The Sacramental Element is a compilation by the post-hardcore band Saccharine Trust, released in 1986 through SST. It is a cassette-only release compiling the band's first two releases, Paganicons and Surviving You, Always,[2] accompanied by three other tracks ("Hearts & Barbarians", "Disillusioned Fool" and "A Christmas Cry") from that era.
| The Sacramental Element | ||||
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| Released | 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 – 1983 | |||
| Genre | Post-hardcore | |||
| Label | SST (084) | |||
| Producer | Saccharine Trust, Spot | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Have..." | 1:56 |
| 2. | "Community Lie" | 1:25 |
| 3. | "Effort to Waste" | 2:26 |
| 4. | "Mad at the Co." | 0:36 |
| 5. | "I Am Right" | 2:21 |
| 6. | "We Don't Need Freedom" | 1:26 |
| 7. | "Success and Failure" | 1:28 |
| 8. | "A Human Certainty" | 5:10 |
| 9. | "Hearts & Barbarians" | 1:58 |
| 10. | "Disillusioned Fool" | 1:35 |
| 11. | "A Christmas Cry" | 2:04 |
| 12. | "The Giver Takes" | 1:59 |
| 13. | "Lot's Seed" | 1:52 |
| 14. | "Sunk" | 1:35 |
| 15. | "Speak" | 3:27 |
| 16. | "The House, The System, The Concrete" | 2:15 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Remnants" | 3:42 |
| 2. | "The Cat.Cracker" | 4:55 |
| 3. | "Our Discovery" | 6:00 |
| 4. | "A Good Night's Bleeding" | 1:46 |
| 5. | "Craving the Center" | 1:04 |
| 6. | "Yhwh on Acid" | 6:04 |
| 7. | "Peace Frog" | 5:03 |
References edit
- ^ Dougan, John. "Sacramental Element". Allmusic. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
- ^ Robbins, Ira; Sprague, David. "Saccharine Trust". Trouser Press. Retrieved October 24, 2019.