{"title":"Coil","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout Coil\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eCoil formed in London in 1982 around John Balance (Geoff Rushton) and Peter Christopherson, the latter previously a member of the foundational industrial group Throbbing Gristle and the post-Throbbing Gristle band Psychic TV. The duo were romantic partners as well as creative collaborators across more than two decades. They released material across an extensive catalog of labels - Force \u0026amp; Form, Eskaton, Threshold House (their own label), and many others. John Balance died in November 2004 after falling from a balcony at their Weston-super-Mare home; Peter Christopherson died on November 25, 2010 in Bangkok. The project ended with Christopherson's death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSound and style\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eCoil's catalog spans industrial music, experimental electronic, dark ambient, neofolk, electronic dance, and psychedelic experimentation, with each major release typically marking a stylistic shift. Their work is widely cited as foundational to contemporary experimental electronic, drone, and dark ambient music, with their later catalog (the Musick to Play in the Dark series) particularly influential.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDiscography highlights\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScatology (1984, Force \u0026amp; Form)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHorse Rotorvator (1986, Force \u0026amp; Form)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLove's Secret Domain (1991, Wax Trax!\/Threshold House)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMusick to Play in the Dark (1999, Threshold House)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMusick to Play in the Dark Vol. 2 (2000, Threshold House)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Ape of Naples (2005, Threshold House)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackwards (2008\/2015, Cold Spring) - long-shelved 1990s material released posthumously\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFor collectors\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal Threshold House and Force \u0026amp; Form pressings of the Coil catalog are widely collected in industrial, experimental, and dark ambient communities. Multiple posthumous reissues and archival releases have been issued through Dais Records and Cold Spring across the 2010s and 2020s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere to start\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eListeners new to Coil typically start with Horse Rotorvator (1986), Love's Secret Domain (1991), or Musick to Play in the Dark (1999). \u003cspan class=\"related-collections\"\u003eExplore more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/industrial-noise-vinyl-records\"\u003eIndustrial\/Noise\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/experimental-vinyl-records\"\u003eExperimental \u0026amp; Oddball\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"coil-love-s-secret-domain-cd-wax-trax-30th-anniv-dlx-ed","title":"Love's Secret Domain CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe CD EDITION includes the remastered 13 tracks and reproduces the original Wax Trax! booklet utilizing new photographs of the Steven Stapleton painting.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540750381239,"sku":"210000062824","price":16.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/coillsdcd.jpg?v=1781154124"},{"product_id":"coil-live-one-cd","title":"Live One CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eLive One was a double live album released by Coil. 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