The Coil Presents Time Machines performance attire

Experimental music group Coil's live incarnation has a distinct legacy of its own. The initial performances took place in 1983, however they stopped playing live for 16 years after a mere four performances. The first Coil release, a collaboration with Zos Kia titled Transparent, includes a track from the first Coil performance as well as the last 1983 performance. According to the liner notes of Transparent, during Coil's second performance, which was videotaped by Peter Christopherson, John Gosling pees on John Balance. Nick Cave, who was in the audience at the time, promptly left[1]. Marc Almond is also credited for performing that night while Christopherson is only credited for providing back up tapes during the event. Coil Presents Time Machines was a live CD by Coil. ... For experimental rock music, see experimental rock. ... Coil was an English cross-genre, experimental music group formed in 1982 by John Balance—later credited as Jhonn Balance—and his lover Peter Christopherson, aka Sleazy.[1] The duo worked together on a series of releases before Balance chose the name Coil, which he claimed to be inspired by... promotional postcard, later used on an official Coil website Transparent is the first release by the band Coil. ... Peter Martin Christopherson, a. ... John Gosling, classically trained organist and pianist, joined The Kinks in 1970 in time for their first US tour since their notorious ban. ... John Balance (first name also spelled Jhon and Jhonn; born Geff Rushton/Geoffrey Laurence Burton; February 16, 1962 – November 13, 2004). ... Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds in 2005. ... Marc Almond (born Peter Mark Sinclair Almond on 9 July 1957 in Southport, Lancashire) is a popular English singer and recording artist, who originally found fame as half of the seminal Synthpop/New Wave duo Soft Cell. ...

On 1999 December 14 Coil performed Elph.zwölf at Volksbuehne in Berlin. Although the performance lasted just under 18 minutes, it marked the beginning of a new era of what would become a series of legendary performances. Coil would go on to perform nearly 50 more concerts, with varied setlists as well as performers. Like the studio incarnation of Coil, John Balance and Peter Christopherson were the key performers and performed in most of the concerts. Other performers who took part in a significant amount of shows included Thighpaulsandra, Ossian Brown (aka Simon Norris from Cyclobe) and Tom Edwards. Steven Stapleton and a few other names also contributed at certain events. Although Coil performed many well known shows at festivals, they were involved in several tours, performing the most in 2002. In 2004 Coil embarked on their final tour titled "Even An Evil Fatigue". Thighpaulsandra (born Tim Lewis to retired opera singer Dorothy Lewis) is a Welsh experimental musician. ... Simon Norris (aka Ossian Brown) is an electronic English musician. ... Steven Stapleton (born 1957) is a British musician and the only constant member of experimental improv outfit Nurse With Wound. ...

Coil's performances were surrealistic visually as well as soundwise. John Balance, Peter Christopherson, Thighpaulsandra and Ossian Brown were known to dress in fluffy suits, an idea inspired by Sun Ra^[1]. The suits would later be used as album covers for the release Live One - other costumes appear on the covers of Live Two and Live Three (straightjacket and mirror-chested hooded jumpsuit respectively). Video screens projected footage and animations created by Christopherson, while fog machines created a thick eerie atmosphere. Balance would often screech and howl during performances, which would add to the effect. However, the overall feeling of an individual Coil performance was extremely varied. The mood revolved around Balance's vocals. Other props were used, such as mini tents for Christopherson and Thighpaulsandra created by the artist Ian Johnstone, as well as a sculpture which would become the cover art for Live Four, designed by John Balance and Ossian Brown and created by the London dress maker and costumier David Cabaret. Cabaret was also known for working with the performance artist Leigh Bowery in the 1980s. Sun Ra (May 22, 1914? – May 30, 1993) was an innovative jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, who came to be known as much for his cosmic philosophy as for his musical compositions and performances. ... Live One was a double live album released by Coil songs. ... Live Two was a CD by Coil which documents their live performance on 2001 September 15 at DK Gorbunova in Moscow, Russia. ... Live Three was a CD by Coil which documents their live performance on 2002 April 06 at Teatro delle Celebrazioni in Bologna, Italy. ... Leigh Bowery (March 26, 1961, in Sunshine, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia – December 31, 1994, in London, United Kingdom) was a performance artist, club creature, and clothing designer. ...

Balance's problem with alcohol would often reflect the way in which the Coil performances were carried out. His drinking problem became so well known that during the 2003 All Tomorrows Parties performance a fan asked if there is any "blood in his alcohol", a reference to the Coil song "Heartworms". Balance replies that there is no "alcohol in my blood at the moment", later adding "I've got horse tranquillizer for later".

Many Coil performances were released, including the limited Coil Presents Time Machines, Live In Moscow, Megalithomania! and Selvaggina, Go Back Into The Woods as well as the wider releases of Live Four, Live Three, Live Two, Live One and ...And The Ambulance Died In His Arms. Many of these releases have also been included in the boxset The Key To Joy Is Disobedience. Coil Presents Time Machines was a live CD by Coil. ... Live Three was a CD by Coil which documents their live performance on 2002 April 06 at Teatro delle Celebrazioni in Bologna, Italy. ... Live Two was a CD by Coil which documents their live performance on 2001 September 15 at DK Gorbunova in Moscow, Russia. ... Live One was a double live album released by Coil songs. ... ...And the Ambulance Died In His Arms was an album recorded live during Coils performance at All Tomorrows Parties in 2003. ...

Several concerts are expected to be released on the upcoming Coil box set Colour Sound Oblivion[2][3].

Performers

• John Balance: Performed vocals for almost every show, except for a few dates in 2003 where no vocals were present do to Balance's health.^[2]
• Peter Christopherson: Macintosh laptop, Abelton software[4], synths
• Tom Edwards: wooden marimbas
• Massimo & Pierce: appeared as naked as "stage performers" during many of the 2002 shows.
• Ossian Brown: Synthesizers
• Cliff Stapleton: hurdy gurdy
• Thighpaulsandra: Korg synth, Theremin
• William Breeze: Viola

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Live Concerts

1983-08-04 concert poster

1983-08-24 concert poster

2002-10-17 concert poster

2004-07-25 concert poster

Coil in their fluffy suits

John Balance behind a photograph of a sloth

Ossian Brown performing with Coil

• Brainwashed.com incorrectly lists the 2001-03-25 as taking place 2001-05-25.
• Brainwashed.com also incorrectly lists the 2002-07-26 performance as taking place 2002-07-28.

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References

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External links

Brainwashed.com, a live Coil resource