Peter "Sleazy" Christopherson, formerly of the bands Coil, Throbbing Gristle, and Psychic TV, passed away in his sleep last night at his home in Bangkok. [more inside]
posted by mkb on Nov 25, 2010 - 70 comments

Coil [more inside]
posted by juv3nal on Feb 4, 2008 - 41 comments

Steve Ward's Singing Tesla Coil video. Previously.
posted by nthdegx on Jul 15, 2007 - 22 comments

Listening to a machine made entirely of windows.
posted by Mach5 on Mar 2, 2007 - 11 comments

RIP, Jhonn Balance (of Coil, and many other projects)
posted by qDot on Nov 15, 2004 - 19 comments

Bert Hickman has a ten inch diameter Tesla coil powered from two neon sign transformers in his screened-in (but unheated) porch, along with a device that produces magnetic fields strong enough to shrink coins. One of the byproducts of the coin-shrinking: an eight inch ball of plasma.
posted by tranquileye on May 14, 2002 - 15 comments