Coil
Black Antlers LP (red clear vinyl)

Black Antlers' showcases late-period Coil at their purest: stripped down, tighter, and leaner. The music became more rhythmic, with a greater emphasis on beats: 'the songs we did tend to be more... not rock in any sense of a word, but you know, more conventional in terms of structure, but now what we're doing is sort of within an 'electronic' genre.' The sound of 'Black Antlers' is of an intoxicating energy, combining Thighpaulsandra's advanced synthesis, John Balance's poetic lyricism and Peter Christopherson's flirtations with jazz and Ableton-aided PowerBook maximalism. Rounding out the trio were renowned hurdy-gurdy player Cliff Stapleton on a 'specifically commissioned' electric variant, to merge into the band's 'strange and other-worldly music'. Initially released as an 'album-in-progress' in June 2004, a post on the Threshold House website noted, 'Please remember that September will see Coil recording the album 'Black Antlers (Proper)'.' Jhonn Balance passed away that November; Christopherson would reunite with 'Love's Secret Domain' collaborator Danny Hyde to complete 'Black Antlers' by May 2006.

NEW / Released in 2004 / Reissue 2025

Tracklist:

A1 The Gimp (Sometimes)

A2 Sex With Sun Ra (Part One - Saturnalia)

B1 The Wraiths And Strays Of Paris

B2 All The Pretty Little Horses

C1 Teenage Lightning (10th Birthday Version)

C2 Black Antlers (Where's Your Child?)

C3 Sex With Sun Ra (Part Two - Sigillaricia)

D1 Departed

D2 Things We Never Had