Present: Singles and Beyond is a collection of rare or out of print tracks by 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...

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Psychedelic

The term psychedelic is derived from the Greek words ψυχή and δηλοῦν , translating to "soul-manifesting". A psychedelic experience is characterized by the striking perception of aspects of one's mind previously unknown, or by the creative exuberance of the mind liberated from its ostensibly...

 indie pop

Indie pop

Indie pop is a genre of alternative rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid 1980s, with its roots in the Scottish post-punk bands on the Postcard Records label in the early '80s, such as Orange Juice, Josef K and Aztec Camera, and the dominant UK independent band of the mid...

 band from Athens, Georgia

Athens, Georgia

Athens-Clarke County is a consolidated city–county in U.S. state of Georgia, in the northeastern part of the state, comprising the former City of Athens proper and Clarke County. The University of Georgia is located in this college town and is responsible for the initial growth of the city...

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Track listing

(All songs written by 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...

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1. "Love Athena" – 2:39
2. "Today I Lost a Tooth" – 1:20
3. "California Demise pt. 1" – 1:21
4. "California Demise pt. 2" – 1:13
5. "A Sunshine Fix" – 2:48
6. "Fireplace" – 3:28
7. "Collage #1" – 3:51
8. "Beneath the Climb" – 2:40
9. "I Won This Dog at the Driftwood Reunion Carnival" – 1:18
10. "Christmas with William S." – 2:54
11. "The Giant Day" – 1:50
12. "Shaving Spiders" – 2:24
13. "The Princess Turns the Key to Cubist Castle (Curtain Call pt. 1&2)" – 2:24
14. "Curtain Call pt. 3" – 1:10
15. "I'm Not Feeling Human" – 1:52
16. "The Giant Day (Dusk)" – 3:33
17. "Late Music 2" – 3:42
18. "Gypsum Oil Field Fire" – 3:40
19. "King of the Claws" – 2:10
20. "The Ships" – 4:32

Track Origins

Tracks 1-6: The California Demise EP

California Demise

California Demise is an EP released by The Olivia Tremor Control. Recorded at 210 Sunset Ave on various four tracks by Bill Doss, Jeff Mangum, Will Cullen Hart and a few others. This was the second Elephant Six 7" EP...

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Track 7: Ptolemaic Terrascope's Terrastock Festival compilation.

Track 8: A Cassiel Records compilation that the band notes to this day they've never seen. Note from former Cassiel proprietor: Cassiel shipped 10 copies per agreement to Will and Bill, who let the rental on their PO box lapse without leaving a forwarding address.

Track 9: Soundtrack to the Bible Belt.

Track 10: Christmas in Stereo

Christmas in Stereo

Christmas in Stereo is a 1997 Christmas album featuring various indie rock bands. Each band had only two weeks to write their song.A followup compilation, Christmas Two, was released in 1999.-Track listing:...

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Tracks 11-16: The Giant Day EP

The Giant Day

"The Giant Day", prelude to the Music from the Unrealized Film Script, Dusk at Cubist Castle, was recorded between 1994-1995 by Will Cullen Hart, Bill Doss, and John Fernandes on a 4-track. It was released by Drug Racer Records with an initial pressing of 600 copies with hand colored covers...

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Track 17: The Treble Revolution, Vol. 2

Treble Revolution, Vol. 2

#Henry - Henry :38 #Servotron - Speak + Spell – 1:51 #Kincaid. - Mr. Dreamer – 3:47 #Tuscany - Tuscany – 4:37 #Classified - " " – 2:24 #Joe Christmas - Hesitation; They Knew the Song by the Dance – 4:34...

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Tracks 18-19: The 7" split

The Olivia Tremor Control/The Apples in Stereo

The Olivia Tremor Control/The Apples in Stereo is a 1994 split single by the two Elephant 6 bands.The two tracks by The Apples in Stereo would appear on the Science Faire compilation in 1996 while the two tracks by The Olivia Tremor Control were later collected and placed on the Singles and Beyond...

 with The Apples in Stereo

The Apples in Stereo

The Apples in Stereo, styled The Apples in stereo, is an American indie rock band associated with The Elephant Six Collective, a group of bands also including Neutral Milk Hotel and The Olivia Tremor Control. The band is largely a product of lead vocalist/guitarist Robert Schneider, who writes the...

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Track 20: Ptolemaic Terrascope's Succour compilation.