Coil (band)

Coil is an experimental music group that has worked in several forms of music (electronic and otherwise) such as industrial, noise, ambient and dark ambient, neo-folk, spoken word, and minimalism.

Creative methods

Coil's level of detail and non-traditional approach to music is found in all aspects of their work. They've been known to utilise at least the following methods:

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• electronic voice phenomena (EVP)
• ritual hallucinogens
• lucid dreaming
• sidereal sound
• granular synthesis
• tidal shifts
• John Dee-like methods of scrying
• mistakes made by their electronic equipment
• synchronizing their studio to the SETI project
• Chaos Theory, et cetera.

As well as such exotic instruments as:

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• archaic/obsolete modular synthesizers
• experimental photoelectronic synthesizers
• A Theremin
• A Moog
• morbid electronic Shakuhachi, et cetera.