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Coil   / artists (C) Real Name: Jhonn Balance & Peter Christopherson Profile: Jhonn Balance (1962–2004) died tragically in an accident at his home on the 13 November 2004. Formed in London in 1983 by John Balance as a solo side project to Psychic TV, the project soon developed into a full-scale musical group in 1984, when he cemented a partnership with Peter 'Sleazy' Christopherson. Christopherson had been a founder of Psychic TV and member of Throbbing Gristle. For over twenty years Coil had been at the forefront of European experimentalism and electronic music. Peter Christopherson has decided that, with the passing of Jhonn Balance, Coil cannot continue. URLs: http://brainwashed.com/coil/ http://www.thresholdhouse.com/ http://www.myspace.com/originalcoiluk Aliases: Black Light District, ELpH, Eskaton, The, Time Machines Members: Danny Hyde, Drew McDowall, Geoff Rushton, Ossian Brown, Otto Avery, Peter Christopherson, Stephen Thrower, Tim Lewis, William Breeze In Groups: Rosa Mundi, Sickness of Snakes

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nothinger, Nov 05, 2003

Coil is one of those few bands, that has their own unique music style - you can tell that they play ambient, industrial, postindustrial, abstract electronic, noir ballads, dark wave or something else, but none of these definition even in half describes their music.
Their music is magical, mystical, mysterious and incredible climatic.
They started out with "Scatology", which is generally classical industrial record: tracks constructed mainly on samples, lots of noises ("Solar Lodge", "At The Heart Of It All") and crazy sounds at once raised them to the top of "post-industrialists".
Second full-length, "Horse Rotorvator" only confirmed their status on the underground avantgarde music scene. It contains more melodic and climatic sounds then debut - they started even make ballads ("Ostia"). It's one of the shiniest stars from the 80's and for lots of people their best work.
They greeted 90's with techno-sounds from "Love's Secret Domain" (obvious reference to LSD). Fascinated with new-formed british rave scene, they created one of the first pure "techno-oriented" album ever. Only few tracks, (as "Titan Arch") are reminiscences of the past - noises and crazy sounds speaks for themselfs.
After "LSD" thay stopped off for a while. For about 8 years they release only one worth-mentioning thing: "Worship The Glitch". Steady, static and very irritating sounds - isn't it that for what we love them?
In 1999 "Musick To Play In The Dark 1" showed up.
Back to their heights - as the title says, it's musiCK only to play in the night. Ambient, drones, abstract electronics.
Probably my best album.
After that, they released to present-day many good releases. They've started even touring in 2000, and in 2002 released 4 live-albums. Each one with different tracklist.

I can only say more that Coil is in my personal top three of best artists, together with Einstürzende Neubauten and Nine Inch Nails.

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