanishing Point | 1:53 | |
| 14 | The Main Title | 3:19 | |
| 15.1 | Theme From Blue II | 2:17 | |
| 15.2 | (silence) | 1:30 | |
| 15.3 | The Hills Are Alive | 7:17 |
Companies, etc.
- Distributed By – World Serpent
- Copyright © – Threshold House
- Glass Mastered At – DADC Austria – A0000170645-0101
Credits
- Artwork – Peter Smith (13)
Notes
This is the original version from 1995 by DADC Austria, while Unnatural History II (Smiling In The Face Of Perversity) is the Sony DADC repress.
On back cover:
This is a compilation of tracks that have previously been available elsewhere plus some unreleased tracks.
© 1995 Threshold House.
Distributed by World Serpent.
Made in Austria.
In booklet:
Red Weather - From the 1983 release "Bethel". Power Focus / Datenverarbeitung limited edition cassette.
Theme From Blue I & II - Originally released 1993 as a Threshold House 7" single (LOCI S1). 1000 numbered on blue vinyl, and 23 signed and numbered on canary yellow vinyl.
Airborne Bells was the B side to Is Suicide Solution? - a 1993 Clawfist 7" single release. An edition of 1400 copies (XPIG22)
Another Brown World was featured on Sinople Twilight In Catal Huyuk on the Belgian Sub Rosa label (LP - SUB 33004, CD - SUB CD007)
Contains A Disclaimer - was released on the Pathological Compilation. (Cat no. Path 1) - 1989. (LP/CD)
The Unreleased Themes For Hellraiser (aka The Consequences Of Raising Hell)
- The Hellraiser Theme, The Box Theme & The Main Title were originally released on Solar Lodge Records as a 10" 1987 (Coil 001). The initial pressing was on black vinyl, with a second pressing on coloured vinyl (500 clear and 500 pink).
The CD release with additional tracks - The Hellbound Heart, No New World, & Vanishing Point (originally called "Attack Of The Sennapods") - was released in 1990 on Solar Lodge/Torso (Torso CD161).
In Memory Of The Truth, Unquiet Rest & Wait, Then Return are previously unreleased pieces recorded at the same sessions and subsequently lost until now.
Track 15 contains the hidden track The Hills Are Alive (15.3), taken from the compilation Macro Dub Infection Vol. 1. Track 15.1, Theme From Blue II, lasts for 2:17 before a period of silence.
Catalog number on spine: LOCI CD10
Catalog number on CD: LOCICD10
Packaged in a clear-tray jewel case with a 4-page booklet.
On back cover:
This is a compilation of tracks that have previously been available elsewhere plus some unreleased tracks.
© 1995 Threshold House.
Distributed by World Serpent.
Made in Austria.
In booklet:
Red Weather - From the 1983 release "Bethel". Power Focus / Datenverarbeitung limited edition cassette.
Theme From Blue I & II - Originally released 1993 as a Threshold House 7" single (LOCI S1). 1000 numbered on blue vinyl, and 23 signed and numbered on canary yellow vinyl.
Airborne Bells was the B side to Is Suicide Solution? - a 1993 Clawfist 7" single release. An edition of 1400 copies (XPIG22)
Another Brown World was featured on Sinople Twilight In Catal Huyuk on the Belgian Sub Rosa label (LP - SUB 33004, CD - SUB CD007)
Contains A Disclaimer - was released on the Pathological Compilation. (Cat no. Path 1) - 1989. (LP/CD)
The Unreleased Themes For Hellraiser (aka The Consequences Of Raising Hell)
- The Hellraiser Theme, The Box Theme & The Main Title were originally released on Solar Lodge Records as a 10" 1987 (Coil 001). The initial pressing was on black vinyl, with a second pressing on coloured vinyl (500 clear and 500 pink).
The CD release with additional tracks - The Hellbound Heart, No New World, & Vanishing Point (originally called "Attack Of The Sennapods") - was released in 1990 on Solar Lodge/Torso (Torso CD161).
In Memory Of The Truth, Unquiet Rest & Wait, Then Return are previously unreleased pieces recorded at the same sessions and subsequently lost until now.
Track 15 contains the hidden track The Hills Are Alive (15.3), taken from the compilation Macro Dub Infection Vol. 1. Track 15.1, Theme From Blue II, lasts for 2:17 before a period of silence.
Catalog number on spine: LOCI CD10
Catalog number on CD: LOCICD10
Packaged in a clear-tray jewel case with a 4-page booklet.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 5 021958 446028 >
- Barcode (Scanned): 5021958446028
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): [DADC Austria logo] A0000170645-0101 13 A3
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI L553
- Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 94A8
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): [DADC Austria logo] A0000170645-0101 13 A3
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI L553
- Mould SID Code (Variant 2): none
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 3): [DADC Austria logo] A0000170645-0101 13 A3
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI L553
- Mould SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI 94K2
Other Versions (4)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recently Edited | Unnatural History II (CD, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Limited Edition) | ArsNova, ArsNova | ARSN-228022, AN-2014 | Russia | 2000 | ||
| Unnatural History II (Smiling In The Face Of Perversity) (CD, Compilation, Repress) | Threshold House, Threshold House | LOCI CD10, LOCICD10 | UK | Unknown | |||
New Submission | Unnatural History II (Smiling In The Face Of Perversity) (CDr, Compilation, Unofficial Release) | M.A.D. Records (4) | LOCI CD10 | Russia | Unknown | ||
New Submission | Unnatural History II (CDr, Compilation, Reissue, Unofficial Release) | ArsNova | AN-2014 | Russia | Unknown |
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Reviews
Clive Barker’s originally commissioned COIL to create the soundtrack for the first Hellraiser, opting to restore with a house band to avoid having to pay royalties
Edited 4 years agoContrarywise direction for easy listening or lounge, Coil second volume collection of rarities and lost sessions roll us back to an otherworldly case where the music accompaniments akin with nightmares and oddly delusions serve as soundtrack for advertising and muzak.
An unquiet set of atmospheres created with minimum elements to emancipate tension and strangeness.
As a matter of fact some tracks appear to have been used as sessions for the creation of some posterior tracks. "Hills are alive" set back the edifice for the "Windowpane" & "the snow". Meanwhile "Vanishing point", "Main title", "Theme for blue II" contains the premonition of "Worshipping the glitch", "Constant shallowness leads to evil".
The collection contains the fundamental project for "Hellraiser", ununderstood for the cinematic project yet ahead of the time, which is understandable since Coil is not the kind of project that will come with a simple narrative or idea.
In either case, a work subtitled "smiling in the face of perversity" should lead us rightly at the heart of what lies inside this, an unquiet satisfaction where things are not what they seem or even lack the form to be things. "Airborne bells" melted in one piece with "Another brown world" make indistinguishable when one thing starts and when the next begin, and this characteristic, so interlaced with Coil essence it's explicit in here in its beginning, in the very inititiation of its excursion.
A work for those wanting to see the skeleton of this magnificent beast.
Release
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