The pandemic has made me extra-fond of this episode, because it's one of the last "specials" I did before the lockdown, but I think this episode might be suitable for the pantheon in any timeline. I had of course already inducted Coil into the Bombast Hall of Legends, in four stages, to go along with their "equinox" / "solstice" series. Early days! But here I wind up with airtime on what would be Peter Christopherson's birthday, so it's a "proper" chance to devote the full two hours to their music (and other things, with apologies to Jhonn Balance).
I pronounce PC's surname like "Kristofferson" although I don't really know if that's correct--I become wistful about the Dif Juz HoL induction, triggered by that very question. How lucky I was that at least two of them are alive to answer the question. But not in this case. This program is for the spirits, and for the fans, and for the uninitiated.
There is no cool or interesting origin story for me and my Coil records. I'm sure that Jeremy, Friend of the Program, used to encourage me to play Scatology late at night on the radio, many years ago. And there was a kind docent at the local record store, Alex, who insisted I take home The Unreleased Themes for Hellraiser 10-inch. I'm not a pagan, I'm not into male-only onanistic rituals or anything, I'm just a black cishet guy who loves music that is unusual and good and unusually good. My tastes are probably almost as boring as I am.
I guess I stuck with Coil over the years because they were prolific and restless, building a catalog that is almost self-sufficient--not merely a "desert island disc" but a desert island body of work. In that ridiculous hypothetical, you'd hardly need anyone else's records. Also, there are only a handful of “industrial “ artists who (to me) are unproblematic. It’s a depressingly short list--Coil, Cabaret Voltaire, Chris & Cosey, Test Dept., Bourbonese Qualk, Einsturzende Neubauten, Nocturnal Emissions, Zoviet France, I'm not sure whom I'm forgetting...Everyone else seems too close to Alain Jourgensen, too close to Douglas Pearce, or is actually Genesis. This last bit is less trivial than it sounds--Coil's presence on a compilation is a really good indicator of quantity. I've "discovered" a lot of good sounds just picking up the various "various artists" records on which Coil appeared. And I take the willingness to do comps as an indicator of niceness in a person--easygoing, plays well with others, etc.
So I guess that's it.
It was a lovely evening sitting in the studio and letting the music flow through me, loudly, though I couldn’t seem to say anything correctly when it was time to speak. There is a certain magic(k) in the air whether you listen to this in blinding sunlight or at nighttime as intended.
Since this program was broadcast, 418 days ago now, I've gone "on the air" 57 times. I have delivered 53 pre-recorded episodes on account of the pandemic. I am most definitely biased but I have to say that none of those episodes are better than this one.
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Here Comes the Bishop's Daughter: Transmission 360, 2017 August 5
U_D_M Detour 31, 2017 February 19
U_D_M Detour 30, 2017 February 12
U_D_M Detour 29, 2017 February 5
U_D_M Detour 28, 2017 January 29
U_D_M Detour 27, 2017 January 8
U_D_M Detour 26, 2017 January 1
U_D_M Detour 25, 2016 December 18
U_D_M Detour 24, 2016 November 13
Occasionally Lucid Commentary: Transmission 359, 2017 July 26
Cleaner Lyrics, For the Most Part: Transmission 358, 2017 July 22
Spiritually and Emotionally Uplifting Properties: Transmission 357, 2017 July 19
Missing from My Own Head: Transmission 356, 2017 July 16
Get Nowhere Twice As Fast: Transmission 355, 2017 July 13
Presumably, Supposably: Transmission 354, 2017 July 12
The Magic Wound: Transmission 353, 2017 July 8
Real-Time Critique Mode: Transmission 352, 2017 July 5
Lonely Is As Lonely Does: Transmission 351, 2017 June 28
It's a Fact that I Live With: Transmission 350, 2017 June 24
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