Elph.zwölf
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elph.zwölf is one of two releases credited purely to ELpH, although the name is merely an alias for the group Coil
. This CD was number twelve in the series 20' to 2000, published on the German label Raster-Noton
.
The sparse text on the CD leads to confusion of the 'proper' title.
The title of the EP is listed as "Zwölf" performed by ELpH. The name of the single track on the disc is also "Zwölf" . However on the disc itself the tracklisting is printed as -1. 20'00"- with the text on the cover reading 20' to 2000.December elph.zwölf . The references to Zwölf and December denote the month in which it the disc was recorded (December 31, 1999). The imprint -20'00"- on the disc itself may refer to the actual length of the track rather than being a title.
A speculated reason that Coil used their alias band name ELpH for this release, is that the German word for eleven is 'elf', and is a homophone with ELpH, while 'zwölf' means twelve in German, and the CD was the twelfth release of the series. The series was also released in Germany
in an edition of 1,000 copies.
The CD is 5" in diameter, but only the inner 3" is playable as the outer edge is clear plastic.
The catalogue number for this release is 20TO200012.
Coil (band)
Coil were an English cross-genre, experimental music group formed in 1982 by John Balance—later credited as "Jhonn Balance"—and his partner Peter Christopherson, aka "Sleazy". The duo worked together on a series of releases before Balance chose the name Coil, which he claimed to be...
. This CD was number twelve in the series 20' to 2000, published on the German label Raster-Noton
Raster-Noton
Raster-Noton is a German electronic music record label founded in 1996 by Olaf Bender, Carsten Nicolai and Frank Bretschneider. Based in Chemnitz, Germany, Raster-Noton merged in 1999 from separate labels Rastermusik and Noton .The collective label's aesthetic focus is rhythmic, minimal electronic...
.
The sparse text on the CD leads to confusion of the 'proper' title.
The title of the EP is listed as "Zwölf" performed by ELpH. The name of the single track on the disc is also "Zwölf" . However on the disc itself the tracklisting is printed as -1. 20'00"- with the text on the cover reading 20' to 2000.December elph.zwölf . The references to Zwölf and December denote the month in which it the disc was recorded (December 31, 1999). The imprint -20'00"- on the disc itself may refer to the actual length of the track rather than being a title.
A speculated reason that Coil used their alias band name ELpH for this release, is that the German word for eleven is 'elf', and is a homophone with ELpH, while 'zwölf' means twelve in German, and the CD was the twelfth release of the series. The series was also released in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
in an edition of 1,000 copies.
The CD is 5" in diameter, but only the inner 3" is playable as the outer edge is clear plastic.
The catalogue number for this release is 20TO200012.