This Mortal Coil was a dream pop supergroup led by Ivo Watts-Russell, founder of the British record label 4AD. Although Watts-Russell and John Fryer were technically the only two official members, the band's recorded output featured a large rotating cast of supporting artists, many who were signed to, or otherwise associated with, 4AD.

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  • This Mortal Coil was a dream pop supergroup led by Ivo Watts-Russell, founder of the British record label 4AD. Although Watts-Russell and John Fryer were technically the only two official members, the band's recorded output featured a large rotating cast of supporting artists, many who were signed to, or otherwise associated with, 4AD. About half of the songs released were cover songs, often of 1960s and 1970s psychedelic and folk acts, which displayed those two genres' place in the history and formation of dream pop. On each of the band's three LPs, at least one song would also be a cover of a 4AD artist, and most of the original songs were instrumentals. The name "This Mortal Coil" is drawn from William Shakespeare's Hamlet and is a poetic expression referring to the earthly condition.
  • This Mortal Coil (TMC) war ein Dark-Wave-Musikprojekt des britischen Independent-Musiklabels 4AD und seines Mitbegründers Ivo Watts-Russell. Das Projekt This Mortal Coil war ein Sammelbegriff und bestand aus einer Zusammenarbeit verschiedener Musiker die alle in loser Verbindung mit dem Label 4AD standen: So beispielsweise Colourbox (Band), Dead Can Dance, The Wolfgang Press oder die Cocteau Twins. This Mortal Coil veröffentlichten in der Zeit von 1983 bis 1991 lediglich drei Alben: „It'll End in Tears“, „Filigree & Shadow“ und „Blood“. Jedes der Alben bestand größtenteils aus atmosphärisch-fragilen Interpretationen von 70ties Musikern wie Alex Chilton, Roy Harper oder Tim Buckley und Eigenkompositionen. Einer der bekanntesten Titel befindet sich auf dem Album „It'll End in Tears“ und wurde mit Elizabeth Fraser von der schottischen Gruppe Cocteau Twins aufgenommen, die ebenfalls bei 4AD unter Vertrag waren, mit einer Interpretation des Tim Buckley Stücks „Song to the Siren“. Der Song wurde u.a. in dem Film Lost Highway von David Lynch 1997 als Untermalung verwendet. Der Name „This Mortal Coil“ leitet sich von einem Zitat aus William Shakespeares Hamlet ab. TMC begründete damit den Begriff des „Gothic Dream Pop“, der alle Elemente der Musik der Schwarzen Szene der 80er spiralförmig miteinander verband und war eines der erfolgreichsten Projekte des 4AD-Labels. Watts-Rusell gründete in 90ern ein Anschlussprojekt, das er „The Hope Blister“ nannte und 1998 das Album „…smile's OK“ herausbrachte. Die TMC Plattencover sind, wie fast sämtliche 4AD Produktionen von dem britischen Grafikdesigner Vaughan Oliver und seinem Landsmann, dem Fotografen Nigel Grierson gestaltet.
  • This Mortal Coil est un projet musical original, fondé en 1984 par des artistes et le président Ivo Watts Russell de la maison de disques anglaise 4AD en hommage à Ian Curtis de Joy Division, décédé en 1980. Tous ses membres appartenant déjà à d'autres groupes musicaux, This Mortal Coil est un supergroupe. Il tire son nom d'un vers de Shakespeare, dans Hamlet, où « coil » a le sens de trouble : « What dreams may come, when we have shuffled off this mortal coil, must give us pause. » (Hamlet, Act III, Scene 1, line 67). Ce projet voulait initialement s'appeler 2D2. This Mortal Coil enregistre des compositions originales mais reprend le plus souvent des œuvres d'autres artistes allant de Big Star aux Apartments (Song to the siren, de Tim Buckley, en collaboration avec Elizabeth Fraser, des Cocteau Twins). Le projet d'Ivo Watts Russell se consacra tout d'abord à la reprise de deux titres du groupe Modern English, Sixteen Days et Gathering Dust, issus de leur premier album. Ces titres, résolument bruts dans leur version Modern English, prirent une note plus travaillée, fine et « Cold Wave » lorsqu'ils ont été repris par This Mortal Coil. La réunion des deux titres en un seul, l'adjonction de la voix de Liz Frazer et un aspect plus synthétique et cinglant, a propulsé ce projet initial en un groupe à part entière.
  • This Mortal Coil è un progetto di Ivo Watts-Russell, presidente dell'etichetta discografica 4AD, fondato nel 1983. Dal momento che raccoglie membri di altri gruppi già esistenti, This Mortal Coil è da considerarsi un supergruppo. I lavori del gruppo consistono in brani prevalentemente cupi, molte cover di gruppi e artisti più o meno conosciuti come Big Star, The Apartments e Tim Buckley. Diverse canzoni dell'album It'll End in Tears sono cantate da Elizabeth Fraser del gruppo scozzese dei Cocteau Twins, come la famosissima Song To The Siren (famosa per la sua apparizione in pellicole come Strade perdute di David Lynch e come accompagnamento della pubblicità del profumo Noa di Cacharel). Nel 1998 Watts-Russell ha creato un nuovo supergruppo simile a This Mortal Coil chiamato The Hope Blister che accoglie artisti del calibro di John Fryer e Louise Rutkowski. Il gruppo This Mortal Coil prende il nome da un passo dell'Amleto dove il vocabolo "coil" è utilizzato con il significato di "disturbo, fastidio". "What dreams may come, when we have shuffled off this mortal coil, must give us pause. " Amleto, Atto III, Scena 1, linea 67
  • This Mortal Coil was een muzikaal project van Ivo Watts-Russell, stichter van het Britse platenlabel 4AD Records. Met het project bracht hij belangrijke artiesten van 4AD samen met enkele anderen die niet bij het label hoorden onder een gemeenschappelijke naam. Er waren onder andere bijdragen van Howard Devoto, Colourbox, Dead Can Dance en Cocteau Twins. Tussen 1983 en 1991 bracht This Mortal Coil drie albums uit: It'll End in Tears, Filigree & Shadow, en Blood, die elk grotendeels interpretaties bevatten van songs van artiesten uit de jaren '70, zoals Alex Chilton, Chris Bell, Roy Harper, Gene Clark, en Tim Buckley. De naam "This Mortal Coil" komt uit het toneelstuk Hamlet en is een poëtische verwijzing naar de aardse toestand.
