Drew McDowall

Drew McDowall is a Scottish NYC based composer and musician. He was a member of Coil in the 1990s contributing heavily to some of their most respected and influential works.^[1] As well as his solo work he has collaborated with Kali Malone,^[2][3] Caterina Barbieri,^[4] Robert Aki Aubrey Lowe, Hiro Kone, Varg, Puce Mary,^[5] Shapednoise^[6] Rabit.^[7] James K^[8] and LEYA^[9]

McDowall formed art-punk trio Poems in 1978 with his then-wife, Rose McDowall. During the 1980s, McDowall was a member of Psychic TV.^[10] McDowall performed with Coil regularly for several years, becoming an official member^[11][12] in 1994.

After moving to New York in the early 2000s he created Compound Eye, a collaborative project with the Tres Warren of Psychic Ills. Starting in 2012 McDowall started to concentrate on solo works,^[13][14] releasing four albums under his own name and touring North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia.^[15][16][17] Beginning in 2018 he has toured a live AV reinterpretation of Coil's seminal drone work, Time Machines, at festivals across the world.^[18][19][20]

In May 2023 Dais Records released Lamina, a 6 CD retrospective box set of his work and in May 2024 released A Thread, Silvered and Trembling^[21], his 5th solo album on the label.

• "Tongs" as Screwtape on the compilation album Interiors (1998)
• Haecciety Deluge (Ascetic House 2015)
• Collapse (Dais Records 2015)^[22][23]
• Unnatural Channel (Dais Records 2017)^[24]
• Third Helix (Dais Records 2018)^[25][26]
• Agalma (Dais Records 2020)^[27][28]
• Lamina (Dais Records 2023)^[29][30]
• A Thread, Silvered and Trembling (Dais Records 2024)^[31]

• Coil vs The Eskaton: Nasa Arab (12") (1994)
• Coil vs ELpH: Born Again Pagans (CD) (1994)
• ELpH: pHILM #1 (10") (1994)
• ELpH vs. Coil: Worship the Glitch (1995)
• Black Light District: A Thousand Lights in a Darkened Room (1996)
• Time Machines (1998, 2017)^[32]
• The Solstice and Equinox Singles:
  • Spring Equinox: Moon's Milk or Under an Unquiet Skull (7"/CD) (1998 March)
  • Summer Solstice: Bee Stings (7"/CD) (1998 June)
  • Autumn Equinox: Amethyst Deceivers (7"/CD) (1998 September)
  • Winter Solstice: North (7"/CD) (1999 January)
• "Blue Rats (Blue Cheese Remix)" and "Heartworms" with Coil on the compilation album Foxtrot (1998)
• Astral Disaster with Coil (1999 January)
• Coil: Musick to Play in the Dark Vol. 1
• A Guide for Beginners: The Voice of Silver with Coil (2001)
• A Guide for Finishers: Golden Hair with Coil (2001)
• Coil: 'Moon's Milk (In Four Phases)' (2XCD) (2002 January)

• Les Fleurs De Mal with Rabit (Halcyon Veil, 2017)
• Nordic Flora Series pt3- Gore Tex City with Varg (Northern Electronics, 2017)
• Love Is The Capital with Hiro Kone (Geographic North, 2017)
• Perfect World with Uniform (12XU/Alter, 2015)
• Journey from Anywhere LP with Compound Eye (Editions Mego, 2013)
• Compound Eye 10" with Compound Eye (The Spring Press, 2013)
• The Origin of Silence 12" with Compound Eye (The Spring Press, 2012)
• "Seeds of Love" maxi-single with Backworld (Harbinger House, 2003)
• Brighter than the Universe/Red Eye 7" with Captain Sons and Daughters (2003)
• Godstar: Thee Director's Cut with Psychic TV (Temple Records, 2004)
• "Sweet Fang/Greenery" 7" with Captain Sons and Daughters (2006)

• Drab Majesty Forget Tomorrow (Dais Records 2017)
• Croatian Amor Love Means Taking Action (Posh Isolation 2016)
• "The Snow (As Pure As?)" remix alongside John Balance on The Snow (1991)
• Nine Inch Nails "The Art of Self Destruction, Part One", "The Downward Spiral (The Bottom)", "Eraser (Denial; Realization)", "Eraser (Polite)" and "Erased, Over, Out" remixes alongside Coil on the album Further Down the Spiral (1995)
• "Cowboys In Bangkok 1995 (Coil vs Elph Mix)" remix alongside Peter Christopherson on the Chris and Cosey album Twist
• Hiro Kone "Severance" (2012)
• "Signal I" remix on the Long Distance Poison album Gliese Translations (2013)
• Azar Swan "In My Mouth" (2013)

• Coil