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 Sun
Coil Lyrics
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And then I swallowed the one you bury
Then I swallowed the one you bury (repeated)
The lyrics to Coil's song "Triple Sun" are open to interpretation. One possible interpretation of the repeated lyrical phrase "And I swallowed the one you bury" is that it represents the singer's willingness to ingest aspects of their lover or partner, including those that may have been buried or repressed. This could be a metaphor for the singer's willingness to embrace their loved one's shadows, flaws and secrets. The repetition of the phrase three times in succession could represent the three aspects of mind, body, and soul that the singer is willing to consume and assimilate from their partner.
Another possible interpretation is that the lyrics represent the singer's willingness to take on the negativity or burden of their partner, through a process of absorption or transmutation. The phrase "swallowed the one you bury" could represent tensions, grief or personal issues experienced by the loved one, which the singer is absorbing and taking on so that their partner doesn't have to carry that burden alone. The repetition of the phrase three times may represent the three parts of the self that are involved in this self-sacrificing process (mind, body and soul).
Overall, the lyrics to "Triple Sun" are highly metaphorical, and can be interpreted in many different ways. It's a testament to Coil's skill as songwriters that these simple lyrics can contain such depth of meaning and provoke a range of emotional responses.
Line by Line Meaning
And I swallowed the one you bury
I have taken in the negativity and pain that you have hidden away and tried to forget.
And then I swallowed the one you bury
Once wasn't enough, I've had to internalize and digest the buried hardships and sorrows you've experienced.
Then I swallowed the one you bury (repeated)
I continue to take on your repressed emotions and struggles, one after another, trying to alleviate your burden.
Contributed by Parker L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@dontwrite9s4ever86
i would listen to this song over and over again back then. and the horns and THAT marimba. just epic.
@Psychonaut75
This song is awesome. Strong, as the memories it brings.
@icyfeather8651
Six years have passed. But still... Do you remember?
@Isosyth
First Coil song I ever heard and even now it almost brings me to tears every time I hear it.
@sergeybaranov1527
This track was set on my alarm clock for some time ten years ago. That was great.
@cutlerbeckett610
Великолепно! Спасибо за это.
@DavidJimison
Never will forget them performing this at All Tomorrow's Parties. Strange and beautiful. & Jhon was wearing nightgown, which was somehow quite fitting.
@classicdetective1086
have u listened to the live recording of that _...and the ambulance died in his arms_?
@icyfeather8651
What a masterpiece
@noone173
i need a full album of stuff like this black antlers got some of it but i still need more