Out of print for a decade, the fine British record label Cold Spring has now reissued the cult release “Recoiled” featuring Coil Remixes of Nine Inch Nails tracks. This much-demanded new vinyl edition of this legendary collaboration comes in black or coloured vinyl in full-colour sleeve with printed inner sleeve.

Note that the ‘Pallid Amber’ version which is limited to only 100 copies was only available via Cold Spring and this as a strictly one copy for customer only. If you attempt to buy more than one copy, your entire order will be cancelled. This way the label wants to avoid scalpers are getting their hands on this release.

Both the ‘Heavy Gold’ and ‘Solid Bone White’ come in a limited edition of 500 copies. Also available is a black vinyl (with T-shirt of wanted) and a CD in full colour digipak.

All orders direct from Cold Spring will receive a release promo card.

Genesis of Coil / Nine Inch Nails LP “Recoiled”

The Nine Inch Nails tracks on “Recoiled” were remixed by Danny Hyde (Coil, Electric Sewer Age) and Peter Christopherson (Coil, Throbbing Gristle) on the demand of long time Coil admirer Trent Reznor. Reznor sent over the original multi-tracks and DATs to Hyde and Christopherson, who independently mixed versions and then met to synch both creations.

It was first released in the 5-track format on February 24, 2014, via Cold Spring posthumously after the deaths of the two original Coil members, Peter Christopherson and John Balance. “Recoiled” is actually based on the fan-created digital EP, “Uncoiled”, initially released freely on The Pirate Bay as fully tagged MP3s and FLAC files of the remixes, including original photography and printable jewel case inserts.

The “Recoiled” EP contains remixes of four Nine Inch Nails songs, including “Gave Up”, from Broken (1992), and “Closer”, “The Downward Spiral” and “Eraser”, from The Downward Spiral (1994). The Cold Spring release of the album features additional mastering, and a remix of the song “Eraser” that was not on “Uncoiled”.

These 5 lengthy compositions (just under 40 minutes) are pre-Ableton / laptop generation type creations, with the use of baby alarms and numerous wires to create the effects.

Track listing:

A1. Gave Up (Open My Eyes) (5:28)
A2. Closer (Unrecalled) (7:41)
A3. The Downward Spiral (A Gilded Sickness) (7:59)
B1. Eraser (Reduction) 8:45
B2. Eraser (Baby Alarm Remix) (8:54)

Here’s an idea what to expect

Below is a 21 minute video posted by Danny Hyde in 2018 showing the making of the Nine inch Nails “Recoiled” record. Danny: “Maybe it will go in some way in Explaining the steps taken for the release. The end section of video has footage filmed at time of construction, with various solo samples.”

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Out next month on March 22 via the Infinite Fog label is a reissue of The Treshold Houseboys Choir release “Amulet”. The Treshold Houseboys Choir was the project of the late Peter “Sleazy” Christopherson of Coil.

Originally available in limited quantities at live shows and via direct mail-order in 2008 as a hand-assembled 4 mini-CDR set housed in a circular Thai Amulet case and never properly distributed, the material finally receives a wider re-release on vinyl and CD. This release was the second and final release for Christopherson’s post-Coil solo project.

As a bonus feature this reissue includes rare earlier compilation tracks and a few previously unreleased exclusive rough demos.

The Infinite Fog edition comes presented as a 3LP in a triple heavy gatefold sleeve and as a 2CD digipak, both including a poster of Peter Christopherson in his Cruella Deville coat. The whol was remastered by Jessica Thompson with artwork by Oleg Galay and with additional guidance from Peter Jenx.

Note that the following bonus tracks are only included on the 2CD edition:

1. Geff and Pete experiment with Voice FX
2. Moody Circles
3. PLICK PLICK
4. Plink Plonk
5. Screaming Itch

About Peter “Sleazy” Christopherson

Peter Martin Christopherson, known as Sleazy, (27 February 1955 – 25 November 2010) was a versatile English artist encompassing roles as a musician, video director, commercial artist, designer, and photographer. He was notably a part of the British design agency Hipgnosis.

He played a pivotal role in founding the band Throbbing Gristle under the Industrial Records label. Following Throbbing Gristle’s split, Christopherson, alongside Genesis P-Orridge and Geoff Rushton (later known as John Balance), initiated Psychic TV.

His journey with Psychic TV was brief, leading to the establishment of Coil with John Balance, a partnership that spanned nearly 23 years until Balance’s untimely death due to a fall. Christopherson’s career also included a phase where he contributed to Throbbing Gristle’s revival. After moving to Thailand in 2005, he produced 2 albums for his solo project, The Threshold HouseBoys Choir. Christopherson passed away in his sleep on 25 November 2010.

