The Olivia Tremor Control was an Athens, Georgia, USA psychedelic rock band… Read Full Bio ↴The Olivia Tremor Control was an Athens, Georgia, USA psychedelic rock band in the mid- to late 1990s which, along with The Apples in Stereo and Neutral Milk Hotel, was one of the three original Elephant 6 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 disbanded in early 2000. The band reunited in 2009
The band's distinct sound is a mixture of Doss 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 electro-acoustic collages ranging in length from 2 seconds to 10 minutes, and differing in content from vibrant horns to near silence. Furthermore, the band released a record of experimental electro-acoustic music, The Late Music, Volume One, under the name The Black Swan Network, in 1997. Another Black Swan Network release, a 7" EP on the Happy Happy Birthday to Me label, appeared in 2000, though it did not feature Bill Doss. In October 1997, a "collaborative" LP between The Olivia Tremor Control and The Black Swan Network was released, originally as a tour-only item, and later put out as a CD by Flydaddy, which gave the record the title, The Olivia Tremor Control Vs. The Black Swan Network,' though the band had never wanted the record to be named as such. The band was influenced by the odd quality inherent in dreams and asked their listeners to send in tapes describing their own, examples of which can be heard in the final track of Black Foliage and the OTC-BSN collaborative LP.
The members of The Olivia Tremor Control embarked on a variety of different projects before and after the band broke up. Eric Harris released a record under the name Frosted Ambassador and later two CD-R releases under his own name on Cloud Recordings, the label founded by Fernandes and Hart in the wake of OTC's demise. Pete Erchick released two records, Individualized Shirts and Special Fanfare For Anything, under the name Pipes You See, Pipes You Don't. Bill Doss followed OTC by putting out records as The Sunshine Fix, a name he had used years before. The Sunshine Fix has evolved from a recording project to a formal working band. Hart's post-OTC project, Circulatory System, has taken a similar route. The self-titled 2001 LP continued the melding together of pop and experimental traditions the OTC had worked on and won high accolades from the press. While the follow-up is still in the works, the band continues to play live shows in Athens and occasionally elsewhere.
In 2005, the Olivia Tremor Control temporarily reunited, solely for live shows, at the behest of the All Tomorrow's Parties festival. They appeared at a UK version of the festival, preceded by warm-up shows in Athens and London; that summer, they again played Athens, at the Orange Twin Conservation Community, as well as gigs in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and L.A.
In May 2009, Will Hart said in an interview that the band had recently re-entered the recording studio: "We've got two songs for the next Olivia record, in my opinion. They're on Bill's hard drive."
In March 2011, Elf Power drummer Derek Almstead confirmed that he was engineering and playing percussion on the new record and that new material would be debuted at All Tomorrows' Parties later in the year. In addition to this, they have released a song titled "North Term Reality" under Olivia Tremor Control for AUX Vol. 2.
On August 30, 2011, the band premiered a new song, "The Game You Play is In Your Head Parts 1, 2 &3" and announced they planned to have a new album out later in 2011. Tour dates for Winter 2011 were also announced.
The death of Bill Doss was announced on July 31, 2012.
The band's distinct sound is a mixture of Doss 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 electro-acoustic collages ranging in length from 2 seconds to 10 minutes, and differing in content from vibrant horns to near silence. Furthermore, the band released a record of experimental electro-acoustic music, The Late Music, Volume One, under the name The Black Swan Network, in 1997. Another Black Swan Network release, a 7" EP on the Happy Happy Birthday to Me label, appeared in 2000, though it did not feature Bill Doss. In October 1997, a "collaborative" LP between The Olivia Tremor Control and The Black Swan Network was released, originally as a tour-only item, and later put out as a CD by Flydaddy, which gave the record the title, The Olivia Tremor Control Vs. The Black Swan Network,' though the band had never wanted the record to be named as such. The band was influenced by the odd quality inherent in dreams and asked their listeners to send in tapes describing their own, examples of which can be heard in the final track of Black Foliage and the OTC-BSN collaborative LP.
The members of The Olivia Tremor Control embarked on a variety of different projects before and after the band broke up. Eric Harris released a record under the name Frosted Ambassador and later two CD-R releases under his own name on Cloud Recordings, the label founded by Fernandes and Hart in the wake of OTC's demise. Pete Erchick released two records, Individualized Shirts and Special Fanfare For Anything, under the name Pipes You See, Pipes You Don't. Bill Doss followed OTC by putting out records as The Sunshine Fix, a name he had used years before. The Sunshine Fix has evolved from a recording project to a formal working band. Hart's post-OTC project, Circulatory System, has taken a similar route. The self-titled 2001 LP continued the melding together of pop and experimental traditions the OTC had worked on and won high accolades from the press. While the follow-up is still in the works, the band continues to play live shows in Athens and occasionally elsewhere.
