how much longer can i wait? DA da da du dum
― sonderangerbot, Friday, 17 September 2010 23:56 (thirteen years ago) link
^ love that bit
― mizzell, Saturday, 18 September 2010 00:15 (thirteen years ago) link
haha yeah me too. the part that comes right after that was the music bed for my lolcollege radio show promo
― dmr, Saturday, 18 September 2010 00:27 (thirteen years ago) link
Is there anything good E6-related that is *not* OTC and/or the first Neutral Milk Hotel album?? Everything else blows...
― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Saturday, 18 September 2010 04:20 (thirteen years ago) link
Hissing Fauna
― ☞ ☹ (markers), Saturday, 18 September 2010 04:23 (thirteen years ago) link
the second Neutral Milk Hotel album
Re. the OTC: these guys had weak voices
i don't know man, Doss' voice is pretty great
― Moreno, Saturday, 18 September 2010 04:42 (thirteen years ago) link
check out "Wings Away" from the new Apples In Stereo to here some good Doss vocals. great song.
― Moreno, Saturday, 18 September 2010 04:48 (thirteen years ago) link
― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Saturday, September 18, 2010 12:20 AM (1 hour ago)
Yeah there are some great Minders albums.
― I will always think of you, while (quite) fondly, myself (Evan), Saturday, 18 September 2010 05:21 (thirteen years ago) link
'i hope your heartstrings break' by beulah
― kamerad, Saturday, 18 September 2010 06:29 (thirteen years ago) link
Pipes You See, Pipes You Don't
― mikethegrouch, Saturday, 18 September 2010 23:26 (thirteen years ago) link
second the love for Doss as a vocalist, and for "Wings Away"!
also, there are several great Apples in Stereo albums. Her Wallpaper Reverie is particularly recommended for the OTC-inclined.
― swvl, Tuesday, 21 September 2010 03:44 (thirteen years ago) link
A Hawk and a Handsaw
― Telephoneface (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 21 September 2010 09:18 (thirteen years ago) link
rong
― bear, bear, bear, Tuesday, 21 September 2010 09:24 (thirteen years ago) link
elioT SmitH
― bear, bear, bear, Tuesday, 21 September 2010 09:25 (thirteen years ago) link
http://pitchfork.com/news/40141-listen-olivia-tremor-control-return/
liking this new track, although having not read that 'no pop here' bit before listening I was a wee bit disappointed on that front. But still good to hear something new. And only five and a half years after John Fernandes told me they'd probably be getting back into the studio together.
― Antoine Bugleboy (Merdeyeux), Wednesday, 22 September 2010 22:21 (thirteen years ago) link
The first Gerbils album still holds up I think.
― ♫, Wednesday, 22 September 2010 23:46 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah, I'm pretty psyched to have new OTC material of any description! These guys have been informally recording for a while now I think. Hope there's more to come soon.
― swvl, Thursday, 23 September 2010 01:02 (thirteen years ago) link
Saw Bablicon open for OTC right after Black Foliage came out, great show.I remember The Frosted Ambassador cd at the college station was good.Think it was the drummer from OTC.
― Trip Maker, Thursday, 23 September 2010 01:31 (thirteen years ago) link
*Completely* missed this! Was browsing last.fm and saw they are performing again... o_O
Is there a new album in the works? Or just that one track? God I'd love to even anticipate a new album of these guys.
― I for one am (Le Bateau Ivre), Thursday, 28 July 2011 19:41 (twelve years ago) link
going to see them in september. cannot wait.
― dynamicinterface, Friday, 29 July 2011 02:56 (twelve years ago) link
saw the e6 showcase a few months ago, and all the otc songs they played were great
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Friday, 29 July 2011 03:00 (twelve years ago) link
Is there a new album in the works?
supposedly
they're good live huh? never saw them in the '90s. trying to decide if I should go to Le Poisson Rouge next month.
― dmr, Wednesday, 31 August 2011 17:06 (twelve years ago) link
I saw three different gigs back in the day, they ranged from good to great.Will Hart was diagnosed with MS.
