Q. What's the relationship between all the bands listed on this here website?

A. Well, the "big three" Of E6 are The Apples In Stereo, The Olivia Tremor Control and Neutral Milk Hotel, the bands of Robert Schneider, Bill Doss, Will Cullen Hart and Jeff Mangum, the friends since school days who basically set up The Elephant 6 Recording Company.

You can basically split the others into 3 groups:

1. E6 East
Based in Athens, Georgia, where The Olivia Tremor Control and Neutral Milk Hotel are based. This part of E6 is, to be honest, pretty incestuous, with many different people playing/making guest appearances in the same bands. This faction of the collective has, in recent times, expanded and branched off in a gazillion directions. Some bands in the E6 East include: The Sunshine Fix, The Circulatory System, The Black Swan Network, The Music Tapes, The Gerbils, Elf Power, Major Organ And The Adding Machine, and Great Lakes.

2. E6 West
Based in Denver, Colorado, where The Apples In Stereo reside. Bands include Marbles, Von Hemmling, Secret Square, and Dressy Bessy. The Minders also were based in Denver for a time, but are currently located in Portland, Oregon.

3. Others
Beulah are from San Francisco. Robert & Hilarie of The Apples heard some of Beulah's music and liked it so much, they agreed to release the first single and album by the band. The Essex Green recorded their album with Robert at his studio in Denver and again Robert was a fan of their band.