8BitKid: Living Bit by Bit

Jeff Mangum, one of the founders of the Elephant Six Collective and the man behind Neutral Milk Hotel, has been somewhat off the radar since the band dissolved. However, just because he stepped out of the limelight it doesn’t mean that he hasn’t been busy.

One interesting side-project is the series of radio shows featuring mostly experimental music that he hosted on the excellent independent radio station, WFMU. You can find the archives here: http://wfmu.org/playlists/MU

For the intrepid “Neutral Milk Hotel” fans, you can purchase CD’s of the shows here (thanks to my brother for the link): http://neutralmilkhotel.org/wfmu.htm

Also, Mangum is the man behind the “Major Organ and the Adding Machine” project, featuring members of Elf Power, Olivia Tremor Control, Neutral Milk Hotel, Of Montreal, that put out an album on the Orange Twin label. They are gearing up for a film, and you can find the zany trailer below.

- audio courtesy of MFR