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Happy album release day to The Orbiting Human Circus & The Music Tapes. Their new album, Quartet Plus Two, is out today on Merge Records and they’re having a release party in Tokyo.
Album Release Party and Performance!
This Saturday, November 18 @ Noon
7th FLOOR, Shibuya City, Tokyo
🪚✨
https://bit.ly/orbiting-shibuya
Hey hey! Nov. 17th in the UK! 👑
The Elephant 6 documentary is FINALLY out in the UK for home VOD viewing this weekend, exclusively on Vimeo On Demand via Monoduo Films. Rent or purchase digitally now at the link below. Reviewed in The Wire: "Stockfleth's film [is] a valuable window into a previously hidden world." https://vimeo.com/ondemand/e6uk
The The Ladybug Transistor kick off a lil' mini tour tonight in Brooklyn! Be sure to catch them if you can! Tickets & more info here: https://linktr.ee/theladybugtransistor 🐞
The new *all human-authored* issue of An Otherworldly Light volume π, Robert Schneider’s experimental science fiction zine, is available now for mail-order in a print edition. This is a horror and occult-themed issue, featuring a number of human writers and artists. You can also download the free experimental soundtrack album by Zebulon Kosted at this link from Garden Gate Records, along with a free pdf download of the zine:
https://6equj5pressggr.bandcamp.com/album/an-otherworldly-light-issue-pi
Did you miss issues 1+2? We have those in stock as well. Free with just the cost of postage or add them free to any order:
https://elephant6.com/product/an-otherworldly-light-zine
Hello!
Our once-a-year E6 sweatshirt pre-order* is now live on the website. You can place orders through Nov. 5 and they'll ship out in late November. Available in crewneck or hooded, you can choose from 9 colors and adult sizes X-Small to 5X-Large.
https://www.elephant6.com/shop
*Here's the scoop: annually we offer sweatshirts with the E6 logo screenprinted on them. We only sell them via a PRE-PAID PRE-ORDER. This allows us to offer more colors and sizes than normal and you can (hopefully) get exactly what you want! The presale runs from Oct 27-Nov 5, then the order is sent to our printer on the 6th. The orders will ship a few weeks later. If you miss out this time, we'll do it again next October.
Questions? Email [email protected]
Brand new, VERY LIMITED single from The High Water Marks!
0 track album
Lots of new places to see The Elephant 6 Recording Company documentary on the big screen this week! The Roxy Theater in Missoula, MT; Plaza Atlanta in GA; Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin, TX; Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, MA; Verdensteatret - Cinemateket i Tromsø in Norway; The Living Arts & Science Center in Lexington, KY with director Q&A presented by South Arts; Atlantic International Film Festival in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada! All viewing options here on our site, including physical DVD, and home VOD rental options in most countries around the world! https://www.elephant6movie.com/screenings
Recent interview with Robert Schneider, Will Hart, + the filmmakers talking about E6, the documentary, and the final album from The Olivia Tremor Control.
With bands including Neutral Milk Hotel and instruments including lawnmowers, the collective upended US indie rock. Its members explain how a new documentary healed their grief and led to new music
Congratulations Elephant 6 Movie!🏆🐘
Top of the charts! The Elephant 6 Recording Company is the number one documentary on iTunes/Apples TV today! https://www.elephant6movie.com/screenings
Reddit AMA this Friday September 1st at 4pm ET/1pm PT with Robert Schneider from The Apples in stereo, Will Cullen Hart from The Olivia Tremor Control, and the The Elephant 6 Recording Company documentary film team— director C.B. Stockfleth, producer Lance Bangs, editor Greg King and executive producer Rob Hatch-Miller! https://www.reddit.com/r/indieheads/
The Ladybug Transistor have announced a few shows in November! Tickets on sale now. 🐞🐘
See you in September! New US shows:
🎪
9/14 | Citizen Vinyl, Asheville, NC
9/16 | The Parish Room at First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia, PA
9/18 | Le Poisson Rouge, New York, NY
9/19 | Pie Shop, Washington, DC
9/20 | The Pinhook, Durham, SC
9/21 | 40 Watt Club, Athens, GA
9/23 | Eyedrum, Atlanta, GA **Correction: Atlanta will be 9/23, not 9/22**
🎪
Tickets on sale Friday, 7/21 at 10am ET! https://www.orbitinghumancircus.com/live-shows
Just announced: We welcome The Ladybug Transistor - official on Thursday, November 9 for a special appearance featuring members Gary Olson, Sasha Bell, Julia Rydholm, and Pittsburgh siblings, Jeff and Jennifer Baron. The set list will highlight songs from 1999-2003 along with a few other surprises. The minimalist, electro-pop duo, Giant Day (Derek Almstead and Emily Growden), open the evening. Get tickets this Friday at 10 a.m.: https://bit.ly/42QZ3xA
Our friend, Jennifer Baron (of The Ladybug Transistor), has a new album coming out this fall. Check out The Garment District’s new video.
