Coil discography
Discography for the experimental music group Coil and their aliases.
Albums & singles attributed solely to COIL
- How to Destroy Angels (12") (1984)
- Scatology (12"/Cassette/CD) (1984)
- Panic/Tainted Love (12"/CD) (1985)
- The Anal Staircase (12") (1986)
- Horse Rotorvator (12"/Cassette/CD) (1987)
- Gold Is the Metal with the Broadest Shoulders (12"/CD) (1987)
- The Wheel/The Wheal (7") (1987)
- The Wheal/Keelhauler (7") (1987)
- The Unreleased Themes for Hellraiser (10"/Cassette/CD) (1987)
- Wrong Eye/Scope (7") (1990)
- Unnatural History (CD) (1990)
- Windowpane (12"/CD) (1990)
- Love's Secret Domain (LP/Cassette/CD) (1991 July)
- The Snow (12"/Cassette/CD) (1991)
- Stolen & Contaminated Songs (CD) (1992)
- How to Destroy Angels (Remixes and Re-Recordings) (CD) (1992)
- Airborne Bells/Is Suicide a Solution? (7") (1993 November)
- Themes for Derek Jarman's Blue (7") (1993)
- The Angelic Conversation (CD) (1994)
- Unnatural History II (CD) (1995 January)
- Windowpane & The Snow (CD) (1995)
- Unnatural History III (CD) (1997 June)
- The Solstice and Equinox Singles:
- Spring Equinox: Moon's Milk or Under an Unquiet Skull (7"/CD) (1998 March)
- Summer Solstice: Bee Stings (7"/CD) (1998 June)
- Autumn Equinox: Amethyst Deceivers (7"/CD) (1998 September)
- Winter Solstice: North (7"/CD) (1999 January)
- Astral Disaster (12"/CD) (1999 January/2000 January)
- Musick to Play in the Dark Vol. 1 (CD/12") (1999 September)
- Queens of the Circulating Library (CD) (2000 April)
- Musick to Play in the Dark Vol. 2 (CD/2X12") (2000 September)
- Coil Presents Time Machines (CD) (2000 September)
- Constant Shallowness Leads to Evil (CD) (2000 September)
- Пособие для начинающих: Глас Сéребра (A Guide For Beginners: A Silver Voice) (CD) (2001 September)
- Пособие для кончающих: Волос Злата (A Guide For Finishers: A Golden Hair) (CD) (2001 September)
- Live In Moscow (VHS) (2001)
- Moons Milk (In Four Phases) (2XCD) (2002 January)
- Moons Milk (In Four Phases) Bonus Disc (CD-R) (2003 July)
- The Remote Viewer (CD-R/2XCD) (2002 May)
- The Golden Hare with a Voice of Silver (2xCD) (2002)
- Spoiler Talks DVD Series: Coil (DVD) (2003)
- Live Four (CD) (2003 March)
- Live Three (CD) (2003 March)
- ANS (CD) (2003 May)
- The Restitution of Decayed Intelligence (10") (2003 May)
- Live Two (CD) (2003 May)
- Live One (2xCD) (2003 June)
- The Key to Joy Is Disobedience (box set) (2003 July)
- Megalithomania! (CD-R) (2003 July)
- ANS (3xCD & 1 DVD) (2004 May)
- Black Antlers (CD-R/2XCD) (2004 June)
- Selvaggina, Go Back into the Woods (CD-R) (2004 July)
- ...And the Ambulance Died in His Arms (CD) (2005 April)
- The Ape of Naples (CD/3X12") (2 December 2005)
- Duplais Balance (box set) (2006 December)
- The New Backwards (CD/12") (2008)
- Colour Sound Oblivion (16xDVD) (2010)
- Recoiled EP (CD/vinyl/digital) (2014)
Aliases and side-project releases
- Zos Kia/Coil: Transparent (CS/CD/LP) (1983)
- Vortex Campaign/Coil/The New Blockaders: Dolbied (cassette) (1984)
- Sickness of Snakes: Nightmare Culture (12") (1985)
- Coil vs The Eskaton: Nasa Arab (12") (1994)
- Coil vs ELpH: Born Again Pagans (CD) (1994)
- ELpH: pHILM #1 (10") (1994)
- ELpH vs. Coil: Worship the Glitch (CD/2X10") (1995)
- Black Light District: A Thousand Lights in a Darkened Room (CD/2X12") (1996)
- Time Machines: Time Machines (CD/2X12"/2XCD) (1998/2001/2007)
- ELpH: elph.zwölf (CD) (1999)
- Coil/The New Blockaders/Vortex Campaign: The Melancholy Mad Tenant (CD) (2005 September)
