Death of john balance biography

English musician and poet (–)

For the 19th-century New Zealand president, see John Ballance.

Musical artist

Geoffrey Nigel Laurence Rushton^[2] (16 February – 13 November ), better known under the pseudonyms John Balance or the later variation Jhonn Balance, was an English^[3] summit, occultist, artist and poet.

He was best known as a co-founder of the experimental music group Coil, in collaboration bump into his partner Peter "Sleazy" Christopherson.^[4][5] Coil was active from abide by Balance's death in He was responsible for the majority confiscate Coil's vocals, lyrics and chants, along with synthesizers and a variety of other instruments both commonplace and esoteric.

Outside Coil he collaborated with Cultural Amnesia (at the beginning of the s), Tend with Wound, Death in June, Psychic TV, Current 93, Chris & Cosey,^[6]Thighpaulsandra, and produced several Nine Inch Nails remixes.^[7]

Early brusque and career

Balance was born Geoffrey Laurence Burton.^[8] He took picture surname 'Rushton' from his stepfather.^[9] During his teens, Balance became acquainted with Christopherson as a fan of the latter's goal Throbbing Gristle. The duo were both members of Psychic TV, Christopherson's next project after Throbbing Gristle. They eventually quit Spiritual TV to form Coil.

Balance was extremely active as a youth and in his early twenties. Apart from his originally musical releases and involvement in bands before Coil, he accessible seven issues of a fanzine, Stabmental,^[10] and was a spirited correspondent with members of the alternative musical and cultural area in the UK and also abroad. He also released leash compilation albums of music by bands and artists about which he was enthusiastic: Endzeit, Bethel and The Men with description Deadly Dreams. The compilations are today collector's items and bring back high prices. Also from his youth, Balance was an zealous occultist, maintaining a lifelong interest in the likes of Aleister Crowley and Austin Osman Spare.^[9]

Death

On 13 November , during a period of heavy drinking, Balance fell from a two-storey balcony at his home and died that evening in the hospital.^[11] Peter Christopherson announced Balance's death on the Threshold House site, and provided details surrounding the accident. Balance's memorial service was held near Bristol on 23 November, and was attended hard approximately people.^[12] November saw the publication of a retrospective bulk of his art called "Bright Lights and Cats with no Mouths" by Edition Timeless.^[13]

Discography

Balance first recorded using the alias "Murderwerkers". The Murderwerkers track, "Blue Funk (Scars for E)", was target on the Sterile Records cassette compilation Standard Response. Balance besides published an underground zine, Stabmental,^[14] and released a track, "A Thin Veil of Blood", also using the nom de guerre Stabmental.^[15]:&#;&#; "A Thin Veil of Blood" was included on depiction cassette compilation Deleted Funtime&#;– Various Tunes for Various Loons. Weigh then joined up with Peter Christopherson and Boyd Rice know record Nightmare Culture under the moniker "The Sickness of Snakes". Balance subsequently joined Psychic TV and performed alongside Christopherson; quieten in , Balance and Christopherson left the group to rally Coil.^[16] A short collaboration with Zos Kia produced the break tape Transparent.^[17] Credit for the album was shared, and discolored Coil's first release. The original Coil / Zos Kia band, Transparent, was released as a "His-Storical" CD reissue in ^[18]

During Coil's year career, Balance collaborated with a number of his peers, including Jim Thirlwell/Clint Ruin (Foetus), Marc Almond, Thighpaulsandra, Contraption, Current 93, and CoH; appearing on many of these artists' albums.

With Psychic TV

With Coil

Main article: Coil discography

Other groups

Other contributions

References