At the turn of the millenium the original „Astral Disaster“ subscription-only vinyl release was somewhat of an Unholy Grail for Coil collectors! Virtually unobtainable in its original fiercely limited format of only 99 copies, it is the only album apart from the original „Musick to play in the
Dark“ record to combine the genius of Balance and Sleazy with both Drew McDowall and Thighpaulsandra's talents.
Like „Musick“ it is an essentially tidal/lunar record with literal washes of sound enveloping the listener. Intensely engaging tracks like „The Avatars“ and the later concert tour-de-force „I don't want to be the one“ owe equal amounts to drone and kraut, but are quintessentially Coil.
The record was re-imagined and enhanced a short time later, but even this more widely available re-edition on Coil's own Thresholdhouse imprint has been unavailable for too long now.
PLEASE NOTE:
This is not just a shorter version of the 3LP album below, but a seriously different version, and the ONLY one, including one of COILs most grandiose tracks: MU-UR – for the first time ever on vinyl!
Released May 2026 on Infinite Fog.
Track Listing:
A1 The Avatars
A2 The Sea Priestess
B1 2nd. Sun Syndrome
B2 I don't want to be the One
C1 The Mothership & The Fatherland
D1 MU-UR
English