Julian Koster
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Julian Koster is an American underground musician and storyteller. A member of the Elephant 6 Collective
, he is the leader of The Music Tapes
, and a former member of Neutral Milk Hotel
and Chocolate USA
. He is also an influential and long time performer on the singing or Musical Saw
. Koster has routinely staged highly unusual tours and created games for performance at secret locations and private homes. He is believed to be closely connected to the secretive Major Organ and the Adding Machine
. Like many other members of the Elephant 6 Collective
, Koster has made appearances, both live and in the studio, for a number of Elephant 6
bands.
and Keith Block. After legal threats from Miss America
, they became Chocolate USA. Chocolate USA released two albums on Bar/None
before disbanding to follow other projects.
, Scott Spillane
and Jeremy Barnes
to record the second Neutral Milk Hotel
album, In the Aeroplane over the Sea
, on which he played bass
, banjo
and singing saw
. The success of the album, however, took its toll on Jeff Mangum
, and the band went on hiatus shortly after its release.
, Koster began to concentrate on his own solo project, The Music Tapes
, for which he contributed banjo
, singing saw
, chord organ
, and vocals
, among other instruments. 1st Imaginary Symphony For Nomad
was released in 1999. Koster, together with Brian Dewan
, recorded the story album 2nd Imaginary Symphony For Cloudmaking
, which was distributed by Koster on CD but never officially released. After this, nothing was released by The Music Tapes until 2008, when Music Tapes for Clouds and Tornadoes
arrived, followed by extensive touring (including the Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise Tour) and an unprecedented level of public appearance by the formerly reclusive Koster.
Koster is believed to be a founding member of Major Organ and the Adding Machine
, first contributing a cover of What a Wonderful World
to the Kindercore
compilation Christmas in Stereo
, before releasing an album, Major Organ and the Adding Machine
in 2001. He also appears in the Major Organ and the Adding Machine film
which was shown on the Holiday Surprise tour and is set to be released with an expanded edition of the 2001 album
in 2009.
In 2008, Koster released The Singing Saw at Christmastime
, a collection of Christmas carol
s played on the singing saw
. This was followed by a caroling tour, on which he played songs from The Singing Saw at Christmastime
and selected tracks from Music Tapes for Clouds and Tornadoes
for free wherever fans invited him to play. This has evolved into an annual caroling tradition, most recently with the "Lullabies at Bedsides" house tour of 2010-2011.
Julian has reportedly been recording another new Music Tapes album in the fall of 2009, to be released in the next year along with the Second Imaginary Symphony for Cloudmaking.
Koster's father is noted flamenco guitarist, Dennis Koster.
With Chocolate USA
With Major Organ and the Adding Machine
With The Music Tapes
With Neutral Milk Hotel
Other Appearances
The Elephant Six Collective
The Elephant 6 Recording Company is a collective of American musicians who spawned many notable independent bands of the 1990s, including The Apples in Stereo, The Olivia Tremor Control, Neutral Milk Hotel, Beulah, Elf Power, Of Montreal, and Circulatory System.-Foundation:The collective was...
, he is the leader of The Music Tapes
The Music Tapes
The Music Tapes is an experimental pop music project of Elephant 6 member Julian Koster, also of Neutral Milk Hotel, and the earlier Chocolate U.S.A....
, and a former member of Neutral Milk Hotel
Neutral Milk Hotel
Neutral Milk Hotel was an American indie rock band formed by singer, guitarist and songwriter Jeff Mangum in the early 1990s. The band was noted for its experimental sound, obscure lyrics and eclectic instrumentation....
and Chocolate USA
Chocolate USA
Chocolate USA was an American indie rock band from Tampa Bay, Florida formed in 1989 as Miss America. The band featured Julian Koster who went on to join The Music Tapes and Neutral Milk Hotel.-History:...
. He is also an influential and long time performer on the singing or Musical Saw
Musical saw
A musical saw, also called a singing saw, is the application of a hand saw as a musical instrument. The sound creates an ethereal tone, very similar to the theremin...