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Out via Infinite Fog on January 23rd is the re-release of the Nurse With Wound album “Thunder Perfect Mind” in two formats. This 2024 re-release was fully overseen by Steven Stapleton.

The first is a limited picture-disc edition (300 copies), on heavy 185g and coming inside a special remus-quality gatefold cover. ‘Remus’ is a special format, slightly bigger in size than regular vinyl sleeves as the cardboard is heavier and denser.

The second format is a 6-panel 2CD digipak with the same tracklist as the vinyl set.

About this Nurse With Wound album

The original release of Nurse With Wound’s “Thunder Perfect Mind” in 1992 coincided with that of Current 93’s homonymous album. Legend has it that the name initially appeared to Steven Stapleton in a dream as the title of Tibet’s then still nameless upcoming album. Both records feature contributions from David Tibet, Colin Potter, Rose McDowall, John Balance of Coil, Alan Trench of Orchis and Joolie Wood amongst others. The Nurse With Wound album also is the first full-length collaboration with Colin Potter who has since become a regular visitor on the Nurse With Wound albums as well as in live performances.

A picture disc on vinyl is not an audiophile format

Please take notice that picture “vinyl” is no audiophile format, it’s a collectible format. The more stereo and bass, the wider and deeper the grooves have to be, to provide all information to the needle. But picture discs have only a very thin plastic foil over the pictures, it’s no ‘real’ vinyl, just plastic, similar to pet bottles. It is impossible, to press as deep and wide grooves, that a Picture-LP would sound as well as a real vinyl. That’s the same for all picture LPs, not only this one.

Here are the 5 aspects to keep in mind when buying picture discs:

1. Manufacturing Process: Picture discs are created by pressing a thin layer of vinyl over a paper image. This process differs from traditional vinyl records, where the entire disc is made of vinyl. The layered structure can affect the precision with which the grooves are formed, leading to less accurate sound reproduction.
2. Material Quality: The materials used in picture discs, particularly the paper image and the adhesive needed to bond the image to the vinyl, can introduce noise and distortion. These impurities in the material can interfere with the needle’s ability to track the grooves accurately.
3. Surface Noise: Picture discs often exhibit higher surface noise compared to standard vinyl records. The additional layers and the interaction between the paper and vinyl can create a background hiss or crackling that detracts from the audio clarity.
4. Durability and Wear: Picture discs can be more prone to wear and damage. The paper layer and different manufacturing process can make them less durable than traditional vinyl, leading to quicker degradation of sound quality over time.
5. Focus on Aesthetics over Sound: The primary appeal of picture discs is their aesthetic value, often featuring artwork or images related to the music. This focus on visual presentation can mean that less attention is given to the audio quality, which is the primary concern for audiophiles.

Therefore to get the best sound quality, you should choose the 2CD set.

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The industrial music landscape is filled with influential figures, but few have left as indelible a mark as the late Peter ‘Sleazy’ Christopherson. Born in Leeds, Yorkshire, on February 27, 1955, Christopherson was an English musician, video director, commercial artist, designer, and photographer, whose contributions to the music industry spanned various genres, from industrial and experimental to electronic.

Re-released now via Soleilmoon is “Live at L’étrange Festival 2004” holding his live performance at L’étrange Festival in Paris on September 13 2004. Titled “The Art of Mirrors (Homage to Derek Jarman)”, the 74 minute long track takes listeners on a sonic journey that reflects Christopherson’s mastery of samples and his otherworldly aesthetics. As a tribute to Christopherson and Balance, “The Art of Mirrors” was initially released in 2015 by Black Mass Rising (France), followed by another release in 2017 by Infinite Fog (Russia).

Christopherson’s career was as eclectic as his musical style. His father was a professor of engineering who later became master of Magdalene College, Cambridge. Christopherson himself studied computer programming, theatre design, and video at the University at Buffalo in Buffalo, New York, where he nurtured his interest in performance art and avant-garde photography.

Co-founding the Industrial Records band Throbbing Gristle (TG), Christopherson helped pioneer the industrial music genre before moving on to form Psychic TV with Genesis P-Orridge and Geoff Rushton, who later changed his name to John Balance. Balance, a Throbbing Gristle fan who became Christopherson’s intimate partner, joined him in creating their own project, Coil.

In a career spanning over two decades, Coil released a myriad of recordings and contributed to the work of other artists. After Balance’s untimely death, Christopherson relocated to Bangkok, Thailand, in 2005, where he founded his solo project The Threshold HouseBoys Choir. While Christopherson’s death in 2010 marked the end of an era, his legacy continues to live on, influencing new generations of artists and reminding us of the transformative power of music.

