No Sex Please, We’re British: Coil’s Subversively Overt Homosexuality
Homosexuality drove experimental band Coil’s creativity, yet they rejected the demand that they either embrace performative homosexuality or remain discreet and closeted.
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Coil’s ‘Musick to Play in the Dark’ Gets a 20th Anniversary Re-Issue
This phase of Coil, explained by them as more "feminine", "lunar consciousness musick" in contrast to their previous "solar" phase, featured extensive use of organs, electric viola, and other synthesizers, a greater range of vocal experimentation.
Coil’s ‘Stolen & Contaminated Songs’ Is a Document of a Different Time
Coil’s undeniable sonic invention can’t quite mask an almost quaint self-seriousness on their 1992 album, Stolen & Contaminated Songs, which was recently re-released.
The 20 Best Album Re-Issues of 2019
In 2019, the music world saw amazing reissues spanning rock legends to foundational electronic artists, soul and jazz to pop of all stripes.
‘Coil: Time Machines’ and the Illusion of Timelessness
Dais Records reissues a relic of Coil's discography with Time Machines, acting as the latest reminder of the brilliance of the experimental act and the forward thinking music they represented.
Drew McDowall: Collapse
The kind of collapse witnessed here is a slow degeneration and deterioration, one that’s more obsessed with the mutation in the reconfiguration of the seams than the sanguinary remains of those crushed by the bottom falling out.
Nine Inch Nails and Coil: Recoiled
The merger of two industrial pioneers Nine Inch Nails and Coil can be impressive, but never quite matches the original versions.