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ilfed
from / (United Kingdom) on 2004-11-15 04:09 [#01395604]
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from brainwashed
_________________ GEFF RUSHTON (JOHN BALANCE) 1962-2004 We are sad to report the untimely passing of Geff Rushton (a.k.a. John Balance), founder of Coil, occasional member of Zos Kia, Psychic TV, Nurse With Wound, Current 93, Death In June, and friend to many. He will be sadly missed in this world.
A Book of Condolence is being established in honor at thresholdhouse.com
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this is so terrible. i saw coil live a few weeks ago and thought he was amazing... he had so much more to live for. the site says he died in an accident whilst drunk.
i'll really miss him for a long time and i'm sure a hell of a lot of people will feel the same way. excuse me if there's a thread about this already - but this should be on the front page anyway.
at least he influenced a lot of people in his life and will continue to do so posthumously i'm sure.
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hobbes
from age on 2004-11-15 04:13 [#01395606]
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*shocked*
RIP
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dtnl
from London (United Kingdom) on 2004-11-15 05:24 [#01395627]
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what a terrible end to a shitty week...
coil were due to have played at our tube station gig last friday, which was then cancelled.
rip john.
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chambre noire
from Iceland on 2004-11-15 06:25 [#01395669]
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why is everybody dying ?
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asjbfoo
from DeKalb, IL (United States) on 2004-11-15 06:38 [#01395677]
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My thoughts exactly.
It's a shame, I was really starting to appreciate Coil.
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Laserbeak
from Netherlands, The on 2004-11-15 06:57 [#01395690]
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Extremely sad news... still can't believe it. He was one of my favourite artists
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uzim
on 2004-11-15 07:16 [#01395702]
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damn... this is terrible T_T
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uzim
on 2004-11-15 07:18 [#01395705]
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same thing. still can't believe it.
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Ganymede
from Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius on 2004-11-15 07:51 [#01395728]
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Man, that really sucks! So much music that we won't hear from him now...
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bogala
from NYC (United States) on 2004-11-15 08:03 [#01395735]
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sucks!!
Now, please god, don't kill aphex.
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uzim
on 2004-11-15 08:17 [#01395740]
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if i was a christian i'd pray for him... i wish the best for his soul, or whatever can happen if anything after death...
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r40f
from qrters tea party on 2004-11-15 09:35 [#01395792]
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oh no, i can't believe this! this is terrible...
:(
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virginpusher
from County Clare on 2004-11-15 09:47 [#01395793]
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:)
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boobah
from pants on 2004-11-15 09:48 [#01395794]
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:(
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plaidzebra
from so long, xlt on 2004-11-15 09:54 [#01395795]
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prayer isn't reserved for christians...
let's all wish him well...
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Ganymede
from Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius on 2004-11-15 10:04 [#01395805]
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I do wish his soul safe journeying on the other side... and express my sympathy to Peter Christopherson, Ian, Thighpaulsandra and everyone who is/was close to him!
Sucks that it was an accident while drunk... his old demon got him.
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Anus_Presley
on 2004-11-15 10:14 [#01395815]
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it's trrendy to dead. urrgh.
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Combo
from Sex on 2004-11-15 10:24 [#01395829]
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R.I.P.
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afxNUMB
from So.Flo on 2004-11-15 10:56 [#01395885]
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So is O.D.B
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Sido Dyas
from a computer on 2004-11-15 11:04 [#01395901]
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I don't mean to dissrespect John or anyones emotions now but isn't a bit ironic that someone called "Balance" should die from a fall ?
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purlieu
from Leeds (United Kingdom) on 2004-11-15 11:33 [#01395962]
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I'm still in shock. It's just... wha. Not anyone I thought would die just yet. :( RIP Jhonn, wherever you may be now.
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Ganymede
from Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius on 2004-11-15 12:11 [#01396018]
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No disrespect taken Sido, it is darkly funny...
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r40f
from qrters tea party on 2004-11-15 12:15 [#01396021]
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it's really ironic, yeah...
listening to horse rotorvator...
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marlowe
from Antarctica on 2004-11-15 12:40 [#01396041]
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That's drunk drivers for ya
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Ganymede
from Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius on 2004-11-15 12:59 [#01396071]
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Paul, it wasn't a traffic accident. He fell from a first floor balcony about 15 feet, while drunk. Cracked his head but didn't die immediately. Was taken to hospital and died without regaining consciousness.
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marlowe
from Antarctica on 2004-11-15 13:02 [#01396074]
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Oops, I read Accident as a driving accident for some reason :$ anyway, I never heard of this person.
