About This Mortal Coil
This Mortal Coil was a [[label:4AD]] "supergroup" of sorts that recorded three albums and a few other tracks between 1983 and 1991.
The only official members of the project were 4AD label head [[artist:Ivo Watts-Russell]] and well-known producer [[artist:John Fryer]], but many vocalists and musicians from 4AD (and non-4AD) groups such as [[artist:Dead Can Dance]], [[artist:Cocteau Twins]], [[artist:Dif Juz]], [[artist:Colourbox]], [[artist:211771]], [[artist:Cindytalk]], [[artist:Breathless]] and more were involved at various points in the project's lifespan.
While the project was retired following the 1991 album "Blood", the concept was revisited by Ivo in 1998 with a similar collective called [[artist:The Hope Blister]].
The name This Mortal Coil is taken from the [[artist:262731]]'s Flying Circus ["Dead Parrot sketch"](https://www.discogs.com/Monty-Python-Monty-Pythons-Flying-Circus/release/2627603), which in turn is a quote from [[artist:348179]]'s Hamlet ("... what dreams may come, when we have shuffled off this mortal coil...").
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1990s1 work
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