Elephant 6 and the Magic of Limitations
The 90s scene that gave us Neutral Milk Hotel and Olivia Tremor Control represents the last gasp of 20th century recording techniques.
Back in the spring, I had the chance to see an Athens screening of The Elephant 6 Recording Co., a documentary that aims to explain the legacy of the Ruston, LA/Denver, CO/Athens, GA music collective that gave us the Olivia Tremor Control, Neutral Milk Hotel, the Apples in Stereo and Elf Power.
I’d just finished reading Endless, Endless: A Lo-Fi History …
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