Black Swan Network is a musical side project of The Olivia Tremor Control

The Olivia Tremor Control

The Olivia Tremor Control is an indie rock band prominent in the mid to late 1990s which, along with The Apples in Stereo and Neutral Milk Hotel, was one of the three original Elephant 6 projects...

. With contributions from Neutral Milk Hotel

Neutral Milk Hotel

Neutral Milk Hotel was an American indie rock band formed by singer, guitarist and songwriter Jeff Mangum in the early 1990s. The band was noted for its experimental sound, obscure lyrics and eclectic instrumentation....

 members Jeff Mangum

Jeff Mangum

Jeff Mangum is a musician best known for being the lyricist, vocalist and guitarist of the band Neutral Milk Hotel, as well as being one of the cofounders of The Elephant 6 Recording Company. Mangum, along with the other founding members of the Elephant 6, attended Ruston High School in the late...

 and Julian Koster

Julian Koster

Julian Koster is an American underground musician and storyteller. A member of the Elephant 6 Collective, he is the leader of The Music Tapes, and a former member of Neutral Milk Hotel and Chocolate USA. He is also an influential and long time performer on the singing or Musical Saw...

, as well as individual contributions from J. Kirk Pleasant of Calvin, Don't Jump!

Calvin, Don't Jump!

Calvin, Don't Jump! started as the solo recording project of J. Kirk Pleasant, a musician with extensive connections to the Elephant 6 Collective. Before moving to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, he contributed to releases from bands like the Olivia Tremor Control, Black Swan Network, and...

 and fablefactory

Fablefactory

Fablefactory is a band from Athens, GA.The band was officially formed on May Day 1996, consisting of Davey Wrathgaber , Hank Wren , and Freckles Le Chat with Dallas Longhorne joining the band prior to recording their first album...

's Roxanne Martin, it was intended to be an experimental project in ambient music

Ambient music

Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...

. After their releases, the band members became busier with their other projects, and Black Swan Network appears to be on permanent hiatus.

Releases

Black Swan Network released one full length album on Camera Obscura

Camera Obscura (record label)

Camera Obscura was a record label founded by Australian music journalist Tony Dale in 1996. Described by Dale as 'a conduit for the release of contemporary acid-folk, psych-pop and space-rock,' the label put out almost ninety releases over fourteen years, the vast majority of which were...

 and two EPs

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

.

The full-length album, The Late Music

The Late Music

The Late Music Volume One is an album by The Olivia Tremor Control side project Black Swan Network. Released on Camera Obscura, it was a collection of tracks inspired by Olivia Tremor Control fans who wrote the band with descriptions of dreams they had....

, was born out of a small message hidden in the liner notes of The Olivia Tremor Control's Music from the Unrealized Film Script, Dusk at Cubist Castle

Music from the Unrealized Film Script, Dusk at Cubist Castle

Music from the Unrealized Film Script, Dusk at Cubist Castle is the first full length album released by The Olivia Tremor Control of The Elephant 6 Recording Company....

, requesting that people submit recordings of dream descriptions to the band. The album consisted of seven untitled pieces incorporating the submissions with different other ambient sounds and musical fragments.

Albums

• The Late Music
  The Late Music
  The Late Music Volume One is an album by The Olivia Tremor Control side project Black Swan Network. Released on Camera Obscura, it was a collection of tracks inspired by Olivia Tremor Control fans who wrote the band with descriptions of dreams they had....
  
  (Camera Obscura
  Camera Obscura (record label)
  Camera Obscura was a record label founded by Australian music journalist Tony Dale in 1996. Described by Dale as 'a conduit for the release of contemporary acid-folk, psych-pop and space-rock,' the label put out almost ninety releases over fourteen years, the vast majority of which were...
  
  ; CD; 1997)

Singles and EPs

• The Olivia Tremor Control/Black Swan Network
  The Olivia Tremor Control/Black Swan Network
  The Olivia Tremor Control/The Black Swan Network is an LP released by The Olivia Tremor Control. Within some of these tracks are extracts from The Black Swan Network's dream appeal - taped contributions from people as to various dreams they've had or would like to have. Also known as the Tour EP or...
  
   (Flydaddy; CD/12"; 1997)
• Happy Happy Birthday to Me Singles Club: June
  Happy Happy Birthday to Me Singles Club: June
  Happy Happy Birthday to Me Singles Club: June is a single released by the Black Swan Network in 2001- Track listing :Side A:# Grains and Sauces - 2:07# Ice and Rings - 1:07# Aqua Waters 1:47Side B:# The Present Time...
  
   (Happy Happy Birthday to Me; 7"; 2001)