― Trip Maker, Wednesday, 31 August 2011 17:10 (twelve years ago) link
I saw a first 'farewell' show back in 2001 or 1999 or something, at the 40 Watt in Athens. It was pretty incredible how they accurately re-created such a bizarre catalog of songs and sounds. Plus they projected some really nice psychedelic analog film stuff that seemed from the same world as the album artwork. They even had the strange in-between sound collage bits play while they switched instruments and got ready for the next song.
"I Have Been Floated" was always my favorite track.
― Telephoneface (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 31 August 2011 17:28 (twelve years ago) link
all right that's good to hear. I didn't consciously avoid seeing em live but wondered if they were more of a studio thing. I'll probably go I think
― dmr, Wednesday, 31 August 2011 17:33 (twelve years ago) link
Some US tour dates for Mangum and for OTC:
Jeff MangumAug. 8 - Burlington, VT - First Unitarian Church *Aug.10 - Montreal, PQ - Cabaret du Mile-End *Aug. 12 - Toronto, ON - Trinity St. Paul *Aug. 13 - Toronto, ON - Trinity St. Paul *Sept. 7 - Northampton, MA - Academy of Music TheatreSept. 9 - Cambridge, MA - Sanders Theatre at Harvard *Sept. 10 - Boston, MA - New England Conservatory *Sept. 26 - Baltimore, MD - 2640 Space at St. John's *Sept. 27 - Baltimore, MD - 2640 Space at St. John's *Sept. 30 - Oct. 3 - Asbury Park, NJ - ATP Festival *Oct. 29 - New York, NY - Town Hall *Nov. 6 - Jersey City, NJ - Loew's Jersey Theatre *Nov. 30 - Dublin, Ireland - Whelan's *Dec. 2-4 - Butlins, Minehead, UK - ATP FestivalDec. 8 - London, UK - Union Chapel *Dec. 9 - London, UK - Union Chapel ** = Sold Out!
The Olivia Tremor ControlAug. 29 - New Orleans, LA - One Eyed JacksAug. 31 - Austin, TX - Mohawk *Sept. 3 - Los Angeles, CA - FYF FestSept. 5 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall *Sept. 8 - Seattle, WA - Vera Project *Sept. 9 - Portland, OR- (MFNW) Someday Lounge *Sept. 12 - Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theatre *Sept. 13 - Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge *Sept. 14 - Columbus, OH - Wexner Center *Sept. 15 - Pittsburgh, PA - The Warhol at New Hazlett Theatre *Sept. 16 - Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace *Sept. 17 - Montreal, PQ - Il Motore *Sept. 19 - Allston, MA - Brighton Music Hall *Sept. 21 - New York, NY - Le Poisson Rouge *Sept. 23 - Philadelphia, PA - UPENN Rotunda *Sept. 24 - Durham, NC - The Casbah *Oct. 11-15 - Athens, GA - Athens PopFestNov. 25 - Madrid, Spain - Primavera ClubNov. 26 - Barcelona, Spain - Primavera ClubNov. 28 - Toulouse, France - La DynamoDec. 2-4 - Butlins, Minehead, UK - ATP Festival* = with The Music Tapes
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 31 August 2011 18:25 (twelve years ago) link
saw the e6 holiday surprise tour a few months ago and it was fantastic! looking forward to the OTC show here that's at the same venue
― bluelips, Wednesday, 31 August 2011 20:27 (twelve years ago) link
Anyone seen OTC on the first few dates of this tour? Or any recent tour, really.
Considering going to the Portland show and wondering what the ratio of sweet Beatles-esque jams vs. ambient/collage/etc will be...
― alpine static, Wednesday, 7 September 2011 07:40 (twelve years ago) link
new single is underwhelming
― reggie (qualmsley), Wednesday, 7 September 2011 13:35 (twelve years ago) link
seeing them at the columbus/wexner center show. i think they're playing about 2/3rds older stuff, from reading interviews. looking forward to it.