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The UK based Cold Spring label has a rather interesting re-release out on February 23 from Psychic TV: “Those Who Do Not”. The album holds recordings of a live concert by Psychic TV in Reykjavik, Iceland that took place in November 1983 and which was organized by HÖH and GRAMM Records.

The live album will be released on CD, and in 3 different 2LP versions: a version on red vinyl sold via Cold Spring only (230 copies) and one on white vinyl (230 copies) which will only be sold via indie record stores, plus a standard black vinyl edition.

At the moment of this live recording the lineup of the band also featured Peter Christopherson and Geff Rushton (John Balance) of Coil next to Genesis P-Orridge, Alex Fergusson, John Gosling, Godkrist, Grey Wolf, Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, Thee TOPI Method and Priestess. This full show also holds the recordings of the Pagan marriage between Genesis and Paula P-Orridge conducted by Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson Allsherjargodi.

Out of print for 23 years, the material has been meticulously remastered, with the track order finally arranged into what was the original show.

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Out via Kontakt Audio is the re-release of the “The New Backwards” album on a single vinyl album. And this in two versions, a regular black one and a limited clear vinyl one (300 copies). Infinite Fog already had released the album as an expanded double-CD and triple vinyl.

The release holds rhythmic material from 1993-1996, originally meant as the follow-up to “Love’s Secret Domain”. “The New Backwards” effectively became the final official Coil studio release of all new material whilst Peter was still alive.

Unlike the 2008 edition, this edition also contains the titlesong “Backwards”. The album was conceived by Peter “Sleazy” Christopherson in 2007, revisiting ‘stray’ tracks from the “Ape of Naples” recording sessions in 2005. That album was the project’s initial posthumous release, a sort of requiem and a kiss-goodbye to his then recently deceased partner John Balance.

Below are the visuals for the new single vinyl releases.

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Out in april 2022 is the Coil album “The New Backwards”. Originally meant as the follow-up to “Love’s Secret Domain”, this album effectively became the final official Coil studio release of all new material whilst Peter “Sleazy” Christopherson was still alive. This 3LP/2CD version contains 8 additional tracks of previously unheard material from the same sessions.

“The New Backwards” was conceived by Peter “Sleazy” Christopherson in 2007, revisiting stray tracks which hadn’t seemed to gel with the material he had chosen for the more somber “Ape of Naples” from 2005, Coil’s initial posthumous release, and a sort of requiem and a kiss-goodbye to his then recently deceased partner John Balance.

The material was partially recorded in 1996 in Sharon Tate’s former home in the Hollywood Hills, the Nine Inch Nails home base in New Orleans and London’s Swanyard. The material was then remixed and restructured with the help of long-term friend Danny Hyde in Thailand. Some of the tracks present on the album were performed live in the past, others had only leaked in demo versions and are here presented updated and polished as Christopherson and Hyde intended them to be heard including Balance’s vocal contributions. Read the review of ‘Backwards’.

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Out in a little more than a week is the collaborative project between Nordic electropop diva Karin Park (Årabrot) and legendary electronic pioneer Lustmord. “Alter” is the pair’s first collaborative work and holds nine tracks.

You can already check out a first track “Hiraeth” right below. And for those unaware who these two excellent artists are, below we added some extra info.

About Karin Park

Karin Park made her debut in 2003 with the single “Superworldunknown”. After the release of her second album “Change Your Mind” (2006), the music developed in a new, darker and more synth-based direction. The third album, “Ashes To Gold” (2009), was produced by Fredrik Saroea, frontman of the Norwegian band Datarock.

Following this record, Karin has continued to develop a more experimental, beat-oriented sound. Karin Park is also a well known producer, who has done remixes for other bands and co-produced the latest Årabrot record “Who do you love” with her husband Kjetil Nernes, frontman in Årabrot.

Together with her brother David Park, Portsmouth based producer Barry Barnet and the Swedish producer Christoffer Berg (known for his work with The Knife, Fever Ray, Massive Attack and Little Dragon’s Yukimi Nagano), she made her fourth album, “Highwire Poetry” (2012). In 2015, she released her fifth studio album “Apocalypse Pop”.

Her new band project Pandora Drive is London based and released their first EP “Albino Heart” in 2018.

Aside from her musical career, Karin Park occasionally works as a model and an actress. She starred in the Norwegian horror film Hidden (2009) and her song “Out of the Cage” was the theme track to the film.

About Lustmord

Brian Williams is a Welsh industrial musician, sound designer and film score composer. He is often credited for creating the dark ambient genre with albums recorded under the name Lustmord.

Williams was raised in rural Wales, before relocating to London in his late teens where he befriended Throbbing Gristle members Cosey Fanni Tutti and Chris Carter, who urged him to make his own music. He started recording as Lustmord in 1980 before joining SPK in 1982.

