Airborne Bells/Is Suicide a Solution? explained

Airborne Bells/Is Suicide A Solution?
Cover:Airborne_bells_is_suicide_a_solution.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Coil
Released:November 1993
Genre:Dark ambient, drone
Length:10:42
Label:Clawfist
Producer:Coil
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Prev Year:1992
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Next Year:1993

"Airborne Bells"/"Is Suicide A Solution?" is a 7" vinyl single by Coil. The single was number 22 of a series from "Clawfist Singles Club", with catalogue number XPIG 22.

Release history

It was released in an edition believed to be between 1250 and 1400 copies. [1]

The front cover lists the track name "Airborne Bells", while the vinyl label erroneously refers to the song as "Airbourne Bells".

"Is Suicide A Solution?" is an expanded and remixed version of "Who'll Fall" from Stolen & Contaminated Songs.

The opening lyrics are "I am the loneliest link in a very strange chain." The closing lyrics, played backwards, are "When the gods want to punish you, they answer your prayers..."

The vinyl is etched as follows:

Track listing

Side A:

  1. "Airborne Bells" – 5:21

Side B:

  1. "Is Suicide a Solution?" – 5:21

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Coil, "Airborne Bells/Is Suicide A Solution?" . Brainwashed.