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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Solar Lodge
Coil Lyrics
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In the Solar Lodge
See the Black Sun rise
From the Solar Lodge
Stop
Like a clock
Like a hole in the ground
Like a lock
From the Solar Lodge
See the Black Sun rise
From the Solar Lodge
The song "Solar Lodge" by Coil is a haunting and eerie track that is open to interpretation. The lyrics speak of a black sun rising from the Solar Lodge, creating an image of darkness and foreboding. The Solar Lodge could be interpreted as a cult or secret society, with the black sun symbolizing a hidden and ominous force. The song's repetitive and hypnotic beat, along with the repetitive use of phrases like "stop like a clock" and "like a knife in the sound," add to the unsettling atmosphere of the song.
There are also possible occult and mystical references in the song. The black sun has been used in alchemy to represent the hidden self or the shadow side of existence. The Solar Lodge may also be a reference to the Ordo Templi Orientis (OTO), a secret society that was founded by occultist Aleister Crowley. The OTO was known for its use of sexual and mystical practices in their rituals. The repeated line "stop like a clock" may also be a reference to the concept of time being an illusion in esoteric traditions.
Line by Line Meaning
See the Black Sun rise
Witness the emergence of evil and darkness
In the Solar Lodge
Within a secret society that worships the Black Sun
Stop
Pause and pay attention
Like a clock
Just as precise and unyielding as time itself
Like a hole in the ground
Like an ominous and lingering void
Like a lock
As secure and impenetrable as a locked door
Like a knife in the sound
Cutting through the noise and chaotic soundscape with deadly precision
From the Solar Lodge
Emanating from the mysterious and shadowy organization
See the Black Sun rise
Once again witness the ascent of evil and darkness
From the Solar Lodge
Originating from the secretive and occult society
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@lorenzibull9465
this is as hard as music can go
@riccardoangiolani8132
Potentissimo, sempre amato!
@JJONNYREPP
Coil - Solar Lodge 1937pm 20.4.23 i allus think of this song when we have an eclipse somewhere in the world...
@azaraz66
Poderoso!!
@user-dn7hn6zw3y
\m/
@landofthesilverpath5823
It took many years before I realized that was a butt.
@mrda2611
Lunar Lodge.
@landofthesilverpath5823
@mrda2611 lol. I've been mooned all these years, and never knew it!
@takezosan
Musik das geist kaputt
@MrBikboi
Is this Tysons walkout music for Spinks, I would kill to see that live, he looked like he got brought over from an insane asylum walking out with no robe covered in sweat. That was the scariest man alive.