MUSIC TAPES Imaginary LP Neutral Milk Hotel OOP E6 rare
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"The most whimsical extension of the Elephant Six collective, the Music Tapes take the concept of lo-fi to an arty extreme, using vintage recording equipment and found sounds to create brittle psych-pop. An 1895 Edison wax cylinder recorder, a wire recorder from the '40s, and reel-to-reel and cassette tapes give the Music Tapes' first album First Imaginary Symphony for Nomad a heavily distressed and textured sound that becomes poignant on songs like "Aliens," which boasts an arrangement that includes guitar, theremin, French horn, tambourine, and several layers of evocative fuzz. The Elephant Six Orchestra is also used well on "What the Single Made the Needle Sing" and "The Clapping Hands." While the nasal, off-key singing on most of the songs distracts from the fragile beauty of the music (especially on "Song of the Nomad Lost" and "An Orchistration's Overture"), First Imaginary Symphony for Nomad is a warts-and-all record, giving equal time to successful and not-so successful musical experiments." - All Music Guide
Very scarce & OOP LP version of the debut full-length from Julian Koster's project, The Music Tapes. Like all of the other Music Tapes releases (all 7" singles), the sleeve of the LP is an elaborate pop-up that features collaged art from Julian. Must be seen to be believed/appreciated. The album ws released by Merge in 1999, undoubtedly fafter the success of Neutral Milk Hotel. Many of the NMH players make an appearance here, as do members of Olivia Tremor Control and Elf Power. Like other Elephant 6 projects from this time, The Music Tapes embraced psychedelic music, but with far more innocence, naivite and whimsy than their counterparts. The LP version of this epic release is very, very hard to find, and been out of print since it's initial release.
I'm the original owner of this LP, and it's all well taken care of. Vinyl and elaborate pop-up sleeve are in excellent condition.
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