. Koster has routinely staged highly unusual tours and created games for performance at secret locations and private homes. He is believed to be closely connected to the secretive Major Organ and the Adding Machine
Major Organ and the Adding Machine
Major Organ and the Adding Machine is an Elephant 6 supergroup led by the elusive and possibly fictional Major Organ. The liner notes of Major Organ and the Adding Machine, the band's debut album, leave it a mystery as to who is officially featured, and when performing live on the Holiday Surprise...
. Like many other members of the Elephant 6 Collective
The Elephant Six Collective
The Elephant 6 Recording Company is a collective of American musicians who spawned many notable independent bands of the 1990s, including The Apples in Stereo, The Olivia Tremor Control, Neutral Milk Hotel, Beulah, Elf Power, Of Montreal, and Circulatory System.-Foundation:The collective was...
, Koster has made appearances, both live and in the studio, for a number of Elephant 6
The Elephant Six Collective
The Elephant 6 Recording Company is a collective of American musicians who spawned many notable independent bands of the 1990s, including The Apples in Stereo, The Olivia Tremor Control, Neutral Milk Hotel, Beulah, Elf Power, Of Montreal, and Circulatory System.-Foundation:The collective was...
bands.
Early Career: Chocolate USA
In 1989, Koster formed Miss America with Liza Wakeman, Alan Edwards, Paul WellsPaul Wells (musician)
Paul Wells was an American pianist, composer, music educator, and writer on music. Born in Carthage, Missouri, he was educated at the Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University. After solo appearances with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and the Minnesota Orchestra, he pursued further studies...
and Keith Block. After legal threats from Miss America
Miss America
The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands...
, they became Chocolate USA. Chocolate USA released two albums on Bar/None
Bar/None Records
Bar/None Records is an independent record label based in Hoboken, New Jersey.-Early history:Tom Prendergast started Bar/None in early 1986. Having previously worked in pirate radio and booked and promoted bands in his native Ireland, Prendergast moved to Hoboken in 1982 and started Pier Platters...
before disbanding to follow other projects.
With Neutral Milk Hotel
Koster joined Jeff MangumJeff Mangum
Jeff Mangum is a musician best known for being the lyricist, vocalist and guitarist of the band Neutral Milk Hotel, as well as being one of the cofounders of The Elephant 6 Recording Company. Mangum, along with the other founding members of the Elephant 6, attended Ruston High School in the late...
, Scott Spillane
Scott Spillane
Scott Spillane is one of the leaders of the Athens, Georgia, USA band The Gerbils. He is also known for his work playing horns for Neutral Milk Hotel, and appearing on albums and in live shows by Elephant 6 artists such as The Olivia Tremor Control, of Montreal and Elf Power.-References:...
and Jeremy Barnes
Jeremy Barnes
Jeremy Barnes is an American musician. He was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the son of a local businessman. In 1995 he moved to Chicago to attend DePaul University but later dropped out. He joined the band Neutral Milk Hotel in January 1996. The band disbanded in 1998 and Barnes spent time...
to record the second Neutral Milk Hotel
Neutral Milk Hotel
Neutral Milk Hotel was an American indie rock band formed by singer, guitarist and songwriter Jeff Mangum in the early 1990s. The band was noted for its experimental sound, obscure lyrics and eclectic instrumentation....
album, In the Aeroplane over the Sea
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea is the second studio album by American indie rock band Neutral Milk Hotel, released in the United States on February 10, 1998 on Merge Records...
, on which he played bass
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, banjo
Banjo
In the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new...
and singing saw
Musical saw
A musical saw, also called a singing saw, is the application of a hand saw as a musical instrument. The sound creates an ethereal tone, very similar to the theremin...
. The success of the album, however, took its toll on Jeff Mangum
Jeff Mangum
Jeff Mangum is a musician best known for being the lyricist, vocalist and guitarist of the band Neutral Milk Hotel, as well as being one of the cofounders of The Elephant 6 Recording Company. Mangum, along with the other founding members of the Elephant 6, attended Ruston High School in the late...
