The Coiled One

The Coiled One is the second studio album by American electro-industrial group Spahn Ranch, released on September 12, 1995 by Cleopatra Records.^[3] Founding member and chief composer Rob Morton departed from the band soon after recording sessions for the album had finished.^[4][5] The album's main musical theme is about religion.^[6] The Coiled One was released on Bandcamp as a music download in 2011.^[7]

The Coiled One
Studio album by Spahn Ranch
Released	September 12, 1995 (1995-09-12)[1][2]
Recorded	November 1994 (1994-11) – March 1993 (1993-03)
Studio	JLab Studio (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Electro-industrial industrial rock EBM
Length	42:44
Label	Cleopatra
Producer	Matt Green Judson Leach Rob Morton
Spahn Ranch chronology
Breath and Taxes (1994) The Coiled One (1995) In Parts Assembled Solely (1996)
Alternative cover
Repress cover

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[8]

Jon Worley of Aiding & Abetting called The Coiled One and said "the sound is much fuller and the beats omnipresent"^[9] In his review for Allmusic, John Bush awarded The Coiled One three out of five stars and said "Electronic industrialists Spahn Ranch unmask the previously distorted vocals but continue their dance grooves."^[8] Sonic Boom said the band "has taken the road paved by many industrial related artists lately and moved their music towards a more accessible audience without compromising one little bit on the sound quality or musical value."^[10]

Critic Dave Thompson gave the album a mixed review, saying "tossing away much of their old sound (including the heavily processed vocals) for a sharp teclmo-industrial hybrid, the straight crossovers lack innovation."^[11] Black Monday was also somewhat critical in their review and described the music as "nothing mediocre, mind you, just quality sameness or likeness, with a tinge of excitement burgeoning at the seems."^[12]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Locusts"	Athan Maroulis Matt Green	3:58
2.	"Heretic's Fork"	Maroulis Green Rob Morton	4:42
3.	"Vortex"	Maroulis Morton	4:06
4.	"Infrastructure"	Maroulis Green Morton	4:32
5.	"Compression Test"	Maroulis Green	4:18
6.	"Threnody"	Maroulis Green Morton	3:49
7.	"The Judas Cradle"	Maroulis Green	3:56
8.	"Syndrome Exhibit"	Maroulis Green Morton	4:06
9.	"Babel"	Maroulis Green	4:45
10.	"Static Detonates the Gel"	Green	3:33
11.	"Untitled"		0:58

Personnel

Adapted from the liner notes of The Coiled One.^[13]

Spahn Ranch

• Matt Green – sampler, synthesizer, programming, production and mixing (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10), additional production (4, 8)
• Athan Maroulis – lead vocals, art direction
• Rob Morton – programming, sampler, synthesizer, production (4–6, 8, 9), mixing (4, 5)

Production and design

• Nicole Hagedorn (as Nikki Vonhagedorn) – design
• Judson Leach – recording, mixing, production, additional programming

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1995	Cleopatra	CD	CLEO 9645

References

1. Barnhart, Becky (2000). "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum. 9 (2). Stereophile, Incorporated: 246. ISBN 9781575980782. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
2. Fletcher, Tony; Robbins, Ira (1997). Spahn Ranch. The Trouser Press Guide to '90s Rock. McFarland & Company. p. 764. ISBN 9780684814377. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
3. Morrsi, Chris (March 30, 1996). "indies: Coming Up for Airspace". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 13. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 106. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
4. Wilson, MacKenzie. "Spahn Ranch > Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
5. Fechner, Krista (September 1995). "Interview with Spahn Ranch". Sonic Boom. 3 (7). Retrieved August 17, 2020.
6. Finkler, Ed (April 22, 1997). "Interview with Spahn Ranch". Sonic Boom. 5 (4). Retrieved August 17, 2020.
7. Yücel, Ilker (April 3, 2018). "Cleopatra Records Re-Releasing 1997 Album From Spahn Ranch". ReGen. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
8. Bush, John. "Spahn Ranch: The Coiled One > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
9. Worley, Jon (October 9, 1995). "Spahn Ranch: The Coiled One". Aiding & Abetting (89). Retrieved August 17, 2020.
10. Christian, Chris (September 1995). "Spahn Ranche: The Coiled One". Sonic Boom. 3 (6). Retrieved August 17, 2020.
11. Thompson, David (November 1, 2000). Spahn Ranch: The Coiled One. Alternative Rock: Third Ear – The Essential Listening Companion. Miller Freeman, Inc. pp. 648–649. ISBN 9780879306076. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
12. Dean Miles, Larry (1996). "Spahn Ranch: The Coiled One" (PDF). Black Monday (1): 2. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
13. Collateral Damage (booklet). Spahn Ranch. Marina Del Rey, California: Cleopatra Records. 1995.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links

• The Coiled One at Bandcamp
• The Coiled One at iTunes
• The Coiled One at Discogs (list of releases)