Bootlegs & demos
- Acid Jam
- Aural backdrop for: 2000-06-17 - Spain-Barcelona - Sonar
- Backwards demo
- Dutch Radio4 Supplement
- First Dark Ride demos
- Gay Man's Guide to Safer Sex
- Live in NYC August 18, 2001 (CD-R/VHS) (2001)
- Love's Secret Domain demos
- aka Love's Secret Demise
- Protection demos
- Scatology demos
- Songs of the Week
- aka Black Gold
Compilation appearances
| Date of release | Compilation title | Song title | Alias | Track length | Format | Also appears on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Standard Response | "Blue Funk (Scar For E)" | Murderwreckers | cassette | track is exclusive to compilation | |
| 1980 | Deleted Funtime - Various Tunes By Various Loons | "Thin Veil Of Blood" | Stabmental | cassette | track is exclusive to compilation | |
| 1983 | The Beast 666 | "Here To Here (Double Headed Secret)" | Coil | CD | Unnatural History, Transparent | |
| 1983 | The Elephant Table Album | "S Is For Sleep" | Coil | CD, 2X12" vinyl | Unnatural History | |
| 1984 | Bethel | "Red Weather" | Coil | cassette | Unnatural History II | |
| 1984 | Life At The Top | "Homage To Sewage" | Coil | 12" vinyl | Unnatural History | |
| 1985 | Devastate To Liberate | "Restless Day" | Coil | cassette, 12" vinyl | Scatology (CD pressing only) | |
| 1985 | The Fight Is On | "Sicktone" | Coil | 12" vinyl | Unnatural History | |
| 1985 | If You Can't Please Yourself, You Can't Please Your Soul | "The Wheel" | Coil | CD, 12" vinyl | The Wheel/The Wheal | |
| 1985 | U.K. Buzz#006 | "The Wheel" | Coil | The Wheel/The Wheal | ||
| 1985 | A Diamond Hidden In The Mouth Of A Corpse | "Neither His Nor Yours" | Coil | CD, 12" vinyl | Unnatural History III | |
| 1986 | Peyrere | "Dream Photography" | Coil | cassette | Unnatural History | |
| 1986 | Ohrensausen | "His Body Was A Playground For The Nazi Elite" | Coil | CD, 12" vinyl | Unnatural History | |
| 1987 | Raw Like Sewage | "Comfortable" | Coil | Unnatural History | ||
| 1987 | Less Than Angels | "Never" | Coil | Unnatural History, The Angelic Conversation | ||
| 1989 | Myths 4 - Sinople Twilight In Catal Hüyük | "Another Brown World" | Coil | CD, 12" vinyl | Unnatural History II | |
| 1989 | Pathological Compilation | "Contains A Disclaimer" | Coil | CD, 12" vinyl, cassette | Unnatural History II | |
| 1990 | Total Volume 1 | "The Anal Staircase (Relentless Mix)" | Coil | 4:00 | CD | track is exclusive to compilation |
| 1991 | The Portable Altamont | "Wrong Eye" | Coil | CD | Wrong Eye/Scope, Unnatural History III | |
| 1991 | The Portable Altamont | "Scope" | Coil | CD | Wrong Eye/Scope, Unnatural History III | |
| 1991 | The Portable Altamont | "Meaning What Exactly?" | Coil | CD | Unnatural History III | |
| 1991 | Wax Trax! Sampler #2 | "Love's Secret Domain (Demo)" | Coil | Stolen & Contaminated Songs | ||
| 1991 | Order To The Galaxy | "The Snow (Driftmix)" | Coil | The Snow | ||
| 1993 | Electrocity Vol. 3 | "Windowpane" | Coil | Love's Secret Domain | ||
| 1993 | Cash Cow: The Best of Giorno Poetry Systems 1965-1993 | "Neither His Nor Yours" | Coil | Unnatural History III | ||
| 1994 | Chaos In Expansion | "Baby Food" | Coil | CD | Unnatural History III | |
| 1994 | Black Box - Wax Trax! Records: The First 13 Years | "Windowpane" | Coil | Love's Secret Domain | ||
| 1994 | Black Box - Wax Trax! Records: The First 13 Years | "The Snow (Answers Come In Dreams II)" | Coil | The Snow | ||
