- Bablicon
Bablicon was an Elephant 6-related
post rock band consisting of members ofNeutral Milk Hotel andThe Gerbils .The band was formed in 1996 when Dave McDonnell (credited as
The Diminisher ),Jeremy Barnes (as "Marta Tennae"), and Griffin Rodriguez ("Blue Hawaii") teamed up to write and improvise music. Their almost-entirely-improvised album "In A Different City " was recorded inChicago during this time, and later released in 1999. In a unique twist, the band had an audience paint vinyl LP covers while they performed, which were later collected as "painticons" and distributed as the actual album covers for the LP version of the album.The "
Orange Tapered Moon EP " followed in 2000, recorded during a late night marathon session atWFMU . The LP covers were again created in the same way the "In a Different City" covers were.In 2001, the band released "
A Flat Inside A Fog, The Cat That Was A Dog ", another ambitious project. The band split following this release, with McDonnell studying in China, Barnes going to France to work on other projects, and Rodriguez working on hisIcy Demons project.Discography
Bablicon has released a number of albums and singles on different record labels.
Albums
* "
In A Different City " (CD/LP) - Pickled Egg/Misra - 1999
* "A Flat Inside A Fog, The Cat That Was A Dog " (CD/LP) - Pickled Egg/Misra - 2001
=Singles and EPs=* "Chunks Of Syrup Amdist Plain Yoghurt" (7") - Pickled Egg/
Contact - 1999
* "The Orange Tapered Moon " - (12"/CD) - Pickled Egg/Misra - 2000External links
* [http://www.elephant6.com/bands/bablicon.html Elephant6.com] on Bablicon.
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:e0ja7ia1g7or~T1 Allmusic entry] .
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