, and the band went on hiatus shortly after its release.
The Music Tapes and other projects
After Neutral Milk HotelNeutral Milk Hotel
Neutral Milk Hotel was an American indie rock band formed by singer, guitarist and songwriter Jeff Mangum in the early 1990s. The band was noted for its experimental sound, obscure lyrics and eclectic instrumentation....
, Koster began to concentrate on his own solo project, The Music Tapes
The Music Tapes
The Music Tapes is an experimental pop music project of Elephant 6 member Julian Koster, also of Neutral Milk Hotel, and the earlier Chocolate U.S.A....
, for which he contributed banjo
Banjo
In the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new...
, singing saw
Musical saw
A musical saw, also called a singing saw, is the application of a hand saw as a musical instrument. The sound creates an ethereal tone, very similar to the theremin...
, chord organ
Chord organ
The chord organ is a kind of home organ with a keyboard and a set of chord buttons, enabling the musician to play a melody or lead with one hand and accompanying chords with the other, like the accordion....
, and vocals
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, among other instruments. 1st Imaginary Symphony For Nomad
1st Imaginary Symphony For Nomad
1st Imaginary Symphony For Nomad was an album released by The Music Tapes, a project consisting mainly of Neutral Milk Hotel's Julian Koster in 1999 by Merge Records. It was recorded mainly on vintage equipment, using equipment such as a 1895 Edison wax cylinder recorder, a 1940's wire recorder, a...
was released in 1999. Koster, together with Brian Dewan
Brian Dewan
Brian Dewan is an artist who works in many media, including art, music, audio-visual performances, decorative painting, furniture design, poetry and musical instrument design. He has produced three albums of songs and concertized extensively as a solo artist, as well as having performed in various...
, recorded the story album 2nd Imaginary Symphony For Cloudmaking
2nd Imaginary Symphony For Cloudmaking
The 2nd Imaginary Symphony For Cloudmaking is a story album by The Music Tapes, consisting of the story of a boy named Nigh , who lives with his blind grandmother....
, which was distributed by Koster on CD but never officially released. After this, nothing was released by The Music Tapes until 2008, when Music Tapes for Clouds and Tornadoes
Music Tapes for Clouds and Tornadoes
Music Tapes for Clouds and Tornadoes is an album by The Music Tapes, a project consisting mainly of Neutral Milk Hotel's Julian Koster, released in 2008 by Merge Records...
arrived, followed by extensive touring (including the Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise Tour) and an unprecedented level of public appearance by the formerly reclusive Koster.
Koster is believed to be a founding member of Major Organ and the Adding Machine
Major Organ and the Adding Machine
Major Organ and the Adding Machine is an Elephant 6 supergroup led by the elusive and possibly fictional Major Organ. The liner notes of Major Organ and the Adding Machine, the band's debut album, leave it a mystery as to who is officially featured, and when performing live on the Holiday Surprise...
, first contributing a cover of What a Wonderful World
What a Wonderful World
"What a Wonderful World" is a song written by Bob Thiele and George David Weiss. It was first recorded by Louis Armstrong and released as a single in 1968. Thiele and Weiss were both prominent in the music world . Armstrong's recording was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999...
to the Kindercore
Kindercore Records
Kindercore Records is an independent record label based in Athens, Georgia, which was founded in 1996 by Ryan Lewis and Daniel Geller to document the emerging music scene in Athens, Georgia....
compilation Christmas in Stereo
Christmas in Stereo
Christmas in Stereo is a 1997 Christmas album featuring various indie rock bands. Each band had only two weeks to write their song.A followup compilation, Christmas Two, was released in 1999.-Track listing:...
