Coil
Biography
Initially established in 1982 as a solo outlet for vocalist and percussionist John Balance, the experimental sonic manipulation unit Coil became a full-fledged concern a year later following the arrival of keyboardist/programmer Peter Christopherson, a founder of Psychic TV as well as a member of Throbbing Gristle. After debuting with the 17-minute single How to Destroy Angels, Balance and Christopherson recruited the aid of Possession's Stephen Thrower, J.G. "Foetus" Thirlwell, and Gavin Friday to record their full-length 1984 bow Scatology, an intense, primal work of sculpted industrial noise thematically devoted to the concepts of alchemy and transmutation.
Coil spent the next period of its existence exploring visual media. In late 1984 they recorded a rendition of the Soft Cell smash "Tainted Love," producing a widely banned, hallucinogenic video clip featuring Mark Almond as the Angel of Death; despite considerable controversy at home, the video ultimately found its way to the archives of the Museum of Modern Art. After spending several years working with filmmaker Derek Jarman on the feature The Angelic Conversation, Coil issued a remixed edition of their soundtrack.
Selected Discography
Oh I love this crap. What? Yeah of course, manifesting yourself as the 3 primary colors on orange sunshine can have lasting effects, but years later, you'll hardly know the f**king difference. We are all crazy, this s**t just makes sense.
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if I remember right "snow" was always my favorite Coil track. I haven't heard it in ages though.
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AND WHY DOESN'T PANDORA HAVE THE UNRELEASED HELLRAISER SCORE,DAMMIT ! THAT'S MY FAVORITE COIL LP..
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It's a nice sum of events, but I think you should mention "Musick to Play in the Dark I", because of the difference between it and the other discs..
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