Some of Lustmord’s most notable collaborations include Robert Rich on “Stalker”, Jarboe, John Balance of Coil, Monte Cazazza, Clock DVA, Chris & Cosey, Paul Haslinger, and Melvins on “Pigs of the Roman Empire”.

In short, an electronic music pioneer.

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Coitus Interruptus Productions and Crunch Pod are to release “Channeling The Solar Lodge”, a free Coil tribute compilation next month. The tribute will offer 20 different electronic and experimental projects covering their favourite Coil track.

Bands featured on this compilation will be the following ones (next to their names you’ll find teh respective tracks they will cover):

• AkA – Artillery Night Space
• Brien Hindman – Boken Fabiola
• Dead Receptors – Defrag
• Dreamscape Invocation – Empusae
• Fetal Distress – Flint Glass
• Fluxion A/D – God Module
• Grave of the Opal Golem
• Law-Rah Collective – Manufactura
• Morlox – Michael Idehall – NDSTRY
• The Present Moment – Pyroclastic
• Snowbeasts – Sylvgheist Maëlström
• Talvekoidik – Theodor Bastard – XISIX

About Coil

Coil were an experimental music group, founded in 1982 in London, England and concluded in 2005. Initially envisioned as a solo project by musician John Balance (of the band Psychic TV), Coil evolved into a full-time project with the addition of his partner Peter Christopherson (formerly of pioneering industrial music group Throbbing Gristle).

Balance and Christopherson were the only constant members; other contributors throughout the band’s career included Stephen Thrower, Danny Hyde, Drew McDowall, William Breeze, Thighpaulsandra, and Ossian Brown.

After the release of their 1984 debut EP “How to Destroy Angels”, Coil joined Some Bizzare Records, through which they released two full-length albums, “Scatology” (1984) and “Horse Rotorvator” (1986). After departing from Some Bizzare, Coil established their own record label, Threshold House, through which they produced and released “Love’s Secret Domain” (1991).

In 1985, the group began working on a series of soundtracks, among them the rejected score for the first “Hellraiser”.

Financial difficulties slowed the group’s work in the early 1990s before they returned to the project on releases such as “Astral Disaster” (1999), and the “Musick to Play in the Dark” series composed of “Vol. 1” (1999) and “Vol. 2” (2000), as well as releasing several projects under aliases such as Black Light District, ELpH, and Time Machines.

The group started several smaller independent record labels, including Eskaton and Chalice. The group’s first live performance in 16 years occurred in 1999, and began a series of mini-tours that would last until 2004.

Following the accidental death of John Balance on 13 November 2004, Christopherson announced via that Coil as an entity had ceased to exist, ending the Coil discography with “The Ape of Naples” (2005).

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Genre/Influences: Industrial, Experimental, Cinematographic, Ambient.

Format: Digital, 2 CD.

Background/Info: Cold Spring brings us a re-release of this Coil-compilation, originally released in 2001 on Feelee. This is a Russian label and the compilation was meant to mark Coil’s first live performance in Moscow (Russia). This is an opportunity to get back to the creative spirit of Avant-Garde artists John Balance and Peter Christopherson who unfortunately died much too young.

Content: The first disc is mainly driven by great atmospheres, creating an ominous sensation, which became one of Coil’s trademarks. From pure Cinematographic passages to Experimental music, the work brings us back to essential songs such as “At The Heart Of It All” from the legendary “Scatology”-album to “Are You Shivering”, “Where Are You” and “The dreamer Is Still Asleep”.

The second disc moves on with more sonic anthems like the unforgettable “Panic”, “Solar Lodge” and “The Anal Staircase” –bringing us back to one of early 12” from the band. This second disc sounds a bit harder and definitely more Industrial, but is still revealing a visionary style. I here refer to the somewhat Technoid-driven “A.Y.O.R.”.

+ + + : This compilation available in a 8-panel glossy digipak is more than simply an opportunity to get back to the genius of this band. Coil remains a very unique sound experience, a band you can’t totally label, but that has been for sure a reference. They mixed Industrial together with Experimental, Ambient, Neo-Classic and even Trance. This album is a sonic journey throughout some of their most prominent albums. I remain a huge lover of “Scatology”, which I consider as one of the Industrial-cult albums in history. But I also have to mention other works such as “Horse Rotorvator” and “Musick To Play In the Dark“. Coil was not just visionary; it was an intelligent and eclectic project, creating disturbing atmospheres like no other.

– – – : Even a double disc can’t totally cover the impressive discography of Coil so in the end there are always songs missing.

Conclusion: This work can be seen and considered as the sonic legacy of the brilliant Coil.

Best songs: “At The Heart Of It All”, “Panic, “Solar Lodge”, “The Anal Staircse”, “Are You Shivering?”, “The Dreamer Is Still Asleep”, “Further Back And Faster”.

