Olivia Tremor Control

The Olivia Tremor Control are a band belonging to the Elephant 6 Collective. The band was originally formed by Bill Doss, Will Cullen Hart and Jeff Mangum under the name Synthetic Flying Machine. Following the departure of Mangum, the duo rebranded themselves and recruited members Eric Harris, John Fernandes, Peter Erchick and Derek Almstead.

The group was one of the most experimental and bizarre of the collective, yet they still had a huge pop sensibility. This was due to the clashing natures of lead songwriters Will Cullen Hart and Bill Doss. Hart leaned more towards the experimentation, while Doss leaned towards pop. The group released 2 albums before breaking up in 2000. Doss would go on to form The Sunshine Fix, and Will Cullen Hart formed the succesful Circulatory System.

They reunited in 2009, and promptly began touring once more. Shortly thereafter, rumors of a third album being in the works were later confirmed by the band. However, tragically, Bill Doss suddenly passed away in July 2012, putting the fate of the band and the new record in the air.

The Olivia Tremor Control on Discogs
LPs Other LPs and Compilations
 * Music from the Unrealized Film Script, Dusk at Cubist Castle (1996)
 * Black Foliage: Animation Music Volume One (1999)
 * Explanation II: Instrumental Themes and Dream Sequences (1996)
 * The Late Music Volume One (1997) (as The Black Swan Network)
 * Singles and Beyond (2000)

Links

 * The Olivia Tremor Control on last.fm
 * The Olivia Tremor Control on rym