top 10 e6 albums

[THEMUSICTAPES]

Just wondering, what are your top 10 favorite elephant 6 albums?

mine:

1. coquelicot asleep in the poppies- Of Montreal
2. In the aeroplane over the sea- Neutral Milk Hotel
3. Gay Parade- Of Montreal
4. 1st imaginary symphony for nomad- the music tapes
5. Aldhils Aboretum- Of montreal
6. Black Foliage- Olivia Tremor Control
7. Circulatory System- "
8. Major Organ and the Adding Machine-"
9. Elf Power- When the Red King comes
10. Gerbils- The Battle of Electricity

runner up- Billions of Phonographs- Instruments

by the way I put my top three O.M. albums up instead of listing all cause satanic panic in the attic and sunlandic twins would be up there

[pierrecoghill]

too hard! i couldnt even begin to do this list. plus it changes all the time, i really want to listen to circsystem in my car, but i cant find my cd.

here is another question you can answer: what is your favorite e6 album to listen to in the car? on headphones? on ghetto speakers?

[infinite_walrus]

1-Black Foliage
2-Dusk at Cubist Castle
3-The Discovery of the World Insisde the Moon
4-Fun Trick Noisemaker
5-In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
6-Tone Sole Evolution
7-The Early Four Track collection
8-Cul De Sacs and Dead Ends
9-When Your Heartsrings Break
10-Handsome Western States

(1 & 2 constantly switch)
I feel it should also be noted that I haen't listened to any e6 beside NMH (live and "rarities") for the last 2months or so

[Harnk]

OTC-Black Foliage
Summer Hymns-Voice Brother and Sister
Of Montreal-Coquelicot Asleep In The Poppies
Major Organ and the Adding Machine
Circulatory System
Beulah-Coast is Never Clear
The Apples-Her Wallpaper Reverie
NMH-In An Aeroplane Over Poland
Ladybugs-Albemarle Sound
Hawk and a Hacksaw

[HolidaySurprise]

Dusk at Cubist Castle - OTC
Coquelicot - OM
SPITA - OM
Gay Parade - OM
Black Foliage - OTC
In the Aeroplane - NMH
Cherry Peel - OM
On Avery Island - NMH
Circulatory System
Major Organ

thats pretty much in order i guess....they switch all the time...and im not really in to any other e6 bands but those...sooo...its mostly OM

[unk0wn]

Originally posted by THEMUSICTAPES
Just wondering, what are your top 10 favorite elephant 6 albums?

mine:

1. coquelicot asleep in the poppies- Of Montreal
2. In the aeroplane over the sea- Neutral Milk Hotel
3. Gay Parade- Of Montreal
4. 1st imaginary symphony for nomad- the music tapes
5. Aldhils Aboretum- Of montreal
6. Black Foliage- Olivia Tremor Control
7. Circulatory System- "
8. Major Organ and the Adding Machine-"
9. Elf Power- When the Red King comes
10. Gerbils- The Battle of Electricity

runner up- Billions of Phonographs- Instruments

by the way I put my top three O.M. albums up instead of listing all cause satanic panic in the attic and sunlandic twins would be up there

i love of montreal as much as anyone on this board but there is noooooooooooo way you can put Aldhils Aboretum above dusk or foilage or circulatory system....i coudlnt make a top 10 llist of e6 bands but if i did cubist castle + foilage would have to be at the top

[hypecity]

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[Edited on 3-23-2006 by hypecity]

[el topo]

1. Dusk at Cubist Castle - Olivia Tremor Control
2. In the Aeroplane Over the Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel
3. Black Foliage - Olivia Tremor Control
4. The Albermarle Sound - The Ladybug Transistor
5. Hooray for Tuesday - The Minders
6. The Discovery of a World Inside the Moone - Apples in Stereo
7. s/t - Circulatory System
8. Satanic Panic in the Attic - Of Montreal
9. s/t - Dressy Bessy
10. The Battle of Electricity - Gerbils

It would be easier to list E6 albums I don't like. It would be a shorter list, too.

[Figglyduff]

Like Hypecity, mine changes at random.

1) The Gay Parade- Of Montreal
2) In the Aeroplane Over the Sea- NMH
3) Dusk at Cubist Castle- OTC
4) Fun Trick Noisemaker- Apples in Stereo
5) When the Red King Comes- Elf Power
6) Golden Street- The Minders
7) Sunlandic Twins- OM
8) A Dream in Sound- Elf Power
9) Coast is Never Clear- Beulah
10) Avery Island- NMH

[horseface]

1) OTC - dusk at cubist castle
2) apples in stereo - tone soul evolution
3) of montreal - coquelicot asleep in the poppies
4) elf power - when the red king comes
5) ladybug transistor - albermarle sound
6) summer hymns - voice brother and sister
7) essex green - everything is green (where's the love for this album?! title
track alone is worth it)
8) minders - golden street
9) neutral milk hotel - in the aeroplane over the sea
10) of montreal - gay parade

or in other words the e6 albums i still listen to on a regular basis

[gavsygoo]

