Julian Koster
Biography
Julian Koster (born July 26, 1972) is an American multidisciplinary artist. As a musician, he is a member of the Elephant 6 Collective, the leader of The Music Tapes, and a member of Neutral Milk Hotel. He is known for writing, directing, and acting in audio fiction The Orbiting Human Circus (of the Air), and for performing with the theatrical troupe of the same name. He is also known for his heavy use of the musical saw in recordings, even releasing The Singing Saw at Christmastime, his only solo album released under his own name, in 2008.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
1998
NMH Vinyl Box Set
2011
Factory Showroom
1996
Music From The Unrealized Film Script "Dusk At Cubist Castle"
1996
Black Foliage: Animation Music Volume 1
1999
I Only Listen To The Mountain Goats: All Hail West Texas
2018
A User's Guide To They Might Be Giants
2005
The Television Tells Us
1998
The Gay Parade
1999
Signal Morning
2009
Music Tapes For Clouds And Tornadoes
2008
Coquelicot Asleep In The Poppies: A Variety Of Whimsical Verse
2001
Circulatory System
2001
First Imaginary Symphony For Nomad
1999
Credited work
129 releases · 32 albums · active 1992–2025
- Performance · 256
- Other credits · 215
- Production · 6
- Engineering · 5
Studios: Elephant Six Recording Co. · River Sound · The Hit Factory · Sound On Sound, New York
Frequent collaborators
- The Music Tapes
- They Might Be Giants
- Neutral Milk Hotel
- Of Montreal
- The Olivia Tremor Control
- Elf Power
- Circulatory System
- Nesey Gallons