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London, United Kingdom (1983 – 2004)
There is more than one artist represented here:
1) Coil was initially established in London in 1983 as an experimental solo outlet for ex-Psychic TV member John Balance, and became a full-fledged experimental sonic manipulation unit a year later following the arrival of keyboardist / programmer Peter Christopherson (Sleazy), a founder of Psychic TV as well as a member of Throbbing Gristle. After debuting with the 17-minute ritual recording How to Destroy Angels, Balance and Sleazy recruited the aid of Possession’s Stephen Thrower, J.G. “Foetus” Thirlwell, and The Virgin Prunes’ 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
Tainted Love (originally recorded by Gloria Jones, but made popular by Soft Cell in the 80s), producing a widely banned, hallucinogenic video clip featuring Marc 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.
1) Coil was initially established in London in 1983 as an experimental solo outlet for ex-Psychic TV member John Balance, and became a full-fledged experimental sonic manipulation unit a year later following the arrival of keyboardist / programmer Peter Christopherson (Sleazy), a founder of Psychic TV as well as a member of Throbbing Gristle. After debuting with the 17-minute ritual recording How to Destroy Angels, Balance and Sleazy recruited the aid of Possession’s Stephen Thrower, J.G. “Foetus” Thirlwell, and The Virgin Prunes’ 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
Tainted Love (originally recorded by Gloria Jones, but made popular by Soft Cell in the 80s), producing a widely banned, hallucinogenic video clip featuring Marc 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.
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The Ape of Naples
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Love's Secret Domain
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Horse Rotorvator
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Scatology
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Mothroom wrote:
vote for this one http://www.last.fm/music/Coil/+images/30793239
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esi13084 wrote:
Alexander_Kibanov__Alexei_Borisov__Alexei_Bortnichuk__Cisfinitum__Hutopia_-_TRRRack.mp3 http://www.archive.org/download/TRRRack/TRRRack_vbr_mp3.zip
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Mothroom wrote:
When you've swallowed one you just swallow another...
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AcesH1gh wrote:
If you're gonna bury them, bring them home first
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Mothroom wrote:
Some of you may have heard that we eat human flesh. We only do this on religious holidays. We don't eat girls, and we don't eat gold. We only drink silver...We only drink silver liquids. We only drink silver liquids! We like mushrooms! We like drugs, and we like cheese. We are decadent and we are symmetrical. We are decadent, and we are symmetrical... LOUDER, LOUDER, LOUDER, LOUDER!
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aliespirituzomg wrote:
<3
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Mothroom wrote:
let's all cast a sigil for a 2009 release of color sound oblivion
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gokcesoda wrote:
I would die to see these two doing nasty things to each other.
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theapril-sea wrote:
john still lives in his music. he's not dead like all genius people
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theapril-sea wrote:
Horse Rotorvator is the greatest album about death.so spooky & beautiful
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AcesH1gh wrote:
The dreamer is still asleep, but somnambulist is not in an ambulance anymore
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nothingunusual wrote:
RIP Jhonn. You are missed. :(
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daydream_juliet wrote:
RIP
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lambentpollux wrote:
tribute tonight in santa fe was pretty unreal
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Ritzis wrote:
In the heart of His heart His eye remains... 5 already...
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Prostofilya wrote:
http://www.lastfm.ru/music/Coil/+images/37655043 VOTE UP! VOTE UP! VOTE UP!
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Hippie_Scum wrote:
Everything changes and everyone dies.
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piotrekmowi wrote:
5 years...
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AcesH1gh wrote:
Poor little ghost boy, let me be your human toy...
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Powtuk wrote:
"Are you still looking for things that no-one else can see? Where are you? Are you in some place that we cannot reach? Are you bathing in moonlight or drowned on the beach?" -_-
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