"The hell is this?" you must be asking.

Little Fyodor and Babushka is a Denver-based underground punk/garage band that's been around for decades, and briefly flirted with Elephant 6 when their album Dance of the Salted Slug was released on the actual honest-to-god Elephant 6 label. (The original Elephant 6 catalogue, featuring many titles that were never released, is reprinted below.) Little Fyodor began his musical career in the early 80's with Walls of Genius, debuting with Raw Sewage Vol. 1 in 1983; his first solo album was Slither/Sloth in 1985. But Dance of the Salted Slug (featuring such classic hits as "Oh God I Feel Like Shit") was Little Fyodor's first and only product from the young, semi-fictional label started by the very young refugees from Ruston, Louisiana who were making their own innovative psychedelic garage rock. That year, 1994, would also see the release of the first Olivia Tremor Control single, California Demise, on the same Elephant 6 label. Very quickly thereafter the kids went their own way and pursued their projects as The Apples in Stereo, Neutral Milk Hotel, and the Olivias, although anyone who plays music in Denver seems to have some kind of connection to Little Fyodor, who has acted as DJ for an underground rock show called "Under the Floorboards" since 1982.

Now you can check out a video featuring Little Fyodor performing the Dance of the Salted Slug, courtesy his MySpace page. There's nothing more to say, I think.





Little Fyodor and Babushka perform tonight in Denver at Benders Tavern, 9PM, with The Voodoo Organist and The Sleepers.

Order Dance of the Salted Slug at Little Fyodor's website
Review of Dance of the Salted Slug

Upcoming Shows

04/14/2006 09:30 PM - Denver, CO @ Bender's Tavern, with Voodoo Organist and the Sleepers
04/28/2006 09:00 PM - Denver, CO @ Rhinoceropolis, with Boogdish and Vice Reversa
07/01/2006 09:00 PM - Laramie, WY (venue TBA)
07/12/2006 09:00 PM - Los Angeles, CA @ Il Corral, with The Haters and Guy In The Middle
07/13/2006 08:00 PM - Las Vegas, NV @ The Double Down Saloon, with Guy In The Middle
07/14/2006 10:00 PM - Flagstaff, AZ @ Monte Vista Cocktail Lounge, with Guy In The Middle


The Original Elephant 6 Catalogue

E6-001 The Apples In Stereo Tidal Wave 7" 1993
EL6-901 Little Fyodor & Babushka Dance Of The Salted Slug CD 1994
E6-002 The Olivia Tremor Control California Demise 7" 1994
E6-003 Secret Square Secret Square 7" 1995
E6-004 The Minders Come On & Hear 7" 1995
E6-005 Secret Square Secret Square 12"/CD 1996
E6-006 The Minders Paper Plane 7" 1996
E6-007 The Apples In Stereo Science Faire LP/CD 1996
E6-008 Marbles Pyramid Landing (and other favourites) LP/CD 1997
E6-009 Marbles I Love The Summer Days 7" 1998
E6-010 The Music Tapes Please Hear Mr. Flight Control 7" 1997
E6-011 Von Hemmling 7" 1997
E6-012 Beulah A Small Cattle Drive In A Snow Storm 7" 1997
E6-013 Clay Bears DLP (never released)
E6-014 Beulah Handsome Western States LP/CD 1998
E6-014 Beulah Handsome Western States (re-release with different artwork) CD 1999
E6-015 The Music Tapes The Television Tells Us 7" 1998
E6-016 Beulah When Your Heartstrings Break LP/CD 1999
E6-017 Admiral (never released)
E6-018 Vince Mole & His Calcium Orchestra (never released on E6; eventually released on HHBTM Records)
E6-019 The Essex Green 12"/CD 2000
E6-020 The Apples In Stereo Her Wallpaper Reverie CD 1999
E6-021 The Minders Cul-de-sacs And Dead Ends CD 1999