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{{Infobox_band |
[[Image:Bill_and_Julian.JPG|300px|right|thumb|Bill Doss and Julian Koster at ArthurFest 2005]]
band_name = The Olivia Tremor Control |
image = [[Image:otc.jpg]] |
caption = |
origin = [[Ruston, LA]], [[U.S.A.]] |
status = |
years_active = [[1994]] – [[2000]]|
music_genre = [[Indie Pop]], [[Psychedelic]], [[Experimental]] |
record_label = [[Cloud Recordings]] |
current_members = Left to right: <br>[[William Cullen Hart]]<br />[[Pete Erchick]]<br />[[John Fernandes]]<br />[[Eric Harris]]<br />[[Bill Doss]]|
past_members = |
}}


'''The Olivia Tremor Control''' was an [[Athens, Georgia]] [[indie rock]] [[musical band|band]] in the mid- to late [[1990s]] which, along with [[The Apples in Stereo]] and [[Neutral Milk Hotel]], was one of the three original [[The Elephant Six Collective|Elephant Six]] projects. The band was founded by the remnants of the group [[Synthetic Flying Machine]] ([[Jeff Mangum]], [[Bill Doss]], and [[Will Cullen Hart]]) in [[1994]] and disbanded in [[early 2000]].
'''The Olivia Tremor Control''' was an [[Athens, Georgia]] [[indie rock]] [[musical band|band]] in the mid- to late [[1990s]] which, along with [[The Apples in Stereo]] and [[Neutral Milk Hotel]], was one of the three original [[The Elephant Six Collective|Elephant Six]] projects. The band was founded by the remnants of the group [[Synthetic Flying Machine]] ([[Jeff Mangum]], [[Bill Doss]], and [[Will Cullen Hart]]) in [[1994]] and disbanded in [[early 2000]].

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The Olivia Tremor Control
File:Otc.jpg
Background information
OriginRuston, LA, U.S.A.
Years active1994 – 2000
MembersLeft to right:
William Cullen Hart
Pete Erchick
John Fernandes
Eric Harris
Bill Doss

The Olivia Tremor Control was an Athens, Georgia indie rock band in the mid- to late 1990s which, along with The Apples in Stereo and Neutral Milk Hotel, was one of the three original Elephant Six projects. The band was founded by the remnants of the group Synthetic Flying Machine (Jeff Mangum, Bill Doss, and Will Cullen Hart) in 1994 and disbanded in early 2000.

The band's distinct sound is a mixture of Doss' pop leanings, and Hart's experimental tendencies. This chemistry is evident in their albums given that some tracks are 2-3 minute pop songs, while others are electro-acoustic collages ranging in length from 2 seconds to 10 minutes, and differing in content from vibrant horns to near silence. Furthermore, the band released a record of experimental electro-acoustic music, The Late Music, Volume One, under the moniker, The Black Swan Network, in 1997. Another Black Swan Network release, a 7" EP on the Happy Happy Birthday to Me label, appeared in 2000, though it did not feature Bill Doss. In October 1997, a "collaborative" LP between The Olivia Tremor Control and The Black Swan Network was released, originally as a tour-only item, and later put out as a CD by Flydaddy, which gave the record the title, The Olivia Tremor Control Vs. The Black Swan Network,' though the band had never wanted the record to be named as such. The band was influenced by the odd quality inherent in dreams and asked their listeners to send in tapes describing their own, examples of which can be heard in the final track of Black Foliage and the OTC-BSN collaborative LP.

The members of The Olivia Tremor Control worked with a variety of different projects, some experimental (such as Frosted Ambassador and Black Swan Network), and others with established bands (such as Neutral Milk Hotel).

Members

Discography

Albums

EPs and singles

Compilation appearances

  • "The Ships" on Succour (Flydaddy; CD; 1996)
  • "The Late Music 2" on Treble Revolution Vol. 1 (Kindercore; Cassette; 1996)
  • "Silverbug" on Treble Revolution Vol. 2 (Kindercore; CD; 1996)
  • "Beneath the Climb" on Dreamboat (Cassiel; CD; 1996)
  • "Collage #1" on Terrastock (Ptolemaic Terrascope; CD; 1997)
  • "Christmas with William S." on Christmas in Stereo (Kindercore; CD; 1997)
  • "I Won This Dog At The Driftwood Reunion Carnival 12/2/72" on Soundtrack To The Bible Belt Reunion Carnival (Anhedonia; CD; 1997)
  • "Do You Like Worms? (Do You Dig Worms)" & "Little Pad" on Smiling Pets (Sony; CD; 1998)
  • "Outside Explorations, Pt. 3" on More Music, Less Parking: WFMU Live From Jersey City (WMFU; CD; 2000)
  • "European Son" on Rabid Chords 002: Tribute to the Velvet Underground (Victor; CD; 2000)
  • "Glass Beard" on Keep Left Vol. 1 (Ace Fu; CD; 2000)
  • "Hideaway (Remix)" on Kindercore Fifty (Kindercore; CD; 2000)
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