Eskaton | es

Another alternative name for Coil. Only one album, "Nasa Arab", was released under this moniker. One of the tracks, "First Dark Ride", was later released in Coil's Unnatural History III. .

Eskaton: 1. French progressive rock / avant-garde (Zeuhl) band created in 1970. Formed in 1970, the ESKATON KOMMANDKESTRA continued the Zeuhl tradition spearheaded by Christian Vander's MAGMA. In an move towards accessibility they discard the Kobaian lyrics, opting instead for their native French. In 1974 original members Xavier de Raymond (Fender piano), Gerard Konig (drums), Marc Rosenberg (bass guitar), and Alain Blesing (guitar) are joined by Paule Kleynnaert (vocals), Amara Tahir (vocals), Eris Guillaume (keyboards), and Andre Bernardi (guitar) becoming simply ESKATON. 1979 saw the release of their first single "Musique Post Atomique", and the recording of their first album...