Monday, January 5, 2009

The Olivia Tremor Control - Black Foliage: Animation Music Vol. 1

There's a certain way of telling what bands are timeless, and which bands are truly inspirational and influential. Pink Floyd has proven to be the band of the past that has influenced so many bands today (The Flaming Lips, Coheed & Cambria, etc.). This band channels what made Pink Floyd great and creates a kind of psychedelic sonic assault of sounds and layers. I discovered this band by looking up neo-psychedelia bands on Wikipedia. These guys were part of The Elephant 6 Collective; a group of artists that concentrated on making great psychedelic music in the mid 90s. These bands included Of Montreal, Neutral Milk Hotel, and The Olivia Tremor Control (among others).

The album I'm posting is their second album I believe. It's super long, mainly because of the noisy interlude tracks interspersed within the actual 'songs.'

This album is a great, fun listen. It makes me wonder if this album wasn't really made in 1999 and actually 1969.

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