- Julian Koster
Julian Koster is a member of the Elephant 6 Collective. He is the leader of American underground band
The Music Tapes , and a former member of seminal indie legendsNeutral Milk Hotel . He is also believed to have been a founder of the highly secretiveMajor Organ and the Adding Machine . Koster joined theThe Olivia Tremor Control upon their 2005 reformation for a few select shows and appeared on many releases related to the Elephant 6 Collective. The instruments he is usually credited to are the singing saw, theaccordion , thewandering genie , thebanjo ,guitar ,mandolin and bass. He also played banjo on the soundtrack of the movie "The Station Agent ".Discography
As Julian Koster:*"
The Singing Saw at Christmastime " (Merge;CD ;2008 )WithChocolate USA :* "All Jets Are Gonna Fall Today " (Bar/None; Cassette/CD ;1992 ):* "Smoke Machine " (Bar/None;CD ;1994 )"'WithThe Olivia Tremor Control :*"Music from the Unrealized Film Script, Dusk at Cubist Castle " (Flydaddy; LP;1996 )WithMajor Organ and the Adding Machine :*"Christmas in Stereo " (Kindercore;CD ;1997 ):*"Major Organ and the Adding Machine" (Orange Twin;CD ;2001 )WithBlack Swan Network :* "The Late Music " (Camera Obscura;CD ;1997 )WithNeutral Milk Hotel :* "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea " (Merge;CD ;1998 )WithThe Music Tapes :* "1st Imaginary Symphony For Nomad " (Merge;CD /LP;1999 ):* "2nd Imaginary Symphony For Cloudmaking " (Self-released CD ;2002 ):* "Music Tapes for Clouds and Tornadoes " (Merge;CD /LP;2008 ):* "Please Hear Mr. Flight Control " (Elephant Six;7" ;1997 ):* "The Television Tells Us " (Elephant Six;7" ;1998 ):* "The Music Tapes and Dad " (Given free with 'Stop Smiling Magazine' #8;7" ;2000 )Guest appearances
* "
The Gay Parade " byOf Montreal (1999 ), singing and jumping on the furnace.
* "Vainly Clutching at Phantom Limbs " byElf Power (1995 ) on the moog synthesizer.
* "Factory Showroom " byThey Might Be Giants (1996 ) on the singing saw.
* "Serotonin Ronin " (1998 ) onelectronics .
* "American Custard " byFablefactory (1999 ) on the moog synthesizer.
* "Sea Is Fierce " byElk City (2001 ) on the singing saw
* "The Unfairground " byKevin Ayers (2007 ) on the singing saw"'WithElf Power :* "When the Red King Comes " (Arena Rock Recording Co. /Elephant 6;CD /LP;1997 )"'With The Circulatory System:* "Circulatory System" (Cloud Recordings ; LP;2001 )WithThe Instruments :*"Billions of Phonographs " (Orange Twin;CD ;2002 )External links
* The Music Tapes - [http://orbitinghumancircus.org/ "All Official Announcements"]
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