How to Destroy Angels
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| How To Destroy Angels | ||
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| Studio album by Coil | ||
| Released | 1984 | |
| Genre | Dark ambient Drone |
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| Length | 16:45 | |
| Label | L.A.Y.L.A.H. Antirecords LAY05 | |
| Producer(s) | Coil | |
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| Coil chronology | ||
| How to Destroy Angels (1984) |
Scatology (1984) |
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How to Destroy Angels is a studio album by Coil. At this point, the group consisted only of John Balance and Peter Christopherson.[1] It was originally released in 1984 on L.A.Y.L.A.H. Antirecords, but was later re-pressed in 1988.[1]
The record has two songs on it, one taking up each side in its entirety. What the B-side contained fluctuated over repressings: the first edition contained noise-filled grooves, the second edition held playable, multi-layered music, and the third edition contained a flat, grooveless face.[1]
Originally, "How to Destroy Angels" was intended to be the B-side of the track "Silence and Secrecy", but due to Christopherson and Balance leaving Psychic TV, owners of Temple Records, the idea was shelved.[1] "Silence and Secrecy" has only been released in partial form by way of a two minute excerpt on the Zos Kia and early Coil retrospective Transparent.[2]
Remixes of How to Destroy Angels appeared on an album of the same name, How to Destroy Angels.
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[edit] Track listing
- "How to Destroy Angels" – 16:45
- "Absolute Elsewhere" – 0:00
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Coil
- John Balance – performer
- Peter Christopherson – performer
