Mark the Mole / Intermission

The Residents classic Mole Trilogy reissued over 2 double CDs, presently beautifully in mini-hardover book packages. This first disc includes the first album in the series, Mark Of The Mole (originally released 1981), plus the Intermission release from 1983 (the "extraneous music from the Mole Show -- studio version"). The Mole Trilogy is an older masterpiece from The Residents, a metaphor about civilization. The Mole Trilogy was designed to tell an epic story, connecting several generations of two fictitious races, and to serve as musical 'illustrations' for this story. More than any of their previous albums, with the possible exception of Eskimo, Mark Of The Mole is pure electronic music...based on rhythm and noise, and often industrial in sound, Mark Of The Mole veers heavily to the abstract side of The Residents musical ledger. The importance of these albums is huge as it presents new visions on electronic music and live performance.