First Imaginary Symphony for Nomad

by The Music Tapes

First Imaginary Symphony for Nomad cover art

Helmed by Neutral Milk Hotel's Julian Koster, this wildly eccentric Elephant 6 collective release heavily utilizes singing saws, bowed banjos, and erratic field recordings. The incredibly lo-fi, surreal tape collages blend fractured Americana with avant-garde theatricality, crafting a deeply nostalgic, almost chaotic tribute to early radio broadcasts and vaudeville.

Genres

  • Tape Music
  • Avant-Folk
  • Slacker Rock

Tracklist

  1. Song For Soon To Be Sailor
  2. 1st Imaginary Symphony By Vaccume Cleaner
  3. Song For Nomad Lost
  4. "Pulled Out To Sea..."
  5. March Of The Father Fists
  6. Nomad Tell Us
  7. Aliens
  8. Song Of 100 Castles
  9. What The Single Made The Needle Sing
  10. The Clapping Hands
  11. Seas Song For Sailor
  12. The Television Tells Us
  13. An Orchestrations Ouverture
  14. Song For The Death Of Parents
  15. A Warning!
  16. Fanfare To Speeding Bullet
  17. Wishing Well At Caper's End