[kj] TG Wreckers/Coil

[Peter Moltesen]

>Coil's a bit more musical, but their predilection for the 
> horrific and grotesque makes Cradle of Filth seem as scary as Ace of 
> Base. After reading several accounts of how the album HORSE ROTORVATOR 
> is one of the scariest records of all time, I finally tracked down a 
> copy. Unsettling, yes, but I was hoping to be more scarred. I frankly 
> find "The Sewage Worker's Birthday Party" (and its accompanying 
> narrative) on SCATOLOGY to be their scariest moment, but I'm still just 
> sinking into HORSE ROTORVATOR, so it might be too early to tell.

but theres definitely a sense of humour lurking beneath the surface. 
 
> I gather their more recent stuff (prior to the untimely and bizarre 
> death of John Balance) is more ambient, no?

much of it is, although not neccessarily in a ghastly new age sort of way
Astral Disaster and both volumes of Musick to Play in the Dark are pretty
good 'ambient' Coil albums. Time Machines can be fun as an accompaniment
to a decent spliff or some mushrooms, too :o)

Peter