Rate: (9).

Artist: www.facebook.com/Coil-189787564422

Label: www.coldspring.co.uk / www.facebook.com/coldspringhq

About Coil

Coil was formed in London in the early 1980s by John Balance and Peter “Sleazy” Christopherson, who built an experimental catalogue moving between industrial, ambient, neoclassical and dance-influenced material until Balance’s death in 2004 and Christopherson’s in 2010. “A Guide For Beginners – The Voice Of Silver” and “A Guide For Finishers – A Hair Of Gold” were originally released in 2001 on the Russian label Feelee to mark Coil’s first live performance in Moscow, with the twenty tracks across both discs hand-picked by the band to represent their catalogue.

Cold Spring’s 2020 CD edition, officially licensed from Feelee, reissued the compilation in an 8-panel glossy digipak after nearly two decades out of print on CD; a vinyl-only 2xLP edition had previously been issued by Feelee in 2018. Cold Spring has continued to work through the Coil catalogue since, including a 10th-anniversary reissue of “Backwards”, an extended edition of the “Hellraiser” sessions and a remaster of “Gold Is The Metal (With The Broadest Shoulders)”.

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Genre/Influences: Neo-folk, experimental.

Format: Digital, CD + Vinyl 7”

Background/Info: Death In June is a name, which needs no further introduction. Being considered as the ‘inventors’ or ‘Godfathers’ of neo-folk, the album “The Corn Years” was originally released by New European Recordings in 1989. It was the first Death In June production released on CD format. The album brings songs together from the early albums “The World Thät Sümmer” (1986) and “Brown Book” (1987). The compilation has been re-released featuring some reworked- and exclusive tracks plus the 7” vinyl featuring three more songs.

Content: This album brings us back to the early years of Death In June. Douglas Pierce has been assisted by some famous names from that period like David Tibet, John Balance, ‘Bee’ aka Paul Hampshire, Andrea James, David Tiffen, Rose McDowall ao. Both albums have been released after the mythic “Nada!”, which explains that as little extra among the non-album tracks from the original “The Corn Years” you’ll find “Behind The Rose (Fields Of Rape)”. This re-edition features a total of 7 songs that didn’t appear on the original version of 1989.

The neo-folk influences are there, but it moves much further featuring some apocalyptic ballads and even cinematic passages. From bombast to delicacy, the songs are covering a wide sonic canvas lead by the regular apparition of a solemn trumpet play. Male and female vocals are alternating or singing as a duo.

+ + + : My personal favorite period of Death In June definitely is the one of the early years; back to the 80s, which was a decade of music revolution and underground welfare. Death In June created something apart, something new and definitely visionary. Together with artists such as Psychic TV, Coil, Current 93 and related names Death In June left a creative trademark, which is easily noticeable on this album. This is an opportunity to rediscover the magic of “To Drown A Rose”, “Blood Of Winter” and “Come Before Christ And Murder Love”. I also have to mention the more delicate “Break The Black Ice” and “Behind The Rose (Fields Of Rape)”, which is one of the other extras on the album. Last, but not least I also have to say a word about the great, artistic 7” format digipak of the album.

– – – : My only disappointment is the 7”, which according to me doesn’t really add a bonus although a single remains a cool format. 

Conclusion: Some especially know Death In June for its controversy, but the 80s was about controversy! We’ve to get back to the real context of that decade to give controversy a place, but I definitely will remember Death In June as one of the 80s underground music artisans. I think this album is a kind of testimony.

Best songs: “Blood Of Winter”, “Come Before Christ And Murder Love”, “To Drown A Rose”, “Break The Black Ice (Instrumental)”, “Behind The Rose (Fields Of Rape)”.

Rate: (8).

Artist: www.deathinjune.net / www.facebook.com/deathinjune.official

Label: www.steelwork.fr / www.facebook.com/STEELWORK.MASCHINE

About Death In June

Death In June is a neofolk group led by English musician Douglas Pearce, known as Douglas P., originally formed in Britain in 1981 as a trio. After the other members left in 1984 and 1985, the project became built primarily around Douglas P. and various collaborators, its sound shifting from post-punk and Industrial Records-associated origins toward a more acoustic, folk-oriented approach that helped establish the neofolk genre. “The Corn Years” compiles material from the early albums “The World Thät Sümmer” (1986) and “Brown Book” (1987), first released on CD by New European Recordings in 1989.

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Coil, the experimental music group, founded in 1982 in London, England and concluded in 2005, keeps on giving us sonic beauty. It shows that the work by founder John Balance and his partner Peter Christopherson was nothing else but brilliant.

