Coil (1982–2004) was initially established in London in 1983 as an experime… Read Full Bio ↴Coil (1982–2004) 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. 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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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.
http://www.thresholdhouse.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coil_(band)
The First Five Minutes after Death
Coil Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Coil:
(Silence) Words like violence Break the silence Come crashing in In…
A Cold Cell This is apparently an English rendering of a Russian convict…
A Ostia There's honey in the hollows And the contours of the body A…
A Slip in the Marylebone Road Ra, bai, be, om, uyi, ucha, beyom, om... (repeated) A slip…
A Warning from the Sun The sun is coming The dragon flies His breath will drown Thi…
A White Rainbow A white rainbow under an unquiet skull (A roaring aura) (A t…
All the Pretty Little Horses Hush-a-bye Don't you cry Go to sleepy little baby Go to slee…
Amber Rain Amber rain is beautiful but wrong Caught between weak and be…
Amethyst Deceivers Pay your respects to the vultures For they are your future O…
An Emergency And your wounds were growing And your feast on your fear A…
An Unearthly Red God told me to do it God told me to…
Are You Shivering Are you shivering? Are you cold? Are you bathed in…
Ascension Featuring Missy Elliott Mocha] [Missy] Ficky ficky Uhh uh…
Assassins of Hakim Bey And this prince was called Alamut and was Mohammedan. He…
At the Heart of It All To me, fair friend, you never can be old For as…
ayor It's in my bloodstream It's in my bloodstream It's in my blo…
Babylero Chiribiribí, porompompom Chiribiribí, porompompom Chiribir…
Backwards Backwards Backwards Backwards Backwards Backwards Backwards …
Batwings (The key to joy is disobedience There is no guilt and…
Bee Stings Don't believe A.E. See for yourself the summer fields See …
Blood from the Air A sleeping explorer His wandering mind Crossed over the bord…
Blue Rats Blue rats, watch them patter Blue rats, pitter-patter Blue…
Boy in a Suitcase Boy in a suitcase Boy in a suitcase Boy in a suitcase Follow…
Broccoli Wise words from the departing Eat your greens, especially br…
Cathedral in Flames Circle within Circle And when that hour came From words they…
Cave of Roses What is your substance, whereof are you made, That millions…
Christmas is Now Drawing Near Christmas is now drawing near at hand Come serve the Lord…
Circles Of Mania Nero's long hot tongue Nero's long hot Tongue licks... This …
Closer Once you get closer in too deep Where there is something…
Cold Cell O Lord, save my sinful soul From local punishment From the…
Copal Looking upon it with a sense of dread Facing it with…
Dark Start ...this dusty road again…
Elves Rock! Roll! Roll! Roll! Roll! Well every time that you're…
Ended ??? we may never meet again For all we know, on…
Enochian Calling Being your slave, what should I do but tend Upon the…
Enochian Calling II Is it thy will thy image should keep openMy heavy…
Ether It's either ether or the other My mind is back to…
Finite Bees Then hate me when thou wilt; if ever, now; Now,…
Fire of the Green Dragon Sound now The Earth that fed you Now must eat you The Earth…
Fire of the Mind Does death come alone or with eager reinforcements? Does dea…
First Dark Ride I'm God and I've killed everybody - now what? Let go…
Further Back and Faster - We've gone too far. We need... we haven't really…
Furthur This is the dark age of love - And you better…
Gave Up Perfect little dream the kind that hurts the most Forgot ho…
Going Up Ground floor perfumery, stationery and leather goods, wigs a…
Heartworms Oooooooh There's too much blood in my alcohol There's too …
Heaven Oh no, Here it is again I need to know When I will…
Heaven's Blade There's blood in the sun There's blood in the sun But I'm…
Heavens Blade There's blood in the sun But I'm not afraid I cut myself Wit…
Here to Here Maybe I should have saved those left over dreams Funny, but…
I Don This might long my face is burning I cannot keep it…
I Don't Get It Hello! (repeated at various pitches)…
I Don't Want To be the One I don't want to be the one When everyone has gone When…
Is Suicide a Solution? I am the loneliest link in a very strange chain (backwar…
It Everything is different today I like it, like it I feel very…
It's in My Blood It's in my bloodstream It's in my bloodstream It's in my b…
London's Lost Rivers From Hubert Montague Crackanthorpe's Vignettes (1896): I'm …
Lorca Not Orca Don't be alarmed It will not harm you It's only lightning Te…
Lost Rivers of London From Hubert Montague Crackanthorpe's Vignettes (1896): I'm …
Love Oh rose, thou art sick Seduce.. let loose The vision and the…
Magnetic North Heaviness, heaviness Blue sapphire six-pointed star Blue s…
Mono No clemency, no elastic rules Good for nothing, no odyssey N…
Montecute To me, fair friend, You never can be old. For as you…
Nature Is a Language Nature is a language Can't you read? Can't you read? Can the…
Never Run Ignite the fire in your heart Close to impossible Stand…
No New World [Instrumental]…
North This black dog has no owner This black dog has no…
Omlagus Garfungiloops Omlagus garfungiloops Omlagus garfungiloops Omlagus garfun…
Ostia There's honey in the hollows And the contours of the body A…
Ostia (The Death of Pasolini) There's honey in the hollows And the countours of the body A…
