Elephant Six movie to be released next year

Georgia was good to 2007, and in return, 2007 was good to Georgia. Athens in particular had a pretty great year, and just one of its contributions was Of Montreal’s wonderful Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?, which was jam-packed with 12-minute odes to emotional collapse, ruminations on the dehumanizing characteristics of Norway, and this writer’s favorite lyric of the year (guess which one). No wonder the album cozied up at #31 on Paste’s list.

Well, there’s always room for more craziness in Georgia’s biggest little city (sorry, Cartersville), and next year’s release of Major Organ and the Adding Machine confirms this fact. If the name sounds familiar, that’s because it’s also the title of a 2001 album by members of the Elephant Six Collective. Next year’s Organ is the cinematic counterpart of the album, and the whole thing will be released by Orange Twin in a DVD/expanded CD set. The film will feature the likes of Of Montreal’s Kevin Banes and the elusive Jeff Mangum and many other Crazy Stars of Athens (a brand new term. Coined right here.).

Judging by this bootleg recording of the Major Organ and the Adding Machine trailer, 2008 will be an even better year for Georgia.

Related links
Elephant6.com
OrangeTwin.com
OfMontreal.net

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