Colour Sound Oblivion
Colour Sound Oblivion was 16-DVD box set released by the band Coil. It contains 14 DVDs of edited video recordings of live Coil concerts and 2 DVDs of backing audio tracks and backing video projections the band would use live, known as the "Coil Reconstruction Kit." [1] It was compiled, supervised, edited, and released in July 2010 by co-founding member Peter Christopherson, almost six years after the death of fellow co-founding member John Balance.
Coil played live only four times in 1983, and did not play live again until 1999. Only one gig from 1983 was included on the set, while all the others are from 2000 to 2004.
Concerts
The list of gigs, including tracklist and band members for each show.
DVD #1: 1983-08-24 How to Destroy Angels – Air Gallery, London, UK
01. How to Destroy Angels
John Balance – performer
John Gosling – performer
Peter Christopherson – backing tape
Marc Almond – vocals
Note: The band utilized no backing video projections for this gig. As such, the backing audio tracks were not released on the Coil Reconstruction Kit. The backing audio track is the same as the EP How to Destroy Angels and can be found there.
DVD #2: 2000-06-17: Sonar - Barcelona, Spain
01. Everything Keeps Dissolving
02. Amethyst Deceivers
03. Queens of the Circulating Library
04. Blue Chasms
05. The Universe is a Haunted House
06. Elves
John Balance - vocals
Peter Christopherson - sequence
Thighpaulsandra - synthesizers
Ossian Brown - synthesizers
William Breeze – viola
Note: The band utilized no back video projections for this gig. As such, the backing audio tracks were not released on the Coil Reconstruction Kit. John Balance gave the CDr containing the backing audio tracks to a member of the audience, who ripped them as 128 kbps MP3's and bootlegged them as The Barcelona Aural Backdrop.
DVD #3: 2001-08-18 Convergence - Irving Plaza, New York City, USA
01. Something
02. Higher Beings Command
03. Amethyst Deceivers
04. What Kind of Animal Are You?
05. Blood from the Air
06. I Am the Green Child
07. Constant Shallowness Leads to Evil
John Balance - vocals
Peter Christopherson - sequence
Thighpaulsandra - synthesizers
Tom Edwards – marimba
Martin Schellard – guitar
Danny McKernan – performer
Matthew Gibson – performer
Note: This was the only Coil gig with Martin Schellard, Danny McKernan, and Matthew Gibson. This was the only Coil gig performed in America.
DVD #4: 2001-09-15 DK Gorbunova, Moscow, Russia
01. Something
02. Higher Beings Command
03. Amethyst Deceivers (Version 1)
04. What Kind of Animal Are You?
05. Blood from the Air
06. I Am the Green Child
07. Constant Shallowness Leads to Evil
John Balance - vocals
Peter Christopherson - sequence
Thighpaulsandra - synthesizers, Moog theremin
Ossian Brown - synthesizers
Tom Edwards – marimba
DVD #5: 2002-04-06 Teatro delle Celebrazioni, Bologna, IT
01. Anarcadia: All Horned Animals
02. Amethyst Deceivers
03. Slur
04. A Cold Cell
05. Broccoli
06. Paranoid Inlay
07. Sick Mirrors
08. A.Y.O.R.
09. Backwards
John Balance - vocals
Peter Christopherson - sequence
Ossian Brown - synthesizers
Cliff Stapleton – hurdy-gurdy
Mike York – Breton bagpipes
Massimo – performer
Pierce – performer
Note: Thighpaulsandra was absent for the April 2002 tour gigs to tour with the Spiritualized.
