Elephant Chateau
Dreamings & Offshore Driling - Pearls And Turtles
From 17 April 2020, the productions of Elephant château are now available again. With the title "Dreamings & Offshore Drilling - Pearls and Turtles" the Hamburg label Bureau B combines the 12" Maxi released in 1985 and the CD/LP "Offshore Drilling" released in 1990. The recordings show the work of "Elephant Château" in a variety of different formations with various guest musicians, recorded between 1982 and 1989. Well-sounding film music ("Le Fin"), free jazz experiments ("J'aime rien") and ambient electronics ("Nebellied") up to the showpiece "Wir fangen mit der Arbeit anfangen", a German monologue spoken by the American artist Marlene McCarthy, accompanied by a sensual crackling sound backdrop.