From Andrew Duke Cognition Sent Wed, Nov 18th 1998, 20:53
From Andrew Duke Cognition Sent Wed, Nov 18th 1998, 20:53
ya, coil's take on tainted love is downright scary (very good yes, but scary as hell). i was lucky enough to have a copy back in the day but it was in the collection on the fateful day i *sold* all the collection (of course i quickly smartened up and started all over again :) ) Andrew Tristan Watkins wrote: > Don't forget Coil's version of "Tainted Love". This is damn near gothic. It > was available on Wax Trax (before Wax Trax/TVT) if I'm not mistaken, but I > haven't seen it around for about 5 years. Also can't forget the unreleased > soundtrack "The Hellraiser Themes" (although in my mind it IS forgetable) > TORSO CD 161. Good luck finding either. Not sure if these were compiled on > the retrospectives. > > The assesment below is right on. I definitely lean towrds the > Snow/LSD/Stolen and Contaminated stuff. Ahead of it's time and timeless. > > Also interesting: Coil, Mark Broom and Plastikman remixes of PWOG's KRAK. > > Tristan > ===================================================== > PHONOPSIA<xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx> > www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Lounge/5102 > > >Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 00:19:23 -0500 > >From: Jeremy Axon <x.xxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx> > >Subject: Re: (idm) Coil - where to start? > > > >Hmm... that's a tough one. The only thing similar to The Snow is Love's > >Secret Domain, the album from which the song is culled. Problem is, its out > >of print and pretty hard to find. They have three collections of stuff that > >can kinda be called retrospectives, called Unnatural History I, II, and > >III. It is probably one of the best ways to get acquainted with the > >various styles they have crossed over the years. Their earlier stuff > >("Scatology", "Transparent," "Horse Rotorvator", "Gold is the Metal", and > >"How to Destroy Angels") are noisy, angry stuff that still sounds great > >today. Love's Secret Domain (or LSD, as it is commonly called) and its > >sister album, "Stolen and Contaminated Songs" are more idm-ish. An album > >released under the name Black Light District called "A thousand lights in a > >darkened room" is darkly ambient, as are the Coil vs ELpH releases "Worship > >the Glitch" and "Protection". Another fascinating release is Time Machines, > >Four Tones to Facilitate Travel Through Time (or something like that). Its > >over an hour f drones and stuff that sounds fan-fucking-tastic. And their > >recent seasonal releases (Summer Solstice, Vernal Equinox, Autumnal > >Equinox, and forthcoming Winter Solstice) take a whole bunch of styles and > >throw em together neatly: drones, violas, noise, vocals... and other stuff > >that i can't remember). So, start with whatever genre you find most > >appealing. And then try to find the rest! :} oh, and if you're interested, > >there's a coil e-list. details are somewhere on the brainwashed site. > > > >Actually, I'd like to know what Mr. Balance himself would reccommend as a > >starting point, considering he's on here.... > > > > > >- -jerremy > > > >At 09:46 PM 11/17/98 -0500, you wrote: > >>I know Coil has released a lot... where should I start? I've only heard > >the Snow EP. Do they have a retrospective or "best of" or greatest tits? > >> > > > >------------------------------ > > > >End of idm-digest V2 #419 > >************************* > > > > -- Andrew Duke Cognition Audioworks 1096 Queen St #123 Halifax NS Canada B3H 2R9 TEL 902-422-7132 FAX 902-422-1262 http://www.globalserve.net/~cognition (Cognition Audioworks/In The Mix: listen : read) --online now: Terrence Parker:My Studio Sessions Vol #1:Intangible world premiere In The Mix show 576:John Tejada/Damon Wild/D.Jerome