Infinite Frog Production is now about to release a complete version of “Sara Dale’s Sensual Massage” OST with 8 exclusive and unheard tracks. “Sara Dale’s Sensual Massage” was originally an erotic video with a mystic soundtrack by Coil. While the first part is not so far away from Coil, the second part of the album explores more rhythmic structures that remind the “Gay Man’s Guide…” soundtrack.

Besides the OST recordings, this new vinyl edition includes bonus tracks from the “Basilisk prod.’s” era: “Theme From Blue”, “The Hills Are Alive”, etc.. The whole has been mastered by Martin Bowes.

Out by mid-September.

Tracks:

• A1 Sara Dale’s Sensual Massage I
• A2 Sara Dale’s Sensual Massage II
• A3 Sara Dale’s Sensual Massage III
• A4 Sara Dale’s Sensual Massage IV
• A5 Sara Dale’s Sensual Massage V

• B1 Sara Dale’s Sensual Massage VI
• B2 Sara Dale’s Sensual Massage VII
• B3 Sara Dale’s Sensual Massage VIII
• B4 Sara Dale’s Happy End
• B5 Sara Dale’s Bombers
• B6 Medieval Flange

• C1 Plinkerton
• C2 Volcanozo
• C3 Aftertouch
• C4 Gamatalo
• C5 Theme From Blue I
• C6 Theme From Blue II

• D1 Theme From Blue II
• D2 (silence)
• D3 The Hills are alive

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Out on October 23 via Cold Spring is a reissue of the Coil best of releases “A Guide For Beginners – The Voice Of Silver” and “A Guide For Finishers – A Hair Of Gold”, this time as a 2CD set. The two releases have been out of print on CD for almost two decades.

Officially licensed from FEELEE, this edition spans Coil’s entire career, featuring tracks from all their major albums. They were hand-picked by Coil to represent their best work and originally released to mark their first performance in Moscow in 2001. The vinyl-only edition by FEELEE was released as two separate luxurious 2xLP editions in 2018.

Here are two tracks from the set. The first being “At the heart of it all”.

“Ostia (the death of Pasolini)”

Coil, a project in itself

Coil was originally founded in 1982 as a solo vehicle for Geoff Rushton aka John Balance (he also joined Psychic TV at this time), before evolving into its permanent core duo with the addition of his partner and fellow PTV member Peter ‘Sleazy’ Christopherson. Christopherson had previously been an original member of industrial music legends Throbbing Gristle and a partner in leading design agency Hipgnosis, later becoming a go-to music video director.

Having left Psychic TV ahead of their 1984 debut EP, “How To Destroy Angels”, Coil signed to Some Bizarre Records for the release of the albums “Scatology” (1984) and “Horse Rotorvator” (1986). They then established their own label, Threshold House, to issue the landmark 1991 album “Love’s Secret Domain” plus a record of additional material from the LSD sessions entitled “Stolen & Contaminated Songs” the following year.

The remainder of that decade saw releases from pseudonymous projects such as ELpH vs. Coil, Black Light District and Time Machines, plus the soundtrack for Derek Jarman’s “The Angelic Conversation”, before a return to ‘regular’ studio output such as “Astral Disaster”, two volumes of “Musick To Play In The Dark” (1999 and 2000) and “Black Antlers” (2004). They also began performing live shows in 1999 and played a series of mini-tours over the next five years.

The final Coil album, “The Ape Of Naples”, was compiled by Christopherson following the accidental death of Balance in 2004 at the age of 42 and released at the end of the following year. Christopherson himself died in 2010 at just 55.

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Cold Spring has announced the reissue of Coil’s 1992 album “Stolen & Contaminated Songs”, presented on CD and, for the first time, on vinyl. “Stolen & Contaminated Songs” was recorded and produced by Coil in 1992 and Swas the first of two albums recorded and produced by the band in that year. The album is composed of outtakes and unreleased songs from their prior album, “Love’s Secret Domain”.

The line-up in 1992 consisted of John Balance, Peter Christopherson, Stephen Thrower and Danny Hyde. The release will be reissued on CD (available here) but also on vinyl including a limited bone coloured 2LP (limited to 800 copies – you can buy it here) and a regular black double vinyl.

Coil, a short history

Coil were an experimental music group, founded in 1982 in London, England and concluded in 2005. Initially envisioned as a solo project by singer and songwriter John Balance (born Geoffrey Burton) while he was in the band Psychic TV, Coil evolved into a full-time project with the addition of artistic creative partner Peter Christopherson, a founding member of Industrial Records and pioneering Industrial music group Throbbing Gristle, who also became Balance’s life-partner. Throughout the group’s existence, Balance and Christopherson were the only constant members; other members and contributors included Stephen Thrower, Danny Hyde, Drew McDowall, William Breeze, Thighpaulsandra (Tim Lewis), and Ossian Brown (Simon Norris).