DVD #6: 2002-06-07 New Forms III - Theater aan het Spui, Hague, NL
01. Anarcadia: All Horned Animals
02. Sometimes
03. Amethyst Deceivers
04. Broccoli
05. Backwards
John Balance - vocals
Peter Christopherson - sequence
Thighpaulsandra - synthesizers
Ossian Brown - synthesizers
Cliff Stapleton – hurdy-gurdy
Massimo – performer
Pierce – performer
DVD #7: 2002-10-27 Palac Akropolis, Prague, CZ + 2002-10-29 Flex, Vienna, AT
01. I Am Angie Bowie (Sine Waves)
02. Are You Shivering?
03. Amethyst Deceivers
04. A Warning from the Sun
05. The Universe is a Haunted House
06. Windowpane
07. Ostia
08. I Don't Want to Be the One
09. Bang Bang (Sonny Bono Cover)
10. An Unearthly Red
John Balance - vocals
Peter Christopherson - sequence
Thighpaulsandra - synthesizers
Ossian Brown - synthesizers
Massimo – performer
Pierce – performer
Note: These gigs in this compiled form were previously released on Live Four. "I Am Angie Bowie (Sine Waves)" and "An Unearthly Red" are from the Prague gig, while the rest of the songs are from the Vienna gig. Colour Sound Oblivion is missing "The Last Rites of Spring" from the Vienna gig.
DVD #8: 2002-09-29 Vagonka Club, Kaliningrad, Russia
01. I Am Angie Bowie (Sine Waves)
02. The Last Rites of Spring
03. Are You Shivering?
04. Amethyst Deceivers
05. A Warning from the Sun
06. Lake View
07. Ostia
08. I Don't Want to Be the One
09. Bang Bang (Sonny Bono Cover)
10. An Unearthly Red
John Balance - vocals
Peter Christopherson - sequence
Thighpaulsandra - synthesizers
Ossian Brown - synthesizers
DVD #9: 2002-10-05 Ydrogeios Club, Thessaloniki, Greece
01. I Am Angie Bowie (Sine Waves)
02. The Last Rites of Spring
03. Are You Shivering?
04. Amethyst Deceivers
05. A Warning from the Sun
06. Lake View
07. Ostia
08. I Don't Want to Be the One
09. Bang Bang (Sonny Bono Cover)
10. An Unearthly Red
John Balance - vocals
Peter Christopherson - sequence
Thighpaulsandra - synthesizers
Ossian Brown - synthesizers
Massimo – performer
Pierce – performer
DVD #10: 2003-05-29 Mutek Festival '03 – Montreal, Canada
01. Blue Rats
02. ANS
03. Triple Sun
04. Radio Westin (Wraiths and Strays (from Montreal))
05. The First Five Minutes After Death
Peter Christopherson - sequence
Thighpaulsandra - synthesizers
Note: This was the only gig played in Canada. This was the first of three gigs in 2003 played without John Balance.
DVD #11: 2004-05-23 La Loco, Paris, France
01. The Gimp (Sometimes)
02. Sex With Sun Ra (Part Two – Sigillaricia)
03. Broccoli
04. All the Pretty Little Horses
05. Tattooed Man
06. Teenage Lightning (10th Birthday Version)
07. The Wraiths and Strays of Paris
08. Black Antlers (Where's Your Child?)
John Balance - vocals
Peter Christopherson - sequence
Thighpaulsandra - synthesizers
Tom Edwards - marimba
Cliff Stapleton – hurdy-gurdy
Mike York – Breton bagpipes
DVD #12: 2004-06-03 Melkweg, Amsterdam, NL
01. The Gimp (Sometimes)
02. Sex With Sun Ra
03. Broccoli
04. All the Pretty Little Horses
05. (I Can't Get a Word in) Edgeways
06. Tattooed Man
07. Teenage Lightning (10th Birthday Version)
08. Wraiths and Strays
John Balance - vocals
Peter Christopherson - sequence
Thighpaulsandra - synthesizers
Tom Edwards - marimba
Cliff Stapleton – hurdy-gurdy
DVD #13: 2004-06-11 Il Violino E La Selce Festival, Jesi, IT
01. The Gimp (Sometimes)
02. Sex With Sun Ra
03. All the Pretty Little Horses
04. Tattooed Man
05. Teenage Lightning (10th Birthday Version)
06. Wraiths and Strays
07. Black Antlers (Where's Your Child?)
John Balance - vocals
Peter Christopherson - sequence
Thighpaulsandra - synthesizers
Tom Edwards - marimba
Cliff Stapleton – hurdy-gurdy
DVD #14: 2004-10-23 Dublin Electronic Arts Festival – City Hall, Dublin, Ireland
01. White Rainbow
02. The Beginning is Always the End
03. Unhappy Rabbits
04. Stranded With Gifts
05. I Want the Bells to Whistle
06. Tom's Radio Weston
07. Going Up
John Balance - vocals
Peter Christopherson - sequence
Thighpaulsandra - synthesizers
Cliff Stapleton – hurdy-gurdy
Note: This was Coil's last gig, because John Balance died on November 13, 2004.
