This album works really well as an experience, everything is quality, I find myself preferring the heavier more intended tracks but the slower more ambient like tracks are still solid and do as they are intended. Raw industrial and solid electronic productions making a great album.

1. Intro - 80
2. Backwards - 90
3. Amber Rain - 75
4. Fire of the Green Dragon - 90
5. Be Careful What You Wish For - 80
6. Nature is a Language - The Test - 85
7. Heaven's Blade - 80
8. CopaCaballa - 75
9. ... read more

1y*

La Venticinquesima Ora

Backwards is a massive piece of the Coil puzzle, born from the legendary partnership between John Balance and Peter Christopherson. Dreamed up in the '90s as the follow-up to Love's Secret Domain, it sat in the vaults for ages until Danny Hyde finally got it out in 2015. It’s the perfect bridge between their early acid house vibes and the mystical stuff on Musick to Play in the Dark. From heavy techno pulses to violins and breakbeats, the record swings from demonic to poetic. ... read more

2mo

Dam_Chatz

An overall great industrial record and a lovely addition to the posthumous coil catalogue

2mo

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Track List

1	Intro 0:52	62
2	Backwards 6:48	60
3	Amber Rain 5:45	63
4	Fire of the Green Dragon 4:43	87
5	Be Careful What You Wish For 3:49	76
6	Nature Is a Language 5:39	79
7	Heaven's Blade 8:20	87
8	Copacaballa 5:41	80
9	Paint Me as a Dead Soul 6:49	83
10	Ayor (It's in My Blood) 3:10	89
11	A Cold Cell 6:22	82
12	Fire of the Mind 7:07	88