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The Elephant 6 Lost Release: E6-013 - The Clay Bears

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Okay, well it was never released, only catalogued!
“The Clay Bears” was, per the Elephant 6 Instagram, an experimental noise band from Ruston, Louisiana featuring a rotating lineup of Elephant 6 musicians. They were “known for their unpredictable performances and room-clearing live shows.”
One of the more well known quotes about the band came from the Elephant 6 website, which used to read “Clay Bears - One of the big mysteries of the E6. Apparently a super-group of some sort from the Ruston-era. The band had a revolving door line-up which at some points included such people as Scott Spillane, Jeff Mangum & Will Westbrook. They are thanked in the liner notes of Neutral Milk Hotel's album On Avery Island.”
And they are thanked on the On Avery Island linear notes! Taken from my personal copy:

That quote is no longer on the website, but it is archived on NMH fansite neutralmilkhotel.org. That website also contains this snippet of information: "In a BBC interview in August 1998, Jeff mentioned the Clay Bears had a double album which was poised to be released. This never transpired, however. Ross Beach, a member of the band for a while, told me the following: 'As far as I know, the Clay Bears never had any official releases, though there were probably some 4-track cassette one-offs floating around Ruston in the early 90's. That was also a Jeff solo project, only noisier and more chaotic. The live version that I was in was purely an experimental noise improv band.'"
So based off this, we can assume that The Clay Bears was a project possibly spearheaded by Jeff Mangum and there may be demo tapes floating around the Elephant 6 sphere. The double LP Jeff mentioned is catalogued (but not listed in the database) as E6-013 on Discogs.
There is supposedly a clip of a Clay Bears concert on YouTube, but the video's since been privated. A Reddit post on r/Elephant6 asked about this clip (but got no replies). This redditor also did some digging, supposedly uncovering news from the 2006 Elephant 6 website about a DVD release with a Clay Bears snippet. Whether or not the supposed clip would be the one from the YouTube video is not known. The redditor further opines that the DVD was never released. Another redditor on a different post asked Jeff (because this was back when NMH were on their reunion tour) if Clay Bears would ever see the light of day, saying "it’s up to the people to decipher." The post itself speculates that the Clay Bears would appear on the Elephant 6 documentary. Admittedly, I haven't seen the doc, but I would assume it didn't end up appearing because there's seldom any discussion about the band or any resurfaced clip.
In another Reddit post, a user shows the University of Georgia media archive, which featured several Neutral Milk Hotel stuff in the Robert Schneider Collection of Elephant 6 Recording Co. Records. There is a Wayback link, but it's broken and while I can see the first recording is NMH instrumentals, I don't know what the second recording is. Apparently, the Clay Bears is somewhere in the archives, but the University of Georgia seems to have removed the collection and the Wayback Machine only archived the two aforementioned files. Although according to a commenter in the Reddit post, most of the links (including the Clay Bears) didn't work and would require going out to Georgia to listen to the physical tapes.
So that's about where the whole Clay Bears mystery stands. It's interesting how there's been multiple possible Clay Bears leaks, yet none of them seemed to survive. The Clay Bears is still listed as an Elephant 6 band under "The Collective + Extended Family" section of the website and there was an (aforementioned) Instagram post by the official Elephant 6 account last year.
Last thing, the image up at the top was posted by the Elephant 6 Instagram, but I don't really know what it is. They don't explain it and reverse image searching turns up nothing. It could be one of Jeff's demo tapes, but that's pure speculation on my part. I might try to contact them in the future for clarity, but I'm lazy and shy so I dunno.
Anyway, here's a few posters also posted by the Elephant 6 Instagram:



#music#experimental rock#psychedelic rock#noise rock#elephant 6#the elephant 6 collective#elephant six#the elephant six collective#e6#the elephant six recording company#the elephant 6 recording company#jeff mangum#scott spillane#neutral milk hotel#robert schneider#clay bears#the clay bears#the gerbils#lost media#unreleased media#mystery#music mystery#lostwave#lost music#text#long#experimental music#hopefully i included everything#i dunno maybe clay bears has been found for a while and nobody told me
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wheres stonefox?
Stonefox are a small indie band of three with a focus on electronic and pop music. They have over 100 million streams total on Spotify, so they aren't exactly a small band.
Their last post online was over 60 weeks ago on their Instagram - and I just recently discovered their music, so I've never been a part of their online presence. They haven't posted anything to their Facebook, Youtube Channel, or Soundcloud in years too. However, I know they are still at least partially active, since they are listed as a contributing artist on the song titled 'Garden', which released in 2023z
I found out the name of their members on this Australian article, since they're a Melbourne-based band: Jenna Russo, Tim Carroll, and Monica Sparaso. If anyone has leads on this band and where they (or the members if they've since split) are currently, please let me know! I just really want to follow them where they're active!
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Hozier dropped a new EP, and it was themed around the disappearance of the 1845 Franklin Expedition. There was a song about the exhumation of John Torrington and it went TikTok viral.
#dream#the terror#hozier#music#1845 Franklin Expedition#franklin expedition#history#mystery#song#john torrington#tiktok#viral
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Hello gravity falls fandom. I couldn’t get it out of my head until I drew it, so here is my take on Ford finding out about 9/11. (Formatting is weird so click on the photos to actually see it lmao)





