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Threshold House
Threshold House is one of several record labels created by Coil to release their own work and that of affiliated projects. Associated labels include Eskaton and Chalice. It is also the name for the official Coil website. The label was initially a vanity label of sorts, as all releases were manufactured and distributed by other labels, most prominently World Serpent Distribution. Following the bankruptcy of World Serpent, the label continued independently. The logo for Threshold House is a castle-like building, possibly what Coil have referred to as "The East Tower" in past interviews, and a moon. It is also very similar to artist recreations of the buildings at Catalhoyuk. After the death of John Balance and the disbanding of Coil, Peter Christopherson started a solo effort, The Threshold HouseBoys Choir, based on the name Threshold House. Releases LOCI The series of "LOCI" were released when Coil resided in England. THRESH & THBKK The "THRESH" and "THBKK" series bega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Balance
Geoffrey Nigel Laurence Rushton (16 February 1962 – 13 November 2004), better known under the pseudonyms John Balance or the later variation Jhonn Balance, was an English musician, occultist, artist and poet. He was best known as a co-founder of the experimental music group Coil, in collaboration with his partner Peter "Sleazy" Christopherson.. Coil was active from 1982 to Balance's death in 2004. He was responsible for the majority of Coil's vocals, lyrics and chants, along with synthesizers and various other instruments both commonplace and esoteric. Outside Coil he collaborated with Cultural Amnesia (at the beginning of the 1980s), Nurse with Wound, Death in June, Psychic TV, Current 93, Chris & Cosey, Thighpaulsandra, and produced several Nine Inch Nails remixes. Early life and career Balance was born Geoffrey Laurence Burton. He took the surname 'Rushton' from his stepfather. During his teens, Balance became acquainted with Christopherson as a fan of the latter's g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gold Is The Metal (With The Broadest Shoulders)
''Gold Is the Metal (With the Broadest Shoulders)'' was the third album released by Coil, in the year 1987. It is not a proper follow-up to 1986's ''Horse Rotorvator'', but more a collection of outtakes and demos from the ''Scatology'', ''Horse Rotorvator'' and ''Hellraiser'' soundtrack sessions. Some obviously correspond to earlier and later released material ("Golden Hole" to "Penetralia", "...Of Free Enterprise" to "Herald", etc.), while others ("Boy in a Suitcase") do not appear anywhere else. "The Last Rites of Spring" includes a sample by Stravinsky, also used extensively in " The Anal Staircase". The musicians involved in this album were; John Balance, Peter Christopherson, Stephen Thrower, Alex Fergusson, Jim Thirlwell, Billy McGee, and Andrew Poppy. Editions The standard 12" was released by the label Threshold House with the catalogue number LOCI 1. The first edition (2,000 copies) was pressed on red vinyl. The second edition (also 2,000) was black and the third ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scatology (album)
''Scatology'' is the debut studio album by English experimental music group Coil. It was recorded at various studios in London during 1984 and produced by the band along with JG Thirlwell; the album features a prominent appearance of Stephen Thrower, who subsequently became an official member of Coil starting with the group's following album, '' Horse Rotorvator''. Despite its title, the album focuses on alchemy, mainly an idea of turning base matter into gold. The record contains a wide array of cultural references, including to people such as Marquis de Sade, Alfred Jarry, Salvador Dalí, Charles Manson, and others. ''Scatology'' was first released in 1985 (with a 1984 copyright date) on LP, by Force & Form and K.422 (Some Bizzare Records sublabel). It was reissued by Force & Form in 1988 on CD and later by Threshold House in 2001. ''Scatology''’s sole single featured the extended remix of "Panic" with a cover version of "Tainted Love" on its B-side. Mainly positively r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astral Disaster