  • This Mortal Coil przedsięwzięcie muzyczne zainicjowane przez dyrektora wytwórni płytowej 4AD Ivo Wattsa Russella, który w 1983 r. zgromadził w studiu nagraniowym najwybitniejszych muzyków swej wytwórni, by nagrać płytę It'll End in Tears, zawierającą zapomniane covery, ale także i nowe kompozycje. Na drugiej i trzeciej płycie wystąpili w większości artyści oficjalnie nie związani z wytwórnią 4AD, ale utrzymujący się w jej klimacie. W nagraniach udział wzięli m. in. muzycy i zespoły: Elizabeth Fraser i Cocteau Twins, Lisa Gerrard i Dead Can Dance, Xmal Deutschland, The Wolfgang Press, Throwing Muses, Colourbox, Dif Juz, Modern English, Cindytalk, Kristin Hersh, Pieter Nooten, Heidi Berry, siostry Louise Rutkowski i Deirdre Rutkowski, Dominic Appleton, Alison Limerick. Nazwa formacji zaczerpnięta jest z dramatu Williama Szekspira Hamlet (akt III, scena 1) i można ją przetłumaczyć jako "Ten ziemski padół" For in that sleep of death what dreams may come, when we have shuffled off this mortal coil, must give us pause.
  • Os This Mortal Coil foram uma banda britânica de rock alternativo e independente, formada em 1983, em Londres. Não sendo uma banda, no verdadeiro sentido do termo, os This Mortal Coil, foram um projecto criado por um dos fundadores da editora musical 4AD, Watts-Russell, e pelo produtor John Fryer, em que os músicos alternavam em cada álbum.
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  • This Mortal Coil was a dream pop supergroup led by Ivo Watts-Russell, founder of the British record label 4AD. Although Watts-Russell and John Fryer were technically the only two official members, the band's recorded output featured a large rotating cast of supporting artists, many who were signed to, or otherwise associated with, 4AD.
  • This Mortal Coil (TMC) war ein Dark-Wave-Musikprojekt des britischen Independent-Musiklabels 4AD und seines Mitbegründers Ivo Watts-Russell. Das Projekt This Mortal Coil war ein Sammelbegriff und bestand aus einer Zusammenarbeit verschiedener Musiker die alle in loser Verbindung mit dem Label 4AD standen: So beispielsweise Colourbox (Band), Dead Can Dance, The Wolfgang Press oder die Cocteau Twins.
  • This Mortal Coil est un projet musical original, fondé en 1984 par des artistes et le président Ivo Watts Russell de la maison de disques anglaise 4AD en hommage à Ian Curtis de Joy Division, décédé en 1980. Tous ses membres appartenant déjà à d'autres groupes musicaux, This Mortal Coil est un supergroupe. Il tire son nom d'un vers de Shakespeare, dans Hamlet, où « coil » a le sens de trouble : « What dreams may come, when we have shuffled off this mortal coil, must give us pause.
  • This Mortal Coil è un progetto di Ivo Watts-Russell, presidente dell'etichetta discografica 4AD, fondato nel 1983. Dal momento che raccoglie membri di altri gruppi già esistenti, This Mortal Coil è da considerarsi un supergruppo. I lavori del gruppo consistono in brani prevalentemente cupi, molte cover di gruppi e artisti più o meno conosciuti come Big Star, The Apartments e Tim Buckley.
  • This Mortal Coil was een muzikaal project van Ivo Watts-Russell, stichter van het Britse platenlabel 4AD Records. Met het project bracht hij belangrijke artiesten van 4AD samen met enkele anderen die niet bij het label hoorden onder een gemeenschappelijke naam. Er waren onder andere bijdragen van Howard Devoto, Colourbox, Dead Can Dance en Cocteau Twins.
  • This Mortal Coil przedsięwzięcie muzyczne zainicjowane przez dyrektora wytwórni płytowej 4AD Ivo Wattsa Russella, który w 1983 r. zgromadził w studiu nagraniowym najwybitniejszych muzyków swej wytwórni, by nagrać płytę It'll End in Tears, zawierającą zapomniane covery, ale także i nowe kompozycje. Na drugiej i trzeciej płycie wystąpili w większości artyści oficjalnie nie związani z wytwórnią 4AD, ale utrzymujący się w jej klimacie. W nagraniach udział wzięli m. in.
  • Os This Mortal Coil foram uma banda britânica de rock alternativo e independente, formada em 1983, em Londres. Não sendo uma banda, no verdadeiro sentido do termo, os This Mortal Coil, foram um projecto criado por um dos fundadores da editora musical 4AD, Watts-Russell, e pelo produtor John Fryer, em que os músicos alternavam em cada álbum.
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