http://opticalatlas.com A Home for Friends of the Elephant 6 Recording Company Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:30:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The website for the new Apples in Stereo record, Travellers in Space and Time, has debuted, and it's named after an Elf Power song: Step Through the Portal. As a precursor to the debut of the album's first video, "Dance Floor," Robert Schneider and Elijah Wood have put together ... http://opticalatlas.com/2010/03/e-l-f-n-t-6/ A new documentary on of Montreal, called Family Nouveau, will premiere at Chicago's CIMM Fest (Chicago International Movies and Music Festival) on March 5th. This 45 minute documentary, directed by Spenser Simrill Jr., chronicles of Montreal's 2009 European tour. Tickets are available at the CIMM website now. ... http://opticalatlas.com/2010/02/of-montreal-documentary-to-premiere-in-chicago-march-5/ Today Orange Twin artist Madeline kicks off a tour which will guide her throughout the South and Southwest, in conjunction with the vinyl and digital release of the Madeline Tour EP, to be released by Orange Twin Records on March 4th. The EP, previously a tour-only release (as you probably ... http://opticalatlas.com/2010/02/madelines-tour-ep-and-tour-dates/ Stereogum has offered a preview of "Dance Floor," one of the tracks from the upcoming Apples in Stereo album, Travellers in Space and Time, which is released by Yep Roc/Simian/Elephant 6 on April 20th.  Check it out here.  Thanks to Dan for the link. http://opticalatlas.com/2010/02/new-apples-track-debuts-on-stereogum/ Stroke, the tribute & benefit album for Chris Knox of the Tall Dwarfs , is officially released today in the U.S. by Merge Records. (It was previously available as a digital release, and before that was issued--minus the Jeff Mangum track--in New Zealand.) Apart from Jeff Mangum, Red&Zeke (featuring Bill ... http://opticalatlas.com/2010/02/stroke-out-now-and-tall-dwarfs-sale-at-cloud/ Courtesy Shout Factory/Majordomo, here's the new video from Miles Kurosky, "Dog in the Burning Building." The former Beulah frontman's debut solo album, The Desert of Shallow Effects, is available now (early!) from the label's website. Folks, this sounds like vintage Beulah to me. It's very, very good. http://opticalatlas.com/2010/02/video-miles-kuroskys-dog-in-the-burning-building/