''Astral Disaster'' is a studio album by Coil, originally released in January 1999 on Acme/Prescription, reissued in 2000 on Threshold House, and then reissued in 2017 through Acme/Prescription. The original pressing of the album was released in an edition of 99 copies on 12" vinyl via the record label Acme/Prescription with catalogue number Drug 8, was available only to those who had subscribed to the entire Drug series, and was packaged in a plain black sleeve with a title sticker signed and numbered by John Balance and Peter Christopherson. It included an insert with the track listing and release notes, and a piece of handmade artwork in a plastic zip-lock bag. The later pressing of this album, released on CD and 12" via the Threshold House label, is completely rebuilt and remade with much more texture than the first release. Background and composition The Threshold House version includes a second version of "The Mothership & The Fatherland" titled "MÜ-ÜR". The 12" inch rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transparent (Coil Album)
''Transparent'' is a collaborative release by the bands Zos Kia ''Zos Kia'' (also credited as Zoskia) was a British musical group initially formed by John "Zos Kia" Gosling along with John Balance. This trio, along with Peter Christopherson on sound, and sometimes other guests, recorded and performed severa ... and Coil. Release history The cassette version was released in 1984 on Nekrophile Rekords with catalogue number NRC 05. The CD version was released in 1997 on the label "Threshold House" with catalogue number LOCI CD 13. The 12" version of this was released in 1998 on "Eskaton/World Serpent" with catalogue number ESKATON 017. The vinyl is etched as follows: * Side A: ZONE OF SOULS * Side B: KILLED IN ACTION Track listing Cassette release Side A: # "Sicktone" # "Baptism of Fire" # "Violation" # "Poisons" # "Truth" Side B: # "Sewn Open ehearsal 5.X.1983 # "Sicktone" # "Silence & Secrecy (section) ive at Magenta Club, London 5.VIII.1983 # "Truth (version) .X.83 # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unnatural History III
''Unnatural History III'', subtitled ''Joyful Participation in the Sorrows of the World'', is the third and final release in the ''Unnatural History'' series of compilation albums by British experimental band Coil. Unlike the compilations '' Stolen & Contaminated Songs'' and '' Gold Is the Metal with the Broadest Shoulders'', the ''Unnatural History'' albums collect songs from more than one era of Coil's work. Song origins * "First Dark Ride" was originally released on the Coil vs. The Eskaton 12″ " Nasa Arab". * "Baby Food" was originally released on the compilation ''Chaos in Expansion''. * "Music for Commercials" originally appeared on the 10″ & cassette versions of '' The Unreleased Themes for Hellraiser''. The version appearing on this compilation was remastered from the cassette release, because the masters were lost. * According to John Balance, "Panic" was mislabeled in the CD booklet as being the 'Dionysian' remix, commenting, "But then again, isn't everything Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unnatural History II
''Unnatural History II'' (subtitled ''Smiling in the Face of Perversity'') is the second in the ''Unnatural History'' series of compilation albums by Coil. Unlike the compilations '' Stolen & Contaminated Songs'' and '' Gold Is the Metal with the Broadest Shoulders'', the ''Unnatural History'' albums collect songs from more than one era of Coil's work. Compilation origins * "Red Weather" originally appeared on the compilation cassette ''Bethel''. * "Theme from Blue I" and "Theme from Blue II" originally appeared on ''Themes for Derek Jarman's Blue''. * "Airborne Bells" is from the '' Airborne Bells/Is Suicide a Solution?'' single. * "Another Brown World" is from the 12"/CD compilation '' Myths 4 – Sinople Twilight in Catal Hüyük''. * "Contains a Disclaimer" is from the compilation '' Pathological Compilation''. * "The Hellraiser Theme" was released on ''The Unreleased Themes for Hellraiser'' as "Hellraiser". * "The Hellbound Heart" and "No New World" were released on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windowpane & The Snow
''Windowpane & The Snow'' was a CD released by the band Coil. This release compiles the two EPs, " Windowpane" and " The Snow". The original versions of the songs "Windowpane" and "The Snow" appear on the album ''Love's Secret Domain''. Background "The Snow (As Pure As?)" remix is credited to John Balance and Drew McDowall. "The Snow (Driftmix)" and "The Snow (Out in the Cold)" remixes are by Peter Christopherson. "The Snow (Answers Come in Dreams I)" and "The Snow (Answers Come in Dreams II)" were remixed by Jack Dangers, also known as Meat Beat Manifesto, and are something of a departure for Coil, expressing a rather more mainstream Acid House feel. These two remixes frequently repeat a sample of the introductory elephants from Jean-Michel Jarre's ''Zoolook'' album, and prominently feature a house-style bass organ and breakbeat. Danny Hyde and Stephen Thrower Stephen Thrower (born 9 December 1963) is an English musician and author. Musical career Early career In 1980, T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Angelic Conversation (album)
