Coil

Formed
1983
in London, England 
Active Decades
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by Jason Ankeny
Initially established in 1983 as a solo outlet for vocalist and percussionist John Balance, the experimental sonic manipulation unit Coil became a full-fledged concern a year later following the arrival of keyboardist/programmer Peter Christopherson, a founder of Psychic Tv as well as a member of Throbbing Gristle. After debuting with the 17-minute single How To Destroy Angels, Balance and Christopherson recruited the aid of Possession's Stephen Thrower, J.g. "foetus" Thirlwell, and Gavin Friday to record their full-length 1984 bow Scatology, an intense, primal work of sculpted industrial noise thematically devoted to the concepts of alchemy and transmutation.



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