Table...

Thanks in part to some of the comments in my Fiddlehead post from last week; I figured I’d throw up some material by the band Table. This very short lived trio only recorded a couple of 7 inches with Brad Wood and Steve Albini between 1992 and the end of 1993. They then posthumously released a self-titled CD on Humble Records that collected those two 7 inches along with some other recordings, which apparently is about everything they ever did.

Despite the bands limited output and their extremely short existence, they are one of my favorite math related bands. Their style and sound is still one of the most unique that I’ve ever heard. A lot of this is due in part to Warren Fischer (Fischerspooner) for being one hell of a bassist and using quite a few different pedals all of which helped define Table’s sound. So much that when he left the band it pretty much signaled the end for them. I’ve honestly never heard anything that even sounds remotely close to Table, the songs “Gag Box” and “Spindrift” still send my mind into an absolute frenzy when I hear them. The level at which the band performed each and every one of their songs is practically untouchable.

Table – Gag Box [MP3]
Table – Unwind [MP3]
Table – Spindrift [MP3]

I am sad to say that now days all of Table’s material is extremely hard to find. Sometimes, however not often, a copy of the collection CD released on Humble pops up on eBay. If it does, fucking pounce on it.