COIL - THE APE OF NAPLES (2CD/APE ART)
CD (Compact Disc)
Label: INFINITE FOG
Release date: 01/12/2022
Barcode: 8016670153610
Catalog no.: IFCDA0000111
Item ID: 526728
'The Ape Of Naples' is a deeply emotional and uniquely rewarding album. In its immediate accessibility it is somewhat reminiscent of Coil's mid-1980s classic 'Horse Rotorvator' sharing that album's wild variety of sounds and styles as well as its overriding sombre mood. Originally released in 2005 and in many ways the band's ultimate swan song, it is now considered one of the go-to albums for introducing new listeners to the unparalleled magick of Coil. Compiled and released by Peter Christopherson and Danny Hyde one year after Jhonn Balance's tragic deadly fall, it includes reworkings of the live favourite 'Amethyst Deceivers' and 'Love Secret's Domain''s 'Teenage Lightning' as well as several songs originally intended for the ill-fated 'Backwards' album like the haunting and preminiscent 'Fire Of The Mind' and the superb 'Amber Rain.' Other tracks were created using unfinished song ideas from around 'Backwards,' sampling tiny bits of Balance's live vocals from songs only ever performed in concert once like 'Triple Sun.' Using the lyrics of the theme tune for the 1970s BBC sit com series 'Are You Being Served?' for the unbelievably haunting 'Going Up,' this album's final track and the last song Coil ever performed live, is maybe the most poignant example of Balance's and Christopherson's method of turning base matter into pure sound gold, and like the title of the album, derived from an imaginary adult video an equally fine example of the often underappreciated humour of the boys. Christopherson with the help of long-term sound wizard Danny Hyde and using some of the talent of Coil touring members managed to craft an album which feels and flows like a true Coil classic. The Infinite Fog version is the third Coil record receiving the fully remastered and enhanced 3LP/2CD treatment supervised by Danny Hyde. All of the original material has again been carefully and sympathetically remastered by Grammy-nominated engineer Jessica Thompson who has been previously lauded for her splendid job on its sister release 'The New Backwards.' Coil fans old and new will be thrilled over the inclusion of more than an hour's worth of 9 rare and largely unheard bonus tracks from Danny's vaults completing the set. If you do not yet own a physical copy of 'The Ape Of Naples,' or if you always wanted an enhanced version of this masterpiece, there has never been a better time to make that wish come true. This CD version features the well-loved original CD cover art.
CD1:
01. Fire Of The Mind
02. The Last Amethyst Deceiver
03. Tattooed Man
04. Triple Sun
05. It's In My Blood
06. I Don't Get It
07. Heaven's Blade
08. Cold Cell
09. Teenage Lightning 2005
10. Amber Rain
11. Going Up
CD2:
01. I Don't Get It (Untitled Rendered)
02. Animal Are You?
03. Katcha Falling Star
04. Ten Minute Triple Sun
05. I Don't Get It (Unadorned Mix)
06. Heavens Blade (Mix 1)
07. Cold Cell in Bangkok (6 Minute Version)
08. Amber Rain (Drier More Intimate)
09. Going Up (Live Better 2)
Also available: THE APE OF NAPLES (2CD/VINYL ART) (CD), THE APE OF NAPLES (3LP/BLACK) (LP), THE APE OF NAPLES (3LP/CLEAR) (LP), THE APE OF NAPLES (3LP/WHITE) (LP).
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