, before releasing an album, Major Organ and the Adding Machine
Major Organ and the Adding Machine (album)
Major Organ and the Adding Machine is an album released by Major Organ and the Adding Machine in 2001. In 2010, an expanded edition of the album, including a DVD of the Major Organ and the Adding Machine film was released...
in 2001. He also appears in the Major Organ and the Adding Machine film
Major Organ and the Adding Machine (film)
Major Organ and the Adding Machine is a short film, based on the self-titled concept album by Major Organ and the Adding Machine. It was first shown during the Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise Tour in October, 2008. The film contains no dialogue and is accompanied by alternate arrangements of songs from...
which was shown on the Holiday Surprise tour and is set to be released with an expanded edition of the 2001 album
Major Organ and the Adding Machine (album)
Major Organ and the Adding Machine is an album released by Major Organ and the Adding Machine in 2001. In 2010, an expanded edition of the album, including a DVD of the Major Organ and the Adding Machine film was released...
in 2009.
In 2008, Koster released The Singing Saw at Christmastime
The Singing Saw at Christmastime
The Singing Saw at Christmastime is an album released by Julian Koster on October 7, 2008 by Merge. It features covers of popular Christmas songs played by Julian Koster on the singing saw.-Track listing:#"The First Noel" - 2:26...
, a collection of Christmas carol
Christmas carol
A Christmas carol is a carol whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas or the winter season in general and which are traditionally sung in the period before Christmas.-History:...
s played on the singing saw
Musical saw
A musical saw, also called a singing saw, is the application of a hand saw as a musical instrument. The sound creates an ethereal tone, very similar to the theremin...
. This was followed by a caroling tour, on which he played songs from The Singing Saw at Christmastime
The Singing Saw at Christmastime
The Singing Saw at Christmastime is an album released by Julian Koster on October 7, 2008 by Merge. It features covers of popular Christmas songs played by Julian Koster on the singing saw.-Track listing:#"The First Noel" - 2:26...
and selected tracks from Music Tapes for Clouds and Tornadoes
Music Tapes for Clouds and Tornadoes
Music Tapes for Clouds and Tornadoes is an album by The Music Tapes, a project consisting mainly of Neutral Milk Hotel's Julian Koster, released in 2008 by Merge Records...
for free wherever fans invited him to play. This has evolved into an annual caroling tradition, most recently with the "Lullabies at Bedsides" house tour of 2010-2011.
Julian has reportedly been recording another new Music Tapes album in the fall of 2009, to be released in the next year along with the Second Imaginary Symphony for Cloudmaking.
Koster's father is noted flamenco guitarist, Dennis Koster.
Discography
As Julian Koster- The Singing Saw at ChristmastimeThe Singing Saw at ChristmastimeThe Singing Saw at Christmastime is an album released by Julian Koster on October 7, 2008 by Merge. It features covers of popular Christmas songs played by Julian Koster on the singing saw.-Track listing:#"The First Noel" - 2:26...
(MergeMerge RecordsMerge Records is an independent record label based in Durham, North Carolina. It was founded in 1989 by Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan. It began as a way to release music from their band Superchunk and music created by friends, and has expanded to include artists from around the world and records...
; CD/LPLP albumThe LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
/FLACFLACFLAC is a codec which allows digital audio to be losslessly compressed such that file size is reduced without any information being lost...
; 2008)
With Chocolate USA
Chocolate USA
Chocolate USA was an American indie rock band from Tampa Bay, Florida formed in 1989 as Miss America. The band featured Julian Koster who went on to join The Music Tapes and Neutral Milk Hotel.-History:...
- All Jets Are Gonna Fall TodayAll Jets Are Gonna Fall TodayAll Jets Are Gonna Fall Today is the debut full-length album by Julian Koster's Chocolate USA. Released in 1992, it was their first release for Bar/None Records.- Track listing :# Test :40# All Jets Are Gonna Fall Today – 3:14...
(Bar/NoneBar/None RecordsBar/None Records is an independent record label based in Hoboken, New Jersey.-Early history:Tom Prendergast started Bar/None in early 1986. Having previously worked in pirate radio and booked and promoted bands in his native Ireland, Prendergast moved to Hoboken in 1982 and started Pier Platters...
