Spirituality and The Elephant 6 Collective With Robert Schneider

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with musician and mathematician Robert Schneider about spirituality and the Elephant 6 Collective.

In episodes 21 and 22 of the Pop Apocalypse, host Matt Dillon welcomes musician and mathematician Robert Schneider. Schneider is the lead singer of the psychedelic pop band The Apples in Stereo, a producer for bands including Neutral Milk Hotel and Olivia Tremor Control, and currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Mathematical Sciences at Michigan Technological University. In part one, we discuss Robert’s religious upbringing in the American South before exploring the mystical dimensions of The Elephant 6 Recording Co. We touch on the Church of the Subgenius, meditative practices, Krishna Consciousness, church camps, Surrealism, and Sun Ra’s Arkestra, then take a deep dive into how the Beach Boys served as the spiritual and artistic north star for Elephant 6. Robert Schneider bio Robert Schneider is a musician, producer, and mathematician. He co-founded The Elephant 6 Recording Co. in the early 1990s, a collective of independent musicians and artists. Schneider is the lead singer and songwriter for The Apples in Stereo, a psychedelic pop band that has recorded seven studio albums. As a producer, Robert recorded and mixed some of the most celebrated albums of the 1990s…

People in this episode

Host: Matt Dillon

Guest: Robert Schneider

Topics covered

• spirituality
• music
• mathematics
• Elephant 6 Collective
• religious upbringing
• meditative practices
• Surrealism

Keywords

• Robert Schneider
• Elephant 6
• spirituality
• music
• mathematics
• The Apples in Stereo
• Neutral Milk Hotel
• meditative practices
• Beach Boys

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Elephant 6 Recording Co., The Apples in Stereo, Neutral Milk Hotel, Olivia Tremor Control, Michigan Technological University, Church of the Subgenius, Sun Ra’s Arkestra

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