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This portland based group, unknown mortal orchestra, recently released their self titled album to much jubilation to internet fans who appreciate good lofi psychedelic music. Unknown mortal orchestra is the selftitled debut album by american and new zealand rock band unknown mortal orchestra, released on 21 june 2011 on fat. Unknown mortal orchestra ii exclusive lp color vinyl. Their self titled mixed lofi production, white album style percussion, black moth super rainbow style vocoder and synths, and oddball lyrics which made unknown mortal orchestra the happiest and most enjoyable psych rock album i have listened to in years. Unknown mortal orchestra began as the recording project of ruban nielson in 2010. Unknown mortal orchestra release mellow hunnybee music. The threads of our past never unravel, they hover like invisible webs, occasionally glistening due to a sly angle of the sun. While making his third album as unknown mortal orchestra, multilove, ruban nielson took an unexpected leap of faithwith his music, his family, and his own. The group has announced their long awaited, self titled debut lp today which will hit stores december th via obe, llc. Ii by unknown mortal orchestra, released 05 february 20 1. Unknown mortal orchestra unknown mortal orchestra songs.
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