The Electronic Anthology Project began as the idea of Built to Spill bassist Brett Nelson. Always having loved and been greatly influenced by 1980s

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, he wondered what a guitar-driven band like Built to Spill would sound like if made a little more new wave (circa 1982). The EP was released on March 19, 2010. A second collection of re-imagined tracks were issued for

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on April 21, 2012. This time the release featured songs by indie rock band

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The album, called simply, "The Electronic Anthology Project of Dinosaur Jr.", featured synthesizers and programmed beats by Nelson and vocals by Dinosaur Jr.'s

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. There followed a collaboration with

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, with a re-imagining of two songs.

The Electronic Anthology Project EP track listing

# I Dim Our Angst in Agony ("Goin' Against Your Mind" from You in Reverse, 2006) # Age I Felt ("Get a Life" from Ultimate Alternative Wavers, 1993) # At the Where ("The Weather" from Ancient Melodies of the Future, 2001) # Eels ("Else" from

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, 1999) # What If Your Dull ("I Would Hurt a Fly" from

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, 1997) # A Gloss Siren ("Israel's Song" from

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, 1994) # Far Path Tall Sign ("Things Fall Apart" from There Is No Enemy, 2009)

The Electronic Anthology Project of Dinosaur Jr. track listing

# Sludgefeast # Pond Song # Raisans # In a Jar # The Lung # Kracked # Tarpit # Little Fury Things # Feel the Pain

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