They also did the original soundtrack to Hellraiser, but apparently it wasn't used cos Clive Barker thought it was too scary!
that's not correct. Clive Barker specifically went to bat for the soundtrack, not only because the music was the most appropriate soundtrack for his movie, but also because The Hellbound Heart was inspired by modern primitive/extreme BDSM photos Barker saw at Balance's flat in the first place. Coil was a huge influence on Barker's work and he was pissed that they did not use the music. New Line Cinema chickened out at the last minute and replaced the Coil music with more traditional soundtracking.
also, Scatology is not Coil's first album per se. their first album is the vinyl pressing of How to Destroy Angels (not to be confused with the remix of same which was released on CD some years later), which is very explicitly an occult ritual recording. the first side is built around chants designed to invoke male sexual energy and beating on iron gongs inscribed with symbols of Mars with iron swords, or something like that, whereas the second side is blank. not just blank, but without grooves entirely, so as to create a perfect male/female Yang/Yin record. |
