thoughts in his mind to speak. Many of the lyrics found throughout Dusk at Cubist Caslte are sincere and happy, which Stereogum noted was different from the prevailing ethos of 1990s indie music, which focused on disillusionment and irony. In a 1997 interview, Doss said he wanted the Olivia Tremor Control's music to instill a sense of "mystery or happiness" in listeners. "I'm sending out a positive message, because the world needs it ... We're reaching for something that's hard to explain." Release and reception Dusk at Cubist Castle was released on August 6, 1996, by Flydaddy Records. Early CD pressings included a second album titled Explanation II: Instrumental Themes and Dream Sequences. This album contains nine ambient songs, and in the liner notes it is suggested to play the two albums in synchronicity, as this would create quadraphonic sound. The songs "The Opera House" and "Jumping Fences" were released as singles. To promote the album, the Olivia Tremor Control served as an opener for Beck, and toured with Gorky's Zygotic Mynci in 1998. Keyboardist Peter Erchick was brought on as the fifth band member while on tour. In a contemporary review of Music from the Unrealized Film Script: Dusk at Cubist Castle, Tom Cox of NME called The Olivia Tremor Control "experts at combining the absurd with the uplifting". Jason Cohen of The Austin Chronicle remarked that, with the exception of the "random bursts and transient noise" of "Green Typewriters", Dusk at Cubist Castle is "an embarrassment of pop riches, a mildly psychedelic, lavishly melodic quasi-masterpiece". It ranked at number 37 on The Village Voices year-end Pazz & Jop critics' poll. Dusk at Cubist Castle was later ranked at number 39 by the online magazine Pitchfork on its list of the best albums of the 1990s. Track listing All songs written by The Olivia Tremor Control. "The Opera House" – 3:12 "Frosted Ambassador" – 1:02 "Jumping Fences" – 1:52 "Define a Transparent Dream" – 2:49 "No Growing (Exegesis)" – 3:00 "Holiday Surprise 1, 2, 3" – 6:11 "Courtyard" – 2:57 "Memories of Jacqueline 1906" – 2:15 "Tropical Bells" – 1:40 "Can You Come Down with Us?" – 2:18 "Marking Time" – 4:28 "Green Typewriters" – 2:22 "Green Typewriters" – 0:24 "Green Typewriters" – 0:59 "Green Typewriters" – 2:11 "Green Typewriters" – 1:10 "Green Typewriters" – 0:38 "Green Typewriters" – 1:38 "Green Typewriters" – 9:39 "Green Typewriters" – 1:21 "Green