This Mortal Coil

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This Mortal Coil is a project of Ivo Watts-Russell (from Northamptonshire, England), president of the British 4AD record label, which began in 1983 and lasted until 1991. This Mortal Coil (TMC) is an example of a supergroup, and performers include members from bands on 4AD's roster, such as Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance, Colourbox, The Wolfgang Press, Dif Juz, X Mal Deutschland and Modern English. The records consist mostly of dark and moody interpretative cover versions of a wide variety of artists ranging from Big Star and Talking Heads to The Apartments and Tim Buckley. The group recorded three albums; It'll End In Tears, Filigree & Shadow and Blood. The group takes its name from Shakespeare. In particular Hamlet's soliloquy To be, or not to be, where it refers to dying; "coil" is used in its archaic sense of "disturbance, trouble": "What dreams may come, when we have shuffled off this mortal coil, must give us pause." Hamlet, Act III, Scene 1, line 67. . User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance, Cranes, His Name Is Alive, Lisa Gerrard

Genres

uk,english,british,dream pop,ethereal wave,melancholia,

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On Tour: Yes

country: GB

city: 1983

Begin Date: 1983

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Videography

This Mortal Coil - Song To The Siren (Official Video)

This Mortal Coil - Song To The Siren (Official Video)

Aug/2025

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This Mortal Coil

This Mortal Coil

Jan/1993

Blood (Remastered)

Blood (Remastered)

Jan/1991

Late Night

Jan/1991

You and Your Sister

You and Your Sister

Jan/1991

Sixteen Days / Song To The Siren

Sixteen Days / Song To The Siren

Jan/1984

Song To The Siren / Sixteen Days

Song To The Siren / Sixteen Days

Jan/1983

Song to the Siren (Cruz Coronado remix)

Song to the Siren (Cruz Coronado remix)

Aug/2019

Dust & Guitars (Remastered)

Dust & Guitars (Remastered)

Aug/2012

Dust & Guitars

Aug/2012

1983~1991

Mar/1993

Blood

Apr/1991

Filigree and Shadow

Filigree and Shadow

Sep/1986

Filigree & Shadow (remastered)

Filigree & Shadow (remastered)

Sep/1986

Come Here My Love / Drugs

Come Here My Love / Drugs

Sep/1986

Filigree & Shadow

Filigree & Shadow

Aug/1986

It'll End in Tears (remastered)

It'll End in Tears (remastered)

Oct/1984

It'll End in Tears

It'll End in Tears

Sep/1984

Kangaroo

Aug/1984

Song To The Siren

Song To The Siren

Sep/1983

Sixteen Days / Gathering Dust

Sixteen Days / Gathering Dust

Sep/1983

Sixteen Days - Gathering Dust

Sixteen Days - Gathering Dust

Aug/1983

Dust & Guitars (Remastered)

Dust & Guitars (Remastered)

Aug/2012

Dust & Guitars

Aug/2012

Filigree & Shadow (remastered)

Filigree & Shadow (remastered)

Sep/1986

Filigree & Shadow

Filigree & Shadow

Aug/1986

It'll End in Tears

It'll End in Tears

Oct/1984

It'll End in Tears (remastered)

It'll End in Tears (remastered)

Oct/1984

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