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This Mortal Coil
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(1983 – present)
This Mortal Coil is a project of Ivo Watts-Russell, president of the British 4AD record label, begun in 1983. This Mortal Coil (TMC) is an example of a supergroup, and performers include members from bands on 4AD’s roster, such as Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance, Colourbox, The Wolfgang Press, Dif Juz, X Mal Deutschland and Modern English. The records consist mostly of dark and moody interpretative cover versions of a wide variety of artists ranging from Big Star and Talking Heads to The Apartments and Tim Buckley. The group recorded three albums; It’ll End in Tears, Filigree & Shadow and Blood.
The group takes its name from Shakespeare. In particular Hamlet’s soliloquy To be, or not to be, where it refers to dying; “coil” is used in its archaic sense of “disturbance, trouble”:
“What dreams may come, when we have shuffled off this mortal coil, must give us pause.”
Hamlet, Act III, Scene 1, line 67.
The group takes its name from Shakespeare. In particular Hamlet’s soliloquy To be, or not to be, where it refers to dying; “coil” is used in its archaic sense of “disturbance, trouble”:
“What dreams may come, when we have shuffled off this mortal coil, must give us pause.”
Hamlet, Act III, Scene 1, line 67.
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Psaro wrote:
I once saw you...
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salvador-rudy wrote:
spng to the siren <3
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Indyalanjones1 wrote:
im a troll
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StDionysus wrote:
Lovely pic, but Liz wasn't the only person in the group.
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juviess wrote:
http://www.lastfm.ru/music/This+Mortal+Coil/+images/35718639
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DemonCashew wrote:
I really need to stop going to band pages at odd hours because something like that is bound to happen. Except for this time.
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Antikrun wrote:
That's not that interesting trolling
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Korbhiine wrote:
That's what I call proper trolling
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caffeinewolf wrote:
haha, DemonCashew listens to more Carcass than TMC actually.. I had a feeling the statement was too ridiculous to be true feelings.
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Antikrun wrote:
Nonono, I like Carcass and this group both, kid DemonCashew. Stop comparing different genres for different audiences and different mood!
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DemonCashew wrote:
hey, fuck you. not cool. this is music that matters and touches the soul. it's so wonderfully beautiful on the ears where as carcass is dumb "music"(noise) for kids with below average iqs
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Chocobo_Crap wrote:
Carcass, AMIRITE???
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diazmartin wrote:
Execelente grupo, toda la variedad de musica en solo grupo es imperdible.
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j-nny wrote:
I must agreed ... beautiful music #top3 Song to the Siren (featured at Lost Highway) | Another Day | Holocaust
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Otherness wrote:
@Contrasoma: "Filigree & Shadow" is perhaps my favourite album ever, so yeah.
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alkalines wrote:
amazing band! holocaust is my fav song at the moment! <3
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emcxmc wrote:
Never could say which of the three I love the most. It depends on my moods and on the season which one I listen most to. 'Blood' more in summers, 'Tears' in winters and 'Filigree & Shadows' in springs & falls.
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StDionysus wrote:
I can categorically say that all three LPs are equally genius.
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Anastaxia_Xylf wrote:
Genius.Love this music <3
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gislahurst wrote:
"Song To The Siren" leaves me breathless! What an awesome piece of ear-candy...
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