Orbiting Human Circus

Orbiting Human Circus Is The Continuing Evolution Of The Imagination Of Julian Koster Neutral Milk Hotel The Music Tapes Elephant 6 Whose Music And Storytelling Under This Moniker Have Encompassed Immersive Theater And A Narrative Fiction Podcast Released In Partnership With Night Vale Presents And WNYC-With A New Epic Musical Fiction Podcast Coming Soon As Well As More Traditional Es And Singles. Quartet Plus Two Is The Group's Debut Album. The "Quartet" Is Composed Of Koster Standup Bass Player Gauvain Gamon Drummer Kolja Goni And Pianist Benji Miller. The "Plus Two" Are North And Romika The Singing Saws Whom Koster Encourages To Sing. "I Think Saws Sing Like Angels " He Says. *I Always Have Since I Was A Little Boy. When You Encourage Them To Sing They Do So Earnestly And Beautifully. It's An Honest And Real Sound. Sometimes When They Are Singing I've Even Heard Them Speak Weep And Imitate Birds." The Origins Of Quartet Plus Two Are As Magical And Seemingly Unlikely As Everything Else In Koster's Career. While Walking Through New York's Central Park He Stumbled Upon Gamon And Goni Playing Gershwin And Mingus And With The Addition Of Miller A Musical Partnership Was Born. Koster's Longtime Collaborators Robbie Cucchiaro Horns And Thomas Hughes Orchestral Arranging And Chimes Of The Music Tapes Also Contribute To The Record. read less