Elklink, The Rise of Elklink (side A)

The 2010 reissue The Rise of Elklink adds a song to the original 1999 cassette.  The band consisted of Graham Lambkin from the Shadow Ring and Adris Hoyos from Harry Pussy.  The Rise of Elklink sounds like a cross between an Alga-Marghen sound-poetry LPs and Lindus-era Shadow Ring.  It's interesting that these recordings, which were made 3 years before Lindus, resemble it stylistically.  The primary sound source is heavily processed vocals, with occasional purely electronic sounds overdubbed to add color.  Occasional words interrupt the purely abstract vocal sounds, and these words often help to identify the distinct pieces.  For example, the title of opening track "Tension Tec" is audible at times.  The glossy cover is a startling pink color, with an unflattering photo of Lambkin in its center.  The recordings are raw, but at the same time they clearly capture the processed sounds—the mastering job for the vinyl reissue nicely emphasizes the clarity without drawing attention to itself.