Worship The Glitch is the only album to be released by "ELpH vs. Coil

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...

", though an EP called Born Again Pagans

Born Again Pagans

Born Again Pagans was the only release attributed to "Coil Vs. ELpH", though another album Worship The Glitch would be attributed to "ELpH Vs. Coil". "ELpH" is a name that Coil used for a few releases, so this CD is basically, though not officially, a Coil release. In the CD booklet track one is...

is credited to "Coil vs. ELpH". ELpH is the name that Coil used to describe the random musical compositions that were generated from their own equipment, either by itself or as an unintended yet pleasant byproduct of their own work; as a result, this album can essentially count as a Coil album.

The following musicians are credited on this release: John Balance

John Balance

John Balance , born in Mansfield, England, was the founder of the experimental music group Coil, along with his partner Peter Christopherson...

, Peter Christopherson

Peter Christopherson

Peter Martin Christopherson, a.k.a. Sleazy was a musician, video director and designer, and former member of the influential British design agency Hipgnosis....

 and Drew McDowall

Drew McDowall

Drew McDowall is a Scottish musician, most notably as a member, collaborator and remixer for influential music groups...

. Leah Hersig, wife of Aleister Crowley

Aleister Crowley

Aleister Crowley , born Edward Alexander Crowley, and also known as both Frater Perdurabo and The Great Beast, was an influential English occultist, astrologer, mystic and ceremonial magician, responsible for founding the religious philosophy of Thelema. He was also successful in various other...

, appears on "Dark Start" and "Ended" singing the lyrics of the pop standard "For All We Know

For All We Know (1934 song)

"For All We Know" is a popular song published in 1934. The music was written by J. Fred Coots and the lyrics by Sam M. Lewis.The first charting versions in 1934 were by Hal Kemp and Isham Jones . A version by Dinah Washington reached #88 on the chart in 1962...

". "Mono" contains a heavily processed version of Nancy Sinatra

Nancy Sinatra

Nancy Sandra Sinatra is an American singer and actress. She is the daughter of singer/actor Frank Sinatra, and remains best known for her 1966 signature hit "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"....

's "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)

Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)

"Bang Bang " is the second single by singer-actress Cher from her second studio album The Sonny Side of Chér. The song was written by Sonny Bono and released in 1966. The song reached number three in the UK Singles Chart and number two on the Billboard Hot 100...

".

The first 500 copies of the CD were a special edition, which included a reflective cover. The 2X10" vinyl format was released in an edition of 2,000 numbered copies. There were also forty copies released with handmade covers by Jhonn Balance; some painted and some assembled by collage, each signed and given a unique title.

The vinyl has the following etchings:

Side A: IT NEVER HURTS...

Side B: UNLESS YOU CATCH YOUR FINGER IN IT.

Side C: ∞ TRANSMITTER

Side D: AUM GENERATOR

CD version

1. "Dark Start" – 4:12
2. "Opium Hum" – 2:37
3. "Caged Birds" – 1:33
4. "The Halliwell Hammers" – 2:39
5. "Clorax Hurd" – 3:00
6. "The Halliwell Hammers (2)" – 3:43
7. "We Have Always Been Here" – 6:11
8. "Manunkind" – 1:23
9. "Bism" – 4:58
10. "Hydlepark" – 6:00
11. "Hysteron Proteron
    Hysteron proteron
    The hysteron proteron is a rhetorical device in which the first key word of the idea refers to something that happens temporally later than the second key word...
    
     Jewel" – 2:18
12. "Decadent & Symmetrical" – 1:51
13. "Mono" – 5:27
14. "The Halliwell Hammers (3)" – 3:36
15. "Anything That Flies" – 3:09
16. "Ended" – 1:14

2X10" version

Side A:

1. "Dark Start" – 4:12
2. "Opium Hum" – 2:37
3. "Caged Birds" – 1:33
4. "The Halliwell Hammers" – 2:39

Side B:

1. "Clorax Hurd" – 3:00
2. "The Halliwell Hammers (2)" – 3:43
3. "We Have Always Been Here" – 6:11
4. "Manunkind" – 1:23

Side C:

1. "Bism" – 4:58
2. "Hydlepark" – 6:00
3. "Hysteron Proteron
   Hysteron proteron
   The hysteron proteron is a rhetorical device in which the first key word of the idea refers to something that happens temporally later than the second key word...
   
    Jewel" – 2:18
4. "Decadent & Symmetrical" – 1:51

Side D:

1. "Mono" – 5:27
2. "The Halliwell Hammers (3)" – 3:36
3. "Anything That Flies" – 3:09
4. "Ended" – 1:14

External links

• http://web.archive.org/web/20050211011008/brainwashed.com/coil/cso.htmlWorship the Glitch promotional site at Internet Archive
  Internet Archive
  The Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It offers permanent storage and access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, music, moving images, and nearly 3 million public domain books. The Internet Archive...
  
  ]
• Press release