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. Following 1986’s Nightmare Culture, a collaboration with Boyd Rice produced as split release with Current 93, Christopherson and Balance invited Stephen Thrower to join the group in a full-time capacity. As a trio, they recorded 1986’s LP Horse Rotorvator, introducing orchestral, jazz, and middle Eastern textures into the mix; this album included The Anal Staircase.
In 1987, Coil issued The Unreleased Themes for Hellraiser, a collection of atmospheric gothic instrumentals commissioned for but ultimately cut from the Clive Barker horror film, followed by compilation album Gold Is the Metal (With the Broadest Shoulders), a remixed history of the group’s first several years of work. Unnatural History, another career overview, effectively ended the first phase of the band’s career in 1990; when Coil resurfaced a year later with Love’s Secret Domain, their music reflected the strong influence of the acid house culture. Another long layoff brought on by financial difficulties ended in 1995, when the group - now consisting of Sleazy, Balance, and Drew McDowell - signed to Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor’s Nothing Records to release Backwards, an album which was never officially released, although it is available in a number of bootleg versions. Additionally, they recorded the LP Worship the Glitch, issued under the name ELpH, and in 1996 cut A Thousand Lights in a Darkened Room as Black Light District.
1998 marked a significant stylistic shift for Coil, as the group moved away from the industrial dance sound they pioneered in the first half of their career towards what Balance referred to as "Moon Musick". This began with the release of four seasonal EPs throughout that year, coinciding with the equinoxes and solstices; this marked the group making further forays into ambient and neoclassical styles. Lyrically, there was a push towards naturalistic, pagan imagery, and an emphasis on free form, improvisatory chants. All four of these releases were later collected and released as Moons Milk (in Four Phases) in 2002. Coil also put out a purely drone based project, Time Machines, under that alias the same year.
In 1999 Coil started to work with Thighpaulsandra, and with him released the chilling Musick to Play in the Dark, a dark, meditative work featuring mostly intoned vocals from Balance, and exploring deeper electronic textures and pitches. A second volume followed in 2000. After years of refusal to do so, Coil started to perform live again in 1999. They released a number of albums containing the various shows they did in the period 2000 - 2004. Coil have released a lot of material in very limited editions, and have distributed certain records only at concerts. In 2003 they started a project to re-issue these tracks. Amidst their sporadic touring, and growing internal tensions within the group, Black Antlers was released in 2004, consisting of many of the songs played in concert at the time. This would prove to be the last studio recording put out in Balance's lifetime.
Jhonn Balance’s long-time struggle with alcoholism led to his death on 13th November, 2004. He fell from the second floor window at his home, while drunk, and died a short time after. Coil’s last live performance took place at Dublin’s City Hall on 23 October 2004 and is expected to appear on the forthcoming DVD box set “Colour Sound Oblivion”. A number of songs that were (as good as) ready were released in autumn 2005 as a last farewell to Jhonn.
Peter Christopherson passed away peacefully in his sleep on November 25, 2010. Instead of sending flowers in memory of Peter Christopherson, people were asked to donate money to help children affected by AIDS in Thailand, the country he loved and died in.
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Omlagus Garfungiloops
Coil Lyrics
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Omlagus garfungiloops
Omlagus garfungiloops
Omlagus garfungiloops
Omlagus garfungiloops
Omlagus garfungiloops
From the film The Reflecting Skin:
You've been exploding frogs again
You've been exploding frogs again
You've been exploding frogs again
(backwards)
...exploding frogs again
...exploding frogs again
...exploding frogs again
The lyrics to Coil's song Omlagus Garfungiloops seem to be a nonsensical repetition of the same phrase over and over again. However, when you take into account the context in which the song appears - in the film The Reflecting Skin - it becomes clear that the lyrics are meant to convey a sense of eerie, unsettling atmosphere. The song is used at a key moment in the film where the main character, a young boy, is experiencing a moment of trauma and horror. The repetition of the phrase "Omlagus Garfungiloops" creates a sense of unease and dread, matching the tension of the scene.
The line "You've been exploding frogs again" heard in the background is also a reference to a key moment in the film where the boy's friend accidentally kills some frogs by dropping them in gasoline and lighting them on fire. This further emphasizes the ominous nature of the song and its connection to the themes of death, destruction, and horror present in the film. Overall, the song serves as an effective tool for creating a sense of atmosphere and tension within the film, and the surreal and unsettling lyrics are a key part of that.
Line by Line Meaning
Omlagus garfungiloops
A nonsensical phrase, possibly used as a chant or mantra
Omlagus garfungiloops
Repetition of the same phrase, possibly to emphasize the significance or urgency of the message
Omlagus garfungiloops
Continuation of the repeated phrase, potentially increasing its intensity or importance
Omlagus garfungiloops
Further repetition of the same phrase, potentially creating a sense of hypnotic or trance-like state
Omlagus garfungiloops
Continuing the repetition, potentially conveying a message that is beyond verbal communication
Omlagus garfungiloops
Final repetition of the nonsensical phrase, potentially suggesting an inner awakening or realization
You've been exploding frogs again
Accusation of engaging in an unusual or potentially harmful activity
You've been exploding frogs again
Reinforcement of the accusation, potentially indicating past instances of this behavior
You've been exploding frogs again
Further emphasis on the accusation with the use of the word 'again'
...exploding frogs again
Repetition of the accusation in reverse, potentially adding a cryptic or mystical element to the message
...exploding frogs again
Continued repetition of the message in reverse, potentially creating a sense of otherworldliness or altered state
...exploding frogs again
Final repetition of the reversed accusation, potentially suggesting a deeper meaning or hidden message
Contributed by Violet J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.