Coil - Black Antlers (2LP Clear Vinyl)

In the late-1990s, Peter "Sleazy" Christopherson moved with Jhonn Balance - his partner in life and in Coil - from London to the rural Weston-super-Mare, creating an environment for all things "musick, musick, musick!" with a revolving door of new members, including Thighpaulsandra. Coil's discography nearly doubled, and in the midst of this fruitful period Thighpaulsandra asked the simple question: why doesn't Coil play live? After a 16-year wait, thanks to the rapid technological advancement in the form of MacBooks, DAWs, VSTs and plugins, Coil were able bring their music to the stage as always envisioned. With performance, they could embrace the risks and freedoms of real time sonic manipulation, as noted by Sleazy: "Reshap(ing) the show minute by minute... the direction is very spontaneous, not so much in the way of like jazz improvisation but in a kind stream of consciousness… Thighpaulsandra brought us his wisdom, and he was able to convince us we could do it." Playing live, Coil was "like a snake shedding its skin," transforming into something "completely different" every six months; in preparing for 2004’s "Even an Evil Fatigue" live series, Coil began work on their next period-defining masterpiece Black Antlers. Black Antlers showcases late-period Coil: stripped down, tighter, and leaner.

1. The Gimp (Sometimes) 

2. Sex With Sun Ra (Part One – Saturnalia) 

3. The Wraiths and Strays Of Paris 

4. All The Pretty Little Horses 

5. Teenage Lightening (10th Birthday Version) 

6. Black Antlers (Where’s Your Child?) 

7. Sex With Sun Ra (Part Two – Sigillaricia) 

8. Departed 

9. Things We Never Had