Hype-City Soundtrack

by Neutral Milk Hotel

Hype-City Soundtrack cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 January 1993
  • Label: Elephant 6
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 28:33
  • Community rating: 2.9/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Shannon Willis, Jeff Mangum, Bill Doss

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Primarily a solo endeavor by Jeff Mangum before forming a full band, this exceptionally lo-fi cassette release is a raw glimpse into the Elephant 6 collective's formative years. The surreal, tape-hiss-laden acoustic performances and chaotic noise collages establish the profoundly eccentric aesthetic that would later define his indie-folk masterpieces.

Genres

Descriptors: Lo Fi, lo-fi, noisy

Tracklist

  1. Up And Over We Go (2:34)
  2. Wood Guitar (2:36)
  3. Tuesday Moon (4:01)
  4. April 1st (1:42)
  5. Tea Time / Bomb Drop (2:00)
  6. Gardenhead / Leave Me Alone (3:32)
  7. Biscuit (2:47)
  8. Los Angelos Car Song (0:57)
  9. Piggy (4:47)
  10. Engine (3:37)

Credits

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