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About This Mortal Coil This Mortal Coil were never a band per se. From song to song and album to album, this studio-only entity rotated into its changing lineup musicians primarily from 4AD label acts (including Dead Can Dance, Cocteau Twins, Colourbox and so on). The itinerant nature of their roster no doubt helps account for the bewildering diversity of This Mortal Coil's output. Though they produced only three albums, each one cuts a wide swath of musical styles, from tremulous ambient pieces to icily futuristic drum machine oddities. Some of their best-known pieces, however, are actually covers of songs by such neglected artists as Tim Buckley, Colin Newman and Chris Bell. This has perhaps been the act's finest legacy: pointing their listeners to Goth's many roots, tapped as they are into soil far afield of that infertile ground tread by gloomy art school dropouts disconsolate over having just missed the Punk bandwagon.
Chad Driscoll. This Mortal Coil were never a band per se. From song to song and album to album, this studio-only entity rotated into its changing lineup musicians primarily from 4AD label acts (including Dead Can Dance, Cocteau Twins, Colourbox and so on). The itinerant nature of their roster no doubt helps account for the bewildering diversity of This Mortal Coil's output.
Though they produced only three albums, each one cuts a wide swath of musical styles, from tremulous ambient pieces to icily futuristic drum machine oddities. Some of their best-known pieces, however, are actually covers of songs by such neglected artists as Tim Buckley, Colin Newman and Chris Bell. This has perhaps been the act's finest legacy: pointing their listeners to Goth's many roots, tapped as they are into soil far afield of that infertile ground tread by gloomy art school dropouts disconsolate over having just missed the Punk bandwagon. This Mortal Coil were never a band per se. From song to song and album to album, this studio-only entity rotated into its changing lineup musicians primarily from 4AD label acts (including Dead Can Dance, Cocteau Twins, Colourbox and so on). The itinerant nature of their roster no doubt helps account for the bewildering diversity of This Mortal Coil's output.
Though they produced only three albums, each one cuts a wide swath of musical styles, from tremulous ambient pieces to icily futuristic drum machine oddities. Some of their best-known pieces, however, are actually covers of songs by such neglected artists as Tim Buckley, Colin Newman and Chris Bell. This has perhaps been the act's finest legacy: pointing their listeners to Goth's many roots, tapped as they are into soil far afield of that infertile ground tread by gloomy art school dropouts disconsolate over having just missed the Punk bandwagon. About This Mortal Coil This Mortal Coil were never a band per se. From song to song and album to album, this studio-only entity rotated into its changing lineup musicians primarily from 4AD label acts (including Dead Can Dance, Cocteau Twins, Colourbox and so on).
The itinerant nature of their roster no doubt helps account for the bewildering diversity of This Mortal Coil's output. Though they produced only three albums, each one cuts a wide swath of musical styles, from tremulous ambient pieces to icily futuristic drum machine oddities.
Some of their best-known pieces, however, are actually covers of songs by such neglected artists as Tim Buckley, Colin Newman and Chris Bell. This has perhaps been the act's finest legacy: pointing their listeners to Goth's many roots, tapped as they are into soil far afield of that infertile ground tread by gloomy art school dropouts disconsolate over having just missed the Punk bandwagon. Chad Driscoll.
The gothic dream pop collective This Mortal Coil was one of the most representative bands on the 4AD label, not least because they were run by 4AD president and co-founder. Whether they played covers (of 's favorite artists) or originals, their material epitomized the haunting, ethereal sound that came to be associated with the label. Lush, swirling arrangements drenched in echo, reverb, and other effects were the project's stock-in-trade, often approaching ambient music.
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A rotating cast of vocalists and musicians supplied the sounds heard on record, all overseen by and co-producer. A studio entity only, the group started out as something of a 4AD all-star unit, but evolved into a way for to collaborate with up-and-comers and other artists not signed to his label. Whoever was performing, the music was united by its gentle surges of melancholy and by 's highly influential aesthetic. Grew up in England's Northamptonshire area, more than an hour's drive north of London. In lieu of college, he worked in record stores, eventually hooking up with the Beggars Banquet retail chain, which had formed its own label. He and colleague co-founded 4AD in 1980 with financial support from Beggars Banquet, and initially signed post-punk acts like and.
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Departed after a few years, and took the label in a more atmospheric direction, making signature signings in and. The idea for This Mortal Coil germinated around that time; having been unsuccessful in convincing to record a covers medley that closed their concerts, decided to do it himself. (of ) and Liz Fraser supplied vocals on it and the intended B-side, a lovely cover of 's Song to the Siren. From there the project snowballed, and eventually assembled enough material for an album. Released in 1984, featured musical efforts from 4AD staples like and , and Martyn Young , , and , among others, with vocals from, 's, and (/). And handled any additional instruments or programmed loops as needed.
The track listing featured two songs from 's, plus numbers by and 's, in addition to band originals. Helped crystallize 4AD's emerging signature sound, and helped win a wider audience for their stable of artists. And put together a follow-up album, which was released in 1986. A sprawling and more varied collection, covered songs by, and in between the original compositions. ' was still a significant presence, and string player/arranger took a bigger role this time around; and both returned, and members of were also prominent.
Most vocals were by (also of ), and, and a pre-dance diva. Much of the same core cast -, and the Rutkowskis - was on hand for the third and final This Mortal Coil album, the tighter, issued in 1991. New guest vocalists included of, and of, and.
Covers this time out included two by 's, and, among others. Had announced that he would retire the This Mortal Coil name following, and remained true to his word. In 1993, he issued a limited-edition CD box set, which packaged all three of the group's albums, plus a bonus disc featuring original versions of many of their covers. In 1998, formed a similar but somewhat sparser project dubbed. Steve Huey, Rovi.