The Unnatural World

About the Artist
Grunge-laced guitar riffs pounding over ethereal melodies, beaten back by alluring harmonies. Picture Nirvana with P.M.S. meets the Go-Gos on massive amounts of steroids and you'd be getting close.

Product Description
Grunge-laced guitar riffs pounding over ethereal melodies and beaten back by alluring harmonies. Imagine Nirvana with PMS meets The GoGos on massive amounts of steroids and you’re getting warm.

The Unnatural World,Karmic Brick,Noreaster Productions,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop

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The Unnatural World Karmic Brick Manufacturer: Noreaster Productions ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000650Q3K Release Date: 2004-10-05

Tracks:

1. Pain
2. Bite
3. Walking In My Mind
4. Heather
5. High
6. Amber Jesus
7. Needles
8. Happy
9. Experience Jones
10. I Don't Want It
11. Poser

Album Description

Grunge-laced guitar riffs pounding over ethereal melodies and beaten back by alluring harmonies. Imagine Nirvana with PMS meets The GoGos on massive amounts of steroids and you're getting warm.

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Unnatural World Manufacturer: Nor'Easter Productions ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CAG65Q Release Date: 2004-09-28

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Unnatural World ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000060NSA Release Date: 2002-02-05

Tracks:

1. Breaking The Waves
2. Better Than The Truth
3. I Can't Get You Off My Mind
4. Rise And Fall
5. Surrounded By Love
6. A Tragic Man
7. Judas
8. Reconstruction
9. Going Home Time
10. Unnatural World

Album Description

British singer/songwriter Mark Crozer has released his second album for the independent Tinderbox Productions record label. Unnatural World showcases his maturing talent as a singer and songwriter of Beatle-esque Retro-Pop. For this outing he's dropped the 1980's synth-sheen that coloured his first release (1999's Shining Down On Me) and has instead opted for a more organic sound. That's not to say that the album doesn't have its poppy side. Better Than The Truth is a three-and-a-half-minute gem that is rich with three-part harmonies, chugging guitars and a chorus to sing along to. Elsewhere, on songs like Rise and Fall and Surrounded By Love, Mark demonstrates a more minimalist approach stripping down to just voice and acoustic guitar. It's perhaps on these songs that Mark is in his element.

Lyrically, Mark expresses unusual, almost psychedelic tendencies. In Surrounded By Love, he sings about getting lost under the sea (a recurring theme after four years spent living on the Pacific Coast) and growing to like it. Rise and Fall and Unnatural World, the album's title-track, display more socially conscious content: the inevitable collapse of the Western World as we know it. It's not as depressing as it sounds…

The album's greatest strength though, is Mark's voice. His soothing, almost whispered vocals and haunting melodies float over a background of simple acoustic guitar work, reminiscent of Elliott Smith or Nick Drake, and remind the listener that often the simplest things in life are the most beautiful.

Average customer rating: Good for a few tracks, not so great overall. A nice dark album For Completists A nice collection. Truly Evil- A Masterpiece

Unnatural History III Coil Manufacturer: World Serpent Dist. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt Industrial | Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music IDM | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Alternative Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Stolen and Contaminated Songs Scatology Worship the Glitch How to Destroy Angels The Ape of Naples ASIN: B0000076AR Release Date: 1999-06-01

Tracks:

1. First Dark Ride
2. Baby Food
3. Music for Commercials
4. Panic
5. Neither His nor Yours
6. Feeder
7. Wrong Eye
8. Meaning What Exactly
9. Scope
10. Lost Rivers of London

Album Description

Third volume in the series of the band's rarities: cuts from12ins, 7s, compilations, etc., 1985-1996. Features a total of 10 tracks, including 'First Dark Ride', 'Baby Food' and 'Neither His Nor Yours'. 2000 repressing. Standard jewel case.

Album Details

Tracks Include: First Dark Ride, Baby Food, Music for Commercials, Panic (12" Version), Neither his Nor Yours, Feeder, Wrong Eye, Meaning What Exactly, Scope, and Lost Rivers of Heaven.

Customer Reviews:

Good for a few tracks, not so great overall........2005-09-01

This album has a few really standout tracks, the most memorable and fascinating being the small compilation of music the band has done for commercials over the years. This, and the atmosphereic and ambient tracks First Dark Ride, Baby Food, and Lost Rivers of London, make it a worthy purchase, but much of the rest is kind of forgettable.

A nice dark album.......2000-08-07

This album is second best in the Unnatural History series, my favorite tracks are First Dark Ride, and Lost Rivers Of London.

For Completists.......2000-07-27

Since hearing Coil on the "Terra Serpente" compilation in late 1998e.v., I have been a huge fan of Coil's music, collecting several of their CDs.

"Unnatural History III" isn't one of their best: in fact it isn't even close. For that, I would recommend "Windowpane & The Snow" and "Love's Secret Domain". UHIII's shortcoming is that of most - if not all - compilation albums: lack of cohesion. In other words, the pieces on offer here sounded disjointed when played one after the other. However, it should be remembered that the point of this album (alongside UHI - II) was to release Coil's music found on EPs, other comps, outtakes, rehearsal tapes, etc.

Now having said that, there is much to praise about this album. I ordered this CD from my local record store for track 10 "Lost Rivers of London" which would have to be one of the darkest, and most beautiful pieces of music I have ever heard. It brilliant captures that 'mystical London' of an Arthur Machen story, or of dark rumours about Jack the Ripper, underground occult groups, etc. I first heard an excerpt on Coil's website (http:/brainwashed.com/coil) in early 1999e.v., and the piece has haunted me ever since.

The CD also has excellent photos of Balance and Christopherson, and some interesting artwork.

Most of the CD is reminscent of "Scatology" and "How to Destroy Angels" - i.e. harsh, discordant, 'stream-of-consciousness' music, rather than Coil's later, stylised, music.

There is the unfortunate inclusion of "Music For Commercials" - 10 mins of bland, uninteresting music. Unless this is an example of Coil's notorious black humour, or to show that Coil can indeed produce banal, tedious music, this is a pointless inclusion. I can appreciate that, by necessity, advertising music must be bland and 'catchy', but why include it? That aside, I would recommend this release for those who have purchased the bulk of Coil's 'proper' releases (LSD, Horse Rotorvator, Scatology, etc.), enjoy their music, and wish to hear their lesser know music. For those who have done so, you won't be disappointed.

Standout tracks: "Meaning What Exactly?", "Scope", "Lost Rivers of London"

A nice collection........2000-03-14

A great collection of tracks, from the song that feels like a journey, "first dark ride" to one of my favorite brain numbing tracks "baby food". I also enjoyed the track "Wrong Eye". There is also the extended intended introduction of "things Happen" from Love's Secret Domain. A good example of the escapist and beat orientated music Coil has to offer. All in all a great CD, but I still like UNNH II the best for scaring the light out of you.

Truly Evil- A Masterpiece.......2000-01-12

If you collect Coil, or enjoy Dark soundscapes, this is a must-have for your collection

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The Unnatural World Karmic Brick Manufacturer: independent ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000LXCURM

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