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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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home6alien wrote:
Long time ago, when ancient gods were alive, we did in fact have fifty feet
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cadavreflex wrote:
i'm pretty tired: adblock's wearing thin, memory's a heartless black hole most days.. still, you're sounding a thousand times more worn.
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qixonnaute wrote:
do you guys ever get fucking tired of this shit or is it just me
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cadavreflex wrote:
wah? British Broadcasting Companion told me you Russians had like fifty feet! anyways - neat photo.. reminds me of an evolved bodyworld exhibit grown out from a gigantic stouffer's lasagna entree. snow now glows within my very veins!
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home6alien wrote:
I wouldn't say I own a shitload of snow...but well, here we go
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cadavreflex wrote:
convince the stars to send a fifth of your snow my way and it's a deal.
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home6alien wrote:
Just please don't post your cats at least for a little while.
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cadavreflex wrote:
Ancient Gods have declared this shoutbox as the primary breeding ground for homesickness & apotemnophilia.
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LeCaldaie wrote:
Coil in my blood [2]
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home6alien wrote:
Ancient gods, what has this shoutbox turned into...
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toshirskij wrote:
ЦОЙ ЖИВ
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masvidal90 wrote:
THE RITUAL
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qixonnaute wrote:
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Auland wrote:
Maybe he is a projecting self-loathing aids sufferer. There's nothing wrong with aids. Don't want earth to become all 'Make Room Make Room!' or something. Go aids.
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cadavreflex wrote:
well the idiot's comment was about all coil listeners having aids and it just really pissed me straight off in my drunk state last night. did you ever watch the film IN AMERICA? it's so enchanting.
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Auland wrote:
Who has aids
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cadavreflex wrote:
i was replying to the zombie jerk who left the aids remark... which i see is now gone.
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iluvdeathinjune wrote:
cadavreflex, STFU.
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cadavreflex wrote:
fuck you and your stupid useless face.
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Exzart wrote:
Coil in my blood
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