Constant Shallowness Leads To Evil
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Constant Shallowness Leads To Evil is a CD by Coil
, released the same year as Queens of the Circulating Library
. Like Queens, this album comes packaged in a pink c-shell case.
According to the credits, "Coil were Thighpaulsandra
, John Balance
, & Peter Christopherson
. Thanks to Simon Norris."
The track names provided are "Higher Beings Command", "I Am the Green Child", "Beige", "Lowest Common Abominator", "Free Base Chakra", and "Tunnel of Goats". The tracklisting is rather mysterious as it only lists six tracks while 23 tracks are actually pressed on the CD. The most commonly given explanation (including that of the official archive) is that the final song title, "Tunnel of Goats", is that of an 18-track suite which is, along with the trio of tracks before it, the main musical basis of the live opus "Constant Shallowness Leads to Evil".
The release is unique in Coil's catalog for several things not unusual to the band separately: It is very noisy and nearly devoid of conventional instruments and vocals. John Balance's singing appears only on "I Am the Green Child" and minimally on "Tunnel of Goats", while Tom Edwards plays marimba on the former. However, their live act prominently featured Edwards's playing and, unlike the original, the live version of "Higher Beings Command" does include vocals.
The following warning appears after the track listing: "May Cause Drowsiness - Do Not Play While Driving Or Operating Machinery".
The catalogue number is ESKATON 24. Coil Presents Time Machines
has the similar catalog number of ESKATON CD24.
...# "Tunnel of Goats" (23) -from 0:30 to 2:00 in alternation
Coil (band)
Coil were an English cross-genre, experimental music group formed in 1982 by John Balance—later credited as "Jhonn Balance"—and his partner Peter Christopherson, aka "Sleazy". The duo worked together on a series of releases before Balance chose the name Coil, which he claimed to be...
, released the same year as Queens of the Circulating Library
Queens Of The Circulating Library
Queens of the Circulating Library is a 2000 album by the experimental British group Coil. It is unusual in the sense that it is perhaps the only release without participation from Peter Christopherson. On this album, Coil were: "Thighpaulsandra & John Balance with Dorothy Lewis as the queen of the...
. Like Queens, this album comes packaged in a pink c-shell case.
According to the credits, "Coil were Thighpaulsandra
Thighpaulsandra
Thighpaulsandra is a Welsh experimental musician and multi-instrumentalist known mostly for performing on synthesizers and keyboards. As Tim Lewis, he began his career working with Julian Cope. A collaboration with Cope in 1993 followed, as the experimental duo Queen Elizabeth...
, John Balance
John Balance
John Balance , born in Mansfield, England, was the founder of the experimental music group Coil, along with his partner Peter Christopherson...
, & Peter Christopherson
Peter Christopherson
Peter Martin Christopherson, a.k.a. Sleazy was a musician, video director and designer, and former member of the influential British design agency Hipgnosis....
. Thanks to Simon Norris."
The track names provided are "Higher Beings Command", "I Am the Green Child", "Beige", "Lowest Common Abominator", "Free Base Chakra", and "Tunnel of Goats". The tracklisting is rather mysterious as it only lists six tracks while 23 tracks are actually pressed on the CD. The most commonly given explanation (including that of the official archive) is that the final song title, "Tunnel of Goats", is that of an 18-track suite which is, along with the trio of tracks before it, the main musical basis of the live opus "Constant Shallowness Leads to Evil".
The release is unique in Coil's catalog for several things not unusual to the band separately: It is very noisy and nearly devoid of conventional instruments and vocals. John Balance's singing appears only on "I Am the Green Child" and minimally on "Tunnel of Goats", while Tom Edwards plays marimba on the former. However, their live act prominently featured Edwards's playing and, unlike the original, the live version of "Higher Beings Command" does include vocals.
The following warning appears after the track listing: "May Cause Drowsiness - Do Not Play While Driving Or Operating Machinery".
The catalogue number is ESKATON 24. Coil Presents Time Machines
Coil Presents Time Machines
Coil Presents Time Machines was a live CD by Coil. This CD was produced in a limited amount of 1,000 copies and was given away with the initial mail orders of Musick To Play In The Dark Vol. 2. The CD is a live performance which took place on April 2, 2000 at the Cornucopia festival in the Royal...
has the similar catalog number of ESKATON CD24.
Track listing
- "Higher Beings Command" – 4:10
- "I Am the Green Child" – 13:45
- "Beige" – 5:57
- "Lowest Common Abominator"– 5:00
- "Free Base Chakra" – 5:14
- "Tunnel of Goats" – 4:59
- "Tunnel of Goats" - 0:30
- "Tunnel of Goats" - 2:00
...# "Tunnel of Goats" (23) -from 0:30 to 2:00 in alternation
- Tracks 3, 4, and 5 are continuations of each other, fading out at the end of track 5. Tracks 6 through 21 are continuations as well. Track 22 is silent, except for the beginning which is an extension from track 21. Track 23 features John Balance laughing with echo effects applied to his voice.
- Starting at 1:57 of track 10, through track 12, Balance can be heard singing in the right channel.
- The lyrics to "Tunnel of Goats" resurface on "Constant Shallowness Leads to Evil" on Live TwoLive TwoLive Two was a CD by Coil which documents their live performance on 15 September 2001 at DK Gorbunova in Moscow, Russia. This CD was one of four releases in a series. Its counterparts are Live Four, Live Three and Live One...
and the conclusion of "Backwards" on Live ThreeLive ThreeLive Three was a CD by Coil which documents their live performance on 6 April 2002 at Teatro delle Celebrazioni in Bologna, Italy. This CD was one of four releases in a series. Its counterparts are Live Four, Live Two and Live One...
.