Orange Twin Records is an

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-based

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run by Laura Carter of the band

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. The label started in

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originally as a fundraiser for the

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and has released influential works by

Jeff Mangum Jeff Mangum (born 24 October 1970) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who gained prominence as the founder, songwriter, vocalist and guitarist of Neutral Milk Hotel, as well for his co-founding of The Elephant 6 Recording Company. Ma ...

(

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) and other bands from

, including several Elephant 6 related groups. Orange Twin has also re-released records by obscure folk artists

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and

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. The label is also a key sponsor for the

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References

*Cooper, Kim "Neutral Milk Hotel's In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (33)", pg 12, 2005

External links

Official site
{{Authority control American record labels Record labels established in 1999 Folk record labels 1999 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)

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