Psychedelic/LoFi/Indie/Power Pop: The Olivia Tremor Control ‎– Music From The Unrealized Film Script "Dusk At Cubist Castle" 1996 (Blue Rose Record Company)

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, allmusic.com)

First of all; we are talking about a great, really great band and... yes you can guess for sure about a great album full of wonderful ideas, melodies, harmonies and studio tricks, all highly infected by the Fab Four. For me this is definitely a power pop album but maybe not everyone will agree. But no matter, TOTC have conjured up a great work here. Enjoy.(Frank)

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