Elevator Madness

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Elevator Madness
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 22, 1996
RecordedJanuary – June 1996 at Sounds Fine To Me and Profile Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genre Post-punk
Length39:54
Label Emperor Jones
Producer Jean Smith
Peter Jefferies chronology
Chorus of Interludes
(1996)
Elevator Madness
(1996)
Substatic
(1998)
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Elevator Madness is an album by New Zealand composer Peter Jefferies, released on October 22, 1996 through Emperor Jones.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Peter Jefferies.

No.TitleLength
1."Elevator Madness"4:33
2."The Strange Case of Stuart Townsend"7:09
3."World in a Blanket"4:16
4."Loop"2:18
5."Echoes"3:44
6."28 Years"1:59
7."Satellites and Sparks"7:00
8."Shut Out"5:07
9."Sunset"3:48

Personnel

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References

  1. Raggett, Ned. "Elevator Madness". Allmusic. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  2. columnist (May 1997). "Peter Jefferies: Elevator Madness". Alternative Press : 72.