Musick to Play in the Dark V.2 (Limited Edition) [Limited Edition] [Import]

1. Are You Shivering?

2. Red Birds Will Fly Out of the East and Destroy Paris in a Night

3. Red Queen

4. Broccoli

5. Strange Birds

6. The Dreamer Is Still Asleep

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Limited edition sequel to the British industrial/ambient/electronic outfit's 1999 release 'Music To Play In The Dark Volume One'. Artists include Balance, Thighpaulsandra and Sleazy. 7 tracks 'Something', 'Tiny Golden Books', 'Ether', 'Paranoid Inlay, 'An

Tracks:

Are You Shivering?
Red Birds Will Fly Out of the East and Destroy Paris in a Night
Red Queen
Broccoli
Strange Birds
The Dreamer Is Still Asleep

Album Description

Limited edition sequel to the British industrial/ambient/electronic outfit's 1999 release 'Music To Play In The Dark Volume One'. Artists include Balance, Thighpaulsandra and Sleazy. 7 tracks 'Something', 'Tiny Golden Books', 'Ether', 'Paranoid Inlay, 'An

Album Details

Limited Edition of 2000 Only!

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful.......2002-07-10

This CD is absolutely beautiful. You truly must play it in the dark, alone (it is a rare treat). It starts out with soft whispering that you might not even pick up for the first few minutes, maybe you're doing something or you're just laying there in bed and all of a sudden you're like, "Whoa!" and it's kind of creepy. It borders on cheesy at times, but I truly think that Coil does a pretty good job of not quite going there ("Something"). Track 2 ("Tiny Golden Books") reminds me of the Hobbit ... it's very theme-song esque, very "opening credits." There's all of these beautiful trees and then there's the village and it zooms in on the village and all of the hobbitfolk going about doing their daily chores, it's early morning. And there's some nice theremin action in this track, too. It kind of doesn't really go with the other songs on this CD, though, because it seems more like early morning than nighttime, whereas the rest of the songs seem like nighttime. But then the song almost feels like a whole day, and not because it's just over twelve minutes long. You can hear it become dusk on this track and hear what shooting stars would sound like ... so I guess it has its place. It's just the beginning that's disconcerting. Track 3 ("Ether") is slow and lumbering, really nice to listen to when you're half-asleep! Pretty pianowork, valse simplise? "I'm going upstairs to turn my mind off." Eerie. I really like track 4 ("Paranoid Inlay"). I like the ratchety sounds and the dripping water and the high-pitched nocturnal sounds. It just feels really precise and mathematical to me. I really like Rose McDowall, and her vocal contribution to track 5 ("An Emergency") is a haunting, ethereal lead-in to track 6 ("Where are You?"). I was reading < > by Tim O'Brien when I first got this CD, so "Where are You?" really spooked me, as it was the perfect soundtrack. Track 7 ("Batwings (A Limnal Hymn)") is the last song on this album, and it cools things down. It is very soothing and sad, nice simple organ, more wind noises and theremins and other stuff. I never want this song to end and wish I could better describe it, because it is one of the most amazing songs I have ever heard. If you like
music(k), and want something beautiful to both comfort you and creep you out, I would definitely reccommend this CD to you. Oh yeah, it also has a really cool jacket and the CD has a really pretty purple moon on it.

P.S. Get v. 1, too!

Amazingly good.......2002-06-19

I've been listening to Coil since about 1985, and can happily claim to have a more-or-less complete collection of all their stuff now.
What can I say about this album though. It is astonishingly good, and I'm wondering what's stopping me from saying that it's their best of all, because it pretty much is.

I read somewhere that this album was also an experiment by Messers Balance and Christopherson in sleep-deprivation. After several days of not sleeping, they piled into the studio and began the process of recording this. Perhaps that's what shines through and makes this memorable. Perhaps it's their change from sun-music to moon-music.

I'm not a huge fan of anything with vocals/lyrics, but I'm more than happy to make an exception for this and even sometimes find myself wailing along in my own off-key way.

Deep, dark, haunting, melodic, hypnotic. Throw as many euphamisms and adjectives at it as you want, the proof is in the listening.

ATTENTION!!.......2002-03-01

The tracks listed above are for the Musik to Play in the Dark vol. 1 CD! I thought it was important that people should know that.

Musical mastery.... again........2000-12-01

As if the first volume of this set weren't hauntingly delicate enough, MTPITD vol2 is at least as breathtaking as its predecessor. Brilliant is the first word that comes to mind when I think of Coil, and this album is an affirmation of my respect. Droning, playful, almost child-like melodies scratch the back of your mind to lead you effortlessly from laughter to tears, and aptly back again.Vivid imagery flickers behind your eyes, inspired by Balance's sonorous ramblings. This album is a true continuation from the previous one, but taken to another level in the typical, atypical Coil fashion.

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