Filigree & Shadow

Filigree & Shadow is the second album released by 4AD

Filigree & Shadow
collective This Mortal Coil, an umbrella title for a loose grouping
of guest musicians and vocalists brought together by label boss Ivo
Watts-Russell. The supergroup consists primarily of artists attached
to the 4AD label, of which Watts-Russell was the co-founder and
(at the time) the owner and director. The album was released in
September 1986, and entered the UK Independent Music chart on
11 October 1986 and peaked at #2, spending 16 weeks on the
chart in total.

Of the 25 tracks, 13 are instrumental, including the title track. This

was the first double-LP released on 4AD, and introduced the
"DAD" (for double album) prefix into the label's catalogue.[4]
Watts-Russell took careful consideration in shaping the album's Studio album by This Mortal Coil
four sides so they flowed together as individual wholes. This is lost Released 22 September 1986[1]
somewhat on compact disc, as the entire album fits on one CD. Studio Blackwing Studios,
A remastered and repackaged CD edition of Filigree & Shadow London, England ·
was issued with the complete This Mortal Coil recordings in a self- Palladium Studios,
titled box set, released in late November 2011. The CD was Edinburgh, Scotland
released individually shortly thereafter.[3] Genre Dream pop, art rock[2]
Length 74:13
Label 4AD
Contents Producer John Fryer and Ivo
Track listing Watts-Russell
Double vinyl LP (DAD 609) This Mortal Coil chronology
CD (DAD 609 CD)
It'll End in Filigree & Blood

Personnel Tears
Shadow
(1991)
References (1984) (1986)

External links Singles from Filigree & Shadow

1. "Come Here My Love"/"Drugs"

Track listing Released: 8 September 1986

Professional ratings
Double vinyl LP (DAD 609)
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [2]

Pitchfork 8.7/10[3]

Side 1
 No. Title Writer(s) Interpreted by Length
1. "Velvet Belly" Martin McCarrick Martin McCarrick, Gini 1:19
Ball
2. "The Jeweller" Tom Rapp Dominic Appleton, 3:15
Deirdre and Louise
Rutkowski, Simon
Raymonde, Martin
McCarrick, Gini Ball
3. "Ivy and Neet" Simon Raymonde Simon Raymonde, 4:48
Richard Thomas, Martin
McCarrick, Gini Ball
4. "Meniscus" David Curtis David Curtis 2:28
5. "Tears" Simon Raymonde Martin McCarrick 0:21
6. "Tarantula" Martyn Young, Ian Dominic Appleton, 4:58
Robbins Deirdre and Louise
Rutkowski, Jon Turner,
Martin McCarrick, Gini
Ball
Side 2
No. Title Writer(s) Interpreted by Length
1. "My Father" Judy Collins Alison Limerick, Simon 5:58
Raymonde, Jon Turner,
Martin McCarrick, Gini
Ball
2. "Come Here My Love" Van Morrison Jean, Simon 3:42
Raymonde, Ivo Watts-
Russell
3. "At First, and Then" Peter Ulrich Peter Ulrich 1:58
4. "Strength of Strings" Gene Clark Dominic Appleton, Jon 4:41
Turner, Keith Mitchell,
Nigel K. Hine, Deirdre
and Louise Rutkowski,
Anne Turner, Les
McKeown, Martin
McCarrick
5. "Morning Glory" Tim Buckley Deirdre and Louise 2:56
Rutkowski, Jon Turner,
Martin McCarrick, Gini
Ball
Side 3
No. Title Writer(s) Interpreted by Length
1. "Inch-Blue" Ivo Watts-Russell, John Ivo Watts-Russell, John 1:08
Fryer Fryer
2. "I Want to Live" Gary Ogan, Bill Lamb Deirdre and Louise 4:05
Rutkowski, Jon Turner
3. "Mama K (1)" Ivo Watts-Russell, John Ivo Watts-Russell, John 0:53
Fryer Fryer
4. "Filigree & Shadow" Ivo Watts-Russell, John Ivo Watts-Russell, John 1:19
Fryer Fryer
5. "Firebrothers" Gary Duncan Richenel, Jon Turner, 3:53
Chris Pye
6. "Thaïs (1)" Ivo Watts-Russell, John Ivo Watts-Russell, John 1:08
Fryer Fryer
 7. "I Must Have Been Blind" Tim Buckley Richenel, Jon Turner 3:30
8. "A Heart of Glass" Ivo Watts-Russell, John Ivo Watts-Russell, John 3:45
Fryer Fryer
Side 4
No. Title Writer(s) Interpreted by Length
1. "Alone" Colin Newman, Graham Caroline Seaman, 4:13
Lewis Alison Limerick, Simon
Raymonde, Martin
McCarrick, Gini Ball
2. "Mama K (2)" Ivo Watts-Russell, John Ivo Watts-Russell, John 0:34
Fryer Fryer, Martin McCarrick
3. "The Horizon Bleeds and Ivo Watts-Russell, John Alan Curtis, Mark Cox, 2:53
Sucks Its Thumb" Fryer Ivo Watts-Russell, John
Fryer
4. "Drugs" David Byrne, Brian Eno Alison Limerick, Andrew 3:09
Gray, Steven Young, Ivo
Watts-Russell
5. "Red Rain" Simon Raymonde, Ivo Caroline Seaman, 3:52
Watts-Russell, John Simon Raymonde, Tony
Fryer Waerea
6. "Thaïs (2)" Ivo Watts-Russell, John Ivo Watts-Russell, John 3:13
Fryer Fryer

