Apr252024

The Music Tapes

The Music Tapes started life as a creative outlet for the 16 year old Julian Koster (later of Neutral Milk Hotel), who would create tapes of songs and stories as means of escapism, which he would share with his friends, culminating in 'The American Phoam Rubber Co. Symphony Orchestra Proudly Presents the 2nd Silly Putty Symphony for Edison Wax Cylander', which was essentially tape collage. In 1989, Koster formed the band Chocolate USA, a more conventional indie-pop band Read more on Last.fm

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Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1City of Lights
133622
2The Sea of Tranquility
68551
3J'Attendrai
40167
4Majesty
33203
5The Dark Is Singing Songs (Sleepy Time Down South)
33119
6Hacidem (nephew/uncle/saw/accordian)
30992
7S' Alive (Pt. 1)
28718
8Song for Soon To Be Sailor
28492
9Schedrevka
24545
10Saw Ping Pong And Orchestra
24539

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