Filigree & Shadow

Filigree & Shadow is the second album released by 4AD 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. Watts-Russell took careful consideration in shaping the album's four sides so they flowed together as individual wholes. This is lost somewhat on compact disc, as the entire album fits on one CD.

A remastered and repackaged CD edition of Filigree & Shadow was issued with the complete This Mortal Coil recordings in a self-titled box set, released in late November 2011. The CD was released individually shortly thereafter.

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