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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Triple Sons and the One You Bury
Coil Lyrics
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Triple sons
Triple sons
Triple stuns
Triple suns
Triple stuns
Triple stones
As they skiff across the water
As they skiff across the water
As they skiff across the water
Triple stones
Necrodisiac, necrodisiac, someone in love
With the dead things in their lives
And you're gonna bring them home
And you're gonna bring them home
Are you gonna bring them home?
Are you gonna bring them home
With a triple son, with a triple sun, with a triple son?
I look into - whatever I look into, it just confuses the issues
The desert ??? in a pool, in a black pool of desert ???
There's triple suns, there's triple sons, there's triple suns
There's triple sons, there's triple suns, your triple sons
And how are you gonna bring them home?
And how are you gonna bring them home?
And how are you gonna bring them home?
In a gold-painted galleon
In a gold-painted galleon
In a gold-painted galleon
Triple suns, triple sons, triple suns
Triple sons, triple suns, triple sons
Triple sons with a resonance to rub against
With a ???
With a resonance to rub against the ???
With a resonance to rub against the ???
Oh, there's triple sons
Oh, those triple sons
Oh, those triple suns
The one you bury: the one bright red yew berry
If you're gonna bury them, bring them home first
(repeated)
And we swallow each new red berry
And we swallow each red yew berry
And we swallow each dead you bury
(repeated in various arrangements)
And we swallow each red you buried
(repeated in various arrangements)
The one you bury, the one yew berry
The single one yew berry
And I drank a cup of mercury this morning (repeated)
I drank a cup
I took a cup from a sip of mercury
And a sip from a cup of mercury
(repeated in various arrangements)
I took a cup from a sip of mercury
I took a cup from a sip of mercury
And then I ...???
I took a sip from a cup of mercury (repeated)
And I swallowed one new red berry
And I swallowed the one yew berry
And then I swallowed the one you bury
Then I swallowed the one you bury (repeated)
Then I took a sip from a cup of mercury
I took a sip from a cup of mercury
And I swallowed the one yew berry
I swallowed the one you bury
[Performed live at All Tomorrow's Parties, 2003; Vocal version of instrumental "Triple Sun". Some vocals excerpted for studio version.]
The lyrics of Coil's song Triple Sons and the One You Bury are a uniquely enigmatic and poetic exploration of death and the afterlife. The title itself can be interpreted in many different ways; perhaps referring to a family cursed with the birth of triplets, or evoking the idea of a trinity of souls, as well as the idea of burying loved ones. Throughout the song, the vocals are overlaid with a haunting instrumental backdrop that emphasizes the sense of mystery and foreboding.
The opening repetition of the words "triple sons" and "triple stuns" set a fantastical tone, suggesting the presence of magical or otherworldly entities. The image of skiffing across water with "triple stones" adds to this ethereal imagery. However, the lyrics soon become darker, with the introduction of the term "necrodisiac" and the idea of someone in love with the dead things in their life. This concept of worshipping death is further explored with the repeated line "And you're gonna bring them home," implying that the subject of the song intends to bring back the dead.
The middle section of the song becomes increasingly ambiguous, with images of a desert and black pool that can be interpreted in many different ways. The lyrics suggest confusion and disorientation, with the singer struggling to make sense of what they are seeing. In contrast, the final section of the song brings back the repetition of "triple sons" and "triple suns," adding to the surreal and otherworldly element of the piece. The repeated mention of swallowing red yew berries and drinking mercury further underscores the theme of death and transition into the afterlife.
Overall, Triple Sons and the One You Bury is a haunting and atmospheric song that explores complex themes in a poetic, enigmatic way. It invokes images of magic, death, and transformation that are both mysterious and compelling.
Line by Line Meaning
Triple sons
Repetition of the phrase 'triple sons' to set the tone and theme of the song
Triple stuns
A play on words, changing sons to stuns while maintaining the repetition for emphasis
Triple suns
Continuation of the repeating motif for atmosphere
As they skiff across the water
An image of stones being skipped across the water, creating ripples or sounds
Necrodisiac, necrodisiac, someone in love
Using necrodisiac to describe a person's macabre obsession with death and corpse; repetition to reinforce the idea
Are you gonna bring them home?
A question suggestive of risking consequences when dealing with the dead
I look into - whatever I look into, it just confuses the issues
A line that suggests that all topics of contemplation or consideration become murky and unclear
The desert ??? in a pool, in a black pool of desert ???
Describing a pool in the desert surrounded by black, with words omitted or ambiguous
In a gold-painted galleon
A golden ship; a metaphor for journeys or transportation
Triple sons with a resonance to rub against
Triple sons with the strong ability to affect the emotions of the listeners is referenced with the phrase resonance to rub up against
The one you bury: the one bright red yew berry
A red berry associated with the yew tree, symbolizing death and symbolism of dark magic
And we swallow each new red berry
Echoing the repetitive motif of Triple Sons with an image of a person repeatedly ingesting the Yew berries.
Contributed by Liam T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Magdalene Sister
This is an extremely heartbreaking song, but this version is somehow even more heartbreaking.... Why do such amazing artists have to leave us too soon?
Janusz Wachowsky
I checked your playlists... Wow! You have a great music taste!
Richie Montero
It just is.
passage
the 20 seconds right after 6:56 ✨
Wise One
This is one moving performance
Tom T
Angst condensed into a swirling ball of hurt
Kostas Coil888
Άκρως ηδονικοί Coil.. :)
Alejandro Sintes Ruiz de la Escalera
What a terrible loss.
SNICOVERS
r.i.p. jhonn balance
P K
Φιλε χιλια ευχαριστω για το upload. Ακρως ηδονικο .