Bleep

Over twenty years since its initial creation the near mythical album Backwards finally sees the dark of night with a stunning double vinyl issue from Cold Spring. Following on from the considered classic Loves Secret Domain the duo of John Balance and Sleazy started work on Backwards in 92 and continued to work on it until 96 where it was completed in the studio of Trent Reznor but laying dormant and criminally unavailable on vinyl until now thanks to Danny Hyde. Different vastly from the remixed incarnation 'The New Backwards' from 2008, this edition features the original versions of haunting much adored Coil tracks including A Cold Cell with its tales of life in a prison cell of shaved headed inmates drinking dirty water and wishing to be saved from the death penalty to Fire Of The Mind which is presented here as originally intended by the group. According to Hyde, Backwards is the bridge between LSD and the Musick To Play In The Dark series and as a whole stands up as a incredibly intricate labyrinth of electronics, found sounds and more classical structures to create something that sounds like not much else before. For anyone with even a passing interest in the group will be aware, any Coil related vinyl editions change hands for ridiculous money on the second hand market so now's your chance to own a piece of UK industrial history and for anyone unaware of the dark and frightening world of Coil this is the perfect entrance into something that will stay with you for years to come.