Everything about Elephant 6 totally explained
The Elephant 6 Recording Company (or simply
Elephant 6) is a collective of American musicians who spawned some of the most notable independent bands of the 1990s, including
The Apples in Stereo,
The Olivia Tremor Control,
Neutral Milk Hotel, and
Of Montreal.
History
Foundation
The collective was officially founded in
Denver, Colorado (but figuratively in
Athens, Georgia) by childhood friends
Robert Schneider,
Bill Doss,
Will Cullen Hart, and
Jeff Mangum. The four grew up making
music and sharing cassette tapes in
Ruston, Louisiana while attending high school together
. They started several bands and pet projects; Doss and Hart with
The Olivia Tremor Control (then called
Synthetic Flying Machine), Mangum with
Neutral Milk Hotel, and Schneider with the
The Apples in Stereo.
It was Schneider who created the E6
record label when he moved to
Denver, Colorado in late 1991 to attend the
University of Colorado at Boulder. There, he and new friends founded The Apples (which eventually became
The Apples in Stereo). Recorded by April 1993, The Apples'
Tidal Wave 7" EP was the first E6 release.
Back home, Doss had moved to
Athens where he joined Hart and Mangum in
Synthetic Flying Machine, which became
The Olivia Tremor Control. They released
California Demise as their first recording, and E6's second
.
Success, disbandment and continuation
Several Elephant 6 projects began to find commercial success in the late 1990s, including
Beulah,
Elf Power,
The Music Tapes, and
Of Montreal, as well as the founding bands. Most of the bands subsequently signed with major record labels; E6 as an entity slowly deteriorated until the collective called it quits — due to recording difficulties and lack of organization — in 2002. The collective's bands all moved on to various labels and projects of their own.
However, many band members are still friends and even tour together under various guises. Though most of the collective's members span the country, many live together on the
Orange Twin Conservation Community in
Athens. The term "Elephant 6" has since come to refer to a broad range of bands and spin-off projects that the record label has spawned. The Elephant 6 mantra has become a symbol for the circle of friends sharing similar ideas and goals.
In 2007
The Apples in Stereo featured the Elephant 6 logo on their album
New Magnetic Wonder, announcing "The Elephant 6 Recording Company re-opens our doors and windows, and invites the world: join together with your friends and make something special, something meaningful, something to remember when you're old." This marked the first major release in five years to bear the Elephant 6 logo.
Further Information
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