How To Destroy Angels
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How to Destroy Angels is the debut single
by Coil
. At this point, the group consisted only of John Balance
and Peter Christopherson
. It was originally released in 1984 on L.A.Y.L.A.H. Antirecords
, but was later re-pressed in 1988.
The record
has two songs on it, each taking up each one side of vinyl in its entirety. What the B-side contained fluctuated over repressings: the first edition contained noise-filled grooves, the second edition held playable, multi-layered music, and the third edition contained a flat, grooveless face.
Originally, "How to Destroy Angels" was intended to be the B-side of the track "Silence and Secrecy", but due to Christopherson and Balance leaving Psychic TV
, owners of Temple Records, the idea was shelved. "Silence and Secrecy" has only been released in partial form by way of a two minute excerpt on the Zos Kia and early Coil retrospective Transparent
.
Both songs appeared, with additional remixes, on the album How to Destroy Angels (Remixes and Re-recordings).
"How to Destroy Angels
" is also the name of Trent Reznor
's post-Nine Inch Nails
project, along with his wife Mariqueen Maandig
, and Atticus Ross
. Reznor has acknowledged that the earlier Coil release was the source of the band's name, and that he had run the idea by Peter Christopherson before using it.
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
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...
. At this point, the group consisted only of 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...
and 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....
. It was originally released in 1984 on L.A.Y.L.A.H. Antirecords
L.A.Y.L.A.H. Antirecords
L.A.Y.L.A.H. Antirecords is a defunct Belgian record label, started by Marc Monin, notable for releasing early work from several renowned industrial/experimental artists such as Coil, Nurse With Wound, Current 93 and Laibach. L.A.Y.L.A.H...
, but was later re-pressed in 1988.
The record
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
has two songs on it, each taking up each one side of vinyl in its entirety. What the B-side contained fluctuated over repressings: the first edition contained noise-filled grooves, the second edition held playable, multi-layered music, and the third edition contained a flat, grooveless face.
Originally, "How to Destroy Angels" was intended to be the B-side of the track "Silence and Secrecy", but due to Christopherson and Balance leaving Psychic TV
Psychic TV
Psychic TV or PTV, is a video art and music group that primarily performs psychedelic, punk, electronic and experimental music...
, owners of Temple Records, the idea was shelved. "Silence and Secrecy" has only been released in partial form by way of a two minute excerpt on the Zos Kia and early Coil retrospective Transparent
Transparent (album)
Transparent is the first release by the band Coil. It was a collaboration with Zos Kia and credited to "Zos Kia/Coil".The cassette version was released in 1984 on Nekrophile Rekords with catalogue number NRC 05. The CD version was released in 1997 on the label "Threshold House" with catalogue...
.
Both songs appeared, with additional remixes, on the album How to Destroy Angels (Remixes and Re-recordings).
"How to Destroy Angels
How to Destroy Angels (band)
How to Destroy Angels is a musical group featuring Nine Inch Nails front man Trent Reznor, his wife Mariqueen Maandig and Atticus Ross. Rob Sheridan is the group's art director.The group is named after a 1984 Coil single of the same name....
" is also the name of Trent Reznor
Trent Reznor
Michael Trent Reznor is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, record producer, and leader of industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails. Reznor is also a member of How to Destroy Angels alongside his wife, Mariqueen Maandig, and Atticus Ross. He was previously associated with bands Option 30,...
's post-Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails is an American industrial rock project, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. As its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction...
project, along with his wife Mariqueen Maandig
Mariqueen Maandig
Mariqueen Maandig Reznor is a musician and singer of Filipino descent, currently with the band How to Destroy Angels.- Career :Maandig was a vocalist for the band West Indian Girl from 2004 to 2009, performing on the albums West Indian Girl and 4th & Wall...
, and Atticus Ross
Atticus Ross
Atticus Ross is an English musician, composer and producer. Ross, along with Trent Reznor, won the Academy Award for Best Original Score for The Social Network in 2011.-Early career:...
. Reznor has acknowledged that the earlier Coil release was the source of the band's name, and that he had run the idea by Peter Christopherson before using it.