Having been a electronic composer of 5 albums myself and a lover and educated listener of the electronic realm for 20 years, I can say this....a buddy of mine tried to get me into coil when I was 20 and I spouted something at him about the greatness of motorhead, and ignored them completely. Then over the years I became an electronic artist, first ambient then techno in the later. So for 20 years I glossed over coil simply because of ignorance and prejudice against"dance music"..quote unquote.
I then remembered one day as I was searching for new influences to inspire my own work..this album that my friend bounced off me years ago.
First off. I was waaayyyy off! Not only is the sound design on this record extraordinary, but then encompassing it beat driven tribal rhythms was ingenious. Of course now, most of coils stuff is out of print and very expensive. I have purchased two more of their records since and will keep biting the dollar on the rest because I was to stupid, immature, and unlearned to pick their stuff up along the way. A brilliant record from a brilliant band I intend to get to know well. Whatever the cost.

I feel that you should take these reviews with a grain of salt. My opinion of Loves Secret Domain should not influence your decision to buy it or not. Most of the reviews written with regards to LSD, give it a high level of praise and claim that it changed electronic music. I disagree. I love the music Coil has created over the years, but will not praise something just because of who's name is on it. Peoples ideas and inspiration fluctuate leaving the possibility for releases that vary greatly from one to the next. As far as changing electronic music, you should ask yourself who are these people to say what changes musical direction, and how do they measure such a thing. The Orb, and Aphex Twin are two examples of people that could've been given credit for the same thing,(and yes,at the same time as LSD)1991. In my opinion Aphex Twins editing and musical restructuring offered a different view of rhythem, and engaged the listener with something they weren't used to hearing. The Orb on the other hand, create a wall of sound that continually moves and changes, and at times almost sounds as if it were a living, breathing piece of music,(whatever that sounds like?). With LSD I hear the attempts of a contemporary sounding album. I do hear the Coil I love in areas, but for the most part I hear sounds that are timestamped where you can place them in a certain period of time in musical trends very easily. The Orb's earlier stuff is also that way somewhat but seems to have weathered a lot better. If you are a person who only listens to "dark" music, or any one kind of music for that matter, for the sake of keeping inside the boundaries of some imaginary sub-culture, then you probably won't tread too far from the path. But if you are interested in progressive music that challenges the ideas of the time, and engages the listener, then there are Coil albums before LSD that do a much better job (Horse Rotovator),and plenty albums after LSD,(Astral Disaster). And speaking of "the most accesible Coil release", how many Coil fans listen to Coil because they are interested in hearing some sort of widely enjoyable musical trend? Aren't the best moments the ones that disturb preconceptions, and beckon the listener to rethink their ideas of musical experience? Overpraise leads to people trying to rip other people off. I was lucky enough to only pay $37.00 for LSD(more than double the cost of a brand new CD at full price). But I see it for sell now at something like $113.00! Get real. I also purchased Summer Solstice for $24.00, and when it arrived it had an instore price tag from the place I bought it from for $6.00. So my point is that if you like something, thats fine, but when you praise it so much that it results in sellers ripping people off, it hurts others who may be interested in hearing it, but pass on it because of the ridiculously high price. I give it 2 stars, but that is just for Coil Releases.

aphex had not yet discovered hi creativity until 1991 and LSD?
ha ha....richard james was already there inthe mid to late '80s..
wrench the glue outta yer ears.....

I can't really add to the other reviews. Again, this album was/is very influential on dance music of the 90's, it contains a luxurious blend of sounds, has one of my all time favorite songs on it ("further back and faster"), and is definitely one to listen to if you decide to 'get into' various illegal substances. Note that I am not endorsing taking illegal substances.

If you buy this, or have already, make sure you pick up a copy of "Unnatural History III". There is a track on that called "Meaning what exactly?" which was originally recorded as an intro to the track "Things Happen", and left off for some reason. I slotted that song after "Teenage Lightning I" and before "Things Happen" on my Mac and it sounds quite nice where it belongs.

Just as the clever title "Loves Secret Domain" (LSD) states, this is a mind expanding release of electronic music. Weird samples, techno beats and Video game sounds collide with catchy synths and trancelike rhythms. I dislike most techno, and don't really favor the current EBM trends in Industrial music, but this album is one of my favorites of anything associated with those genres. Coil is a innovative group which is comprised of some former members of Industrial pioneers Throbbing Gristle. However, compared to other post-Gristle projects, I think that they really took the adventurous spirit and went somewhere with it. I do not think that (former Gristle leader Geneis P'Orridge's) Psychic TV's "Acid house era" material compares evenly with albums such as this.