The Olivia Tremor Control
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The Olivia Tremor Control was an Athens, Georgia indie rock band in the mid- to late 1990s and, along with The Apples in Stereo and Neutral Milk Hotel, was one of the three original Elephant Six projects. The band was founded by the remnants of the group Synthetic Flying Machine (Jeff Mangum, Bill Doss, and Will Cullen Hart) in 1994 and was disbanded in 1999.
The band's distinct sound is a mixture of Doss' pop leanings, and Hart's experimental tendencies. This chemistry is evident in their albums given that some tracks are 2-3 minute pop songs, while others are sound collages ranging in length from 2 seconds to 10 minutes, and differing in content from vibrant horns to near silence. The band was influenced by the odd quality inherent in dreams and asked their listeners to send in tapes describing their own, excerpts of which can be heard in the final track of Black Foliage in particular.
The members of The Olivia Tremor Control worked with a variety of different projects, some experimental (such as Frosted Ambassador and Black Swan Network), and others with established bands (such as Neutral Milk Hotel).
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Members
- Bill Doss - guitar, cornet, percussion, songwriting, vocals (1994-1999)
- Peter Erchick - keyboards (1996-1999)
- John Fernandes - bass guitar, violin, saxophone, clarinet (1995-1999)
- Eric Harris - drums, theremin, guitar (1995-1999)
- Will Cullen Hart - guitar, vocals, songwriting (1994-1999)
- Jeff Mangum - drums, guitar, vocals (1994-1995)
Discography
- California Demise EP (1994)
- The Giant Day EP (1996)
- The Opera House EP (1996)
- Music from the Unrealized Film Script, Dusk at Cubist Castle LP (1996) †
- Explanation II: Instrumental Themes and Dream Sequences LP (1998)
- Black Foliage: Animation Music Volume 1 LP (1999)
- Peel Sessions LP (2000)
- Singles and Beyond LP (2000)
† The Flydaddy 017 release was reissued as a double album with Explanation II as the second disc. The most recent Cloud Recordings reissues do not include the extra disc.