; Cassette/CD; 1992) (Originally released as Miss America. Re-released as Chocolate USA.) - Smoke Machine (Bar/NoneBar/None RecordsBar/None Records is an independent record label based in Hoboken, New Jersey.-Early history:Tom Prendergast started Bar/None in early 1986. Having previously worked in pirate radio and booked and promoted bands in his native Ireland, Prendergast moved to Hoboken in 1982 and started Pier Platters...
; CD; 1994)
With Major Organ and the Adding Machine
Major Organ and the Adding Machine
Major Organ and the Adding Machine is an Elephant 6 supergroup led by the elusive and possibly fictional Major Organ. The liner notes of Major Organ and the Adding Machine, the band's debut album, leave it a mystery as to who is officially featured, and when performing live on the Holiday Surprise...
- Christmas in StereoChristmas in StereoChristmas in Stereo is a 1997 Christmas album featuring various indie rock bands. Each band had only two weeks to write their song.A followup compilation, Christmas Two, was released in 1999.-Track listing:...
(KindercoreKindercore RecordsKindercore Records is an independent record label based in Athens, Georgia, which was founded in 1996 by Ryan Lewis and Daniel Geller to document the emerging music scene in Athens, Georgia....
; CD; 1997) - Major Organ and the Adding MachineMajor Organ and the Adding Machine (album)Major Organ and the Adding Machine is an album released by Major Organ and the Adding Machine in 2001. In 2010, an expanded edition of the album, including a DVD of the Major Organ and the Adding Machine film was released...
(Orange TwinOrange Twin RecordsOrange Twin Records is an Athens, Georgia-based record label run by Laura Carter, a multi-instrumental member of Elephant 6 popsters Elf Power....
; CD; 2001)
With The Music Tapes
The Music Tapes
The Music Tapes is an experimental pop music project of Elephant 6 member Julian Koster, also of Neutral Milk Hotel, and the earlier Chocolate U.S.A....
- Please Hear Mr. Flight Control (Elephant SixThe Elephant Six CollectiveThe Elephant 6 Recording Company is a collective of American musicians who spawned many notable independent bands of the 1990s, including The Apples in Stereo, The Olivia Tremor Control, Neutral Milk Hotel, Beulah, Elf Power, Of Montreal, and Circulatory System.-Foundation:The collective was...
; 7"; 1997) - The Television Tells Us (Elephant SixThe Elephant Six CollectiveThe Elephant 6 Recording Company is a collective of American musicians who spawned many notable independent bands of the 1990s, including The Apples in Stereo, The Olivia Tremor Control, Neutral Milk Hotel, Beulah, Elf Power, Of Montreal, and Circulatory System.-Foundation:The collective was...
; 7"; 1998) - 1st Imaginary Symphony For Nomad1st Imaginary Symphony For Nomad1st Imaginary Symphony For Nomad was an album released by The Music Tapes, a project consisting mainly of Neutral Milk Hotel's Julian Koster in 1999 by Merge Records. It was recorded mainly on vintage equipment, using equipment such as a 1895 Edison wax cylinder recorder, a 1940's wire recorder, a...
(MergeMerge RecordsMerge Records is an independent record label based in Durham, North Carolina. It was founded in 1989 by Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan. It began as a way to release music from their band Superchunk and music created by friends, and has expanded to include artists from around the world and records...
; CD/LP; 1999) - The Music Tapes and Dad (Given free with 'Stop Smiling Magazine' #8; 7"; 2000)
- 2nd Imaginary Symphony For Cloudmaking2nd Imaginary Symphony For CloudmakingThe 2nd Imaginary Symphony For Cloudmaking is a story album by The Music Tapes, consisting of the story of a boy named Nigh , who lives with his blind grandmother....
(Self-released; CD; 2002) - Music Tapes for Clouds and TornadoesMusic Tapes for Clouds and TornadoesMusic Tapes for Clouds and Tornadoes is an album by The Music Tapes, a project consisting mainly of Neutral Milk Hotel's Julian Koster, released in 2008 by Merge Records...
