Coil - Time Machines (1998)

Coil was an English cross-genre, industrial experimental music group formed in 1982 by John Balance—later credited as "Jhonn Balance"—and his partner Peter Christopherson. The duo worked together on a series of releases before Balance chose the name Coil, which he claimed to be inspired by the omnipresence of the coil's shape in nature. Today, Coil remains one of the most influential and best known industrial music groups.

Time Machines is Coil's landmark drone music album, released under the alias Time Machines. It consists of 4 tracks which are composed of a single tone, called a drone. Each tone represents a certain hallucinogenic chemical (see track titles). It is similar to Brian Eno's early ambient albums, but more functional in that, instead of creating an atmosphere of calm, it facilitates time travel, according to band founder John Balance. Each tone was tested and retested in the studio for maximum narcotic potency. John Balance described the album as an attempt to "dissolve time".

Sean Cooper of Allmusic gave the album four out of five stars and described it as "[e]njoyable, if a mite limited in scope."


Tracklist
01 - 7-Methoxy-ß-Carboline: (Telepathine) (23:25)
02 - 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-Ethyl-Amphetamine: (DOET/Hecate) (13:21)
03 - 5-Methoxy-N, N-Dimethyl: (5-Me0-DMT) (10:03)
04 - 4-Indolol, 3-[2-(Dimethylamino)Ethyl]' Phosphate Ester: (psilocybin) (26:48)