Eskaton
British vanity record label
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::summary British vanity record label ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Eskaton |
| image | [[File:TwistedChaosCross.png |
| founded | 1995–2006 |
| founder | John Balance, Peter Christopherson |
| status | defunct |
| genre | Industrial, experimental |
| country | United Kingdom |
| location | England |
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| name = Eskaton | image = [[File:TwistedChaosCross.png|100px]] | image_bg = | parent = | founded = 1995–2006 | founder = John Balance, Peter Christopherson | status = defunct | distributor = | genre = Industrial, experimental | country = United Kingdom | location = England | url = Eskaton is a defunct vanity record label created by Coil, exclusively for albums put out by the group and their friends. Its brother labels are Threshold House and Chalice.
The record label is often associated with the symbol of the "Chaos Cross" and the "Twisted Chaos Cross", symbols which have appeared on several Eskaton releases, such as Gold Is the Metal (With the Broadest Shoulders).
Releases
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| Catalogue number | Artist | Release title | Format | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eskaton 001 | Coil vs The Eskaton | Nasa-Arab | 12″ | 1994 |
| Eskaton 002 | Coil vs ELpH | Born Again Pagans | CD | 1994 |
| Eskaton 003 | ELpH | pHILM #1 | 10″ | 1995 |
| Eskaton 004 | (came with pHILM #1) | poster | 1995 | |
| Eskaton 005 | (chaosphere badge) | badge | 1995 | |
| Eskaton 006 | ELpH vs Coil | Worship the Glitch | CD | 1996 |
| Eskaton 007 | ELpH vs Coil | Worship the Glitch | 10″ | 1996 |
| Eskaton 008 | Black Light District | A Thousand Lights in a Darkened Room | CD | 1996 |
| Eskaton 009 | Black Light District | A Thousand Lights in a Darkened Room | 2×12″ | 1996 |
| Eskaton 010 | Time Machines | Time Machines | CD | 1998 |
| Eskaton 11 | Coil | Spring Equinox: Moon's Milk or Under an Unquiet Skull | CD | 1998 |
| Eskaton 12 | Coil | Spring Equinox: Moon's Milk or Under an Unquiet Skull | 7″ | 1998 |
| Eskaton 13 | Coil | Summer Solstice: Bee Stings | 7″ | 1998 |
| Eskaton 14 | Coil | Summer Solstice: Bee Stings | CD | 1998 |
| Eskaton 15 | Coil | Autumn Equinox: Amethyst Deceivers | 7″ | 1998 |
| Eskaton 16 | Coil | Autumn Equinox: Amethyst Deceivers | CD | 1998 |
| Eskaton 17 | Zos Kia / Coil | Transparent | 12″ | 1998 |
| Eskaton 18 | Coil | Winter Solstice: North | 7″ | 1999 |
| Eskaton 19 | Coil | Winter Solstice: North | CD | 1999 |
| Eskaton 20 | Coil | Queens of the Circulating Library | CD | 2000 |
| Eskaton 21 | Thighpaulsandra | Some Head | CD | 2000 |
| Eskaton 22 | (Backwards watch) | watch | 2000 | |
| Eskaton 23 | Coil | Moons Milk (In Four Phases) | 2×CD | 2001 |
| Eskaton CD 24 | Coil | Coil Presents Time Machines | CD | 2000 |
| Eskaton 24 | Coil | Constant Shallowness Leads to Evil | CD | 2001 |
| Eskaton 25 | [unused] | |||
| Eskaton 26 | Thighpaulsandra | I, Thighpaulsandra | 2×CD | 2001 |
| Eskaton 26 | Thighpaulsandra | I, Thighpaulsandra | 2×12″ | 2001 |
| Eskaton 27 | Thighpaulsandra | The Michel Publicity Window E.P. | CD | 2001 |
| Eskaton 27 | Thighpaulsandra | The Michel Publicity Window E.P. | 7″ | 2001 |
| Eskaton 28 | Time Machines | Time Machines | 2×12″ | 2002 |
| Eskaton 29 | Coil | The Golden Hare with a Voice of Silver | 2×CD | 2002 |
| Eskaton 30 | Black Sun Productions | Plastic Spider Thing | CD | 2002 |
| Eskaton 31 | [unused] | |||
| Eskaton 32 | Mount Vernon Astral Temple | Musick That Destroys Itself | CD | 2003 |
| Eskaton 32x | Mount Vernon Astral Temple | [untitled] | CD | 2003 |
| Eskaton 033 | CoH | Love Uncut | CD | 2000 |
| Eskaton 34 | Coil | ANS | CD-R | 2003 |
| Eskaton 077 | CoH | Above Air | CD | 7 March 2006 |
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Chaos Cross
The symbol of the chaos cross was used almost exclusively in the times of Coil's side projects. It is a dominant symbol which can be found on a number of releases and merchandise.
References
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