Coil Presents Black Light District
A Thousand Lights In A Darkened Room 2LP vinyl

During the transitional period in which Coil’s primary leadership reorganized their creative direction by taking on new membership in the group through their inclusion of Drew McDowall, Coil took a drastic turn towards the metaphysical unknown. Employing the subtle handiwork of Coil’s “real life” members, as well as the cleverly guised aliases and spiritual collaborators, the band chose to filter their identity through a the nome de guerre, Black Light District, setting the precedent of Coil’s future exploration of otherworldly influence.

Recorded during the Winter of 1995/96, Black Light District reflects more on their formal avant-garde pursuits and academic interests rather than their industrial pedigree resume. Starting off with an obvious nod to John Cage with their introductory “Unprepared Piano”, the tone is prepared in exactly the same way… unpredictable. Conceptually abstract, Black Light District shows Coil’s old guard disregarding the pop rhythms found on previous albums, such as Love's Secret Domain, and fully embracing their experimental electronic trajectory. Subtle patterns of looping melancholy and malaise are placed delicately underneath ghostly electronic timbre. Approaching their creative method as something from the beyond, another realm in which sounds blur and performers seemingly appear from the ether.

NEW / Released in 1996 / Reissue 2018

Tracklist:

A1 Unprepared Piano

A2 Red Skeletons

A3 Die Wölfe Kommen Zurück

B1 Refusal Of Leave To Land

B2 Stoned Circular I

B3 Stoned Circular II

C1 Green Water

C2 Cold Dream Of An Earth Star

D1 Blue Rats

D2 Scratches And Dust

D3 London's Lost Rivers

D4 Chalice