After the release of their 1984 debut EP “How to Destroy Angels”, Coil joined Some Bizzare Records, through which they released two full-length albums, “Scatology” (1984) and “Horse Rotorvator” (1986). After departing from Some Bizzare, Coil had established their own record label, Threshold House, through which they produced and released “Love’s Secret Domain” (1991), which saw the duo incorporate the influence of the UK acid house scene. Financial difficulties slowed the group’s work in the early 1990s before they returned to the project as well as releasing several projects under aliases.

Following the death of John Balance on 13 November 2004, Christopherson announced via their official record label website Threshold House that Coil as an entity had ceased to exist, and after working on the record’s content to his extent officially ended the Coil discography with “The Ape of Naples” (2005). Read the review of ‘Stolen & Contaminated Songs’.

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After the 3LP/2CD release “Swanyard” (featuring nearly 150 minutes of previously unreleased Coil recordings and available here), we have another Coil release coming up. “The Gay Man’s Guide To Safer Sex” features more previously unreleased material, namely Coil’s unreleased soundtrack for the VHS only, pre-internet, sexual education documentary entitled “The Gay Man’s Guide To Safer Sex” released in 1992.

The line-up for this project consisted of John Balance, Peter “Sleazy” Christopherson and Danny Hyde and was what John Balance called a “slightly new agey, progressive house type thing”. The material is not far removed from Badalamenti’s work with David Lynch, somewhat of an ambient house album for your home listening and early morning sunrise dances, Coil style.

The material featured on this CD/vinyl (available here for ordering) was taken from the original masters provided by Danny Hyde. “The Gay Man’s Guide To Safer Sex” features a new sexy edit of the main theme with the bonuses “Nasa-Arab” and “Omlagus Garfungiloops” taken from the 1992 CD only “Stolen And Contaminated Songs”, both being original versions of the radically reworked “Nasa-Arab 2” and “Exploding Frogs” of the OST in order to balance the whole album and extend the listening pleasure.

6 tracks in total which are available on CD and on (purple!) vinyl. Below is the CD digipak version.

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Coil fans, attention, you will not want to miss out on this one! Out in a few weeks (closer to June) but already available for pre-order via Bandcamp, is the “Swanyard” 3LP Vinyl (available here) and 2CD set (available here).

This new release holds – hold tight – nearly 150 (!!) minutes of previously unreleased Coil recordings. The material was all written and recorded between 1993 to 1996 and was selected and assembled by Danny Hyde (Electric Sewer Age, ex-Coil, ex-Psychic TV, ex-Black Light District) from the studio archives.

The artwork for the release was delivered by Steven Stapleton, from a recalled dream by Jhon Balance. The mastering was executed by Martin Bowes (Attrition) in a Cage Studio.

Tracks:

• Spastiche (5:42)
• Heaven’s 98 Horror mst (11:52)
• Siminon Master Backwards (Swanyard demo) (6:28)
• Jhon’s House Tune from GM Guide – Protection (5:36)
• Spastiche (basic) (6:46)
• AYOR Master (It’s in my Blood) (6:40)
• Original Amber Rain (demo) (4:51)
• Wur CLK Wir 1993 (2:05)
• Crumb Tune (master) (6:00)
• The March of Time (extra version) (8:56)
• Spastiche – The Night’s alive (master) (5:34)
• Kusnir Jazz (2:39)
• Heavens Blade (John Balance vox demo) (7:25)
• Wur CLK Wir 1998 mst vox (18:35)
• The Test early mst (2:17)
• AYOR (extra version) (4:29)
• Elves (master) (6:35)
• Heaven’s Blade (Inst) 1993 (8:24)
• Melotron Song (amber rain demo) (2:51)
• March of more Time (master) 1993 (6:27)
• Crumb Tune (4:20)
• Simon (extra long) (6:10)
• Egyptian Basses 1993 (7:18)

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Available for the first time ever on vinyl is the Bill Laswell – Coil collaboration album “City of Light”. You can order the vinyl right here!

The material for “City of Light”, Bill Laswell’s sixth solo album, was recorded in 1997 in Banaras, India, and mixed in Greenpoint, NY. For this album, he invited John Balance and Peter Christopherson from Coil which resulted in the 13-minutes epic composition “Kála”. Japanese ambient genius Tetsu Inoue furthermore enriched the album with his characteristic sound.

The conceptual record offers deep drones, tabla-rhythms, and ambient collages and was originally released on CD by the Sub Rosa label.

