Coil (especially John Balance) were perfectionists. In interviews, they stressed the importance of continuous experimentation but also noted that they needed to

Coil (especially John Balance) were perfectionists. In interviews, they stressed the importance of continuous experimentation but also noted that they needed to impose extremely high standards and ruthlessly discard much of their output when it didn't make the cut (which was the majority of the time). I remember reading an interview by Balance where he described their work as a modern take on the alchemical process of constant refinement. As far as album covers go, Love's Secret Domain [1] is a personal favorite. It is a shame that this documentary doesn't include Christopherson. [1] https://www.sorrystaterecords.com/cdn/shop/products/coil_0e483bfa-3ffc-475c-901d-ac9c5e45ee09_1728x.jpg https://www.sorrystaterecords.com/cdn/shop/products/coil_0e4...