1. Circulatory System
2. Of Montreal - Satanic Panic in the Attic
3. OTC - Dusk At Cubist Castle
4. OTC - Black Foliage
5. Of Montreal - The Gay Parade
6. Of Montreal - Cocq
7. Beulah - When Your Heartstrings Break
8. Ladybug Transistor - Albemarle Sound
9. Of Montreal - Sunlandic Twins
10. Of Montreal - Aldhils Arboretum

just off the top of my head.. i feel like i'm missing something... but oh well.. i guess if it really would have rocked me it would be up there...

[uncle eggma]

1.areoplane - the pinnacle of elephant 6 in my opinion, the emotional depth of this one just hasn't been touched since...
2.dusk at cubist castle- ...though this one has it beat on sheer musical creativity and sonic adventure....STILL the funnest e6 record to listen to on headphones for me!
3.black foliage- a much cleaner recording than the analog patchwork of dusk(which i still prefer). the songs are fantastic, my favorite bill doss songs are pretty much all on this one.
4.circulatory system- although i think some of will hart's best songs yet have been on this album. a work of singular beauty. a true song cycle in every since of the term. took my breath away at several points on the first spin with the aforementioned headphones.
5.1st imaginary symphony - still an album after all these years that gives me goosebumps.i absolutely adore the production.i mean an edison wax cylinder recorder? that's ingenius. this album inspires me to record more than anything else in the collective.
6.on avery island- the next 3 in the list,starting with this masterpiece, are high water marks in the art of fuzz.
7.fun trick noisemaker- my favorite apples record, mainly because of the lo fi fuzzed out feel of most of the record, oh and the songs are pure pop gold!
8.are you sleepy?- this first gerbils album is probably the most lofi "official" release from the collective, i think crayon box is one of the finest indie rock songs of the 90's.up there with any other anthem of the era by pavement,gbv, or built to spill, etc...
9.hawk and a hacksaw- while darkness at noon was a fine album, this one just blew my mind, i mean i knew the guy was a dynamic drummer (just listen to any live nmh show from the era) but i was not prepared for the wealth of styles and influences that he seamlessly melded into this project.
great guest vocals by old you know who.
and finally...
10. thimble circus- lullabye for worriers- a lot of even the diehard e6er's out there find this curious little album hard to latch onto....and i can see why, jill carnes childlike voice sounds like something straight out of a david lynch film and her songs, created on toy instruments, ukulele, and bango are filled with archaic charm. if one looks closely they can see this project has more to do with the original elephant 6 ideals than any beulah record ever did!

runners up : major organ and the adding machine- a total party record...a wild good time.
coquelicot as in the poppies- my favorite of montreal record...i love the bursting at the seams energy of it. like the whole thing could just fly of the rails at any given moment.
and
orange twin field recordings vol1- not technically created by a collective member, but this recording and mixing of traditional bulgarain folk music by jeff mangum sends me to another world...more so than any rock based "pyschedelic" music ever has.

it's snowing in my neck of the woods today and nobody wants to buy music when there's snow to play in....so i'm bored at work (obviously).

[Edited on 2-12-2006 by uncle eggma]

[Edited on 2-12-2006 by uncle eggma]

[uncle eggma]

not to diss anyone who listed any beulah cds. i like those cds too, i own them, i was just making a point and used them as a reference.

[aaron]

1. neutral milk hotel - in the aeroplane over the sea
2. of montreal - the gay parade
3. olivia tremor control - black foliage
4. neutral milk hotel - on avery island
5. of montreal - cherry peel
6. of montreal - the early 4-track recordings
7. music tapes - 1st imaginary symphony for nomad
8. olivia tremor control - dusk at cubist castle
9. circulatory system - s/t
10. of montreal - coquelicot asleep in the poppies

something like that.

[HolidaySurprise]

Originally posted by gavsygoo
1. Circulatory System
2. Of Montreal - Satanic Panic in the Attic
3. OTC - Dusk At Cubist Castle
4. OTC - Black Foliage
5. Of Montreal - The Gay Parade
6. Of Montreal - Cocq
7. Beulah - When Your Heartstrings Break
8. Ladybug Transistor - Albemarle Sound
9. Of Montreal - Sunlandic Twins
10. Of Montreal - Aldhils Arboretum

just off the top of my head.. i feel like i'm missing something... but oh well.. i guess if it really would have rocked me it would be up there...

you do realize you are the only one so far without NMH on your top 10...interesting....maybe thats what your missing?

