Julian Koster

Julian Koster
Julian Koster
	Koster playing the banjo at ArthurFest 2005 (signature lamb-lamp seen in background)
Background information
Born	July 26, 1972 (age 52)
Genres	Psychedelic folk, indie folk, lo-fi
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter, storyteller
Instrument(s)	Musical saw, banjo, bass guitar, accordion, keyboards, vocals
Years active	1989–present
Labels	Elephant Six; Merge; Orange Twin; Bar/None; Kindercore;
Member of	Major Organ and the Adding Machine; The Music Tapes;
Formerly of	Neutral Milk Hotel; Chocolate USA; of Montreal;

Julian Koster (born July 26, 1972)^[1]^[2] 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.

^ "happy birthday julian! Archive". E6 Townhall. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
^ "Chocolate U.S.A." Bar/None Records. Bar-none.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2018.