Music from the Unrealized Film Script: Dusk at Cubist Castle (sometimes shortened to Dusk at Cubist Castle) is the debut studio album by the American band the Olivia Tremor Control, released on August 6, 1996, by Flydaddy Records. It is an eclectic album that encompasses a variety of genres, including indie pop, neo-psychedelia, and psychedelic pop. The Olivia Tremor Control were influenced by bands of 1960s and 1970s, such as the Beach Boys and the Beatles, as well as experimental musicians like John Cage. Dusk at Cubist Castle purports to be the soundtrack to an unfinished film, and the lyrics focus on surrealist imagery.
The Olivia Tremor Control was formed in Athens, Georgia, and the line-up comprised Bill Doss, Will Cullen Hart, Eric Harris, and John Fernandes. Doss and Hart had been writing songs for a studio album as early as 1993, and Dusk at Cubist Castle was recorded at Pet Sounds Studio in Denver, Colorado. Childhood friend Robert Schneider served as the producer, and the recording sessions featured several other musicians, including Jeff Mangum and Julian Koster. Dusk at Cubist Castle received positive reviews from critics, many of whom commended the band's ability to mix eclectic psychedelic genres with pop-friendly melodies. In 2003, Pitchfork ranked it as one of the best albums of the 1990s.
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