(MergeMerge RecordsMerge Records is an independent record label based in Durham, North Carolina. It was founded in 1989 by Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan. It began as a way to release music from their band Superchunk and music created by friends, and has expanded to include artists from around the world and records...
; CD/LP; 2008) - Purim's Shadows: The Dark Tours the World (MergeMerge RecordsMerge Records is an independent record label based in Durham, North Carolina. It was founded in 1989 by Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan. It began as a way to release music from their band Superchunk and music created by friends, and has expanded to include artists from around the world and records...
; MP3MP3MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
/kazooKazooThe kazoo is a wind instrument which adds a "buzzing" timbral quality to a player's voice when the player vocalizes into it. The kazoo is a type of mirliton, which is a membranophone, a device which modifies the sound of a person's voice by way of a vibrating membrane."Kazoo" was the name given by...
; 2011)
With Neutral Milk Hotel
Neutral Milk Hotel
Neutral Milk Hotel was an American indie rock band formed by singer, guitarist and songwriter Jeff Mangum in the early 1990s. The band was noted for its experimental sound, obscure lyrics and eclectic instrumentation....
- In the Aeroplane Over the SeaIn the Aeroplane Over the SeaIn the Aeroplane Over the Sea is the second studio album by American indie rock band Neutral Milk Hotel, released in the United States on February 10, 1998 on Merge Records...
(MergeMerge RecordsMerge Records is an independent record label based in Durham, North Carolina. It was founded in 1989 by Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan. It began as a way to release music from their band Superchunk and music created by friends, and has expanded to include artists from around the world and records...
; CD; 1998)
Other Appearances
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| Kevin Ayers Kevin Ayers Kevin Ayers is an English singer-songwriter and was a major influential force in the English psychedelic movement... |
The Unfairground The Unfairground The Unfairground is an acclaimed 2007 album by Kevin Ayers, recorded with members of Ladybug Transistor, Teenage Fanclub, Neutral Milk Hotel, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci and Roxy Music. It is his sixteenth studio LP and his first new set of recordings in fifteen years. It was recorded in New York,... |
LO-MAX LO-MAX Records LO-MAX Records is a west London based independent record label, founded in 2003 and specialising in rock music.Signings include Simon Lynge, The Wrens, Kevin Ayers, The Go-Betweens and The Court & Spark.... |
CD | 2007 | Singing saw Musical saw A musical saw, also called a singing saw, is the application of a hand saw as a musical instrument. The sound creates an ethereal tone, very similar to the theremin... |
| Black Swan Network Black Swan Network Black Swan Network is a musical side project of The Olivia Tremor Control. With contributions from Neutral Milk Hotel members Jeff Mangum and Julian Koster, as well as individual contributions from J. Kirk Pleasant of Calvin, Don't Jump! and fablefactory's Roxanne Martin, it was intended to be an... |
The Late Music The Late Music The Late Music Volume One is an album by The Olivia Tremor Control side project Black Swan Network. Released on Camera Obscura, it was a collection of tracks inspired by Olivia Tremor Control fans who wrote the band with descriptions of dreams they had.... |
Camera Obscura | CD | 1998 | |
| Circulatory System Circulatory System Circulatory System is a psychedelic rock musical ensemble formed by musician/painter Will Cullen Hart, and featuring Derek Almstead, Suzanne Allison, Peter Erchick, John Fernandes, Charlie Johnston, and Heather McIntosh.... |
Circulatory System Circulatory System (album) Circulatory System is the self-titled debut album by the American music ensemble Circulatory System. It was released August 28, 2001 on frontman Will Cullen Hart's Cloud Recordings label.... |
Cloud Recordings | LP | 2001 | |
