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To celebrate the anniversary of Jason NeSmith and Kay Stanton today we present their rad version of The Olivia Tremor Control's Jumping Fences.Multi-instrumentalists Jason NeSmith & Kay Stanton have been making beautiful music together in life and on stage for many years now. As the leaders of Casper and The Cookies they put out several classic power pop/experimental albums and toured the world. They have both played in several other bands over the years and are staples of the Athens music scene. Most recently they have been helping keep the legendary band PYLON's music alive and well with Pylon Reenactment Society.  Here is their amazing take on OTC's Jumping Fences.  Recorded for THE REALIZED FILM

Happy Anniversary Jason & Kay

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Adam is the writer of the brand new book Endless Endless: A Lo-Fi History of the Elephant 6 Mystery. Endless Endless offers unprecedented access to this notoriously mysterious collective, featuring more than 100 new interviews and dozens of forgotten old ones, along with never-before-seen photos, answering questions that have persisted for decades while also provoking new ones. In this deeply researched account, Endless Endless examines not just how the Elephant 6 came to be so much more than the sum of its parts, but how community can foster art—and how art can build community. 

 Adam Clair is a writer based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His work has appeared in Stereogum, Vice, The Verge, Paste, Real Life, Flagpole, and on WHYY. 

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Gerry Saucedo is a filmmaker, musician, and a long time Elephant 6 fan. He was a founding member of Red Pony Clock along with his big brother, Gabe, and he’s played in other bands over the years such as The Finches. But perhaps he is best known as “The best hug in Indie Pop.” Gerry might have taken a few creative liberties on his cover of Olivia Tremor Control’s “Courtyard”, but the essence of what makes this such a great song are certainly present. And he made a beautiful video to go with it. 

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This week we have a beautiful OTC cover by Aura de Caspa ("Halo of Dandruff", en español) is Gabe Saucedo of Red Pony Clock/ Still Flyin' making little songs now and then to keep the skills sharp. Maybe it will become a band someday. Gabe does not know, nor does he care.

This is Green Typewriters 4 or as most people know it... WAKE UP! 

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Today we have Sun-Pillar's take on @theOliviaTremorControl "Define A Transparent Dream." Sun-Pillar is the neo-psychedelic side project of the acclaimed ambient musician Stone Anthem.Stone Anthem started in the midst of the global pandemic and who’s sound continues to grow, develop and change each day. Sun-Pillar also has a new fantastic album that just came out called ‘The North Lakes’ on every streaming platform.https://open.spotify.com/artist/3kLu1DpJ01rBPLHMejfSXB...He is a multi instrumentalist/sound enthusiast/producer/songwriter and noisemaker.He also runs the elephant 6 archive on instagram.@elephant_6_archive You will be able to see Stone talk about Dusk at Cubist Castle in The Realized Film: Dusk At Cubist Castle coming soon. 

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REC is the electro power pop music project of NYC-based singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer Nick DeMatteo. REC/Nick have released over a dozen albums over 25 years, the latest being REC’s five-album magnum opus, The Weird Objective. Nick is also a podcaster for MUSIC is not a GENRE, actor, voice over artist, director, graphic designer, and writer. You can hear all the music at https://recarea.bandcamp.com, and on any streaming service.

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Beautiful words about Dusk At Cubist Castle from the incredible Joanne Huffa!

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The Invisible Strings is the musical project for the incredibly prolific Matt Hosay. Matt has been making magical bedroom indie pop for 20 years. With over 45 releases on Bandcamp, The Invisible Strings are anything but invisible. Check out their incredible take on the Olivia Tremor Control's "Spring Succeeds." https://theinvisiblestrings.bandcamp.com/

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Matt Taylor formed Plastic Bubble in 2012 as a vehicle for the indie psych pop material he was recording at home with a rotating cast of friends in Louisville, KY. After spending early adulthood in early 2000's Athens, GA and kicking around the fringes of the Elephant 6 scene, Taylor eventually relocated to Louisville in his home state of Kentucky and performed with a more traditional guitar-based indie rock outfit for a few years before returning to an insular home-recording world with no discernible plan for how to present his newest compositions to the world. Midway through assembling their debut album Treble Treasure Chest, Plastic Bubble evolved into a proper band and remained so for the completion of that album and sophomore release Big Day Parade (Jigsaw Records/Hope For The Tape Deck). Amidst a relocation to Lexington, KY and subsequent life changes, Plastic Bubble shifted back into a recording entity centered around the compositions of Matt Taylor and Elisa McCabe. Their upcoming album in progress (tentatively titled Enchance) includes cameos from multiple Elephant 6 personalities and regulars from the Louisville and Lexington music scenes. Check out Plastic Bubble's take on OTC's Holiday Surprise 1,2, 3 https://plasticbubble.bandcamp.com/

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Here is a bit of the film we are working on..  Only up for 5 days.. 

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Bunnygrunt are an American indie pop band from St. Louis, Missouri. They have released 6 albums and countless Ep's and Singles. Allmusic once named them 'The World's Cutest Band'. But there is nothing cute about their ripping cover of the Olivia Tremor Control's, "Can You Come Down With Us?" For the Realized Film - Dusk At Cubist Castle. 

 August 6th, 2021 will be the 25 year anniversary of what we think is the greatest album in the history of pop music.... "Music from the Unrealized Film Script: Dusk at Cubist Castle," the debut studio album by American indie rock band The Olivia Tremor Control. 

 This fan made movie complete with unseen archival footage, session recordings, interviews with the musicians who made the music, self interviewed fans sharing their experiences, and over 20 different artists covering songs from the album. In the true spirit of the album this is a lo-fi and homemade production. 

 Can you come down with us? Can you believe with us?

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Jason NeSmith is a record producer, mastering engineer, songwriter, and the man behind the incredible pop band Casper and the Cookies. - http://casperandthecookies.com/ 

 August 6th, 2021 will be the 25 year anniversary of what we think is the greatest album in the history of pop music.... "Music from the Unrealized Film Script: Dusk at Cubist Castle," the debut studio album by American indie rock band The Olivia Tremor Control. 

 This fan made movie complete with unseen archival footage, session recordings, interviews with the musicians who made the music, self interviewed fans sharing their experiences, and over 20 different artists covering songs from the album. In the true spirit of the album this is a lo-fi and homemade production. Can you come down with us? Can you believe with us?

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August 6th, 2021 will be the 25 year anniversary of what we think is the greatest album in the history of pop music.... "Music from the Unrealized Film Script: Dusk at Cubist Castle," the debut studio album by American indie rock band The Olivia Tremor Control. 

 This fan made movie complete with unseen archival footage, session recordings, interviews with the musicians who made the music, self interviewed fans sharing their experiences, and over 20 different artists covering songs from the album. In the true spirit of the album this is a lo-fi and homemade production. 

 Can you come down with us? Can you believe with us?