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Backwards was a studio bootleg recording by Coil. The origin of the source of "Backwards" is believed to have been a leak of the studio demo, in the form of a cassette http://www.angelfire.com/electronic2/saamoa/pages/backwards.html. However, the entire demo was broadcast when Dutch Radio4, a radio station in Amsterdam
, had Coil as in studio guests to coincide with a live performance on the date of 2001 June 1. The program was broadcast on 2001 June 18 and a four disc CD-R set of the entire broadcast, made by the radio station, was released in an unknown quantity as Dutch Radio4 Supplement. Although part of the proposed album was eventually released as The Ape Of Naples, the material is so augmented that there are very few recognizable samples.
The proposed release on Nothing Records was continuously put off. The Ape Of Naples is considered to be the reincarnation of this demo http://www.echoingthesound.org/phpbbx/viewtopic.php?p=545433&sid=e701d7653798db3cccc111c9a8009c64#545433 as it features completely reworked versions of "Heaven's Blade," "A.Y.O.R.," and other songs that are believed to have been originally created around the time of Backwards. "Simenon" and "Bee Has Photos" are built largely on the foundation of the song "Protection," which was released on the single Born Again Pagans
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"Bee Has Photos" and "Egyptian Basses" are not considered to be officially part of this bootleg as they were released as part of the Songs of the Week
download series and not on the supposed original demo http://www.angelfire.com/electronic2/saamoa/pages/backwards.html. However the version from Songs of the Week is an alternate version, much shorter in length.
On the live Coil album, Live Three
, a song called "Backwards" is performed. This song is an incarnation of the songs "Simenon" and "Bee Has Photos."
This bootleg comprises the material for an album with several proposed titles, such as International Dark Skies, God Please Fuck My Mind For Good, Fire Of The Mind, The World Ended A Long Time Ago, and Backwards. Other proposed titles are also possibly referenced by this material.
Three extra tracks, "Bee Has The Photos," "Egyptian Basses," and a different version of "Spastiche" have been circulated with the demos.
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, had Coil as in studio guests to coincide with a live performance on the date of 2001 June 1. The program was broadcast on 2001 June 18 and a four disc CD-R set of the entire broadcast, made by the radio station, was released in an unknown quantity as Dutch Radio4 Supplement. Although part of the proposed album was eventually released as The Ape Of Naples, the material is so augmented that there are very few recognizable samples.
The proposed release on Nothing Records was continuously put off. The Ape Of Naples is considered to be the reincarnation of this demo http://www.echoingthesound.org/phpbbx/viewtopic.php?p=545433&sid=e701d7653798db3cccc111c9a8009c64#545433 as it features completely reworked versions of "Heaven's Blade," "A.Y.O.R.," and other songs that are believed to have been originally created around the time of Backwards. "Simenon" and "Bee Has Photos" are built largely on the foundation of the song "Protection," which was released on the single Born Again Pagans
Born Again Pagans
Born Again Pagans was the only release attributed to "Coil Vs. ELpH", though another album Worship The Glitch would be attributed to "ELpH Vs. Coil". "ELpH" is a name that Coil used for a few releases, so this CD is basically, though not officially, a Coil release. In the CD booklet track one is...
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"Bee Has Photos" and "Egyptian Basses" are not considered to be officially part of this bootleg as they were released as part of the Songs of the Week
Songs of the Week
Songs of the Week are a collection of songs by Coil distributed via their former primary website Brainwashed.com. Starting in October 1998, a "Song of the week" was made available for download. This feature ended sometime in August 1999. The series consisted of 26 tracks in mp3 format, each at a...
download series and not on the supposed original demo http://www.angelfire.com/electronic2/saamoa/pages/backwards.html. However the version from Songs of the Week is an alternate version, much shorter in length.
On the live Coil album, Live Three
Live Three
Live Three was a CD by Coil which documents their live performance on 6 April 2002 at Teatro delle Celebrazioni in Bologna, Italy. This CD was one of four releases in a series. Its counterparts are Live Four, Live Two and Live One...
, a song called "Backwards" is performed. This song is an incarnation of the songs "Simenon" and "Bee Has Photos."
This bootleg comprises the material for an album with several proposed titles, such as International Dark Skies, God Please Fuck My Mind For Good, Fire Of The Mind, The World Ended A Long Time Ago, and Backwards. Other proposed titles are also possibly referenced by this material.
Track listing
- "Heaven's Blade" – 7:23
- "Wir-Click-Wir" – 6:21
- "Elves" – 3:10
- "Simenon" – 3:49
- "A.Y.O.R." – 3:51
- "Spastiche" – 3:09
- "Crumb Time" – 4:33
- "March Of Time" – 6:03
Three extra tracks, "Bee Has The Photos," "Egyptian Basses," and a different version of "Spastiche" have been circulated with the demos.