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uzim
on 2004-11-15 13:10 [#01396083]
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for those who didn't know Coil, two tracks and some samples:
Slur (1986) Love's Secret Domain (1991) untitled track (???) Broccoli (1999) [extract] live extract: Amethyst Deceivers live extract: Everything Keeps Dissolving
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Ophecks
from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2004-11-15 14:17 [#01396145]
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Horrible... I couldn't believe this when I heard it, and it still seems... questionable, heh. A really horrible way to go, but at least he left behind a nice big body of work to sift through and enjoy. I'm going to go on a Coil spree this evening.
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pantalaimon
from Winterfell (United Kingdom) on 2004-11-15 14:46 [#01396172]
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shit, it didn't hit me straight away that John Balance from coil had died, I thought it was another sad joke thread.
Such a shame, i've seen Coil live last year and will never forget it, one of my top ten artists :( :(
listening to some Coil now,
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chambre noire
from Iceland on 2004-11-15 15:39 [#01396226]
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sleazy did most of the music i think.. but i'm sure i'll miss his crazy surreal poetry
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DeadEight
from vancouver (Canada) on 2004-11-16 00:03 [#01396620]
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:(
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uzim
on 2004-11-16 05:22 [#01396727]
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yeah : (
i missed my one and only chance to see them live... it was in may in paris, i thought i couldn't go and forgot about it, and only remembered it when it was over...
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Ganymede
from Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius on 2004-11-16 07:26 [#01396798]
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Paul, you ought to give Coil a listen; you'd probably enjoy.
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mappatazee
from ¨y¨z¨| (Burkina Faso) on 2004-11-16 08:39 [#01396831]
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Coil were:
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Ganymede
from Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius on 2004-11-16 20:09 [#01397622]
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Are you asking someone to fill in the blank?
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rogu rarebit
from beggin' for leggings on 2004-11-17 01:37 [#01397665]
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:(
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mappatazee
from ¨y¨z¨| (Burkina Faso) on 2004-11-17 08:30 [#01397910]
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No, that's what it says on their albums.
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recycle
from Where is Phobiazero (Lincoln) (United States) on 2004-11-17 08:45 [#01397934]
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:(
great musician
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alnuit
on 2004-11-17 17:17 [#01398620]
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That is damn near the worst news I heard...I was just feeling this strong urge (listening to Ostia) to visit brainwashed.com...and I just realized...
:(
bloody awful news...love you Johnn....forver.
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Rostasky
from United States on 2004-11-17 19:29 [#01398666]
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50% of Xltronic is mourning these days.
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Rostasky
from United States on 2004-11-17 19:29 [#01398667]
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Though I really don't know of any other days.
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pietrobot
on 2004-11-24 08:15 [#01404322]
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-- -- JHONN BALANCE (Geoff Rushton) :: (1962 – 2004) Read entire article
Contributing Editor, Paul Lloyd writes about his personal appreciation for Jhonn Balance of Coil. -- --
Pietro. :: *** NEW MAILING ADDRESS *** IGLOO Magazine :: www.igloomag.com __ Abstract Electronic Music Coverage __ PO Box 307, Corona, CA 92878 USA
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fungusman
from Monster Island on 2004-11-24 09:05 [#01404352]
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I never really got into coil. What are they like? What albums should I check out?
From what Ive heard were the Nine inch nails remixes and like a few misc mp3s that I wasnt very impressed with.
I'm sure they are great because if they werent no one would care about them. What albums should I keep an eye out for in next time I'm buying music?
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Ophecks
from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2004-11-24 11:36 [#01404487]
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Good read, thanks.
Fungusman- they were, like, everything. Personally I'm fondest of their more industrial/gothy work, particularly the early stuff. Horse Rotorvator and Scatology are my favorites, quite easy to into, but still demented. And there's lots of great dark ambient/avant garde... Black Light District has some nice soundscapes.
Try Ostia (The Death of Pasolini), that should win you over. Beautiful track.
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mappatazee
from ¨y¨z¨| (Burkina Faso) on 2004-11-24 11:38 [#01404490]
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I like their classic industrial works. I like their electronic works (especially try to find the "Backwards" demo tape for a prime example, sadly never released. Very unique sound to it.)
I like their later drone works. Constant shallowness leads to evil is great.
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uzim
on 2004-11-24 11:58 [#01404519]
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i'd say start with Musick To Play In The Dark, vol.1 (although some people disagree and say to start with Love's Secret Domain).
the 'Amethyst Deceivers' EP is awesome.
the most accessible would be their early albums, Scatology and Horse Rotorvator, but they're not very representative, especially for later Coil which is much more "special"... also, they have great tracks but filler tracks too, which isn't so much the case of later Coil.
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