| Elf Power Elf Power Elf Power is an indie rock band that originated in Athens, Georgia. Currently, the line-up consists of guitarist/vocalist Andrew Rieger, keyboardist Laura Carter, guitarist Jimmy Hughes, bassist Derek Almstead, and drummer Eric Harris... |
Vainly Clutching at Phantom Limbs Vainly Clutching at Phantom Limbs Vainly Clutching at Phantom Limbs is the first full-length release by indie rock band Elf Power. It is a compact disc reissue of their debut LP and 7" single on the Arena Rock Recording Co... |
Arena Rock Recording Co. Arena Rock Recording Co. The Arena Rock Recording Company is an independent record label based in Portland, Oregon, United States. Albums are distributed by Redeye in the United States and Koch in Canada.-History:... |
CD | 1995 | Moog synthesizer Moog synthesizer Moog synthesizer may refer to any number of analog synthesizers designed by Dr. Robert Moog or manufactured by Moog Music, and is commonly used as a generic term for older-generation analog music synthesizers. The Moog company pioneered the commercial manufacture of modular voltage-controlled... |
| Elf Power Elf Power Elf Power is an indie rock band that originated in Athens, Georgia. Currently, the line-up consists of guitarist/vocalist Andrew Rieger, keyboardist Laura Carter, guitarist Jimmy Hughes, bassist Derek Almstead, and drummer Eric Harris... |
When the Red King Comes When the Red King Comes When the Red King Comes is the second album by Elephant 6 band Elf Power. It is a concept album about the Red King's kingdom.-Track listing:All songs written by Andrew Rieger unless otherwise noted.# "Step Through the Portal..."... |
Arena Rock Recording Co. Arena Rock Recording Co. The Arena Rock Recording Company is an independent record label based in Portland, Oregon, United States. Albums are distributed by Redeye in the United States and Koch in Canada.-History:... /Elephant 6 The Elephant Six Collective The Elephant 6 Recording Company is a collective of American musicians who spawned many notable independent bands of the 1990s, including The Apples in Stereo, The Olivia Tremor Control, Neutral Milk Hotel, Beulah, Elf Power, Of Montreal, and Circulatory System.-Foundation:The collective was... |
CD/LP | 1997 | |
| Elk City Elk City Elk City may refer to:Places in the United States:*Elk City, Kansas*Elk City, Idaho*Elk City, Oklahoma*Elk City, West VirginiaIn music:*Elk City , an American art pop band... |
Sea Is Fierce | Warm Electronic Recordings | CD | 2001 | Singing saw Musical saw A musical saw, also called a singing saw, is the application of a hand saw as a musical instrument. The sound creates an ethereal tone, very similar to the theremin... |
| Fablefactory Fablefactory Fablefactory is a band from Athens, GA.The band was officially formed on May Day 1996, consisting of Davey Wrathgaber , Hank Wren , and Freckles Le Chat with Dallas Longhorne joining the band prior to recording their first album... |
American Custard | CD | 1999 | Moog synthesizer Moog synthesizer Moog synthesizer may refer to any number of analog synthesizers designed by Dr. Robert Moog or manufactured by Moog Music, and is commonly used as a generic term for older-generation analog music synthesizers. The Moog company pioneered the commercial manufacture of modular voltage-controlled... |
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| The Instruments The Instruments The Instruments is the musical project of Heather McIntosh, cellist in a number of Athens, Georgia groups including Circulatory System, Elf Power, and Japancakes. Their first album, Billions of Phonographs, was released on Orange Twin Records in 2003, followed by 2006's Cast A Half Shadow and... |
Billions of Phonographs | Orange Twin Orange Twin Records Orange Twin Records is an Athens, Georgia-based record label run by Laura Carter, a multi-instrumental member of Elephant 6 popsters Elf Power.... |
CD | 2002 | |
| Of Montreal Of Montreal Of Montreal is an American rock band from Athens, Georgia. It was founded by frontman Kevin Barnes in 1996, named after a failed romance with a woman "of Montreal." The band is one of the bands of the Elephant 6 collective... |
The Bedside Drama: A Petite Tragedy The Bedside Drama: A Petite Tragedy The Bedside Drama: A Petite Tragedy is the second album released by the band Of Montreal. It was released on Kindercore Records in 1998.-Track listing:# "One of a Very Few of a Kind" - 1:38# "Happy Yellow Bumblebee" - 2:17... |
