Unnatural History II was the second in a series of three compilation albums 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...

. Unlike Stolen & Contaminated Songs

Stolen & Contaminated Songs

Stolen & Contaminated Songs was the first of two albums recorded and produced by the band Coil in 1992. This CD includes outtakes and unreleased songs from Love's Secret Domain album....

and Gold Is The Metal With The Broadest Shoulders

Gold Is The Metal With The Broadest Shoulders

Gold Is the Metal with the Broadest Shoulders was the third album released by Coil in the year 1987. It is not a proper follow-up to 1986's Horse Rotorvator, but more a collection of outtakes and demos from the Scatology, Horse Rotorvator and Hellraiser soundtrack sessions...

, Unnatural History II collects songs from more than a single era of Coil's work.

Compilation origins

"Red Weather" originally appeared on the compilation cassette Bethel

Bethel

Bethel was a border city described in the Hebrew Bible as being located between Benjamin and Ephraim...

. "Theme From Blue I" and "Theme From Blue II" originally appeared on Themes for Derek Jarman's Blue. However "Theme From Blue I" is truncated 4 seconds and "Theme From Blue II" is combined with "The Hills Are Alive" due to a track indexing problem . "Airborne Bells" is from the Airborne Bells/Is Suicide a Solution?

Airborne Bells/Is Suicide A Solution?

"Airborne Bells"/"Is Suicide A Solution?" is a 7" vinyl single by Coil released in an edition believed to be between 1250 and 1400 copies...

single. "Another Brown World" is from the 12"/CD compilation Myths 4 - Sinople Twilight In Catal Hüyük. "Contains A Disclaimer" is from the compilation Pathological Compilation. "The Hellraiser Theme" was released on The Unreleased Themes for Hellraiser as "Hellraiser". "The Hellbound Heart" and "No New World" were released on the CD version of The Unreleased Themes for Hellraiser. "The Box Theme" was also released on The Unreleased Themes for Hellraiser, as "Box Theme". "In Memory Of The Truth", "Unquiet Rest", and "Wait, Then Return" were previously unreleased material from The Unreleased Themes for Hellraiser session. "Vanishing Point" was released on the CD version of The Unreleased Themes for Hellraiser as "Attack Of The Sennapods". "The Main Title" was released as "Main Title" on all versions of The Unreleased Themes for Hellraiser. "The Hills Are Alive" was originally released on the compilation Macro Dub Infection Vol. 1.

Credits

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...

 is credited for participating on all tracks. 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....

 is credited for participating on all tracks except "Red Weather". Stephen Thrower

Stephen Thrower

Stephen Thrower is an English musician and author.Formerly a member of the music group Coil , his current music project is Cyclobe, with Ossian Brown...

 is credited for participating on tracks 3 through 14. Drew McDowall

Drew McDowall

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

is credited for participating on track 2 and both songs on track 15.

Other information

Track 15 contains the songs "Themes From Blue II" and "The Hills Are Alive". The two tracks are separated by silence from 2:18 to 3:46. "The Hills Are Alive" is not listed on the track listing on the back insert or cd booklet.

"Another Brown World" & "Contains A Disclaimer" are slightly different mixes than what was originally released on compilations.

The album was originally shipped with a postcard.

This album is available via download at Coil's official website Thresholdhouse.com in aac, mp3, and lossless flac formats.

Track listing

1. "Red Weather" – 4:12
2. "Theme From Blue I" – 2:31
3. "Airborne Bells" – 5:21
4. "Another Brown World" – 11:41
5. "Contains A Disclaimer" – 7:34
6. "The Hellraiser Theme" – 2:47
7. "In Memory Of The Truth" – 2:57
8. "Unquiet Rest" – 2:04
9. "Wait, Then Return" – 2:11
10. "The Hellbound Heart" – 2:21
11. "The Box Theme" – 3:04
12. "No New World" – 3:56
13. "Vanishing Point" – 1:53
14. "The Main Title" – 3:19
15. "Theme From Blue II"/"The Hills Are Alive" – 11:04