Peter Christopherson
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Books
Never To Pass: Altered Balance – A Tribute To Coil
Richard Fontenoy examines this exploration, neither biography nor hagiography, memoir nor biography, of the life of John Balance and of Coil, finding a collection of remembrances - of poetry, of photography and of personal reminiscences - free from mawkishness, which serve not only to recall but to add to an extraordinary legacy
A Quietus Interview
A Double-Headed Secret: An Interview With Cyclobe
Cyclobe, the ex-Coil duo of Stephen Thrower and Ossian Brown, have spent over a decade honing a beguiling blend of electro-acoustics and folk instrumentation. Ahead of their show at this year's Meltdown festival, they speak about current projects, the occult and their friendship with Coil
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Desmond Simmons Remembered By Colin Newman Of Wire
Every time the Quietus has interviewed Wire's Colin Newman he's talked with fondness about his friend Desmond Simmons, a teenage musical ally and inspiration. Sadly, Simmons passed away last month, and here Newman pays tribute to his late friend. Pictures courtesy Colin Newman, main shot was "Taken in a photo booth in London just after having bought Metallic KO by Iggy & The Stooges - must be 1976"