― dronestreet, Wednesday, 7 September 2011 13:54 (twelve years ago) link
saw them. was worth the 3 hour drive each way...they only played 2 new songs, to my knowledge. one was the one posted online, which worked well live as a minimalist, almost kraut-y jam. the other definitely had more of a jangly, Black Foliage-sound.
encore was by request: opera house, grass cannons, and nyc - 25. great ending.
other than that, the set was great. can't think of anything i wanted to hear that they didn't play. and the sound was great---the people at the Wex always seem to be top-notch on that point. 6 vocal mics...vocals sounded so, so good.
they also have the 2xLP re-issues that aren't officially out for another couple months for $20 each, which come with digital download of the re-masters, and a discs worth of b-sides and live material. really nice screen-printed tour poster, too, though i didn't spring for that.
― dronestreet, Friday, 16 September 2011 17:59 (twelve years ago) link
I'm going next Weds in New York. That description sounds encouraging. Should be a cool show.
― dmr, Friday, 16 September 2011 18:02 (twelve years ago) link
listened to Black Foliage this morning in anticipation
― dmr, Wednesday, 21 September 2011 18:33 (twelve years ago) link
really good show. Green Typewriter Suite frickin ruled. and Opera House killed as the show closer.
another great one was that song I can't remember the name of from Black Foliage that goes into a cappella harmonies "so long, sailor ... goodbye ..."
can't think of anything i wanted to hear that they didn't play
OTM
oh yeah and they recorded it for NPR:http://www.npr.org/2011/09/19/140533815/live-wednesday-the-olivia-tremor-control-in-concert
― dmr, Thursday, 22 September 2011 18:46 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, the Green Typewriter Suite did rule. and the "so long" is "Hideaway." gonna stream that set in a minute...
the Black Foliage re-issue sounds ggggggrrrrreeeeeeeaaaaatttttt. A reminder that this band should be way more renowned than they are.
― dronestreet, Saturday, 24 September 2011 19:11 (twelve years ago) link
Played Marking Time on my radio show last week. Still chokes me up. Really gorgeous harmony singing and just perfect accompaniment with the slightly out of tune piano.
― Trip Maker, Saturday, 24 September 2011 19:21 (twelve years ago) link
Having a HUGE "what the fuck" moment here, following Trip Maker's post. I have *always*, since the album came out, thought the song was called "Mourning Time". Played it about a million times, thought the cover said "Mourning Time" too... jeez. My mind must have been playing tricks on me, because there isn't a "Mourning Time" from OTC. One of those moments where you feel like the whole world had you fooled and was in on the joke... o_O
― 'Main Shop of Love' Gigolo (Le Bateau Ivre), Saturday, 24 September 2011 20:00 (twelve years ago) link
Not good:
https://twitter.com/FlagpoleMusic/status/230338230636126208
Very sad news: Hearing that Olivia Tremor Control's Bill Doss has passed away. No other details available yet.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 31 July 2012 16:54 (eleven years ago) link
Oh fuck.
― cwkiii, Tuesday, 31 July 2012 16:55 (eleven years ago) link
:( that's awful i listened to the hell out of these records and i think they opened up a part of my brain to the psychedelic music i would come to love later on.
― one dis leads to another (ian), Tuesday, 31 July 2012 16:55 (eleven years ago) link
Confirmed.
https://twitter.com/chunklet/status/230345273556205569
https://twitter.com/andregallant/status/230344703508369408
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 31 July 2012 16:58 (eleven years ago) link
Holy shit.
― Old Lunch, Tuesday, 31 July 2012 17:00 (eleven years ago) link
saw them play just over two weeks ago
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 31 July 2012 17:01 (eleven years ago) link
This is horrible.
― cwkiii, Tuesday, 31 July 2012 17:01 (eleven years ago) link
:(
― dronestreet, Tuesday, 31 July 2012 17:04 (eleven years ago) link
fuck fuck fuck.
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 31 July 2012 17:04 (eleven years ago) link
what the hell
RIP
― Brad C., Tuesday, 31 July 2012 17:06 (eleven years ago) link
Terrible.
― Trip Maker, Tuesday, 31 July 2012 17:08 (eleven years ago) link
WTF
― Dunn O)))))))) (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 31 July 2012 17:08 (eleven years ago) link