Moon's Milk is release by Coil

Coil (band)

Coil were an English cross-genre, experimental music group formed in 1982 by John Balance—later credited as "Jhonn Balance"—and his partner Peter Christopherson, aka "Sleazy". The duo worked together on a series of releases before Balance chose the name Coil, which he claimed to be...

 that compiles four of their singles onto a double CD. The two disc album compiles the CD versions of Spring Equinox

Spring Equinox: Moon's Milk or Under an Unquiet Skull

Spring Equinox: Moon's Milk or Under an Unquiet Skull is part one of the four part Seasons collective created by Coil. A first edition, released on spring equinox 1998, consisted of a limited 7" of 1000 copies on milky white vinyl and 55 copies on yellow vinyl and a CD-EP, which was deleted on...

, Summer Solstice

Summer Solstice: Bee Stings

Summer Solstice: Bee Stings is part two of the four part Seasons collective created by Coil.The 7" was limited to 1300 copies on honey yellow vinyl and 50 copies on green vinyl. the CD version was unlimited, but deleted on autumn equinox 1998, when the third part of the series was released...

, Autumn Equinox

Autumn Equinox: Amethyst Deceivers

Autumn Equinox: Amethyst Deceivers is part three of the four part Seasons collective created by Coil.This was first released on autumn equinox 1998 as a limited edition of 1000 7" on dark red vinyl and 40 copies on light blue vinyl. the cdep release was unlimited, but deleted on winter solstice...

 and Winter Solstice

Winter Solstice: North (album)

Winter Solstice: North is the final release of the four part seasons collective created by Coil. Vocalists Rose McDowall and Robert Lee contribute to the song "Christmas Is Now Drawing Near", a traditional Catholic song. The song features Rosa Mundi....

 (originally recorded throughout 1998, and released seasonally from March 1998 to January 1999). The album also has a live version of "Amethyst Deceivers" tagged onto the end of the first disc, following several minutes of silence after "A Warning From The Sun (For Fritz)". The live version of "Amethyst Deceivers" was later released on Live Two

Live Two

Live Two was a CD by Coil which documents their live performance on 15 September 2001 at DK Gorbunova in Moscow, Russia. This CD was one of four releases in a series. Its counterparts are Live Four, Live Three and Live One...

, although the Moon's Milk version has a few seconds extra of audience cheering before the audience is welcomed by John Balance saying "thank you".

Personnel: John Balance

John Balance

John Balance , born in Mansfield, England, was the founder of the experimental music group Coil, along with his partner Peter Christopherson...

, Peter Christopherson

Peter Christopherson

Peter Martin Christopherson, a.k.a. Sleazy was a musician, video director and designer, and former member of the influential British design agency Hipgnosis....

, William Breeze

William Breeze

William Breeze was born in Paris, France on 12 August 1955 and is an American musician and occultist, best known as a member of Coil and as the current international leader of Ordo Templi Orientis...

, Drew McDowall

Drew McDowall

Drew McDowall is a Scottish musician, most notably as a member, collaborator and remixer for influential music groups...

 and Rose McDowall

Rose McDowall

Rose McDowall is a Scottish musician, most notably as a vocalist in the pop band Strawberry Switchblade.-History:...

.

At the time of release, Moons Milk (In Four Phases) Bonus Disc

Moons Milk (In Four Phases) Bonus Disc

Moons Milk Bonus Disc is a semi-official name for an edition of Coil CD-Rs released in conjunction with Moons Milk . Each CD sleeve was hand painted and given its own unique title. Most of the sleeves were numbered, followed by the title, then "2001 ev.", "Winter Solstice - December 21, 2001...

 was available for an extra $85.

The catalogue number for this release is ESKATON 023.

This album is available for download on Coil's official website, Thresholdhouse.com.

Moon's Milk In Six Phases

Moon's Milk In Six Phases is an announced release by Coil that would compile four of their singles onto a double CD (Moons Milk (In Four Phases)) and an additional CD which "will feature a third full disc" of the Moons Milk (In Four Phases) Bonus Disc

Moons Milk (In Four Phases) Bonus Disc

Moons Milk Bonus Disc is a semi-official name for an edition of Coil CD-Rs released in conjunction with Moons Milk . Each CD sleeve was hand painted and given its own unique title. Most of the sleeves were numbered, followed by the title, then "2001 ev.", "Winter Solstice - December 21, 2001...

 material as well as "new reinterpretations of [the] songs".http://www.thresholdhouse.com/arrivals.html The set was announced to come with artwork from the paintings on the cover of the Moon's Milk (In Four Phases) Bonus Disc. The method of distribution of the artwork is unknown, including whether people who purchase the set for download will receive the images.

The album is due to be available for purchase as download and hard copy on Coil's official website, Thresholdhouse.com.

Track listing

Disc A:

1. "Moon's Milk Or Under An Unquiet Skull" - 8:29
2. "Moon's Milk Or Under An Unquiet Skull" - 8:09
3. "Bee Stings" - 4:55
4. "Glowworms/Waveforms" - 5:54
5. "Summer Substructures" - 8:07
6. "A Warning From The Sun (For Fritz)"/"Amethyst Deceivers
   Amethyst Deceivers
   Amethyst Deceivers is a song by Coil which appears on several of their releases. The name refers to a type of mushroom, Laccaria amethystea.*1998 Autumn Equinox: Amethyst Deceivers - Original release of the song....
   
   " - 16:33
   • "Amethyst Deceivers" appears as a hidden track after "A Warning From The Sun (For Fritz)", it is from the performance of Live Two
     Live Two
     Live Two was a CD by Coil which documents their live performance on 15 September 2001 at DK Gorbunova in Moscow, Russia. This CD was one of four releases in a series. Its counterparts are Live Four, Live Three and Live One...
     
     .

Disc B:

1. "Regel" - 1:17
2. "Rosa Decidua" - 4:55
3. "Switches" - 4:45
4. "The Auto-Asphyxiating Hierophant" - 5:58
5. "Amethyst Deceivers" - 6:37
6. "A White Rainbow" - 8:57
7. "North" - 3:46
8. "Magnetic North" - 8:56
9. "Christmas Is Now Drawing Near" - 3:28

External links

• Discogs
  Discogs
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• Fan made music video of "A White Rainbow"