The Ape Of Naples
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| Studio album by Coil | ||
| Released | December 2, 2005 | |
| Recorded | 1993-2004, 2005 | |
| Genre | Experimental | |
| Length | 1:05:36 | |
| Label | Threshold House THRESH2 | |
| Producer(s) | Coil | |
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| Coil chronology | ||
| ...And the Ambulance Died In His Arms (2005) |
The Ape Of Naples (2005) |
Duplais Balance (2006) |
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The Ape Of Naples is the final album from Coil. It was released after the death of lead vocalist John Balance, who died on November 13, 2004. The title of this album was originally intended to be "Fire of the Mind" .
It is worth noting that several tracks from the abortive Nothing Records album Backwards are included here. The last song on the album is a cover version of the theme song from the BBC show, Are You Being Served?, which utilises Balance's last ever words spoken on stage live at the Dublin Electronic Arts Festival in 2004, Coil's last ever performance. This album was originally pressed as a digipack in the UK, but due to the low quality of the printing, it was repressed in Thailand.
The album compiles material from 1993 to 2004 [1], including lives and remixes, assembled and reworked in 2005 by Peter Christopherson.
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[edit] Pressings
This album is currently available in CD format at Coil's official website, Thresholdhouse.com.
A planned limited edition of 23 copies of The Ape of Naples is currently being produced by Ian Johnstone as a 12" art edition for £999[2].
There are also plans for a future 4X12" edition which will be distributed by Important Records and contain several unreleased songs from the Backwards sessions[3].
[edit] Song origins
"The Last Amethyst Deceiver" is a reworking of the song "Amethyst Deceivers", originally released on Autumn Equinox: Amethyst Deceivers; it is closer to live versions of the song than the original in approach. Two very different live versions of "Triple Sun" appear on ...And The Ambulance Died In His Arms as "Triple Sun Introduction" and "Triple Sons and the One You Bury", the latter from which the studio version's vocals are culled. "It's In My Blood" is a radical reworking of "A.Y.O.R.", which was originally distributed on the bootleg demo collection Backwards, later released on Пocoбие для кoнчaющих: Boлoc Злata. "I Don't Get It" and "Heaven's Blade" also appeared on the Backwards tape in other forms, the former minus vocals and other effects as "Spastiche", the latter also sans lyrics with no backbeat and much heavier instrumentation. "Cold Cell" was originally released in alternate form as "A Cold Cell" on Live Three. "Teenage Lightning 2005" is a reworking of the songs "Teenage Lightning 1" and "Teenage Lightning 2" from one of their earlier albums, Love's Secret Domain. A version of "Teenage Lightning" very similar to the one on this album appeared on Black Antlers as "Teenage Lightning (10th Birthday Version)." "Going Up" is a cover version of the "Are You Being Served" theme tune, the vocals from "Going Up" are sung by François Testory as well as (mostly much lower in the mix) Jhonn Balance. François Testory's vocals are from a studio recording whereas Jhonn's are from a bootleg of the last live Coil concert in 2004.
[edit] Contributers
- Artwork, photography: Ian Johnstone
- Hurdy-gurdy - Cliff Stapleton
- Keyboards - Thighpaulsandra (track 5 & 6)
- Marimba - Tom Edwards
- Performer, Producer - Peter Christopherson
- Pipes, Duduk - Mike York
- Synthesizer - Ossian Brown
- Vocals - Jhonn Balance (all), François Testory (track 11)
- Written By, Recorded By, Producer - Coil (tracks: 1, 5 to 8, 10) , Danny Hyde (tracks: 1, 5 to 8, 10)
[edit] Track listing
- "Fire Of The Mind" (file info) — play in browser (beta)
- Sample of "Fire Of The Mind", taken from the album The Ape Of Naples
- Problems listening to the file? See media help.
[edit] CD
- "Fire Of The Mind" - 5:14
- "The Last Amethyst Deceiver" - 10:11
- "Tattooed Man" - 6:33
- "Triple Sun" - 3:46
- "It's In My Blood" - 4:51
- "I Don't Get It" - 5:35
- "Heaven's Blade" - 4:21
- "Cold Cell" - 4:08
- "Teenage Lightning 2005" - 7:11
- "Amber Rain" - 5:12
- "Going Up" - 8:30
[edit] 3X12"
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[edit] Artwork
[edit] Several versions of the 3X12" set
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