#he would be a massive conspiracy theorist#i know it in my heart#(not) sorry for the modern country music slander#gravity falls#gravity falls mabel#mabel pines#gf mabel#mabel pines fanart#dipper pines#gravity falls dipper#gf dipper#dipper pines fanart#dipper and mabel#stanley pines#stanford pines#stan pines#ford pines#grunkle stan#grunkle ford#mystery twins#stanley pines fanart#stanford pines fanart
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I THINK THEY ROLLED UP THE WRONG MYSTERY TOUR GUYS
#i already feel that minecraft movie will be shit#the beatles#the magical mystery tour#minecraft#minecraft movie#john lennon#paul mccartney#ringo starr#george harrison#i feel like a genius to come up with that#can we pretend that it is funny and very clever#magical mystery tour music is the last thing i expecter#artists on tumblr#the beatles fanart
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living is easy with eyes closed




#strawberry fields forever#the beatles#paul mccartney#john lennon#george harrison#ringo starr#beatles#beatles fanart#the beatles fanart#beatles art#art#classic rock#rock music#60s#60s icons#magical mystery tour#colors#music video#atmosphere#procreate#digital arwork#digital drawing#illustration#my art <3#fanart#comics
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♫ Let's Battle... Together!! ♫
An original composition for an Undertale boss battle against @fourleafisland 's Critter!
animation credit goes to @typenull
#fl studio#music#my music#musician#music producer#original music#original composition#undertale#deltarune#utdr#pokemon mystery dungeon#pmd#video game music#vgm#critter
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Full credit to Tom Cardy for the amazing song!! The timing of this is better on TikTok, no idea why.
Sssoooo I wanted to practice animatics to get better at, like, actually telling a story with them. this is by far the longest I've ever spend on one. I don't really... know what I'm doing... but I wanna pursue learning about these. now go on, git, ya varmints, before I get too embarrassed about trying to post something halfway serious!! (and maybe tell me what you thought of it, I dunno)
#gravity falls#fanart#cartoon#my art#animatic#music animation#ford pines#stanford pines#stan pines#sketch#fiddleford mcgucket#young ford pines#young fiddleford#young stan pines#mystery trio#tom cardy#axolotl#frilliam#i'm trying i'm learning#maybe
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I love the movie What is This Feeling so much for several reasons but mostly because it starts like this:
Glinda: *can't sleep, turns on her light and turns on her side to stare longingly at Elphaba sleeping across the room* Elphaba: *gets woken up because Glinda TURNED ON THE FUCKING LIGHT and turns AWAY from Glinda and faces the wall to try to sleep* Glinda: *staring at Elphaba* whoa my heart is racing Elphaba: You and the light are giving me a headache please stop talking Glinda: WELL YOU'RE MAKING MY FACE REALLY HOT!!!
#the question of why exactly Glinda got out of bed remains#Elphaba got up to turn off the light#Glinda got up for....what reason?#a mystery with no answers#wicked#wicked movie#wicked musical#wicked part one#wicked spoilers#glinda upland#elphaba thropp
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and they would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for those meddling adults!
#arcades art#procreate#illustration#fanart#nerdy prudes must die#npmd#npmd fanart#hatchetfield#hatchetfield musicals#hatchetverse#ruth fleming#richie lipschitz#grace chasity#grace chastity#pete spankoffski#peter spankoffski#steph lauter#stephanie lauter#mystery inc#scooby doo#scooby gang#really ruth and pete should have swapped but ruth has an orange sweater so#1k#2k
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playlist moment. sometimes you have to be a little mentally ill in order to be ok etc you know the post
#my art#pmd#pmd eos#grovyle#dusknoir#celebi#pmd2#pokemon#it’s been one of those days pass the pokemon mystery dungeon soundtrack to reflect upon life#drew these with my finger also. i dont have the mental energy to draw something proper rn.#but i had visions with this music lol#it happens to me. holding on to anything possible lmao#zagtag
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Mystery what did you eat :)
#Recently rewatched Mystery Skulls#mystery skulls#mystery ben#mystery#doggo#demon#kitsune#possession#supernatural#amv#music video#eyes#bright colors#rainbow#not my best work#but for the amount of time i spent on it id say its pretty neat.#holy shitake yall are ferocious#brownart00#brown-etc#just-jae
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It’s time for the final showdown
Reblog for a bigger sample size
#sexyman of the year poll#Arcane#arcane sevika#sevika#the dragon prince#mystery of aaravos#aaravos#Stardew Valley#sebastian stardew valley#sdv sebastian#Hades 2#hades ii#hades game#hades#prometheus#hades prometheus#prometheus hades#epic the musical#circe epic#circe#nadja of antipaxos#wwdits#deadpool and wolverine#wolverine#feyd rautha#dune part two#venom#beetlejuice 2#wicked the movie#joker the musical
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So this was a wonderful surprise even to me, but Luis just uploaded a whole lo-fi mix of the entire Mystery Skulls Forever album! If you liked the Ghost remix then I think you're gonna love this one too. Each song is also uploaded separately on his youtube page along with a 2 hour version. Go get yourself some good vibes!
#mystery skulls#mystery skulls animated#msa#10 year anniversary#mystery skulls forever album#lofi#lo fi#lo-fi#lo fi girl inspiration#oh man this sounds so good perfect drawing music#bless you Luis this is a great celebration gift#Youtube
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Mysterious Skin Original Soundtrack (2005) by Harold Budd and Robin Guthrie
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