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©Force And Form. UK, 1984.
‟Coil signified the transition of industrial-rock to a more esoteric and traditional fusion of styles. If Peter Christopherson's previous band, Throbbing Gristle, conjured the vision of the death factory, Coil were inspired by the musical forms of the pounding march, the national anthem, the symphonic element, the ritual, and then magnified them in an industrial context, thus maximizing the psychological effect.
It started with the distorted waltz "Ubu Noir", which served only as an introduction. The album started proper with the bombastic industrial music-hall "Panic" (a la Foetus). The psychological landscape of "At The Heart Of It All" was far more effective, it's symphonic psychedelia gliding around a frozen and frightening ambience. This intriguing sound was further highlighted by the ritualistic waltz "Tenderness Of Wolves", featuring vocals by Gavin Friday (of Virgin Prunes fame).
The clanging paroxysm of "The Spoiler" got into Killing Joke (circa What's THIS For...!) territory, albeit in a more chilly and haunted setting. The more normal industrial-glam "Solar Lodge" followed, but it was "The Sewage-Workers Birthday Party" that stole the show, built around feedback distortions. The metallic anthem/ stomp "Godhead=Deathead" was even more intense, exhibiting the power of a fascist march. "Cathedral In Flames" was cut from the same cloth, but emphasized the ritualistic aspect, as if the twisted coronation of a dictator.‟
It started with the distorted waltz "Ubu Noir", which served only as an introduction. The album started proper with the bombastic industrial music-hall "Panic" (a la Foetus). The psychological landscape of "At The Heart Of It All" was far more effective, it's symphonic psychedelia gliding around a frozen and frightening ambience. This intriguing sound was further highlighted by the ritualistic waltz "Tenderness Of Wolves", featuring vocals by Gavin Friday (of Virgin Prunes fame).
The clanging paroxysm of "The Spoiler" got into Killing Joke (circa What's THIS For...!) territory, albeit in a more chilly and haunted setting. The more normal industrial-glam "Solar Lodge" followed, but it was "The Sewage-Workers Birthday Party" that stole the show, built around feedback distortions. The metallic anthem/ stomp "Godhead=Deathead" was even more intense, exhibiting the power of a fascist march. "Cathedral In Flames" was cut from the same cloth, but emphasized the ritualistic aspect, as if the twisted coronation of a dictator.‟
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