Intermission: Extraneous Music from the Residents' Mole Show
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Intermission: Extraneous Music from the Residents' Mole Show is an EP
by The Residents
, released in 1982. It featured music
from the opening, closing and intermission
portions of the Mole Show. It was the first in a line of albums that would bear the warning that it was not part three of the Mole Trilogy. The infant on the cover is Jana Flynn, daughter of Cryptic Homer Flynn.
All the songs from this EP were issued as bonus tracks on the original 1987 CD release of Mark of the Mole
.
Punk
band NoMeansNo
covered "Would We Be Alive?" twice: once on an EP of the same name, then again on their In the Fishtank EP.
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
by The Residents
The Residents
The Residents is an American art collective best known for avant-garde music and multimedia works. The first official release under the name of The Residents was in 1972, and the group has since released over sixty albums, numerous music videos and short films, three CD-ROM projects and ten DVDs....
, released in 1982. It featured music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
from the opening, closing and intermission
Intermission
An intermission or interval is a recess between parts of a performance or production, such as for a theatrical play, opera, concert, or film screening....
portions of the Mole Show. It was the first in a line of albums that would bear the warning that it was not part three of the Mole Trilogy. The infant on the cover is Jana Flynn, daughter of Cryptic Homer Flynn.
All the songs from this EP were issued as bonus tracks on the original 1987 CD release of Mark of the Mole
Mark of the Mole
Mark of the Mole is an album by The Residents, released in 1981. It was meant to be the first album in a quadrilogy detailing the conflicts between the Moles and the Chubs .After the Moles are forced to abandon their tunnels due to flooding, they enter the land of the Chubs seeking...
.
Punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band NoMeansNo
Nomeansno
NoMeansNo is a Canadian progressive punk rock music group originally from Victoria, British Columbia and now located in Vancouver.The band has never had, nor have they seemed to pursue, strong mainstream success, but they do have a devoted underground following in North America and Europe...
covered "Would We Be Alive?" twice: once on an EP of the same name, then again on their In the Fishtank EP.
Track listing
- "Lights Out" (Prelude)
- "Shorty's Lament" (Intermission)
- "The Moles Are Coming" (Intermission)
- "Would We Be Alive?" (Intermission)
- "The New Hymn" (Recessional)