A Guide for Beginners: The Voice of Silver / A Guide for Finishers: A Hair of Gold

~ Release by Coil (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Amethyst Deceivers
vocals:
John Balance
performer:
John Balance, William Breeze, Peter Christopherson (UK electronic musician and video director) and Drew McDowall (Scottish electronic musician)
recording of:
Amethyst Deceivers
writer:
John Balance, William Breeze, Peter Christopherson (UK electronic musician and video director) and Drew McDowall (Scottish electronic musician)
6:35
2The Lost Rivers of London
vocals:
John Balance
recording of:
Lost Rivers of London (Coil)
additional lyricist:
Hubert Crackanthorpe (British writer)
writer:
John Balance, Peter Christopherson (UK electronic musician and video director) and Drew McDowall (Scottish electronic musician)
7:41
3Are You Shivering?
vocals:
John Balance
performer:
John Balance, Peter Christopherson (UK electronic musician and video director), Drew McDowall (Scottish electronic musician) and Thighpaulsandra
recording of:
Are You Shivering?
writer:
John Balance, Peter Christopherson (UK electronic musician and video director), Tim Lewis (Welsh experimental musician aka Thighpaulsandra) and Drew McDowall (Scottish electronic musician)
9:39
4Ostia (The Death of Pasolini)
strings:
Billy McGee (double bassist and strings arranger)
vocals:
John Balance
recording of:
Ostia (The Death of Pasolini)
writer:
John Balance and Peter Christopherson (UK electronic musician and video director)
56:23
5Where Are You?
additional vocals:
Rose McDowall
performer:
John Balance, Peter Christopherson (UK electronic musician and video director) and Thighpaulsandra
recording of:
Where Are You?
writer:
John Balance and Peter Christopherson (UK electronic musician and video director)
7:53
6At the Heart of It All
additional sampler [overdubs on Emulator 1]:
PC (UK electronic musician and video director) and Clint Ruin
clarinet:
Stephen E Thrower (UK musician and author)
piano:
PC (UK electronic musician and video director)
sampler:
Clint Ruin (musician, composer and producer) and PC (UK electronic musician and video director)
synthesizer and synthesizer [Yamaha DX7]:
JB
recorded at:
Aosis Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
At the Heart of It All
writer:
John Balance, Peter Christopherson (UK electronic musician and video director) and Stephen Thrower (UK musician and author)
5:14
7A Cold Cell
vocals:
John Balance
recording of:
A Cold Cell
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
John Balance, Ossian Brown, Peter Christopherson (UK electronic musician and video director), Danny Hyde (British musician, engineer, and producer) and Drew McDowall (Scottish electronic musician)
5:58
8Batwings (A Limnal Hymn)
vocals:
John Balance
recording of:
Batwings (A Limnal Hymn)
additional lyricist:
John Balance
lyricist:
Thomas Browne (English writer)
writer:
John Balance and Peter Christopherson (UK electronic musician and video director)
11:11
9Who’ll Fall?
vocals:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
recording of:
Who’ll Fall?
writer:
John Balance and Peter Christopherson (UK electronic musician and video director)
5:15
10The Dreamer Is Still Asleep
vocals:
John Balance
recording of:
The Dreamer Is Still Asleep
writer:
John Balance, Peter Christopherson (UK electronic musician and video director), Tim Lewis (Welsh experimental musician aka Thighpaulsandra) and Drew McDowall (Scottish electronic musician)
9:42
11Panic
drum machine programming:
PC (UK electronic musician and video director)
programming:
PC (UK electronic musician and video director)
additional sampler [additional sampling]:
Clint Ruin
guitar and lead vocals:
JB
sampler:
Clint Ruin (musician, composer and producer)
arranger:
Clint Ruin
recording of:
Panic
writer:
John Balance, Peter Christopherson (UK electronic musician and video director) and J.G. Thirlwell (musician, composer and producer)
4:19
12First Dark Ride
recording of:
First Dark Ride
writer:
John Balance, Peter Christopherson (UK electronic musician and video director), Danny Hyde (British musician, engineer, and producer) and Drew McDowall (Scottish electronic musician)
10:52
13Further Back and Faster
additional programming:
Danny Hyde (British musician, engineer, and producer)
engineer:
Danny Hyde (British musician, engineer, and producer)
producer:
Coil (UK cross‐genre industrial group) and Danny Hyde (British musician, engineer, and producer)
didgeridoo:
Cyrung
recording of:
Further Back and Faster
writer:
John Balance and Peter Christopherson (UK electronic musician and video director)
7:58
14The Anal Staircase
vocals:
John Balance
part of:
Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs
recording of:
The Anal Staircase
writer:
John Balance and Peter Christopherson (UK electronic musician and video director)
53:59
15Red Skeletons
recording of:
Red Skeletons
writer:
John Balance, Peter Christopherson (UK electronic musician and video director) and Drew McDowall (Scottish electronic musician)
7:33
16Scope
recording engineer:
Danny Hyde (British musician, engineer, and producer)
additional drums (drum set):
Charles Hayward (English drummer, cfr. This Heat)
recording of:
Scope
writer:
John Balance, Peter Christopherson (UK electronic musician and video director) and Stephen Thrower (UK musician and author)
6:36
17Solar Lodge
programming:
PC (UK electronic musician and video director)
sampler programming:
Peter Christopherson (UK electronic musician and video director)
additional clarinet and additional percussion:
Stephen E Thrower (UK musician and author)
bass, guitar and lead vocals:
JB
recorded at:
Bar Maldoror in United Kingdom (on 1984-09-03)
recording of:
Solar Lodge
writer:
John Balance, Peter Christopherson (UK electronic musician and video director) and Stephen Thrower (UK musician and author)
5:36
18Blue Rats
vocals:
John Balance
recording of:
Blue Rats
writer:
John Balance, Peter Christopherson (UK electronic musician and video director) and Drew McDowall (Scottish electronic musician)
3:10
19A.Y.O.R.
vocals:
John Balance
recording of:
AYOR (It’s in My Blood)
writer:
John Balance, Ossian Brown, Peter Christopherson (UK electronic musician and video director), Danny Hyde (British musician, engineer, and producer), Tim Lewis (Welsh experimental musician aka Thighpaulsandra) and Drew McDowall (Scottish electronic musician)
3:12
20The First Five Minutes After Violent Death
recording of:
The First Five Minutes After Death
writer:
John Balance and Peter Christopherson (UK electronic musician and video director)
4:58