that first album and a bunch of the EPs are really good. stunned ... dude was so young!
― Dunn O)))))))) (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 31 July 2012 17:10 (eleven years ago) link
Second album is also brilliant...lots of good songs on those Sunshine Fix records, too. Fuck.
― cwkiii, Tuesday, 31 July 2012 17:12 (eleven years ago) link
this is very sad / RIP. they played live in portugal 2 months ago or something and i couldn't make it :/
^^ even though i don't listen to them nowadays, 'dusk at...' and 'black foliage' were on constant rotation when i was 18 or something...
― rusty_allen, Tuesday, 31 July 2012 17:12 (eleven years ago) link
aw what the fuck. that's awful. just saw them in New York last fall. one of my favorite bands when I was in college radio. RIP.
― dmr, Tuesday, 31 July 2012 17:14 (eleven years ago) link
I saw them last Thursday ... they did a great set, no breaks between songs, somehow keeping everything going while swapping instruments all over the stage ... he looked and sounded fine that night.
― Brad C., Tuesday, 31 July 2012 17:15 (eleven years ago) link
^They played at KCOU my freshman year, I was standing with them in the listening room while they played. This really sucks.xpost to DMR
― Trip Maker, Tuesday, 31 July 2012 17:16 (eleven years ago) link
RIP. Been listening to Black Foliage loads again recently, that record means so much to me.
― Gavin, Leeds, Tuesday, 31 July 2012 17:18 (eleven years ago) link
RIP.
I loved this band for so long. Big time RIP. So sad.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 31 July 2012 17:20 (eleven years ago) link
oh my god. horrible. RIP.
― Merdeyeux, Tuesday, 31 July 2012 17:21 (eleven years ago) link
ah fuck
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Tuesday, 31 July 2012 17:22 (eleven years ago) link
way too young
― pun lovin criminal (polyphonic), Tuesday, 31 July 2012 17:31 (eleven years ago) link
damn, dude was standing in front of me during dirty projectors set. this is crazy.
was P4K the last show they played?
― tauheed & cambria (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 31 July 2012 17:54 (eleven years ago) link
Brad C. just said he saw them last Thursday.This had to have been an accident or something, right?Fuck this.
― Trip Maker, Tuesday, 31 July 2012 17:57 (eleven years ago) link
:( rip. Loved OTC.
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Tuesday, 31 July 2012 18:03 (eleven years ago) link
:(
This really is awful news. Black Foliage was a revelation and a really influential album for me back in my lolcollege days. RIP
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 31 July 2012 18:09 (eleven years ago) link
I saw OTC a few times and love them, but I think one thing that'll really stick with me is the Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise doing an epic wandering 'Enlightenment' to close their ATP set, starting on the stage, visiting the middle of the crowd for a while, then leading everyone Panned Piper style through the venue to finish off outside.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOXttJuEtS4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--1bJ9ILVFY
― Merdeyeux, Tuesday, 31 July 2012 18:15 (eleven years ago) link
x-post - Same. I saw them play at South Street Seaport in the late 90s and they were amazing. Very sad.
― (✿◠‿◠) (ENBB), Tuesday, 31 July 2012 18:16 (eleven years ago) link
Poor guy. Spoke to him two years ago and he was so energised and upbeat about the future. RIP.
― Get wolves (DL), Tuesday, 31 July 2012 18:27 (eleven years ago) link
Loved this dude and the band for 10 years now RIP
― calstars, Tuesday, 31 July 2012 18:27 (eleven years ago) link
this band changed music for me and my friends, and to feel so close to such people you dont know personally is incredible. some of my friends even had the pleasure of meeting bill and seeing him perform. gone way too young. rest peacefully.
― jumpskins, Tuesday, 31 July 2012 18:42 (eleven years ago) link
a little more information:http://onlineathens.com/breaking-news/2012-07-31/olivia-tremor-controls-bill-doss-dead-43
― Brad C., Tuesday, 31 July 2012 19:24 (eleven years ago) link
People will be listening to those OTC records for decades to come. Timeless.RIP
― kornrulez6969, Tuesday, 31 July 2012 19:44 (eleven years ago) link
Henry Owings's eulogy
http://www.chunklet.com/index.cfm?section=blogs&ID=731
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 31 July 2012 19:52 (eleven years ago) link
ugh what a bummer. RIP.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 31 July 2012 19:57 (eleven years ago) link
Jumping Fences, a great George Harrison song
― Dr X O'Skeleton, Tuesday, 31 July 2012 21:47 (eleven years ago) link
yeah OTC actually did a final secret jam in reds on that last night of the Mangum ATP, and had members of Sun Ra on stage with them doing the same track again - so a lovely way to cap off the event.
very sad news indeed.
― Jamie_ATP, Tuesday, 31 July 2012 22:41 (eleven years ago) link
love this song he wrote and performed on the last apples in stereo album:
http://youtu.be/4nT4ZZhQWdI
― Moreno, Wednesday, 1 August 2012 00:32 (eleven years ago) link
bill was the best, olivia tremor control was the best
RIP
― the late great, Wednesday, 1 August 2012 01:02 (eleven years ago) link
long live 1996
http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/11/13/42/2406535/7/628x471.jpg
― the late great, Wednesday, 1 August 2012 01:05 (eleven years ago) link
Very, very sad to hear about this
― Nhex, Wednesday, 1 August 2012 02:18 (eleven years ago) link
This is awful! Just saw them play in Williamsburg not too long ago. They're one of my favorites.
