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4 unusual facts about The Music Tapes


Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet

In 2011, The Music Tapes performed a cover of this song using Bryars' original tape sample for NPR's Tiny Desk Concert series.

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The band has yet to see an official release of The 2nd Imaginary Symphony for Cloudmaking, a story album consisting of the story of a boy named Nigh, who lives with his grandmother who is blind.

As Mary's Voice is said to be the first of three albums comprising the "Third Imaginary Symphony", further albums from the series are anticipated.

The band released two full albums, All Jets Are Gonna Fall Today and Smoke Machine, before splitting in 1994, after which Koster chose to focus his creative efforts on the Music Tapes once more.



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