Various – The Elephant Table Album (A Compilation Of Difficult Music)
Various – The Elephant Table Album (A Compilation Of Difficult Music)

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