The Elephant 6 Recording Co documentary - Interview with Director C.B. Stockfleth

Your Next Favorite Band was honored to interview creators of some of the music-related entries in to the SouthSide Film Festival in Bethlehem, PA.
In this episode, we get to experience the wonderful world of The Elephant 6 Recording Co. with Director C.B. Stockfleth. We learn about their beginnings, where their music pursuits took them, and how their shared visions kept them together and supporting each other in spectacular ways.
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[@debraallen8741]

Congratulations Chad

[@MichaelHattem]

I’ve been a fan since the early 2000s and have waited for a doc like this for 15 years. After watching last night, I loved it but it seems to have been made primarily for the already well initiated. I felt like it lacked more narrative which would’ve helped especially for those not well familiar with the history. They covered the early days really well but then the blowing up in the late 90s/early 2000s just went by really quick. There was way more music from the early cassettes than the best songs from the peak years. The uninitiated would’ve got to that point and likely wondered what the big deal was. I liked that they talked about the years after the height or “dark times” but then they didn’t seize the moment by then showing AIS’s “Energy” single, Jeff re-emerging at OWS and the NMH’s triumphal and emotional reunion tour (would’ve loved to hear Julian and Scott’s perspectives on those first shows) and OTC’s reunion all of which brought them to bigger audiences than ever before and getting to bask a bit in the enormous effects their music had had since the hectic heyday and the growth of the fanbase and their emotional connection to the songs that had developed so much over time. All of that before covering Bill’s death would’ve really made the narrative feel like it came full circle. All that said, as a knowledgeable longtime fan, I loved it.

[@nextfavband]

Thanks for your comments Michael! And glad you like the movie overall. Appreciate you checking out our interview with the director too!