CD (DAD 609 CD)

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Velvet Belly" M. McCarrick 1:19
2. "The Jeweller" T. Rapp 3:15
3. "Ivy and Neet" S. Raymonde 4:48
4. "Meniscus" D. Curtis 2:28
5. "Tears" S. Raymonde 0:21
6. "Tarantula" M. Young 4:58
7. "My Father" J. Collins 5:58
8. "Come Here My Love" V. Morrison 3:42
9. "At First, and Then" P. Ulrich 1:58
10. "Strength of Strings" G. Clark 4:41
11. "Morning Glory" T. Buckley 2:56
12. "Inch-Blue" I. Watts-Russell, J. Fryer 1:08
13. "I Want to Live" G. Ogan, B. Lamb 4:05
14. "Mama K (1)" I. Watts-Russell, J. Fryer 0:53
15. "Filigree & Shadow" I. Watts-Russell, J. Fryer 1:19
16. "Firebrothers" G. Duncan 3:53
17. "Thaïs (1)" I. Watts-Russell, J. Fryer 1:08
18. "I Must Have Been Blind" T. Buckley 3:30
19. "A Heart of Glass" I. Watts-Russell, J. Fryer 3:45
20. "Alone" C. Newman, G. Lewis 4:13
21. "Mama K (2)" I. Watts-Russell, J. Fryer 0:34
22. "The Horizon Bleeds and Sucks Its Thumb" I. Watts-Russell, J. Fryer 2:53
23. "Drugs" D. Byrne, B. Eno 3:09
24. "Red Rain" S. Raymonde, I. Watts-Russell, 3:52
J. Fryer
 25. "Thaïs (2)" I. Watts-Russell, J. Fryer 3:13

Personnel
Musicians

Dominic Appleton (Breathless) – vocals

Deirdre Rutkowski – vocals
Louise Rutkowski – vocals
Simon Raymonde (Cocteau Twins) – guitar, bass, keyboards
Richard Thomas (Dif Juz) – saxophone
David Curtis (Dif Juz) – guitar
Jon Turner – keyboards
Alison Limerick – vocals
Jean (recorded as Jeanette on Survival Records) – vocals
Peter Ulrich (Dead Can Dance) – percussion
Keith Mitchell – guitar
Nigel K. Hine – guitar
Anne Turner – background vocals
Les McKeown – background vocals
Martin McCarrick – background vocals
Hubertus "Richenel" Baars – vocals
Chris Pye – guitar
Caroline Seaman (Heavenly Bodies, ex-members of Dead Can Dance) – vocals
Alan Curtis (Dif Juz) – guitar
Mark Cox (The Wolfgang Press) – keyboards
Andrew Gray (The Wolfgang Press) – guitar
Steven Young (Colourbox) – drum programming
Tony Waera – didgeridoo
Gini Ball – violin, viola
John Fryer – programming
Ivo Watts-Russell – music, keyboards

Visual

Concept and art direction by Ivo Watts-Russell and Nigel Grierson

Photography by Nigel Grierson
Design by Vaughan Oliver at v23
Design assistance by Erwin Esen
Cover model: Pallas Citroën

References
1. "4AD - Filigree & Shadow by This Mortal Coil" (https://web.archive.org/web/2015030811120
1/http://www.4ad.com/releases/1627). 8 March 2015. Archived from the original (http://www.4
ad.com/releases/1627) on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
 2. Mason, Stewart. "Filigree & Shadow – This Mortal Coil" (http://www.allmusic.com/album/filig
ree-shadow-mw0000650884). AllMusic. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
3. Raggett, Ned (8 December 2011). "This Mortal Coil: HDCD Box Set" (http://pitchfork.com/rev
iews/albums/16115-this-mortal-coil/). Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
4. Ingebrigtsen, Lars Magne. "The eyesore data base - ident: '60' " (http://eyesore.no/html/ident/
60.html#609). Retrieved 27 June 2015.

External links
Filigree & Shadow (https://www.discogs.com/This-Mortal-Coil-Filigree-Shadow/master/4444
07) at Discogs

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