"The Elephant 6 Recording Co. Documentary & The Olivia Tremor Control" w/ Derek Almstead, Jason NeSmith & Mike Turner

This week on Revolutions Per Movie, I had the pleasure of having three souls who not only have swirled in and around the world of the musical/film/performance collective, Elephant 6, but who were also principal in the finishing of the final The Olivia Tremor Control record, The Same Place, completed 27 years after the release of their last record.

We discuss their entry point into the world of Elephant 6, their world pre and post Olivia, how Derek joined the band, Elf Power, how beautifully unhinged the Elephant 6 live performances could be, how the first version of the documentary was passed around on VHS tape with a virtual library card system, the mystique of E6 bands, how the scene seemed bigger than it actually was, the era when people started co-opting the E6 logo and while other bands were distancing themselves from it, Neutral Milk Hotel, Robert Schneider of Apples In Stereo wanting to make rock history by capturing all of this greatness, how the director got involved with the film as someone who didn't kow much about E6, the Athens potluck scene, Rebecca Cole & The Minders, the frat vibe that permeates Athens still, the era when local government was going to make all bands in town become an LLC, what it was like to finish the record after the passing of OTC's two founding members--Will Hart & Bill Doss, Will & Bill's different work processes in OTC and what it was like working with both of them, how Jason got pulled into working on the final record and the emotions experienced during that, Dixie Blood Mustache, Mike's epic tale of putting out Will's Black Swan Network record, the lack of ego in OTC, R.E.M.'s reaction to the doc and more!

THE OLIVIA TREMOR CONTROL oliviatremorcontrol.com oliviatremorcontrol.bandcamp.com

HHBTM RECORDS: hhbtm.com

DEREK ALMSTEAD: https://www.instagram.com/derekalmstead/

JASON NeSMITH: casperandthecookies.com chaseparktransduction.com/staff-2

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