The Residents

Mark of the Mole (1981) ...

The introduction of the Residents' four part Mole story ... With 'The Tune of Two Cities' this was eventually performed as 'The Mole Show'.  The story represents the conflict between two cultures, the Moles and the Chubs.  It has been related superficially to The Grapes of Wrath and Metropolis, but the story is told by sound textures and not characters...

Mark of the Mole ... 

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The Story So Far: The Mohelmot people live underground in the desert in gigantic ant-like colonies. They are primitive and superstitious. Music has a ritualistic purpose that supports their love of darkness and their belief in work. A quirky storm causes water to fill their holes and forces them to cross the desert to seek another land. On the coast they meet the jolly Chubs who seem eager to welcome the exotic “Moles.” Soon it is apparent that the welcome has more to do with cheap labor than true acceptance... residents.com ...

Voices of the Air ... 

The album formed the basis of an early Atari 2600 video game (in 1982, never released)... atariprotos.com ...