1: Everything Keeps Dissolving (16:04) 2: Queens Of The Circulating Library (13:00) 3: Chasms (21:36) 4: Sipping Birdsong Through Bedsprings (4:46)
Description:
"Live One" is a CD release by the influential experimental group Coil, capturing the band in an intense live setting. On this album, Coil explore hypnotic soundscapes, ritualistic rhythms and deep, atmospheric electronics that shift between meditative passages and powerful dynamic peaks. The recording places the listener directly in the performance space: evolving drones, processed voices and unconventional textures fuse into a dense, immersive listening experience that rewards both focused attention and repeated plays. "Live One" is ideal for fans of dark ambient, industrial and avant-garde electronics who want to experience Coil's music in its raw, spontaneous and unpredictable live form rather than the more controlled environment of their studio albums.
Coil, founded in the early 1980s in England, became one of the most respected and influential names in experimental and industrial music. Over the years, Coil gained a dedicated following through their uncompromising artistic vision, genre-defying releases and their pioneering combination of electronics, esotericism and sound art. They have been widely acknowledged for significantly shaping dark ambient and post-industrial aesthetics and for their lasting impact on subsequent generations of experimental musicians.
The CD is released by Retractor / Cargo, a company active in the distribution and publication of alternative and independent music. Retractor / Cargo focus on niche genres such as industrial, dark ambient, electronic and experimental sounds, supporting artists and bands that operate outside the mainstream. Through carefully curated releases and reliable distribution, the label and distributor have contributed to making demanding, unconventional music accessible to a wider audience, while maintaining a strong connection to the underground scene.