A veteran of the post-punk and industrial scenes, modular synthesizer enthusiast Drew McDowall has contributed to groups such as Coil and Psychic TV in addition to releasing solo material. His otherworldly electronic textures greatly helped shape the sound of Coil's quietly groundbreaking releases during the 1990s and 2000s. After he left the band, he continued with other projects, and became especially active during the 2010s, when he began releasing solo albums such as 2015's Unnatural Channel.
The Scottish musician started post-punk band the Poems with his then-wife Rose M...