| 1994 | Space Daze | "Nasa Arab" | Coil | Stolen & Contaminated Songs | ||
| 1994 | Out There: A Thread In Time | "Nasa Arab" | Coil | Stolen & Contaminated Songs | ||
| 1994 | El Mondo Ambiente | "The Snow (Driftmix)" | Coil | The Snow | ||
| 1995 | Macro Dub Infection | "The Hills Are Alive" | Coil | Unnatural History II | ||
| 1996 | Succour | "Lost Rivers Of London" | Coil | Unnatural History III | ||
| 1996 | Treat The Gods As If They Exist | "It If Wasn't Wolves, What Was It?" | ELpH Vs. Coil | 2:58 | CD | track is exclusive to compilation |
| 1997 | Terra Serpentes | "Heartworms" | Coil | alternate version on Foxtrot | ||
| 1997 | Narcosis | "Stoned Circular II" | Black Light District | A Thousand Lights In A Darkened Room | ||
| 1998 | Foxtrot | "Blue Rats (Blue Cheese Mix)" | Coil | 4:08 | CD, 2X10" vinyl | track is exclusive to compilation |
| 1998 | Foxtrot | "Heartworms" | Coil | 7:16 | CD, 2X10" vinyl | alternate version on Terra Serpentes |
| 1998 | Interiors | "Gnomic Verses" | ELpH | CD | ||
| 1999 | Alternative Press Presents Industrial Strength Music | "Panic" | Coil | Scatology | ||
| 1999 | The Torture Garden | "Blue Rats" | Black Light District | A Thousand Lights In A Darkened Room | ||
| 2000 | Cornucopea | "Time Machines (excerpt)" | Coil | CD | partial version of track found on Time Machines | |
| 2000 October | The Wire Tapper 6 | "A Cold Cell" | Coil | 6:24 | alternate versions found on The Ape Of Naples and Пособие для начинающих: Глас Сéребра | |
| 2000 | Emre (Dark Matter) | "Broken Aura" | Coil | 8:05 | CD | track is exclusive to compilation |
| 2000 | Computer Music Journal Sound Anthology Volume 24 | "Glisten #2" | Coil | 1:05 | CD | track is exclusive to compilation |
| 2001 | Rough Trade Shops: 25 Years | "Further Back And Faster" | Coil | Love's Secret Domain | ||
| 2001 | sR:Ample | "Broken Aura (excerpt)" | Coil | CD | partial version of track found on Emre (Dark Matter) | |
| 2001 | Lichttaufe | "Are You Shivering?" | Coil | Musick To Play In The Dark Vol. 1 | ||
| 2002 | Light + Kraft | "Love's Secret Domain" | Coil | Love's Secret Domain | ||
| 2002 | Rough Trade Shops: Electronic 01 | "Ended" | ELpH Vs. Coil | Worship The Glitch | ||
| 16 April 2002 | Brain NOT In The Wire | "Mayhem Accelerator Part 1" | Coil | 12:17 | CD | track is exclusive to compilation |
| 2002 | Beta-Beat 01 | "The Restitution of Decayed Intelligence II (excerpt)" | Coil | partial version of a track found on The Restitution Of Decayed Intelligence | ||
| 2002 | X-Rated: The Electronic Files | "Remote Viewing 1 (excerpt)" | Coil | partial version of a track found on The Remote Viewer | ||
| 2002 | The Wire 20: 1982-2002 | "Wrong Eye" | Coil | Wrong Eye/Scope, Unnatural History III | ||
| 2003 | Mutek 03 | "The Test" | Coil | 5:40 | CD | track is exclusive to compilation. written by John Balance, Peter Christopherson; engineered by Danny Hyde (CD booklet) |
| 2003 | England's Hidden Reverse | "Slur" | Coil | CD | Scatology | |
| 2003 | England's Hidden Reverse | "Are You Shivering?" | Coil | CD | Musick To Play In The Dark Vol. 1 | |
| 2003 | England's Hidden Reverse | "Chaostrophy" | Coil | CD | Love's Secret Domain | |
| 2003 | England's Hidden Reverse | "Amethyst Deceivers" | Coil | CD | Autumn Equinox: Amethyst Deceivers | |
| 2003 | England's Hidden Reverse | "The Lost Rivers Of London" | Black Light District | CD | A Thousand Lights In A Darkened Room | |
