The Silent Elk of Yesterday

The Silent Elk of Yesterday is an EP by Estradasphere, released in 2001. It mostly consists of live tracks. Despite being nearly 75 minutes long and containing 18 tracks, it is classified as an EP by the band. The EP is "in loving memory of Butt Bud".

The Silent Elk of Yesterday
EP by Estradasphere
Released	September 18, 2001
Recorded	?
Genre	Experimental music Avant-garde metal Symphonic black metal Jazz Folk music Swing revival
Length	73:54
Label	Mimicry
Producer	Estradasphere & Stephen Reysen
Estradasphere chronology
It's Understood (2000) The Silent Elk of Yesterday (2001) Buck Fever (2002)

Track listing

Tracks 3 and 5 to 18 are recorded live; tracks 1, 2, and 4 are studio recorded.

1. "The Silent Elk of Yesterday"
2. "Crag Lake"
3. "Millennium Child (Live)"
4. "The Dapper Bandits"
5. "The Ventriloquist Choir"
6. "Mekapses Yitonisa"
7. "Burnt Corpse"
8. "Rise n' Shine (EDN#1)"
9. "Disco Time"
10. "A Tune By F.F.C."
11. "The Princes of Xibalba"
12. "The Penguin"
13. "Techno in the Style of Burning Man"
14. "Some Turkish Song"
15. "Aunt Nellies Love Gravy"
16. "Medley #3"
17. "Some Irish Song"
18. "Hungerstrike (Ending)"

Song information

• The songs "The Silent Elk of Yesterday", "Crag Lake" and "The Dapper Bandits" would later be slightly edited to appear on Buck Fever. "Millennium Child", "Burnt Corpse" and "Rise n' Shine" would later appear on the same album as full studio versions.
• "The Princes of Xibalba" and "Hungerstrike" previously appeared on It's Understood.
• "Mekapses Yitonisa" would later open Quadropus.
• "Disco Time" is originally by Don Salsa, a sister band to Estradasphere.
• "A Tune By F.F.C." is originally by the Romanian band Fanfare Ciocărlia. Its official name is "Ah Ya Bibi".
• "Medley #3" contains the songs "No Greater Love", "Misirlou" and "Girl from Ipanema".