The tracklist:

• “Nothing” (music by Bill Laswell) – total length 13:03
• “Kála” (music by John Balance, Peter Christopherson) – total length 13:06
• “Káshí” (music by Tetsu Inoue) – total length 7:19
• “Above The Earth” (music by Bill Laswell) – total length 11:19

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About Coil, Zos Kia & Marc Almond

Zos Kia was formed in London by John Gosling (also known as Mekon) and John Balance, who also led Coil, with guest contributions from Peter Christopherson of Throbbing Gristle. Zos Kia’s sole album, “Transparent”, was issued on cassette by the Austrian label Nekrophile in August 1983 and stands as the first released recording by both Zos Kia and Coil. Marc Almond, known for Soft Cell, joined Balance and Gosling for the 1983 live recording reissued here. Cold Spring later released the complete Zos Kia anthology “23” in 2017.

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In 1996 the album “A Thousand Lights In A Darkened Room” was released by the band Black Light District which was basically a production by Coil. The alias was one of a few assumed by them in the mid-nineties for putting out drone based music (and also a name of a song by Boyd Rice on the compilation cassette “Bethel”).

This album now gets released as being a Coil release with the title “Black Light District” and with an unreleased bonus-track. The team who worked on the material consisted of John Balance, Peter Christopherson, Drew McDowall and Danny Hyde.

You can order the album right here.

The material on this reissue was remastered by Martin Bowes (Attrition) with the bonus track being taken from the “Black Light District” recording session. Also added are Danny Hyde’s comments in the booklet.

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In 1997, Bill Laswell released his sixth solo album “City of Light” which he recorded in Banaras, India (and mixed in Greenpoint, NY). For this album, he invited the late John Balance and late Peter Christopherson from Coil to record the 13-minutes composition “Kála”. Also collaborating on the material was Japanese ambient artist Tetsu Inoue and together they created a conceptual record full of deep drones, tabla-rhythms, and ambient collages.

Originally the album was released by the Belgium label Sub Rosa back in 1997. It has been sold out for years until now. The re-issue of this album comes as a digipak with new artwork and with a booklet. The re-issue can be ordered now. A must-have!

The tracks on the album remain the same: “Nothing”, “Kála”, “Káshí” and “Above The Earth”.

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Zos Kia was formed by John Gosling (Mekon), John Balance (Coil) and Min augmented with guest Peter ‘Sleazy’ Christopherson (Throbbing Gristle). Their one and only long-play album “Transparent” was released in August 1983 on cassette by the now-defunct Nekrophile label in Austria. These were the first released recordings of both Coil and Zos Kia. It was re-issued years later by Coil (Threshold House / Eskaton) in an edited edition and just of recent, the entire recordings were reissued on CD and Vinyl which is available here.

But besides of “Transparent”, Zos Kia released 2 EPs on vinyl and recorded several tracks for compilations, as well as about an hour of unreleased material, which was recently found in John Gosling’s archives. Now the final and complete anthology of Zos Kia recordings are being released for the first time ever in a luxury digibook 2CD edition holding 23 tracks, which represents more than 2 hours of material in various styles.

Included are well-known tracks which are being offered in different forms, unknown, rare and unreleased compositions and much more. The 2 CD set comes in a deluxe digibook including some pages with informations & exclusive archive pictures. You can order this excellent set right here.

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Read the news on ‘Transparent’.

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Here’s a release, which although being released already this August, hasn’t gotten enough attention to our taste. Released via Cold Spring and available right here for ordering, this DVD is the official release of the infamous 1988 film “The Sound Of Progress”, directed by Alexander Oey. The film has been completely remastered / authored from the original master film stock for the occasion.

The documentary itself shows the mindset of the some of the most original and influential artists of the experimental scene. An unprecedented insight into the workings, the methods and the ideas that made these names legendary. Filmed in Hamburg (at Neu Konserwatiw/Israelhalle), Amsterdam (at Paradiso and De Olyphant) and London (Sam Therapy) and featuring Coil, Current 93, Foetus, Test Dept..

It aired for the first time on the Dutch TV Videoline program in 1988 and combines interview and performance footage of Coil, Current 93, Foetus and Test Dept. All in all 40 minutes of material. Note that Test Dept. were filmed in a deserted harbour area of Amsterdam where empty buildings were used for concerts and performances. One of the buildings was called De Olyphant, named after the name of the street, Levantkade (now a renovated neighbourhood). They were interviewed just before the concert in the same place. Coil was filmed at the home of Peter Christopherson and John Balance (Chiswick, London, England) in 1986, and inside Sam Therapy studios during the recording of “Horse Rotorvator”. The interview with John Balance and Stephen Thrower was in the courtyard of the studio during a break from recording, 1986.

The DVD includes a 6-panel folded insert with notes and images. Below is a trailer for the film.

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Read the review of ‘Transparent’.

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Read the news on ‘Backwards’.

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