| 2003 September | Lactamase Bonus Compilation | "Bad Message" | Coil | 2:09 | 10" vinyl | track is exclusive to compilation |
| 2003 October | The Lactamase 10" Sampler | "The Restitution Of Decayed Intelligence II (Extract)" | Coil | 5:01 | CD-R | Full version found on The Restitution Of Decayed Intelligence. |
| 2005 | X-Rated: The Dark Files | "Coppice Meat" | Coil | 10:47 | CD | Moons Milk (In Four Phases) Bonus Disc |
| 2006 February | Not Alone | "Broccoli" | Coil | 6:54 | 5XCD | This is an exclusive live version taken from Coil's 25 July 2004 live performance. Another live version can be found on Live Three and the studio version on Musick To Play In The Dark Vol. 1. |
| 2006 November | Brainwaves | "Journey To Avebury" | Coil | 3XCD | Exclusive, originally part of the Songs of the Week series. | |
| 2006 November | Brainwaves | "Stoned Circular III" | Black Light District | 3XCD | Exclusive, originally part of the Songs of the Week series. | |
| 2010 October | Why Be Blake When You Can Be Bleak? (Bleak) | "Manifesto" | Coil | 3XCDr | Exclusive, originally broadcast on Dutch national radio. Remastered. |
Mixes, Remixes & Production by Coil
| Date of release | Song title | Released on | Original artist | Alias | Track length | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | "Gave Up" | Fixed | Nine Inch Nails | Coil | 5:25 | CD |
| 1994 | "Closer (Precursor)" | Closer to God | Nine Inch Nails | Coil | 7:16 | CD, 12" vinyl, cassette |
| 1994 September | "Olive" | Switchblade | Schaft | Coil | 5:03 | CD |
| 1994 September | "Visual Cortex" | Switchblade | Schaft | Coil | 8:01 | CD |
| 1995 | "Dreamspace (Coil - Shadow Vs Executioner Mix)" | Ellipsis | Scorn | Coil | 11:30 | CD, 5X12" vinyl |
| 1995 | "Dreamscape (Unstable Sidereal Oneiroscopic Mix)" | Ellipsis | Scorn | Coil | 5X12" vinyl | |
| 1995 | "The Downward Spiral (The Bottom)" | Further Down the Spiral | Nine Inch Nails | Coil | 7:28 | CD |
| 1995 | "Eraser (Denial; Realization)" | Further Down the Spiral | Nine Inch Nails | Coil | 6:33 | CD |
| 1995 | "Eraser (Polite)" | Further Down the Spiral (US version only) | Nine Inch Nails | Coil | 1:15 | CD |
| 1995 | "Erased, Over. Out" | Further Down the Spiral (US version only) | Nine Inch Nails | Coil | 6:00 | CD |
| 1995 | "Cowboys In Bangkok (Coil vs Elph Mix)" | Twist | Chris and Cosey | Coil Vs ELpH | 5:53 | CD |
| 1996 March 1 | "Kraak (Coil Mix)" | Kraak Remixes | Psychick Warriors Ov Gaia | Coil | 10:05 | CD, 2X12" vinyl |
| 1996 September 16 | "Kraak (Coil Mix)" | History of Psychick Phenomenon | Psychick Warriors Ov Gaia | Coil | 10:05 | 2XCD |
| 1996 | "Tactile Vs Coil" | Outside the Circles of Time | Tactile | Coil | 5:29 | 12" vinyl |
| 1996 | "Intervention 1 - Tactile Vs Coil" | Recurrence & Intervention | Tactile | Coil | 5:32 | CD |
| 1997 | "Kála" | City of Light | Bill Laswell | Coil | 13:06 | CD |
| 1998 | "Villa Esplendor (Coil - Troglodyte Mix)" | En-Co-D-Esplendor | Esplendor Geométrico | Coil | 9:01 | CD |
| 1999 | "Dreamscape (Unstable Sidereal Oneiroscopic Mix)" | Anamnesis - Rarities 1994 - 1997 | Scorn | Coil | 5:08 | CD |
| 1999 August | "The Gimp/Sometimes" | Hate People Like Us | People Like Us | Coil | 6:25 | CD, 2XCD |
| 4 June 2001 | "Fallen Angels Entering Pandemonium (Coil Remix)" | So Soon | Slag Boom Van Loon | Coil | 9:42 | CD |
| 2001 | "Hobgoblins (Coil Remix)" | The Seance at Hobs Lane | Mount Vernon Arts Lab | Coil | 5:48 | CD |
| 2004 | "I Wanna Be Your Dog (Coil Mogadog Mix)" | I Wanna Be Your Dog | Futon | Coil | 6:18 | CD |
