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Music from the Unrealized Film Script, Dusk at Cubist Castle

 
Album Review: Music from the Unrealized Film Script, Dusk at Cubist Castle

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Not the Beatles, but an incredible facsimile: on their sprawling 27-song debut opus, Music From the Unrealized Film Script, Dusk at Cubist Castle, the Olivia Tremor Control manage to summon not only the sound of the White Album-era Fab Four, but also the unfettered creativity. The soundtrack to an unmade film about a pair of women named Olivia and Jacqueline and a massive earthquake dubbed the California Demise, the album incorporates a slew of influences and textures (including Beach Boys-flavored pop, psychedelia, Krautrock, noise, and folk-rock) and synthesizes them into a distinct homebrew of shimmering harmonies, guitar drones, backward tape loops, and inventive effects. As an added bonus, the first few thousand copies came with a bonus CD of ambient "dream sequences" -- titled Explanation II -- which, when played simultaneously with the first disc, realizes true quadraphonic sound. Amazing. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
The Opera House The Olivia Tremor Control (3:12)
Frosted Ambassador The Olivia Tremor Control (1:02)
Jumping Fences Eric Harris, Will Cullen Hart, Bill Doss The Olivia Tremor Control (1:52)
Define a Transparent Dream The Olivia Tremor Control (2:49)
No Growing (Exegesis) The Olivia Tremor Control (3:00)
Holiday Surprise The Olivia Tremor Control (6:11)
Courtyard The Olivia Tremor Control (2:57)
Memories of Jacqueline 1906 The Olivia Tremor Control (2:15)
Tropical Bells The Olivia Tremor Control (1:40)
Can You Come Down With Us? The Olivia Tremor Control (2:18)
Marking Time The Olivia Tremor Control (4:28)
Green Typewriters The Olivia Tremor Control (2:22)
Green Typewriters [Continued] The Olivia Tremor Control (:24)
Green Typewriters [Continued] The Olivia Tremor Control (:59)
Green Typewriters [Continued] The Olivia Tremor Control (2:11)
Green Typewriters [Continued] The Olivia Tremor Control (1:10)
Green Typewriters [Continued] The Olivia Tremor Control (:38)
Green Typewriters [Continued] The Olivia Tremor Control (1:38)
Green Typewriters [Continued] The Olivia Tremor Control (9:39)
Green Typewriters [Continued] The Olivia Tremor Control (1:21)
Green Typewriters [Continued] The Olivia Tremor Control (2:39)
Spring Succeeds The Olivia Tremor Control (2:25)
Theme for a Very Delicious Grand Piano The Olivia Tremor Control (:57)
I Can Smell the Leaves The Olivia Tremor Control (1:50)
Dusk at Cubist Castle The Olivia Tremor Control (7:35)
The Gravity Car The Olivia Tremor Control (1:45)
NYC-25 The Olivia Tremor Control (4:39)

Credits

Jeff Mangum (Chant), Julian Koster (Saw), Jeff Mangum (?), John Fernandes (Vocals), Rick Benjamin (Trombone), Jeff Mangum (Vocals), Julian Koster (Guitar (Electric)), Robert Schneider (Producer), Julian Koster (Guitar (Acoustic)), Jeff Mangum (Melodica), Jeff Mangum (Piano), Robert Schneider (Melodica), Eric Harris (Vocals), Julian Koster (?), Robert Schneider (Tibetan Bowls), Robert Schneider (Bass), Jeff Mangum (Slide Guitar), Robert Schneider (Vocals), Will Cullen Hart (Artwork), Julian Koster (Mallets), Will Cullen Hart (Design), Robert Schneider (Engineer), Robert Schneider (?), Will Cullen Hart (Vocals), Bill Doss (Artwork), Steve Jacobek (Trumpet), Bill Doss (Design), Bill Doss (Vocals)
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Music from the Unrealized Film Script, Dusk at Cubist Castle
Studio album by The Olivia Tremor Control
Released 1996
Recorded 1993-1996
Genre Indie rock
Length 1:14:05
Label Flydaddy Records,
Elephant 6
Producer Robert Schneider,
The Olivia Tremor Control,
The Elephant 6 Orchestra
Professional reviews
The Olivia Tremor Control chronology
Music from the Unrealized Film Script, Dusk at Cubist Castle
(1996)
Explanation II: Instrumental Themes and Dream Sequences
(1997)

Music from the Unrealized Film Script, Dusk at Cubist Castle (1996) is the first full length album released by The Olivia Tremor Control of The Elephant 6 Recording Company.

The first few thousand copies of the album were released with a bonus CD, Explanation II: Instrumental Themes and Dream Sequences. It has been claimed that this album will produce quadraphonic sound when played at the same time as that disc. However, the two disks differ in length by approximately five minutes, rendering this an unlikely intention. The Flydaddy 017 release was reissued as a double album with Explanation II as the second disc. This bonus disc was later re-released as a full album by Flydaddy in 1999 but the most recent Cloud Recordings reissues do not include the extra disc.

Though not formally named such, Dusk at Cubist Castle is Explanation I.[citation needed]

Contents

Track listing

(All songs written by The Olivia Tremor Control)

  1. "The Opera House" – 3:12
  2. "Frosted Ambassador" – 1:02
  3. "Jumping Fences" – 1:52
  4. "Define a Transparent Dream" – 2:49
  5. "No Growing (Exegesis)" – 3:00
  6. "Holiday Surprise 1, 2, 3" – 6:11
  7. "Courtyard" – 2:57
  8. "Memories of Jacqueline 1906" – 2:15
  9. "Tropical Bells" – 1:40
  10. "Can You Come Down with Us?" – 2:18
  11. "Marking Time" – 4:28
  12. "Green Typewriters" – 2:22
  13. "Green Typewriters" – :24
  14. "Green Typewriters" – :59
  15. "Green Typewriters" – 2:11
  16. "Green Typewriters" – 1:10
  17. "Green Typewriters" – :38
  18. "Green Typewriters" – 1:38
  19. "Green Typewriters" – 9:39
  20. "Green Typewriters" – 1:21
  21. "Green Typewriters" – 2:39
  22. "Spring Succeeds" – 2:25
  23. "Theme for a Very Delicious Grand Piano" – :57
  24. "I Can Smell the Leaves" – 1:50
  25. "Dusk at Cubist Castle" – 7:35
  26. "The Gravity Car" – 1:45
  27. "NYC-25" – 4:39

Personnel

Performance

Instrumentation and vocals by The Olivia Tremor Control:

with additional instrumentation by The Elephant 6 Orchestra:

Production

Music from the Unrealized Film Script, Dusk at Cubist Castle was produced by The Olivia Tremor Control and The Elephant 6 Orchestra with Robert Schneider. The album was recorded between 1993 and 1996 on 4-track before further engineering and production by Schneider on 8-track. Album artwork and design was created by W. Cullen Hart and Bill Doss.


 
 

 

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