Drew McDowall
Drew McDowall in 1997 with Moon, one of Coil's dogs.
Background information
Born	(1961-01-28) 28 January 1961 (age 62)
Origin	Paisley, Scotland

Drew McDowall (born 28 January 1961) is a Scottish musician who has been a member, collaborator and remixer for various influential music groups. McDowall was formerly a full-time member of Coil.^[1]

History

McDowall formed art-punk trio Poems in 1978 with his then-wife, Rose McDowall. During the 1980s, McDowall was a member of Psychic TV.^[2] McDowall performed with Coil regularly for several years, becoming an official member^[3] in 1994. McDowall currently is a member of the groups CSD (formerly Captain Sons and Daughters) and Compound Eye (with Tres Warren of Psychic Ills). The notoriously reclusive musician, who resides in New York City,^[1] has done a number of public performances for the Modular Synthesizer Solstice and Equinox series in Brooklyn, beginning in 2012.

In March 2014, McDowall provided the score to Are You Okay, a short film written by Bret Easton Ellis for the "Are You Okay?" single by Dum Dum Girls.

Discography

Solo

• Agalma (Dais Records 2020)
• Third Helix (Dais Records 2018)
• Unnatural Channel (Dais Records 2017)
• Collapse (Dais Records 2015)
• Haecciety Deluge (Ascetic House 2015)
• "Tongs" as Screwtape on the compilation album Interiors (1998)

Coil

• 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)
• 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)

Other collaborations

• 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)

Remixes

• 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)