{"product_id":"coil-the-ape-of-naples-vinyl-2lp","title":"Coil: The Ape Of Naples Vinyl 2LP { vinyl }","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinal album from experimental industrial godfathers \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?\u0026amp;q=Coil\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Coil%22%20OR%20Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Coil%20Presents%20Black%20Light%20District%22\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCoil\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, originally released in 2005.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Ape Of Naples\u003c\/em\u003e was arranged by founding member \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Peter+Christopherson\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Christopherson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (ex-\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Throbbing+Gristle\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThrobbing Gristle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \/ \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Psychic+TV\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePsychic TV\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \/ \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Hipgnosis\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHipgnosis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e), culling and reworking material from various projects initiated over the course of the previous decade. \u003cstrong\u003eChristopherson\u003c\/strong\u003e casts a wide berth in the range of material, from the ethno-occultism of opener “Fire Of The Mind” to the electronic gamelan minimalism of “The last Amethyst Deceiver” and 128kbps spaghetti jazz of “Tattooed Man,” and those are just the first three tracks. It’s somewhat of an epitaph for \u003cstrong\u003eCoil\u003c\/strong\u003e co-founder \u003cstrong\u003eJhonn Balance\u003c\/strong\u003e, who tragically passed away from an accident in his home the previous year, and his macabre lyrics take on new meaning in this new context. It’s possibly the most straightforward music Coil ever released, with sparse, unobscured arrangements (possibly influenced by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Steve+Reich\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteve Reich\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e?), discernible rhythms, with many tracks coming close to resembling some perversion of a standard verse \/ chorus song structure. Other highlights include “Cold Cell,” “Amber Rain,” “Teenage Lightning 2005” the cinematic “Triple Sun” and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=John+T.+Gast\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn T. Gast\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e-esque “I Don’t Get It.” A fitting endcap to one of the most innovative and influential groups of the 20th and 21st centuries alike. Black 2LP pressing with custom etching on the D-side, recommended. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eblack double vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecustom etching on side D\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ere-cut from the original master\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehoused in gatefold jacket w\/ printed inner sleeves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoriginal release year: 2005\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Important Records 2023\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by tom violence 12\/2018\u003c\/h6\u003e.","brand":"Coil","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl 2LP","offer_id":57431627956555,"sku":"lp-10238","price":6.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/6169\/9915\/files\/coil-apeofnaples.jpg?v=1779697450","url":"https:\/\/vinylvintage.shop\/products\/coil-the-ape-of-naples-vinyl-2lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}