Musick to Play in the Dark Vol. 2
| Musick to Play in the Dark Vol. 2 | ||||
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| Studio album by Coil | ||||
| Released | September 2000 | |||
| Genre | Experimental | |||
| Length | 56:56 | |||
| Label | Chalice | |||
| Producer | Coil | |||
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Musick to Play in the Dark Vol. 2 (written as Musick to Play in the Dark² on the packaging) is an album by Coil currently in its third pressing in CD format; it was also released in double 12" vinyl format.
Musick to Play in the Dark Vol. 2 was the second of two albums attributed purely to a style called "moon musick," which signify their change from a "solar" group to a "moon" group.Musick to Play in the Dark Vol. 1 was the first installment.
"An Emergency" is sung by Rose McDowall.
The lyrics of "Batwings (A Limnal Hymn)" have many references to Musaeum Clausum written by Sir Thomas Browne. This song was also played at John Balance's funeral service and Peter Christopherson described it as "a language that only he knows".
The first 1,000 mail-order copies of the CD came with Coil Presents Time Machines as a bonus.
Four different versions of this album were pressed onto two 12" vinyl records:
The vinyl is etched with the following inscriptions:
The fourth side of the vinyl is etched, with craters, as a moon(as seen below). This album was recorded by Peter Christopherson, Jhonn Balance, Thighpaulsandra, with additional vocals by Rose McDowall on "Where Are You?" The phrase "The key to joy is disobedience; there is no guilt, there is no shame" is whispered at the beginning of "Batwings (A Limnal Hymn)".
A shorter version of "Batwings (A Limnal Hymn)" appeared on the Russian compilation Пособие для начинающих: Глас Сéребра.
This album is currently unavailable in CD format.
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