THE GARMENT DISTRICT – “LEFT ON COAST” A SPILL EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE Jennifer Baron of Ladybug Transistor / Saturnine returns with her solo project / band The Garment District. with a new single “Left on Coast”, a psychedelic romp that blends the retro futurism of Broadcast with the tri...
E6-021 The Minders “Cul-de-Sacs & Dead Ends” LP 🐘
This album, released in 1999, is a compilation of singles and compilation tracks released between 1996-1998 as well as a few previously unreleased tunes. The US & Japan release was only on CD but the UK version was available on black or red glitter vinyl. It was later reissued by the band’s label, Space Cassette, on cassette in 2020 with a bonus track.
E6-020 The Apples in Stereo “Her Wallpaper Reverie” 🐘
Released in 1999, this album has 15 tracks. Cover art by W. Cullen Hart. This album was released with different covers in other countries. The Japanese and Australian versions also have 5 bonus tracks. Image #1: US cover, images #2-4: UK version, image #5: Australia version, image #6: Japan version.
E6-019 The Essex Green s/t EP 🐘
Released in 1999, this 5-song EP was released on both CD and 12” vinyl. Recorded at Marlborough Farms Studio in Brooklyn. Later reissued in 2002 by the label Four Strong Winds with 8 additional songs!
E6-016 Beulah “When Your Heartstrings Break” CD/LP 🐘
The band’s 2nd album, released in 1999. The record had releases on multiple labels in multiple countries with multiple album covers. Images 1-3: US version, #4: UK version, #5: Japan version, with 2 bonus tracks, #6: Australia version.
We’ll also acknowledge two more catalog numbers that were reserved but never got released (image #7):
E6-017 Admiral
E6-018 Vince Mole & His Calcium Orchestra 🐘
The solo project of Chris Parfitt, a founding member of The Apples. You can find some recordings from VMCO on their bandcamp page: https://vincemoleandhiscalciumorchestra.bandcamp.com
Elf Power's classic 1995 debut album "Vainly Clutching at Phantom Limbs" has been remastered and will be reissued on limited edition clear vinyl on July 21! Includes a bonus 7" of our 1996 The Winter Hawk EP. Download code included, and new liner notes written by Andrew. We’re excited to have these available again on vinyl for the first time in many years! They were both remastered by Jason NeSmith at Chase Park Transduction in Athens, GA. You can pre-order now at this link: https://www.orangetwin.com/store-1/elf-power-vainly-clutching-at-phantom-limbs-remastered-lp-on-clear-vinyl-w-bonus-7-inch-the-winter-hawk-ep
We will have PRINT copies of Robert’s new zine available next week on our website for just the cost of postage or add on for FREE with any order! 🪐
2 track album
E6-015 The Music Tapes “The Television Tells Us” 7” 🐘
Released in 1998, this 2-song record is the band’s 2nd single. Featuring their trademark pop-up cover with an 11x17 insert with illustrations and lyrics.
💥Happy record release day to The High Water Marks! 🥳 Their new album “Your Next Wolf” is out today on Minty Fresh. We’ve got copies as well as a fresh restock of their back catalog over at https://www.elephant6.com/shop 🎵
E6-014 Beulah “Handsome Western States” CD 🐘
Released in 1997, this is the band’s first full length release. The CD also had a simultaneous Japanese release on Tone Vendor with different artwork and 2 bonus tracks (3rd pic). A 2nd E6 pressing of the CD a few years later features different artwork.
E6-013 The Clay Bears 🐘
Today we come to our first catalog number that was assigned but never came to be. The Clay Bears were a Ruston, LA based noise/experimental group with a rotating lineup of various E6 players. Known for their unpredictable performances and room-clearing live shows. It remains the stuff of legends.
E6-012 Beulah “A Small Cattle Drive in a Snow Storm” 7” 🐘
Recorded between 1996-97 on 8-track cassette in San Francisco. This 4-song vinyl single, released in 1997, is the band’s debut release.
E6-011 Von Hemmling “My Country ‘Tis of Thee” 7” 🐘
Von Hemmling is the solo project of Jim McIntyre. Released in 1997, this 2-track vinyl single features handmade construction paper covers. Every one is unique! The vinyl itself is emblazoned on the b-side with an etched E6 logo instead of a center label.
E6-010 The Music Tapes “Smoke is a Fireman’s Friend” 7” 🐘
This 2-song single was their debut release in 1997. Featuring a pop-up cover with fold out sections and an 11x17 insert with illustrations by Brian Dewan.
E6-009 Marbles “I Love the Summer b/w Our Song” 7” 🐘
Released in 1997, the cover features artwork embroidered by Starling Keene (architect and wife of painter Steve Keene). The b-side, “Our Song (for Eirene)” was written in honor of Robert’s grandmother shortly after she passed away. ❤️
These 2 songs were also included as bonus tracks on the Japanese CD version of “Pyramid Landing and Other Favorites”.
