The Elephant 6 Recording Co.

Name: The Elephant 6 Recording Co.
Genre: Music, Documentary
Released: August 25, 2023
Duration: 93 min
Cast: Bill Doss, Eric Allen, Jeff Mangum, Kevin Barnes, Lance Bangs

2023

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Greenwich Entertainment | Release Date: August 25, 2023 | Not Rated

Starring: Bill Doss, Eric Allen, Jeff Mangum, Kevin Barnes, Lance Bangs, Rick Benjamin, Robert Schneider, Ross Beach, Shani Atwood, Will Cullen Hart

Summary: An inside look at The Elephant 6 Recording Co., the ’90s rock collective that launched Neutral Milk Hotel, The Olivia Tremor Control, The Apples in Stereo, and other bands (including Beulah, Of Montreal, Elf Power, The Minders, and more). Around 1985, a group of Louisiana high schoolers began experimenting with whatever random instrumentsAn inside look at The Elephant 6 Recording Co., the ’90s rock collective that launched Neutral Milk Hotel, The Olivia Tremor Control, The Apples in Stereo, and other bands (including Beulah, Of Montreal, Elf Power, The Minders, and more). Around 1985, a group of Louisiana high schoolers began experimenting with whatever random instruments and gear they could find. Influenced by psychedelia, and with little to distract them, they birthed a musical revolution. [Greenwich Ent.]… Expand

Director: Chad Stockfleth

Genre(s): Music, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 93 min

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Bradley Gibson

Jul 27, 2023

In The Elephant 6 Recording Company, Stockfleth has assembled the definitive document about a scene that is exceedingly difficult to define. The achievement of getting his arms around the concept and presenting it as such a coherent and entertaining experience is impressive and important. Read full review

The Playlist Rodrigo Perez

Aug 25, 2023

If this E6 portrait gets anything right it’s the chaotic creativity that seemed to burst out of many of its members like exploding sunlight their bodies could not handle as if something out of a kooky sci-fi film. Read full review

Richard Whittaker

Jul 27, 2023

This isn't a definitive history of the Athens indie scene (as indicated by the way that REM and Pylon are only mentioned, not heard), but an overview of the people who created and became associated with the distinctive Elephant 6 logo. Read full review

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Loydy

Sep 6, 2023

Terrible. One of the worst music documentaries I have never seen. And I do love these bands!

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