[everythingfallstogether]

The Gay Parade - of Montreal
Horray for Tuesday - The Minders
Marshmallow Coasting - M Coast
Pink Hearts, Yellow Moons - Dressy Bessy
When Your Heartstrings Break - Beulah
Pyramid Landing and Other Favorites - Marbles
Fun Trick Noisemaker - The Apples in Stereo
A Dream in Sound - Elf Power
Cherry Peel - of Montreal
Are You Sleepy? - The Gerbils

[HolidaySurprise]

ok...so i guess your not the only one...thats funny i didnt expect so many people to put NMH on their top 10

[Freek]

1. of montreal - gay parade
2. of montreal - satanic panic
3. of montreal - cocquelicot
4. neutral milk hotel - aeroplane
5. apples in stereo - discovery of a world...
6. dressy bessy - dressy bessy
7. minders - hooray for tuesday
8. ladybug transistor - albemarle sound
9. apples in stereo - velocity of sound
10. of montreal - cherry peel

of course there could have been much more of montreal in there, but it wouldn't be fair to the other groups. yes you miss any otc, I listen to it not nearly enough, I realise that, and I will someday realise how great those albums are, but not yet now

[BigBlackSmoke]

dusk at cubist castle
fun trick noisemaker
circulatory system
in the aeroplane over the sea
1st imaginary symphony
are you sleepy?
when the red king comes
cherry peel
great lakes s/t
handsome western states

[boyindrag]

in the aeroplane
black foliage
1st imaginary symphony
gay parade
dusk at cubist castle
a hawk and a hacksaw
when the red king comes
are you sleepy
major organ and the adding machine
all jets are gonna fall today

[belefonte]

1. Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
2. Of Montreal - Gay Parade
3. The Gerbils - Are You Sleepy?
4. Olivia Tremor Control - Dusk At Cubist Castle
5. Major Organ & The Adding Machine - S/T
6. Olivia Tremor Control - Black Foilage
7. The Gerbils - Battle Of Electricity
8. Of Montreal - The Early Four Track Recordings
9. Neutral Milk Hotel - On Avery Island
10 Apples In Stereo - Fun Trick Noise Maker


HOWEVER

the best orange twin release is

Elyse - S/T

[kartoonz]

Harnk, have you heard the newer Hawk and a Hacksaw? I much prefer it to the self-titled debut.

[charrrddddd]

Lately:

1. Darkness at Noon
2. Black Foliage
3. OTC/BSN Split
4. On Avery Island
5. Dusk..
6. In The Aeroplane
7. Major Organ
8. 1st imaginary symphony
9. bird who continues to eat the rabbit's flower
10. Secret Square

[deanna]

in no particular order:

001. in the aeroplane over the sea
002. satanic panic in the attic
003. 010 (ulysses)
004. dusk at cubist castle
005. battle of electricity
006. tone soul evolution
007. expo
008. the coast is never clear
009. marshmallow coasting
010. nothing's going to happen


also, i'm new here :].

[hypecity]

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[Edited on 3-23-2006 by hypecity]

[snake oil pete]

1. Gay Parade
2. Coquelicot
3. Circulatory System
4. Age of the Sun (I have never been able to understand why this album is so underappreciated)
5. Black Foliage

After that it gets difficult.

[call me hi]

1. black foliage
2. dusk
3. gay parade, coquelicot (tie)
4. hooray for tuesday
5. circulatory system
6. age of the sun
7. in the aeroplane over the sea
8. 1st imaginary symphony for nomad
9. fun trick noisemaker
10. great lakes, everything is green, cherry peel (tie)

i cheated a bit.

[call me hi]

Originally posted by snake oil pete
4. Age of the Sun (I have never been able to understand why this album is so underappreciated)


i'm with you.

[okinomiyaki-sensei]

1.Dusk At Cubist Castle
2.The Gay Parade
3.Her Wallpaper Reverie
4.Everything Is Green
5.Black Foliage
6.Coquelicot Asleep In The Poppies
7.The Albermarle Sound
8.The Winter Is Coming
9.In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
10.Circulatory System

[Edited on 2-17-2006 by okinomiyaki-sensei]

[deanna]

Originally posted by hypecity
nice to see expo on a list. that album is the most underrated elephant 6 release IMO.

YES, that and age of the sun.

[Charleston]

1. beulah - When your heartstrings break
2. apples - her wallpaper reverie
3. of montreal - Coquelicot Asleep In The Poppies
4.ladybug transistor - albemarle sound
5. olivia tremor control - black foliage

guess i live in the past

[Harnk]

Originally posted by kartoonz
Harnk, have you heard the newer Hawk and a Hacksaw? I much prefer it to the self-titled debut.

I prefer the debut as well. It's more maddening.

o you have the Guignol album? Thats'a pretty interesting. I recommend if you like AHAAH

[Harnk]

Originally posted by snake oil pete

4. Age of the Sun (I have never been able to understand why this album is so underappreciated)


Well, maybe he went too far with the whole Sun thing, ala Polyphonic Spree. I like it, it's just a bit samey.