Panic "Anything Will be alright If you come out In the night" With…
Paranoid Inlay Serenity is a problem When you get this close to Heaven Bu…
Queens of the Circulating Library I am a queen of the circulating library I have declared…
Red Queen Now you've absorbed it into your system Now that you've allo…
Red Skeletons I love you too with all my heart and soul. -…
Restless Day Each time I wake up Each time I say The shifting slow…
Rosa Decidua Rose, I hear your voice near to me I've put away…
S Is For Sleep S is for silence S is for sleep Fears soaked…
Scope Just say... Just say "aah"...…
Sicktone - We've been witnessing your many and varied forms of Contro…
Slur Roman land Of Roman sands And Roman sons As I watch the sun…
Solar Lodge See the Black Sun rise In the Solar Lodge See the Black…
Something I disappear into the night The silence is cursing me one…
SOTW03-The Anal Staircase And the angels kiss Our souls in bliss Measure the extent Of…
Spoiler The Spoiler Follows you In Spoiler's time From place to plac…
Spoiler (LP version) This is not Paradise Lost But Paradise Disowned Virgin Mary,…
Strange Birds One day your eggs are going to hatch and some…
Summer Substructures We're going under We're going under By the water ??? We'r…
Sun Ascension O me, what eyes hath Love put in my head,…
Tainted Love Soft Cell cover Sometimes I feel I've got to Run away I've…
Tattooed Man There's a man lying down in a grave somewhere With the…
Teenage Lightning Don't be alarmed It will not harm you It's only lightning …
Teenage Lightning 1 Don't be alarmedIt will not harm youIt's only lightningTeena…
Teenage Lightning 2005 Don't be alarmed It will not harm you It's only lightning …
Tenderness of Wolves (lyrics by Gavin Friday) Was all in vain? Or did you…
The Anal Staircase And the angels kiss Our souls in bliss Measure the extent Of…
The Auto-Asphyxiating Hierophant Construction of disasters Our words not properly fixed O…
The Dark Age of Love Now you see why I'm not scared to die I saw…
The Dreamer Is Still Asleep Hush, may I ask you all for silence? The dreamer is…
The Gimp Sometimes My (dancing?) is (tickling?) Sometimes I hate myself Somet…
The Golden Section The Angel of Death stands between heaven and earth, holding…
The Last Amethyst Deceiver Pay your respects to the vultures For they are your future …
The Lost Rivers of London From Hubert Montague Crackanthorpe's Vignettes (1896): I'm …
The S.W.B.P. This is not Paradise Lost But Paradise Disowned Virgin Mar…
The Sea Priestess On the sea coast of Tibet Egyptian Aztecs are arriving…
The Sewage Worker This is not Paradise Lost But Paradise Disowned Virgin Mary,…
The Snow Get ready to be delivered, and delivered in a hurry! Man…
The Snow (Answers Come in Dreams II) Get ready to be delivered, and delivered in a hurry! Man…
The Spoiler The Spoiler Follows you In Spoiler's time From place to plac…
The Test A dusty flute played Mozart a brace of pigeons on…
The Wheel Four When the storm clears and the sun shines We'll see the…
The Wheel (vox) ...Four When the storm clears and the sun shines We'll see …
Things Happen Kill the creator! Send them the bomb! Kill the creator! Sen…
Things We Never Had Wise words from the (repeated) ...???... Wise words from t…
Tiny Golden Books Dark they were, with golden eyes Brought golden books from …
Titan Arch Crown the dark animal Black Jackal crawling Eternal returnin…
Triple Sons and the One You Bury Triple sons Triple sons Triple sons Triple stuns T…
Triple Sun And I swallowed the one you bury And then I swallowed…
Where Are You Where are you? Are you hiding from me? Are you still looking…
Where Are You? Where are you? Are you hiding from me? Are you still looki…
Who And who by fire, who by water, Who in the sunshine,…
Who'll Fall Peter, a friend of mine's just committed suicide. He was…
Windowpane In the sky and in the eye and In the sky…
これでいいのだ/それでいいのか? 逃れられないしがらみの中僕は いたずら うらやむ このまま どこまで行くのだ 夢と希望と月日かざして今日も 願ったり …
カウンセリング&メンテナンス 受け答えはファジー 対岸の火事 ちょっとばかしピンボケの 彼女がキュート 若気の至り この場合も然り フェイドアウトする…
ロイヤル・ストレート・フラッシュ たいがいの出来事にはうんざりしていた 階段を下りきって僕は扉を開いた Welcome 投げ出されたカードとチップが混ざ…
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Retardinho Junior
Pete and John, you magnificent deeply disturbed geniuses managed to embrace and transform this absolute sorrow and despair into music. I gonna dive into a bottle now, thanks to quarantine I have plenty of time to combine your music with my memories and alcohol. Rest in peace, guys. I will always love you.
joseph bvr
Oh theyre dead like most cool people
John S Rome
Beautifully expressed sentiments, my friend. God damn the Sun (Gira).
Josh Slavin
So glad I got to see Sleezy perform with Throbbing Gristle before he died. I have a giant COIL tat on my left arm, this album changed my life. Thanks for posting!
Subtle Demise
I'm sad that I got into TG and Coil after they both died
dave23532
Magnificent. Captures the true essence of this most haunting of Coil tracks.
Adam Hughes
Most would say it is a tremendous loss, these two Artists, Magickians! Most would be correct. Yet COIL, have left so much hidden depth and critical clues to our entire enlightenment. Helps they where musical geniuses, mind.
joseph bvr
Im new to this scene, any info into this world would be great
Starduster93
100 %. yess Sir !!
Marius Ritual
The humming in the deep earth is getting louder these days , moved by your work....
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