Julian Koster
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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 legends Neutral Milk Hotel. He is also believed to have been a founder of the highly secretive Major Organ and the Adding Machine. Koster joined the The 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, the accordion, the wandering genie, the banjo, guitar, mandolin and bass. He also played banjo on the soundtrack of the movie The Station Agent.
[edit] Discography
With Chocolate USA
With The Olivia Tremor Control
With Major Organ and the Adding Machine
With Black Swan Network
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- The Late Music (Camera Obscura; CD; 1997)
With Neutral Milk Hotel
With The Music Tapes
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- 1st Imaginary Symphony For Nomad (Merge; CD/LP; 1999)
- 2nd Imaginary Symphony For Cloudmaking (Self-released CD; 2002)
- 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)
[edit] Guest appearances
- The Gay Parade by Of Montreal (1999), singing and jumping on the furnace.
- Vainly Clutching at Phantom Limbs by Elf Power (1995) on the moog synthesizer.
- Factory Showroom by They Might Be Giants (1996) on the singing saw.
- Serotonin Ronin (1998) on electronics.
- American Custard by Fablefactory (1999) on the moog synthesizer.
- Sea Is Fierce by Elk City (2001) on the singing saw
With Elf Power
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- Circulatory System (Cloud Recordings; LP; 2001)
With The Instruments
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- Billions of Phonographs (Orange Twin; CD; 2002)
