Lolomix 11: Lolo's Elephant 6 mix.

Well looky here...Lolomix is back. Lolo emerged from her extended hibernation this week and bumbled into the sunlight carrying a big mix of her favourite bands from the Elephant 6 recording company.

The Elephant 6 collective began in the early 90s around a core group of musicians who would form the Olivia Tremor Control, Neutral Milk Hotel and The Apples in Stereo among other bands. What tied these groups together (apart from the midnight goat sacrifices and lubed-up orgies in Jeff Mangum's shed) was a sort of anything goes trippy aesthetic - probably best exemplified by the Olivia Tremor Control. While much Elephant 6 music is sunny pop, some of it is plain batshit. Like broken bulb on the mad-o-meter levels of weirdness. For example, I can't listen to the mysterious Major Organ and the Adding Machine album without feeling a few brainwaves misfiring.

Check out Lolo's cover. It reminds me of the famous scene in Dumbo when the poor sod gets the DTs and suffers teemining proto-psychedelic visions of eyeless elephants. Kinda apt.

Download Lolomix 11-Elephant 6


Tracklisting:

Olivia Tremor Control- Love Athena
The Apples in Stereo- Ruby
The Gerbils- The Air we Share
Beulah- My Horoscope said it would be a Bad Year
Circulatory System- Overjoyed
The Sunshine Fix- That Ole Sun
Chocolate U.S.A- Isn't a Lie . . ./Gloworm
Pipes you See, Pipes you Don't- Ken Freeman Inslaved
Neutral Milk Hotel- Two Headed Boy Part Two
The Music Tapes- Tornado longing for Freedom
Major Organ and The Adding Machine- His Pet Whistles
Elf Power- New Lord
Von Hemmling- A Fine Appleseed
The High Water Marks- The Leaves
The Minders- Hooray for Tuesday

Finally - I think there is no Of Montreal on this exhaustive mix 'cos the compiler is not that enamoured with them. Enjoy :)