― Evan, Wednesday, 1 August 2012 17:24 (eleven years ago) link
Memorial details announced:
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Saturday, August 42PM-4PMThe Fabulous 40 Watt Club285 West Washington St.Athens, GA
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you make donations to Nuci's Space, a local musician support & resource center.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 1 August 2012 19:36 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.nuci.org/
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 1 August 2012 19:38 (eleven years ago) link
rip :(
dacd is a classic.
― sonderangerbot, Wednesday, 1 August 2012 19:43 (eleven years ago) link
via reddit:
[–]KingOfWickerPeople 19 points 1 day agoI am one of the EMTs who responded to this 911 call. I had never heard of Bill Doss at the time. I almost swallowed my gum when I saw his name on Reddit. I guess I'll have to check out his music now. Sorry for your loss, guys.
[–]deutschschafer 3 points 1 day agowoah holy shit really? do you know anything about what happened to him to lead to his death?
[–]KingOfWickerPeople 21 points 1 day agoBecause of the ongoing investigation and privacy laws, I can't disclose details. He appeared to have gone peacefully. He died with his guitar in his hands. I thought you guys would appreciate knowing that.
― Evan, Thursday, 2 August 2012 02:22 (eleven years ago) link
jesus. that's not cool.
― Call Surgeon General C. Everett Koop. Poo-poo-pa-doop. (stevie), Thursday, 2 August 2012 06:52 (eleven years ago) link
find that guy and strip him of his license imo
― steven fucking tyler (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Thursday, 2 August 2012 12:17 (eleven years ago) link
beginning to wonder if that's just some douche on the internet being a dick now, tbh
― Call Surgeon General C. Everett Koop. Poo-poo-pa-doop. (stevie), Thursday, 2 August 2012 12:39 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah that strikes me as straight trolling.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 2 August 2012 12:42 (eleven years ago) link
I think there's a greater chance of that than some EMT all being like, fuck hipaa, these rock fans deserve to know.
― how's life, Thursday, 2 August 2012 12:42 (eleven years ago) link
unfortunately yeah i have known a lot of professionals who didn't take confidentiality seriously at all
― steven fucking tyler (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Thursday, 2 August 2012 12:46 (eleven years ago) link
OTOH, reddit
Yeah I was skeptical as well, but who knows.
― Evan, Thursday, 2 August 2012 13:05 (eleven years ago) link
just ban reddit, imho, its the only safe response
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 2 August 2012 13:26 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuyTE8HijgU&feature=player_embedded
― emo mcgee vs ricky hitler (Merdeyeux), Friday, 24 August 2012 01:22 (eleven years ago) link
Thanks, this was touching.
― Evan, Friday, 24 August 2012 13:25 (eleven years ago) link
Okay, The OTC's second album has this song called 'California Demise' on it which has received glowing reports on most of the album's reviews. Trouble is......oh, just have a listen to Dukes Of Stratosphear's 'Shiny Cage' and you'll see.
Shameless or completely accidental?
― You've Got Scourage On Your Breath (Haberdager), Sunday, January 7, 2007 11:27 PM (7 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
this comparison occurred to me just now when I decided 'A Peculiar Noise Called Train Director' might be better than any Dukes Of Stratosphear song
― imago, Tuesday, 6 May 2014 19:52 (ten years ago) link
those 2 songs aren't the same any more so than 'shiny cage' is the same as the beatles 'i'm only sleeping'
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 6 May 2014 20:28 (ten years ago) link
so discovering Dusk At Cubist Castle has been one of the biggest musical moments of 2014 for me; for whatever reason I'd never listened to it until a few months ago (probably because I just can't find a way to like Neutral Milk Hotel and kept seeing their name come up in conversations about the OTC for obvious reasons), but it absolutely flattened me from beginning to end (ESPECIALLY the very end - "NYC-25" is just one of the best songs ever). Black Foliage is good too, but it didn't kick my ass nearly as hard; Dusk makes me smile just thinking about it. it's like the precise midpoint between Van Dyke Parks' Song Cycle and Todd Rundgren's A Wizard/A True Star.
my question, obviously, is what should I check out next if I'm looking for something like Dusk? the most satisfying records I've uncovered while chasing this particular dragon so far have been the Soft Bulletin, Funtrick Noisemaker, Screamadelica, Of Montreal's Hissing Fauna and Satanic Panic, Arnold's Hillside (this album is SO good), and the Cleaners from Venus' Living With Victoria Grey, if that's helpful. a bunch of old favorites like Since I Left You and Mellon Collie and ESPECIALLY Beulah's The Coast Is Never Clear took on new resonance in the wake/context of Dusk, too.
― a duiving caTCH, a stuolllen bayeeeess (jamescobo), Saturday, 12 July 2014 23:30 (nine years ago) link
The Music Tapes "First Imaginary Symphony for Nomad"
― ©Oz Quiz© (Adam Bruneau), Saturday, 12 July 2014 23:35 (nine years ago) link