''The Angelic Conversation'' is a CD soundtrack released by Coil for the Derek Jarman film bearing the same name. This album was recorded by John Balance, Peter Christopherson, and Stephen Thrower. Judi Dench provides the vocals, which are recitations of Shakespeare's sonnets. "Enochian Calling", "Angelic Stations" and a few other tracks use samples from Coil's debut EP, '' How to Destroy Angels''. "Never" was previously released in a shorter form on '' Unnatural History''. Track listing # "Ascension" – 2:18 # "Enochian Calling" – 7:30 # "Angelic Stations" – 4:59 # "Finite Bees" – 2:14 # "Cave of Roses" – 7:58 # "Sun Ascension" – 4:07 # "Madriiax" – 7:17 # "Escalation" – 15:07 # "Never" – 6:02 # "Enochian Calling II" – 7:16 # "Montecute" – 5:07 References External links * * ''The Angelic Conversation''at Brainwashed Brainwashed may refer to: *Brainwashing, to affect a person's mind by using extreme mental pressure or any other mind-affecting process ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How To Destroy Angels (Remixes And Re-Recordings)
''How to Destroy Angels (Remixes and Re-Recordings)'' is a remix album by Coil. All of the songs are remixes from the 12" single of the same name, and features cover artwork by filmmaker Derek Jarman. The remixes were produced by John Balance, Peter Christopherson, and Steven Stapleton of Nurse with Wound. The song "Absolute Elsewhere" is blank and silent, as it was originally released. It is portrayed in this release as a single second of silence. Release history The initial pressing of this release is affected by bronzing, a phenomenon common with pressings made by Philips Dupont Optical (PDO) at that time. The surfaces of CDs affected with bronzing change colour from silver to bronze or gold, eventually rendering the CD unplayable. Track listing # "The Sleeper" – 2:01 # "Remotely" – 16:55 # "The Sleeper II" – 5:20 # "Tectonic Plates" – 6:58 # "Dismal Orb" – 7:32 # "How to Destroy Angels II" – 16:26 # "Absolute Elsewhere" – 0:01 Personnel * John Balance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stolen & Contaminated Songs
''Stolen & Contaminated Songs'' was the first of two albums recorded and produced by the band Coil in 1992. The album is composed of outtakes and unreleased songs from their prior album, ''Love's Secret Domain''. Background Although track one is listed as "Futhur", its title is supposed to be "Further", as the track is a variation on "Further Back and Faster" from the ''Love's Secret Domain'' sister album. An alternate version of "Who'll Fall?" was released as "Is Suicide a Solution?" on the single " Airborne Bells/Is Suicide a Solution?". The song "Omlagus Garfungiloops" features excerpts of dialogue from the 1990 cult film ''The Reflecting Skin''. After the final track, "Light Shining Darkly", there is a short period of silence before a hidden track plays. Release details The first edition (LOCI4) had a different cover and came without info of any kind, except for a small numbered flyer stating "This is stolen and contaminated songs". Some copies have a paper sticker on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windowpane (album)
"Windowpane" is a song by British experimental band Coil, from their third studio album, ''Love's Secret Domain''. Background Written and produced by the band with lyrics by John Balance, it was released in 1990 by Threshold House on 12" vinyl and CD; in the US, the single was licensed by the indie record label Wax Trax! Records. The song's accompanying video was directed by Peter Christopherson. "Windowpane" appears here truncated, missing the backwards vocals as they appear on the end of the song's album version. The "Astral Paddington Mix" is purely instrumental. Regarded as a “proto-‘trip-hop’” track, the song refers in the title to LSD encapsulated in thin gelatin squares, with the lyrics referring to the subjective effects of an LSD trip ("See microscopic, see world view, see the future leaking through; see the person who once was you"). Release history Three versions of this single were pressed on 12" vinyl, a white label promo, a picture disc, and a standard ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |