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- Date Released: January 1, 1986
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Alternative
- Label: 4AD
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The second album by the 4AD collective headed by label founder Ivo Watts-Russell distills the This Mortal Coil concept somewhat. There's more of a core group now, featuring Simon Raymonde of the Cocteau Twins, producer John Fryer, arranger Martin McCarrick, and Watts-Russell himself, backing a variety of mostly female singers. The double album is nearly half instrumentals (all of them given the traditional 4AD treatment of layers of echo, reverb, and phasing), most of which are pleasant enough but not particularly memorable. The vocal tracks, however, continue the debut's trend of intriguing versions of fascinatingly obscure covers, ranging from Pearls Before Swine's mysteriously beautiful "The Jeweller" (with Scott Walker-like vocals by Dominic Appleton) and Tim Buckley's "I Must Have Been Blind" (sung by Dead Can Dance's Brendan Perry, apparently from the bottom of a very deep well) to Talking Heads' "Drugs" (with a fiery, soulful vocal by Alison Limerick over a harsh, thumping rhythm track) and Colin Newman's "Alone," each of them reinterpreted in the unique This Mortal Coil style. Less focused than It'll End in Tears, Filigree & Shadow is an uneven but often inspired follow-up.
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Velvet Belly |
1:19 |
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| 02. | |
Jeweller |
3:15 |
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| 03. | |
Ivy and Neet |
4:48 |
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| 04. | |
Meniscus |
2:28 |
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| 05. |
Tears |
0:22 |
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| 06. | |
Tarantula |
4:58 |
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| 07. | |
My Father |
5:58 |
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| 08. | |
Come Here My Love |
3:42 |
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| 09. | |
At First, and Then |
1:58 |
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| 10. | |
Strength of Strings |
4:41 |
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| 11. | |
Morning Glory |
2:57 |
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| 12. | |
Inch-Blue |
1:08 |
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| 13. | |
I Want to Live |
4:05 |
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| 14. | |
Mama K1 |
0:53 |
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| 15. | |
Filigree and Shadow |
1:19 |
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| 16. | |
Fire Brothers |
3:54 |
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| 17. | |
Chais I |
1:08 |
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| 18. | |
I Must Have Been Blind |
3:30 |
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| 19. | |
Heart of Glass |
3:45 |
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| 20. | |
Alone |
4:14 |
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| 21. |
Mama K2 |
0:34 |
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| 22. | |
Horizon Bleeds and Sucks Its Thumb |
2:53 |
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Drugs |
3:09 |
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| 24. | |
Red Rain |
3:54 |
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| 25. | |
Chais II |
3:13 |
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25 Total Tracks, 74:05 Total Length
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Credits
- This Mortal Coil - Main Performer // Richard Thomas - Saxophone // Gini Ball - Violin // Gini Ball - Viola // Mark Cox - Keyboards // John Fryer - Multi Instruments // John Fryer - Producer // John Fryer - Engineer // Jean - Vocals // Alison Limerick - Vocals // Martin McCarrick - Arranger // Martin McCarrick - Cello // Martin McCarrick - Choir, Chorus // Keith Mitchell - Guitar // Chris Pye - Guitar // Deirdre Rutkowski - Vocals (Background) // Deirdre Rutkowski - Choir, Chorus // Louise Rutkowski - Vocals (Background) // Louise Rutkowski - Choir, Chorus // Ivo Watts-Russell - Multi Instruments // Andrew Gray - Guitar // Simon Raymonde - Bass // Simon Raymonde - Guitar // Simon Raymonde - Piano // Simon Raymonde - Arranger // Simon Raymonde - Keyboards // Ann Turner - Choir, Chorus // Jon Turner - Organ // Jon Turner - Arranger // Jon Turner - Keyboards // Jon Turner - Producer // Jon Turner - Engineer // Steven Young - Drum Programming // Nigel Hine - Guitar // Caroline Seaman - Vocals // Dominic Appleton - Vocals // Les McKuen - Choir, Chorus // Peter Ulrich - Percussion // Tony Waerea - Didjeridu // Alan Curtis - Guitar // David Curtis - Guitar // Robert Lee - ? // Robert Lee - Original Recordings
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