Kindercore Kindercore Records Kindercore Records is an independent record label based in Athens, Georgia, which was founded in 1996 by Ryan Lewis and Daniel Geller to document the emerging music scene in Athens, Georgia.... |
CD | 1998 | |
| Of Montreal Of Montreal Of Montreal is an American rock band from Athens, Georgia. It was founded by frontman Kevin Barnes in 1996, named after a failed romance with a woman "of Montreal." The band is one of the bands of the Elephant 6 collective... |
The Gay Parade The Gay Parade The Gay Parade is a concept album by the band Of Montreal, their third full-length release. It has been called "indie pop's very own Sgt. Pepper" by Allmusic reviewer Jason Ankeny.... |
Bar/None Bar/None Records Bar/None Records is an independent record label based in Hoboken, New Jersey.-Early history:Tom Prendergast started Bar/None in early 1986. Having previously worked in pirate radio and booked and promoted bands in his native Ireland, Prendergast moved to Hoboken in 1982 and started Pier Platters... |
CD | 1999 | Singing Singing Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... ; Jumping on the furnace Furnace A furnace is a device used for heating. The name derives from Latin fornax, oven.In American English and Canadian English, the term furnace on its own is generally used to describe household heating systems based on a central furnace , and sometimes as a synonym for kiln, a device used in the... |
| The Olivia Tremor Control The Olivia Tremor Control The Olivia Tremor Control is an indie rock band prominent in the mid to late 1990s which, along with The Apples in Stereo and Neutral Milk Hotel, was one of the three original Elephant 6 projects... |
Music from the Unrealized Film Script, Dusk at Cubist Castle Music from the Unrealized Film Script, Dusk at Cubist Castle Music from the Unrealized Film Script, Dusk at Cubist Castle is the first full length album released by The Olivia Tremor Control of The Elephant 6 Recording Company.... |
Flydaddy | LP | 1996 | |
| The Olivia Tremor Control The Olivia Tremor Control The Olivia Tremor Control is an indie rock band prominent in the mid to late 1990s which, along with The Apples in Stereo and Neutral Milk Hotel, was one of the three original Elephant 6 projects... |
Black Foliage: Animation Music Volume One | Flydaddy | LP | 1999 | |
| They Might Be Giants They Might Be Giants They Might Be Giants is an American alternative rock band formed in 1982 by John Flansburgh and John Linnell. During TMBG's early years Flansburgh and Linnell were frequently accompanied by a drum machine. In the early 1990s, TMBG became a full band. Currently, the members of TMBG are... |
Factory Showroom Factory Showroom Factory Showroom is the sixth studio album by the band They Might Be Giants. It was released in 1996 through Elektra Records.... |
Elektra Records Elektra Records Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009.... |
CD | 1996 | Singing saw Musical saw A musical saw, also called a singing saw, is the application of a hand saw as a musical instrument. The sound creates an ethereal tone, very similar to the theremin... |
| Various Artists | Serotonin Ronin | Camera Obscura | CD | 1998 | electronics Electronics Electronics is the branch of science, engineering and technology that deals with electrical circuits involving active electrical components such as vacuum tubes, transistors, diodes and integrated circuits, and associated passive interconnection technologies... |
| Nesey Gallons Nesey Gallons Nesey Gallons is a solo recording artist associated with the Elephant 6 Collective, and a former member of the bands Circulatory System and The Music Tapes... |
Eyes & Eyes & Eyes Ago Eyes & Eyes & Eyes Ago Eyes & Eyes & Eyes Ago is an album by Nesey Gallons. It was first released as a limited edition homemade CD-R. In September 2009 the album was released on vinyl by Cloud Recordings. The album is also now available digitally... |
Hurrah For Karamazov | LP LP album The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry... |
2009 | Singing Singing Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... |
External links
- The Music Tapes - "All Official Announcements"