In 2005, the Olivia Tremor Control temporarily reunited, solely for live shows, at the behest of the All Tomorrow's Parties festival. They appeared at a UK version of the festival, preceded by warm-up shows in Athens and London; that summer, they again played Athens, at the Orange Twin Conservation Community, as well as gigs in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and L.A.
In May 2009, Will Hart said in an interview that the band had recently re-entered the recording studio: "We've got two songs for the next Olivia record, in my opinion. They're on Bill's hard drive."
In March 2011, Elf Power drummer Derek Almstead confirmed that he was engineering and playing percussion on the new record and that new material would be debuted at All Tomorrows' Parties later in the year. In addition to this, they have released a song titled "North Term Reality" under Olivia Tremor Control for AUX Vol. 2.
On August 30, 2011, the band premiered a new song, "The Game You Play is In Your Head Parts 1, 2 &3" and announced they planned to have a new album out later in 2011. Tour dates for Winter 2011 were also announced.
The death of Bill Doss was announced on July 31, 2012.
California Demise I
The Olivia Tremor Control Lyrics
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A New Day i see a blue lake folding i hear a new age…
A Peculiar Noise Called "Train Director" If I'm going out I want to take with me A…
A Place We Have Been To when this life it gets you down and you just…
A Sleepy Company things come rushing in things come rushing out when you're i…
Another Set Of Bees In The Museum we will find a way to where they make the…
Black Foliage you are the subject of many conversations from three points …
California Demise 3 home of the saints burn down the walls between spaces betwe…
Can You Come Down With Us? can you come down with us? can you believe with us? when…
Courtyard Here's your ticket, you better believe (better believe it's…
Dusk at Cubist Castle Dusk at cubist castle Dreams of the old wake up the…
Fireplace Crazy crazy world, crazy crazy times Crazy crazy world, craz…
Grass Canons what if we wore our stripes in the sky on a…
Green Typewriters Million ribbons and floating stars The night sky fades Perce…
Green Typewriters I million ribbons and floating stars the night sky fades per…
Green Typewriters IX How much longer can I wait…
Green Typewriters X When you're ready to come back down I'll be waiting here A…
Hideaway Don't hideaway, hideaway from your imagery Don't hideaway, h…
Hideway don't hideaway, hideaway from your imagery don't hideaway, …
Hilltop Procession Above the clouds and below the bark They're having parties …
Holiday Surprise 1, 2, 3 spending my last dollar on a hotel and a restaurant sky…
I Can Smell the Leaves autumn is here i can smell the leaves little by little it…
I Don't Know [Intro:] I don't know about this... This doesn't fit...ya …
I Have Been Floated when it should learn to speak before it melts away and…
Jumping Fences Lazy man who can't find his words All caught up inside…
Looking For Quiet Seeds don't try to throw away the skies you keep in…
Love Athena Look down deep inside the crystal clear water flowing 'round…
Marking Time Marking time Through the day Did you ever see the light Insi…
Memories of Jacqueline 1906 the way we go the only way we know where you going…
Mystery mystery - come cover us again like a rain in the…
No Growing if i should discorporate trying to illuminate the lines of m…
NYC-25 Here we go around the world We spin around on the…
Paranormal Echoes we took a sideways glance and fell into the bottom…
Spring Succeeds i spring up from the ground i stretch myself up and have…
The Game You Play Is in Your Head Parts 1 2 & 3 All you ever really need is a change in your…
The Gravity Car i peeked inside of your gravity car it won't go far…
The Opera House We're in the movies Watching some people move their mouths A…
The Sylvan Screen every day i sit and look through my window the cars…
Today I Lost A Tooth Today I lost a tooth Today I lost my youth The day…
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@sergiomeluk
Excellent album.
@saam6768
+The Buddha Palm is YT's source for everything E6-related. Thanks for posting this bruh.
@damien1358
8:23 -27 is one of my favorite musical effects of all time
@golocaribador6782
0:01 Love Athena
2:39 Today I Lost A Tooth
3:57 California Demise Pt.1
5:18 California Demise Pt.2
6:25 A Sunshine Fix
9:15 Fireplace
@fdl_2518
Comfiest music I've heard in years. Is this a demo-tape of some sort? I love the early e6 recordings.
@stahpsine3538
+ᅚᅚ Just the first OTC release, second on the Elephant 6 label (E6-002)