Various – The Elephant Table Album (A Compilation Of Difficult Music)
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Label: X Tract – Xx1, X Tract – XX 001 Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation Country: UK Released: Sep 5, 1983 Genre: Electronic Style: Industrial, Experimental
The Elephant Table Album - a compilation of difficult music… aside from having the best album title ever, this cult 1983 compilation put together by UK music journalist Dave Henderson serves as one of the most comprehensive surveys of the Industrial underground and a perfect entry point into the mycelial network of subterrainian 80’s artists working on the fridge. The concept of ‘difficult music’ maybe makes less sense now than it did in ’83, but a glance of who’s involved is enough to tempt anyone in, showcasing a snapshot in terms merging together some artists who went on to become leaders in their field and others who vanished without trace. Highlights are a plenty, but personal preference leads me to the lurking avant-folk from short-lived mystery act Metamorphosis, Coil’s slo-motion 909 creeper, ‘Milena Jesenska’ from Muslimgauze that’s plucked from the raw / punkier era of his oeuvre, or the droning, hallucinogenic tape-loop fuckry from Organum man David Jackman. No doubt, a few bits sound dated, but there’s more than enough to justify the entry ticket. If you only ever bought one industrial record ever kinda thing.. iconic artwork by NWW’s Steven Stapleton too.. (NM / VG+)
Tracklist A1 Portion Control– Chew You To Bits A2 Chris And Cosey– Raining Tears Of Blood A3 Metamorphosis– Musak From Hawthorne Court A4 Coil– S Is For Sleep A5 Nurse With Wound– Nana Or A Thing Of Uncertain Nonsense B6 400 Blows– Beat The Devil B7 Konstruktivits– Andropov '84 B8 Lustmørd– Boning Of Men B9 Muslimgauze– Milena Jesenska (Extract) B10 David Jackman– Edge Of Nothing C11 SPK– Despair C12 MFH– Vox Humana C13 Nocturnal Emissions– Suffering Stinks C14 Attrition– Dream Sleep C15 Legendary Pink Dots– Surprise, Surprise C16 Paul Kelday– Birth Of Planetesimals (Extract) D17 Bourbonese Qualk– Under The City D18 Sirius B – Build Your Children D19 New 7th Music– New Humanity Switchboard (Extract) D20 We Be Echo– Alleycat D21 Bushido– Modelwerk