The musical equipment is as much as a contributing member to any musical group as any other person. ELpH is the entity Coil use to describe what musical compositions come out of the equipment that are sometimes unrehearsed or consciously thought of. During the studio sessions that developed into what would become "Worship the Glitch", Coil became aware of random compositions emitting from their gear, and were at odds with constant "accidents" that were perpetually plaguing the recordings. The band called these unintentional emissions "ELpH": a conceptual being that is one part physical equipment, one part celestial being... constantly playing the role of trickster, throwing a wrench into Coil's methodology. Eventually, these accidents and mistakes were embraced by the band, and the process of misusing audio software to create intentional "errors" was adopted as a musical technique. The acceptance of the "mistake", and the use of discovered mistakes as intentional elements slowly became the drive and concept behind the album, thus birthing the title "Worship the Glitch".
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October 23, 2004
Dublin City FM
Dublin, Dublin, Irelandlast ever Coil show
1. A White Rainbow
2. Unhappy Rabbits
3. Stranded with Gifts
4. I want the Bells to Whistle
5. Tom's Radio Weston
6. Going Up
July 25, 2004
Hackney Ocean
Hackney, England, United Kingdom1. The Gimp (Sometimes)
2. Sex With Sun Ra
3. Broccoli
4. All the Pretty Little Horses([traditional] cover)
5. Tattooed Man
6. Teenage Lightning
10th Birthday Version7. (I Can't Get A Word In) Edgeways
8. Wraiths and Strays
9. Black Antlers (Where's Your Child?)(Bam Bam cover)
July 11, 2004
Piazza della Repubblica
Iesi, The Marches, Italy1. The Gimp (Sometimes)
2. Sex With Sun Ra
3. All the Pretty Little Horses([traditional] cover)
4. Tattooed Man
5. Teenage Lightning
10th Birthday Version6. Wraiths and Strays
7. Black Antlers (Where's Your Child?)(Bam Bam cover)
8. Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)(Cher cover)
9. Amethyst Deceivers
June 3, 2004
The Max
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands1. The Gimp (Sometimes)
2. Sex With Sun Ra
3. Broccoli
4. All the Pretty Little Horses([traditional] cover)
5. (I Can't Get A Word In) Edgeways
6. Tattooed Man
7. Teenage Lightning
8. Wraiths and Strays
May 31, 2004
Haus Leipzig
Leipzig, Saxony, Germany1. The Gimp (Sometimes)
2. Sex With Sun Ra
3. Broccoli
4. All the Pretty Little Horses([traditional] cover)
5. (I Can't Get A Word In) Edgeways
6. Tattooed Man
7. Teenage Lightning
10th Birthday Version8. Wraiths and Strays
9. Black Antlers (Where's Your Child?)(Bam Bam cover)
May 23, 2004
La Locomotive
Paris, Île-de-France, France1. The Gimp (Sometimes)
2. Sex With Sun Ra
3. Broccoli
4. All the Pretty Little Horses([traditional] cover)
5. Tattooed Man
6. Teenage Lightning
10th Birthday Version7. Wraiths and Strays
8. Black Antlers (Where's Your Child?)(Bam Bam cover)
July 12, 2003
Custard Factory
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom1. Blue Rats
2. Triple Sun
3. Radio Westin
4. The First Five Minutes After Death
June 21, 2003
Entranhas da Casa da Música
Porto, Porto, Portugal1. Blue Rats
2. Triple Sun
3. Radio Westin
4. The Universe Is a Haunted House
5. The First Five Minutes After Death
May 29, 2003
Metropolis
Montreal, Quebec, Canada1. Blue Rats
2. The Universe Is a Haunted House
3. Triple Sun
4. Wraiths and Strays
5. The First Five Minutes After Death
April 6, 2003
Pontins Camber Sands Holiday Park
Camber, England, United Kingdom1. Triple Sun
2. Snow Falls Into Military Temples
3. A Slip in the Marylebone Road
4. Triple Sons and the One You Bury
5. The Dreamer Is Still Asleep — The Somnambulist in an Ambulance
October 29, 2002
Flex
Vienna, Vienna, Austria1. I Am Angie Bowie (Sine Waves)
2. Last Rites of Spring
3. Are You Shivering?
4. Amethyst Deceivers
5. A Warning From the Sun
6. The Universe Is a Haunted House
7. Ostia (The Death of Pasolini)
8. I Don't Want To be the One
9. Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)(Cher cover)
10. An Unearthly Red
October 27, 2002
Palác Akropolis
Prague, Hlavní Mesto Praha, Czechia1. I Am Angie Bowie (Sine Waves)
2. Last Rites of Spring
3. Are You Shivering?
4. Amethyst Deceivers
5. A Warning From the Sun
6. The Universe Is a Haunted House
7. Ostia (The Death of Pasolini)
8. I Don't Want To be the One
9. Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)(Cher cover)
10. An Unearthly Red
October 26, 2002
Łódzkie Centrum Filmowe
Łódź, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland1. I Am Angie Bowie (Sine Waves)
2. Last Rites of Spring
3. Are You Shivering?
4. Amethyst Deceivers
5. A Warning From the Sun
6. The Universe Is a Haunted House
7. Ostia (The Death of Pasolini)
8. I Don't Want To be the One
9. Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)(Cher cover)
10. An Unearthly Red
October 25, 2002
St. John's Church
Gdańsk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland1. I Am Angie Bowie (Sine Waves)
2. Last Rites of Spring
3. Amethyst Deceivers
4. A Warning From the Sun
5. The Universe Is a Haunted House
6. Ostia (The Death of Pasolini)
7. I Don't Want To be the One
8. Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)(Cher cover)
9. Are You Shivering?
October 24, 2002
St. John's Church
Gdańsk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland1. I Am Angie Bowie (Sine Waves)
2. Last Rites of Spring
3. Amethyst Deceivers
4. A Warning From the Sun
5. The Universe Is a Haunted House
6. Ostia (The Death of Pasolini)
7. I Don't Want To be the One
8. Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)(Cher cover)
9. Are You Shivering?
October 21, 2002
Tavastia
Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland1. I Am Angie Bowie (Sine Waves)
2. Last Rites of Spring
3. Are You Shivering?
4. Amethyst Deceivers
5. A Warning From the Sun
6. The Universe Is a Haunted House
7. Ostia (The Death of Pasolini)
8. I Don't Want To be the One
9. Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)(Cher cover)
10. An Unearthly Red
October 19, 2002
Fylkingen
Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden1. Last Rites of Spring
2. The Universe Is a Haunted House
3. Ostia (The Death of Pasolini)
4. Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)(Cher cover)
5. Are You Shivering?
October 17, 2002
Betong
Oslo, Oslo, Norway1. I Am Angie Bowie (Sine Waves)
2. Last Rites of Spring
3. Are You Shivering?
4. Amethyst Deceivers
5. A Warning From the Sun
6. The Universe Is a Haunted House
7. Ostia (The Death of Pasolini)
8. I Don't Want To be the One
9. Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)(Cher cover)
10. An Unearthly Red
October 16, 2002
Amager Bio
Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark1. I Am Angie Bowie (Sine Waves)
2. Last Rites of Spring
3. Are You Shivering?
4. Amethyst Deceivers
5. A Warning From the Sun
6. The Universe Is a Haunted House
7. Ostia (The Death of Pasolini)
8. I Don't Want To be the One
9. Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)(Cher cover)
10. An Unearthly Red
October 12, 2002
Conway Hall
London, England, United Kingdom1. The Universe Is a Haunted House
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