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Cover of How To Destroy Angels (Remixes And Re-Recordings) (1992) by Coil. Artwork: Fine Balance (1986) by Derek Jarman.<\/em><\/p>\n \u2022 It’s that man again: “According to the late great short story writer Robert Aickman, the problem with our excessively modern world is not that it is strange, but that it is not strange enough.” Scott Bradfield<\/a> on a writer who can no longer be described as neglected or overlooked.<\/p>\n \u2022 Coil may have expired over a decade ago after the death of John Balance but the posthumous releases persist. Latest of these is How To Destroy Angels<\/em><\/a>, an album-length presentation of music (or audio) by Coil and Zos Kia (John Gosling) from 1983\/84.<\/p>\n \u2022 “Two decades ago, a renowned professor promised to produce a flawless version of one of the 20th century\u2019s most celebrated novels: Ulysses<\/em>. 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