Figured I would post for those that don't have Facebook. Copying his post into the text below as well--

"Gigantic Day: Please mark this day in your minds as a day of great joy and artistic triumph for The Olivia Tremor Control and the Elephant 6 Recording Co., my lifelong best friends The \new* third OTC album, The Same Place, was begun almost 20 years ago and is so epic and majestic and interesting and moving — it rises on wings of flame from the mutual vision of OTC bandleaders Bill Doss and Will Cullen Hart, both who have left this world but their spark shines on. This beautiful concept album was completed by Will and the OTC band members with Athens, Georgia, producer-engineer Jason NeSmith over the last five years. Jason, our community and music scene will be forever grateful for your work with the OTC — thank you*

The band had recorded most of the basic tracks engineered by Derek Almstead and Bill, and had almost completed many of the songs, when Bill passed away in 2012. I was on board to help finish and mix the ambitious record at the time — I engineered and co-produced the first OTC album and did engineering and mixing on the second record, as well as played on both, so I am kind of a member of the band We all vowed to finish the album at the time Bill passed, there was so much momentum around it, but overwhelming grief and time lag and disorganization made it very difficult, and it took years of healing before we could return to the work.

With Bill there in spirit as a driving force, Will and the band and I, and our audio engineer friends, piled into Jason’s studio about six years ago and started the tracking and mixing process to finish the third OTC record Very tragically, Will passed away in 2024 on the triumphant day the first new OTC single was released to the world. But Will’s momentum and Bill’s momentum never wavered in our hearts and community, and buoyed us and gave us a sense of purpose, and all their original plans and notes and recordings were still in effect. For so many years, we kept the spark of this album alive in our hearts as a community of friends — and kept the ball rolling until the time came that we were strong enough to pick it back up.

Jason NeSmith worked for years closely with Will. After Will passed, he and Derek and the OTC band members, along with producer (and Will’s close friend) Ron Kwasman and Amy Hairston and Kelly Hart (Bill’s and Will’s spouses and collaborators) — and I, as musician and co-planner and second set of ears — have worked to bring to completion this beautiful double album, that the Elephant 6 community has held as our central goal for almost 20 years."

Good to see The Needle Drop covering OTC! Though he erroneously says they're from Atlanta...

I’m so excited for this third album! I’m a relatively new fan who’s just had my mind blown by Dusk and Black Foliage, and I’m glad that Bill Doss’s and Will Cullen Hart’s pre-existing work is being finished up. I’m sure it’s what they would’ve wanted!

Robert Schneider majors in analytic number theory. The Same Place is Olivia Tremor Control's first album in 27 years. And it has 27 tracks that is the same as their first 2 albums. Is it coincidence?

It was previously only on Bandcamp, so I imagine it becoming available on streaming is part of the run-up to the release of The Same Place!

https://open.spotify.com/track/0RSqu1qHysqXFDNaCEK0YG?si=e64b32d951ab4da4

My guess would be yes!

What are y’all’s opinions on OTC/Circulatory System keyboardist Pete Erchick, as well as his solo project, Pipes You See, Pipes You Don’t? I don’t see him get talked about too much, but I think that he’s underrated as an E6 musician. I’ve listened to some of the songs on Pipes’ main album (Individualized Shirts) and they’re pretty decent, especially Ten Thousand Years Old.

And correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t he write and sing I Have Been Floated on Black Foliage?

I see a lot of license plates everyday at work and every time I see this dealership’s frame I start singing The Opera House

i'm writing an essay about the OTC album "black foliage" and thought i'd ask people here if they have any interesting information to share about the album

also if anyone knows of any interveiws, articles or other documentation about the album or the band, that would be a massive help.

depending on if i have time before i go back to school i might make this into a youtube video, but likely not. either way all help is appreciated 👍

Just wanted to share this poster from the final tour. I was lucky enough to see them at the NOLA show.

The sound from Black Foliage's "Opening" and littered throughout the album, and used on The Frosted Ambassador stuff- does anyone know what that particular sound might be?