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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Who
Coil Lyrics
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Who in the sunshine, who in the night time,
Who by high ordeal, who by common trial,
Who in your merry merry month of may,
Who by very slow decay,
And who shall I say is calling?
And who in her lonely slip, who by barbiturate,
And who by avalanche, who by powder,
Who for his greed, who for his hunger,
And who shall I say is calling?
And who by brave assent, who by accident,
Who in solitude, who in this mirror,
Who by his lady's command, who by his own hand,
Who in mortal chains, who in power,
And who shall I say is calling?
Coil's song "Who" poses a series of questions about who will meet certain fates, both natural and man-made. These questions touch on themes of life, death, and destiny, while also exploring the ways in which different people are subject to different trials and tribulations. Through the repetition of the refrain "And who shall I say is calling?" the song also suggests a sense of uncertainty and unknowability about the future and the forces that determine our fate.
The first verse explores various modes of death and asks who will be affected by each of them. Some of the deaths listed are natural, such as those caused by fire, water, or slow decay. Others are more ambiguous, such as those caused by "high ordeal" or "common trial." The second verse continues this exploration, with a particular focus on death by human agency. Here, we see who might be subject to violent or self-inflicted deaths, as well as those who might fall victim to greed or hunger.
Overall, "Who" presents a complex meditation on the unpredictable nature of human life and fate. Through its repetition of the central refrain, it also suggests a sense of unease or anxiety about the unknown forces that may be at work in our lives.
Line by Line Meaning
And who by fire, who by water,
Who will die in a fire and who will drown?
Who in the sunshine, who in the night time,
Who will die during the day and who will die during the night?
Who by high ordeal, who by common trial,
Who will die during a difficult challenge and who will die during an ordinary difficulty?
Who in your merry merry month of may,
Who will die in May, a typically cheerful month?
Who by very slow decay,
Who will die slowly and painfully?
And who shall I say is calling?
Who is calling for all these deaths?
And who in her lonely slip, who by barbiturate,
Who will die alone in her bed and who will die by drug overdose?
Who in these realms of love, who by something blunt,
Who will die from a blunt object in the midst of love?
And who by avalanche, who by powder,
Who will die in an avalanche and who will die from a gun shot?
Who for his greed, who for his hunger,
Who will die because of their greed and who will die because of their hunger?
And who shall I say is calling?
Who is calling for all these deaths?
And who by brave assent, who by accident,
Who will die in a brave action and who will die from an unexpected accident?
Who in solitude, who in this mirror,
Who will die alone and who will die as a reflection of themselves?
Who by his lady's command, who by his own hand,
Who will die because of their lover's orders and who will die by their own hand?
Who in mortal chains, who in power,
Who will die in captivity and who will die in their position of power?
And who shall I say is calling?
Who is the force behind all these deaths?
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Written by: Leonard Cohen
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