| 27 October 2004 | "Rush (Black Sun Mix)" | Remixes 81···04 - Rare Tracks Bundle | Depeche Mode | Coil | 5:57 | MP3 |
| 23 November 2004 | "Closer (Precursor)" | The Downward Spiral (Deluxe Edition) | Nine Inch Nails | Coil | 7:16 | CD/SACD hybrid |
| 23 November 2004 | "The Downward Spiral (The Bottom)" | The Downward Spiral (Deluxe Edition) | Nine Inch Nails | Coil | 7:32 | CD/SACD hybrid |
| 2004 | "Hobgoblins (Coil Remix)" | The Electronic Bible Chapter 1 | Mount Vernon Arts Lab | Coil | 5:48 | CD |
Unreleased songs and alternate versions
| Song title | Era | Origin(s) | Track length(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Attack Of The Cenobites 2" | 1987 | Leftover from The Unreleased Themes For Hellraiser session. | 1:52 |
| "Bee Has The Photos" | 1993 | Available via Songs of the Week. | 4:58 |
| "Egyptian Bases" | 1993 | Shorter version on Backwards demo. Longer version available via Songs of the Week. | 3:40, 8:16 |
| "First Dark Ride" | 1994 | Final version found on Nasa Arab. | 1:24, 4:55, 7:38, 11:52 |
| "Protection" | 1994 | Final version found on Born Again Pagans. | 4:36, 6:09, 13:26 |
| "Red Skeletons II" | 1996 | Leftover from A Thousand Lights In A Darkened Room session. | 5:24 |
| "Sex With Sun Ra" | 2004 | Originally released on Black Antlers. | 8:13 |
| "Sipping Birdsong Through Bedsprings" | Played after a live show. Also the title of a Beastbox. | 4:54 | |
| "What Kind Of An Animal Are You?" | Live version on Live Two, studio version never surfaced. |
Remixes of Coil by others
- The album Pontifex Maximus by Phallus Dei includes a track called "Rule Again". The music for this track is credited to Coil and lyrics to Death In June, however it is merely the song "Here To Here" with the lyrics of the Death In June song "Rule Again" sung over top of the track. This track was neither authorized by Coil or Death In June. (1991)
- The album Pure by The Golden Palominos features a song called "No Skin" which samples "Nasa Arab" heavily. (1994)
- The album No Thought, No Breath, No Eyes, No Heart (Pure Mixes) by The Golden Palominos includes several versions of the song "No Skin" which heavily features "Nasa Arab". One of these tracks was included as part of the Songs of the Week series. (1995)
- The single Obsidian Monarch by Thread is a two track 7" vinyl with a remix of "Glowworm/Waveform" and "Dark River". (1999)
- The album Plastic Spider Thing by Black Sun Productions is an album of remixes of various Coil material. (2002)
- The album Москве by CoH features a remix of the ELpH Vs. Coil track "pHILM". (2002)
Tributes
- The album Loved, Stolen and Deconstructed by various artists is an unofficial tribute album, featuring the covers of Coil songs. (1999)
Official music videos
| Song title | Album song is on | Music video released on | Directed by | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Wheel" | If You Can't Please Yourself, You Can't Please Your Soul | (unreleased) | Peter Christopherson | 1985 |
| "Tainted Love" | Scatology | Black Box (A Video Retrospect) Volume 2 (VHS) | Peter Christopherson | 1985 |
| "Windowpane" | Love's Secret Domain | Black Box (A Video Retrospect) Volume 1 (VHS) | Peter Christopherson | 1990 |
| "The Snow (Answers Come In Dreams II)" | The Snow EP | (unreleased) | Peter Christopherson | 1991 |
| "Love's Secret Domain" | Love's Secret Domain | (unreleased) | Peter Christopherson | 1991 |
