Artist
Drew McDowall
246 releases · 153 collaborators · 39 labels
- Date active
- 1980 – 2026
- Relevance
- High, strong ties with the core dub techno cluster
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Bio
Drew McDowall was born 28th January 1961 in Paisley, Scotland.
He co-created The Poems (with then wife Rose McDowall) in the late 1970s, was a member of Psychic TV in 1980s and tour-managed The Shamen. He worked with Coil regularly for several years, becoming an official member of the band in 1995 and stayed until he relocated to the US.
He worked solo as Screwtape (no relation to the Andrew McIntosh project of the same name) and as a member of the groups Compound Eye and Captain Sons & Daughters.
Drew has a daughter, Keri, from his previous marriage to Rose McDowall (Strawberry Switchblade, Sorrow). He currently resides in Brooklyn, NY and is active within the modular electronic world.
He co-created The Poems (with then wife Rose McDowall) in the late 1970s, was a member of Psychic TV in 1980s and tour-managed The Shamen. He worked with Coil regularly for several years, becoming an official member of the band in 1995 and stayed until he relocated to the US.
He worked solo as Screwtape (no relation to the Andrew McIntosh project of the same name) and as a member of the groups Compound Eye and Captain Sons & Daughters.
Drew has a daughter, Keri, from his previous marriage to Rose McDowall (Strawberry Switchblade, Sorrow). He currently resides in Brooklyn, NY and is active within the modular electronic world.
Also known as
Screwtape
Member of
Coil
579
Psychic TV
79
Time Machines
31
Black Light District
27
Compound Eye
7
The Poems
3
Captain Sons And Daughters
Drew McDowall (Artist)
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- Releases: 29 Relevance: very high Active: 2018 – 2026
- Releases: 16 Relevance: very high Active: 1994 – 2002
- Releases: 5 Relevance: very high Active: 2000 – 2008
- Releases: 3 Relevance: very high Active: 2018
- Releases: 2 Relevance: very high Active: 2015
- Releases: 2 Relevance: very high Active: 2013
- Releases: 2 Relevance: very high Active: 2017 – 2018
- Releases: 2 Relevance: very high Active: 2021
- Releases: 1 Relevance: very high Active: 2015
- Releases: 1 Relevance: very high Active: 2022
- Releases: 3 Relevance: high Active: 2012
- Releases: 2 Relevance: high Active: 2012
- Releases: 2 Relevance: high Active: 2022
- Releases: 113 Relevance: medium Active: 2015 – 2024
- Releases: 13 Relevance: medium Active: 1999 – 2021
- Releases: 7 Relevance: medium Active: 2025 – 2026
- Releases: 6 Relevance: medium Active: 2008 – 2016
- Releases: 3 Relevance: medium Active: 1985
- Releases: 3 Relevance: medium Active: 2012 – 2013
- Releases: 1 Relevance: medium Active: 2015
- Releases: 1 Relevance: medium Active: 2017
- Releases: 1 Relevance: medium Active: 2022
- Releases: 6 Relevance: low Active: 1998 – 2006
- Releases: 6 Relevance: low Active: 2016 – 2021
- Releases: 4 Relevance: low Active: 2001
- Releases: 3 Relevance: low Active: 2016 – 2018
- Releases: 3 Relevance: low Active: 2000
- Releases: 3 Relevance: low Active: 2012
- Releases: 2 Relevance: low Active: 2015
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- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2025
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2025
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- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2004
- Releases: 1 Relevance: extremely low Active: 2007
- Releases: 1 Relevance: extremely low Active: 2003