This Mortal Coil - Song To The Siren Live
I've have to admit I've never been a massive This Mortal Coil fan. Given the range of talents the 4AD super group included, for me it never truly lived up to the possibilities. That's not to say there weren't notable successes within the non-band's body of work, far from it. Their early (1984) 12" EP, Sixteen Days remains a short but exciting piece of vinyl, rich and invigorating.
The title track is carried along by the unmistakable vocals of the Cocteau Twin's Elizabeth Fraser and Cindytalk's Gordon Sharp, whilst the B-Side features a short and minimalist cover of Tim Buckley's Song To The Siren. I've only ever known Song To The Siren on vinyl, other than featuring in David Lynch's Lost Highway.
I stumbled across the following live performance of Song To The Siren and had to share. The crackly compressed sound only adds to the beauty of it. Elizabeth's vocal is sublime, and Robin Guthrie's guitar as dreamy as ever. Enjoy.
Note: The videos is no more, instead here's the video proper.
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