Coil Reconstruction Kit
DVD #15: Coil Reconstruction Kit Disc 1
01. Something
02. Higher Beings Command
03. Amethyst Deceivers (Version 1)
04. Titan Arch
06. What Kind of Animal Are You?
07. Blood from the Air
08. I Am the Green Child
09. Constant Shallowness Leads to Evil
10. Anarcadia: All Horned Animals
11. Amethyst Deceivers (Version 2)
12. Slur
13. A Cold Cell
14. Broccoli
15. Paranoid Inlay
16. Sick Mirrors
17. A.Y.O.R.
18. Backwards
19. I Am Angie Bowie (Sine Waves)
20. The Last Rites of Spring
21. Are You Shivering?
DVD #16: Coil Reconstruction Kit Disc 2
01. Moulin Blanc
02. A Warning from the Sun
03. The Universe is a Haunted House (Drip Drop)
04. Plots Before the Eyes
05. I Don't Want to Be the One
06. Ostia (Massimo's Version)
07. An Unearthly Red
08. The First Five Minutes After Death
09. Tattooed Man
10. Lake View
11. Triple Sun
12. Marconi's First Transmission from Weston
13. Blue Rats
14. The Beginning is Always the End
15. Unhappy Rabbits
16. Tom's Radio Weston
17. Going Up
Some backing audio tracks and backing video projections were not included on the Coil Reconstruction Kit, including the audio track for "(I Can't Get a Word in) Edgeways" and the video projections for "Teenage Lightning (10th Birthday Version)," "Stranded With Gifts," and the fire video for "Going Up."
Packaging, Editions
"The discs come in a wooden box, each with its own number on the inside of the lid. Each disc comes in a basic cardboard sleeve, listing details of the performance's place, date, "feeling" and some technical details. No songs are listed, except on The Coil Reconstruction Kit.
Apart from the Air Gallery performance and the Reconstruction Kit, the discs are packaged in four cloth bags identifying the band's different stage outfits, each representing a specific live-incarnation of the band.
Besides the discs, the box contains a fifteen-page booklet, the program to John Balance's funeral ceremony and a large collection of 6" × 4" postcards, mainly of photo's taken on tour.
An 'Advance Patrons Edition' of 200 copies, intended to help finance the production, was announced in November 2009. Buyers of this edition received a patronage certificate, but the actual boxes are identical to those that were ordered later (although it seems that the first 200 have a red plastic tag bearing the copy number rather than a blue one in the 'Advance Edition').
Buyers if the initial editions had the opportunity to have Peter Christopherson write a dedication card with a text of their own choice, which was included in their copy of the box.
An additional 'Open Edition' was made available in August 2010. This edition omits the four costume fabric bags for the DVD's, and includes an additional face cloth, embroidered in white with Coil's final lyric "IT JUST IS...", as well as a bar of fragrant handmade soap, in cream suffused with blood red, hand stamped with the words "IT'S IN MY BLOOD...". Instead of the red or blue plastic number-tag, the Open Edition has a round mirror with the letters CSO on the inside of the box' lid.
A separate set of these extra's - cloth, soap and mirror - were also made available as a "TopUp Kit" for the buyers of the previous editions. The kit also included the dedication card for those buyers who forgot to ask for one the first time around." [2]
References
- ↑ "Colour Sound Oblivion". Brainwashed. Retrieved 17 Jun 2014.
- ↑ "Colour Sound Oblivion". Brainwashed. Retrieved 17 Jun 2014.