E6-008 Marbles “Pyramid Landing and other Favorites” LP 🐘
Marbles is the solo moniker of Robert Schneider. Released in 1997, this album features 14 songs recorded in 1992-93. His then roommate, Will Hart, also plays on several tracks.
The Japanese version of the CD, released by Trattoria Records, has an additional 4 bonus tracks. 💿
E6-007 The Apples in Stereo “Science Faire” LP 🐘
This 1996 album is a collection of EPs and singles released between 1993 and 1995. A co-release with spinART Records, it contains:
• “Tidal Wave” EP (on E6)
• “Hypnotic Suggestion” EP (on the Bus Stop label)
• A split EP with The Olivia Tremor Control (on Small-Fi Records)
• A split single with The Heartworms (on Wurlitzer Jukebox)
• A previously unreleased track “To Love the Vibration of the Bulb” that was recorded for the 1st EP but not included.💡
A 2016 re-issue on Chunklet records, reimagined the collection into a set of three 7” records. It also added a song from a split single with Sportsguitar (on the Japanese label 100 Guitar Mania)🎸
*📸 very early Apples photo courtesy of Dressy Bessy 😘
E6-006 The Minders “Paper Plane” 7” 🐘
The 2nd single from The Minders. Recorded and released in 1996 as the initial permanent band line-up was forming. The single has 3 songs, including one co-written by Tammy Ealom of Dressy Bessy. ✨
E6-005 Secret Square self-titled LP 🐘
Released in 1996, Lisa & Hilarie play all the instruments on the album. The vinyl LP contains 7 songs and the CD version contains 4 additional songs. And while the record is now long out-of-print, you can still hear the album over at The High Water Marks bandcamp page! 🌸
https://thehighwatermarks.bandcamp.com/album/secret-square
E6-004 The Minders “Come On and Hear” 7” 🐘
The very 1st release by Martyn Leaper’s recording project! Produced at Robert Schneider’s Pet Sounds Studio in Denver in 1995-96. This 3-song single features members of The Apples as the session players.
Martyn is also a fantastic visual artist! His drawings and paintings adorn the covers of most of releases including this one! 🎨
E6-003 Secret Square 7” 🐘
Secret Square was a project of Hilarie Sidney & Lisa Janssen. This 3-song single was their debut release in 1995.
At this time, Hilarie was also playing drums with The Apples. Lisa and Hilarie were also playing with Neutral Milk Hotel. (Lisa plays bass guitar on a couple tracks on “On Avery Island”). In fact, if you attended an Apples/NMH double bill show around this time the bands shared the same members. You would have witnessed them play one band’s set and then just switch places and play the other band’s set! 🎸
*oops! This was supposed to post yesterday but we goofed! 🤡
E6-002 The Olivia Tremor Control “California Demise EP”. 🐘
This 6-song 7” record was the debut release for OTC. Released in 1994, the band line-up at this time was Bill Doss, Will Hart, and Jeff Mangum. All the recordings were done in an attic room they lived in together at 210 Sunset Drive in Athens, GA. (🎶 Two One O it’s you 🎵)
Fun fact: the color copy covers featuring drawings, paintings, and collages by Will & Bill were only printed in small batches at Kinko’s. So the band members often altered the artwork in between runs! Art would be added or taken out, or John’s face would appear peeking out from behind a painting, or Pete’s arm holding a Captain Beefheart 8-track cartridge shows up. We actually don’t know how many variations there are! Do you have another variant? Let’s see it!
🙌 Thanks to Henry Owings, Elephant 6 Movie , Ron Kwasman & Kathy with a K for sharing their covers.
Today we kick off our series spotlighting releases that have E6 catalog numbers! 🐘
First up, E6-001 The Apples “Tidal Wave EP”. This inaugural release introduced The Elephant 6 Recording Co and The Apples in stereo to the world. Released June 2, 1993. The description from the catalog reads: “The Apples. Dense, chiming classic pop. Layered w/ guitars and soaked in fuzz, the Apples' 6-song EP is seven inches of pop-rock perfection. Green vinyl, w/ a booklet, poster, stickers, and other Apples paraphernalia (featuring art by W. Cullen Hart)-- the first 50 copies come w/ a color cover, too! Also available on cassette. $4.”
This EP is going to be reissued soon on cassette by 6612 Tapes with a bonus track!
Pic 1: full color cover, pic 2: the A-side of the green vinyl, pic 3: a still from the Tidal Wave music video, pic 4: the intro message from the E6 catalog.
Elf Power's summer tour kicks off tonight in Dallas, Texas! Which show(s) are you going to be attending? 🎸
We added a few dates to our summer tour: Bisbee, AZ, Tucson, AZ, and a show at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia in August! Come see us!
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