Cargo Records

Major Organ and the Adding Machine

Expanded re-issue of this classic album from 2001. Major Organ and the Adding Machine is an Elephant 6 supergroup led by the elusive and possibly fictional Major Organ. The liner notes of "Major Organ and the Adding Machine", the band's debut album, leave it a mystery as to who is officially featured, and when performing live on the Holiday Surprise Tour, the members of the band wore paper masks to maintain anonymity.

It is believed that the main contributors are Jeff Mangum (Neutral Milk Hotel), Julian Koster (Music Tapes) and Kevin Barnes (Of Montreal),whose vocals are most obviously present on the album, but a number of other Elephant 6 musicians are believed to have contributed too, including other members of The Olivia Tremor Control, Elf Power, and Of Montreal. The expanded version of the album, including a DVD of the accompanying film, is set to be released September 13, 2010.

The DVD is packed with new bonus videos, including Neutral Milk Hotel live at the Knitting Factory, a new Apples in Stereo video, live show footage from Hawk and a Hacksaw, and more. In 1997, when thought to be a side-project of Jeff Mangum and Julian Koster, Major Organ and the Adding Machine contributed a cover of Louis Armstrong's What a Wonderful World to a Kindercore Records Christmas compilation. This and several other never before released tracks are on new extended album. The film was premiered on October 7, 2008 and shown at every show on the Holiday Surprise Tour in the following weeks. The film contains no dialogue and is accompanied by alternate arrangements of songs from the Major Organ and the Adding Machine album. The expanded version of the album, including a DVD of the film, is set to be released September 14, 2010. The DVD is also packed with new bonus videos, including Neutral Milk Hotel live at the Knitting Factory, a new Apples in Stereo video, live show footage from Hawk and a Hacksaw, and more.

The Movie:The DVD menu includes the following previously unreleased material: The 26 min silent movie, 2 Elf Power videos, Neutral Milk Hotel “Ghost” (live at the Knitting Factory NYC), Apples in Stereo Video Hawk and a Hacksaw and more...