Tuesday, March 24, 2009

The Olivia Tremor Control: Music From the Unrealized Film Script: Dusk at Cubist Castle (1996)

Recognize the cover? Almost the same image as the one on the post OTC album Circulatory System. This is the first OTC album and I am at a loss for words. Insane creativity, beautiful catchy psych-pop tunes, perfect vocal harmonies. This album has a concept of a pair of girls named Olivia and Jacqueline and some kind of earthquake. It even includes a suite in the middle of it, 9 tracks all titled Green Typewriters. What makes the OTC so interesting to me is how they blur such accessible music with sound collages. This album has a companion piece called Explanation II. It is meant to be played at the same time as the album to get you lost in even more sounds! This album is often compared to the White Album, but I don't think comparisons can ever be useful when talking about this band. From another world.

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