#Lullabye Delivery Tour

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Press note about the invitation to Music Tapes’ Lullabies Tour. Tiny Mix Tapes, 8th July 2010

"But let’s break this down for a second — you write to LullaybyeDeliveries@gmail.com to request a visit and a time slot, should you be so lucky. Some strange people who you’ve never met come to your house and sit in your bedroom as you lie in bed, presumably already in pajamas and with your teeth brushed. You’ve never met these people before, but appreciate a hopeful snuggle with sort-of celebrities. Actually, do you even know what Julian Koster looks like? Do you know for sure he’s not someone who will break in your house and steal your LP collection, turntable, and important electronics? (Note: I’m assuming he’s not.)"

This is a weird bit of promo work. The Music Tapes, a.k.a. Julian Koster, recently announced that in August, he will serenade sleepy fans at their personal bedsides in Boston, New York, and Philadelphia. These are purportedly much better than the cutesy ditties you wish your mom sang to you as a kid before she turned off the light; The Music Tapes will perform bedtime-appropriate songs from Music Tapes for Clouds and Tornadoes (TMT Review), The 1st Imaginary Symphony for Nomad, and a few new songs.

But let’s break this down for a second — you write to LullaybyeDeliveries@gmail.com to request a visit and a time slot, should you be so lucky. Some strange people who you’ve never met come to your house and sit in your bedroom as you lie in bed, presumably already in pajamas and with your teeth brushed. You’ve never met these people before, but appreciate a hopeful snuggle with sort-of celebrities. Actually, do you even know what Julian Koster looks like? Do you know for sure he’s not someone who will break in your house and steal your LP collection, turntable, and important electronics? (Note: I’m assuming he’s not.)

And though Julian Koster did this sort of thing once before (for the last two Christmases, he offered his services as a caroler house-to-house in the Midwest and the Eastern seaboard — TMT News), does he really want to risk entering a stranger’s house, letting himself be encircled by said stranger and his/her friends and family, and simply trust that his warm milk will be unadulterated and that the door will remain unlocked from the outside?

Okay, so Julian Koster isn’t exactly G.G. Allin and his fans probably don’t tend towards violence, but somebody’s got to think of these things. Can’t you just request to sip Sleepytime tea in a well-lit coffee shop, surrounded by people, right after rush hour but before dark?

Anyway, the same people who emailed LullabyeDeliveries@gmail.com will receive information about a secret location and time to play “St. Nikolai the Wonder Worker’s Wishing Game of Candles” (sort of like freeze-tag, with foot-tall candles) the night after The Music Tapes’ nocturnal visitations. So go ahead and shoot ‘em an email; you can’t lose any sleep over it.

Lullabye Delivery Tour:

08.04.10 - Boston/Cambridge area, MA - bedside lullabies 08.05.10 - Cambridge, MA - St. Nikolai the Wonder Worker’s Wishing Game of Candles 08.07.10 - New York City area, NY - bedside lullabies 08.08.10 - New York City, NY - St. Nikolai the Wonder Worker’s Wishing Game of Candles 08.09.10 - Philadelphia, PA area - bedside lullabies 08.10.10 - Philadelphia, PA - St. Nikolai the Wonder Worker’s Wishing Game of Candles

• The Music Tapes: http://www.orbitinghumancircus.com • Merge: http://www.mergerecords.com

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To All Who Say Goodnight (formerly/also known as Bless the Dark!), performed in Magnolia, New Jersey during 2010's Lullabye Delivery Tour (full performance available for download here).

Recorded by Skyfinity of the Elephant 6 Townhall.

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Announcement of Music Tapes’ Lullabye Delivery Tour 2010, from the Orbiting Human Circus website, archived 23th July 2010. 

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caption of the photo on the site: August. Boston area, New York area, Philadelphia area. St. Nikolai Game on night to follow. Please write lullabyedeliveries@gmail.com, to recieve Automatic response with all information and further instructions! And see: www.mergerecords.com

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Archived blog post from Merge Records page about Music Tapes’ Lullabye Delivery Tour. 6th July 2010

Music Tapes’ Lullabies to wander dark streets and bedsides!

July 6, 2010 – 1:43 pm

Julian Koster and The Music Tapes will be delivering lullabies at bedsides from bedroom to bedroom, and house to house in Boston, New York and Philadelphia in August. Featuring new songs as well as some of the gentler songs from Music Tapes for Clouds and Tornadoes and the 1st Imaginary Symphony for Nomad, lucky hosts will be visited at the bedtime hour by the most lulling of music tapes songs, by the sounds of the glowing and enchanting “Ghost Orchestra,” Singing Saws, Stories, and so forth.

To invite The Music Tapes to your house, send an invitation to:LullabyeDeliveries@gmail.com to reserve a time slot. There will be very few slots available so the first and most warm invitations will have to be chosen. Sleep over gatherings are accepted and even encouraged, although the lullabies will be absolutely delighted to regale audiences of only one. Locations of the lullaby events will be closed, and will not be announced to the general public, though you are heartily encouraged to make use of whatever means you wish to make new friends and gather.

On the night to follow, in each city, there will be played a game of “St. Nikolai the Wonder Worker’s Wishing Game of Candles” at a secret time and location to be announced by automatic reply via LullabyeDeliveries@gmail.com. “St. Nikolai the Wonder Worker’s Wishing Game of Candles” is a Music Tapes Game not unlike a form of freeze tag played with candles, which sometimes causes unexplainable things to happen. In order to play the game, you must bring a candle 10 or 12 inches tall.

Further instructions and information to be found via automatic reply from: LullabyeDeliveries@gmail.com and www.orbitinghumancircus.com!

Thank You Very Much!

Lullaby Delivery tour: 8/4 Lullabies in Boston and Cambridge, MA (and area) 8/5 St. Nikolai the Wonder Worker’s Wishing Game of Candles in Cambridge, MA 8/7 Lullabies in New York City, NY (and area) 8/8 St. Nikolai the Wonder Worker’s Wishing Game of Candles in New York City 8/9 Lullabies in Philadelphia, PA (and area) 8/10 St. Nikolai the Wonder Worker’s Wishing Game of Candles in the Philadelphia area

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Photo by Rebecca Aranda.

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Photo by grumpykitten

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The Minister of Longitude, performed in Ithaca on 2010's Lullabye Delivery Tour.  December 12th, 2010.

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Photo by jsmith.pilot