...And the Ambulance Died in His Arms
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...And the Ambulance Died in His Arms was an album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 recorded live during Coil's performance at All Tomorrow's Parties
All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)
All Tomorrow's Parties is a music festival which takes place at Camber Sands holiday camp in East Sussex and Butlin's holiday camp in Minehead, Somerset, England....

 on April 4, 2003. This album was the last planned release by Coil
Coil (band)
Coil were an English cross-genre, experimental music group formed in 1982 by John Balance—later credited as "Jhonn Balance"—and his partner Peter Christopherson, aka "Sleazy". The duo worked together on a series of releases before Balance chose the name Coil, which he claimed to be...

 before the death of John Balance
John Balance
John Balance , born in Mansfield, England, was the founder of the experimental music group Coil, along with his partner Peter Christopherson...

. When the release was announced, Peter noted that Balance selected the title.

A version of "Triple Sun Introduction" and "Triple Sons and the One You Bury" using the audio from this performance was reworked and released on The Ape Of Naples
The Ape Of Naples
The Ape of Naples is the final album from Coil. It was released after the death of lead vocalist John Balance, who died on 13 November 2004. The title of this album was originally intended to be "Fire of the Mind"....

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"A Slip in the Marylebone Road" is a true story about Jhonn Balance being mugged and losing his "precious green notebook."

"The Dreamer Is Still Asleep – The Somnambulist In An Ambulance" is one of the more improvised live recordings of Coil
Coil (band)
Coil were an English cross-genre, experimental music group formed in 1982 by John Balance—later credited as "Jhonn Balance"—and his partner Peter Christopherson, aka "Sleazy". The duo worked together on a series of releases before Balance chose the name Coil, which he claimed to be...

's performances. The song is a version of "The Dreamer Is Still Asleep" from Musick To Play In The Dark Vol. 1
Musick To Play In The Dark Vol. 1
Musick to Play in the Dark Vol. 1 is a CD in its third pressing, as well as a 12" vinyl, by Coil.Musick to Play in the Dark Vol. 1 was one of two albums attributed purely to a style called "moon music", which signified their change from a "solar" to a "moon" group. Musick to Play in the Dark Vol. 2...

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This album is currently available in CD format at Coil's official website, Thresholdhouse.com.

Track listing

  1. "Triple Sun Introduction" – 4:08
  2. "Snow Falls into Military Temples" – 16:50
  3. "A Slip in the Marylebone Road" – 11:00
  4. "Triple Sons and the One You Bury" – 13:58
  5. "The Dreamer is Still Asleep – The Somnambulist in an Ambulance" – 17:23
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