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In June of this year, Chris Knox of the Tall Dwarfs–a major influence upon the Elephant 6 Collective, with selections of their discography reissued via Cloud Recordings–suffered a debilitating stroke.  During the summer it was announced that Jeff Mangum agreed to contribute to the in-the-works tribute album, and one of my sources confirmed that Olivia Tremor Control were likely a “yes” as well.  The Chris Knox blog has now announced the track listing for the 2-CD tribute album, called Stroke – Songs for Chris Knox, and neither a Neutral Milk nor an Olivia Tremor is anywhere in sight.  That’s the bad news.  The good news is that it’s still an excellent lineup.  Check it out here.