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the Microphones
EST. 1996 // ORIGIN: Anacortes
Band Biography
Current
Phil Elverum
Former
Discography
Foghorn Tape
2021 // FULL-LENGTH
1.
Foghorn Tape
20:03
Microphones in 2020
2020 // FULL-LENGTH
1.
Microphones in 2020
44:46
Early Tapes, 1996–1998
2016 // FULL-LENGTH
1.
Teenage Moustache
2:09
2.
So Wrong
0:13
3.
Nightly
1:03
4.
the Creeps
1:53
5.
5 String Attack
1:41
6.
Beautiful Face
3:07
7.
For Kaye, June 6
5:03
8.
Night Time
4:04
9.
(bass)
0:41
10.
Microphone, pt. 1
2:00
11.
drums tape loop with bass
2:32
12.
Feedback Loop
3:14
13.
Compressor
2:53
14.
Microphone, pt. 2
2:20
15.
Rebirth on Tape Deck Mountain
1:27
16.
Wires and Cords
6:15
the Glow, pt. 2 (Other Songs & Destroyed Versions)
2013 // FULL-LENGTH
1.
Where Lies My Tarp?
3:48
2.
I Felt My Size (acoustic)
1:52
3.
I Hope You Wish You’d Die
2:18
4.
I’m Like You, Tree
1:14
5.
the Glow, pt. 2 (sequel)
1:47
6.
We’re Here to Listen
3:27
7.
Sleepy Hollow
1:19
8.
Lanterns (version)
2:06
9.
Map/Moon (version)
1:31
10.
the Glow, pt. 2 (version)
6:12
11.
I Want Wind to Blow (backwards)
4:18
12.
instrumental (version)
0:25
13.
the Moon (version)
3:46
14.
Samurai Sword (version)
1:25
15.
the Gleam, pt. 2 (version)
2:36
16.
My Roots Are Strong and Deep (version)
0:23
17.
I Felt My Size (version)
1:26
18.
My Warm Blood (humming)
0:22
19.
You’ll Be in the Air (version)
0:59
20.
the Moooooon (version)
1:54
Mount Eerie
2002 // FULL-LENGTH
1.
the Sun
17:11
2.
Solar System
3:38
3.
Universe
6:41
4.
Mt. Eerie
8:58
6.
Universe Conclusion
3:40
7.
Excerpt I
7:06
8.
Excerpt II
5:19
9.
Excerpt III
1:35
10.
Excerpt IV
0:25
11.
Excerpt V
0:43
12.
Excerpt VI
0:34
13.
Excerpt VII
2:32
14.
Excerpt VIII
3:46
15.
Excerpt IX
5:40
Little Bird Flies Into a Big Black Cloud
2002 // FULL-LENGTH
1.
"I look just like you tree"
1:31
2.
"Oh You Coward"
3:44
3.
"I Was Afraid All of the Day"
2:36
4.
"These Graces Aren't the Whole
2:16
5.
"I've Climbed Mountains"
3:27
6.
"Samurai Sword/I Will Not Contain You"
2:18
7.
"For My Friends to See"
3:44
8.
"My Body Holds Songs"
2:06
9.
"We All Hum Like That Soon"
3:12
10.
"Whose Blood Is This?"
3:40
11.
"Phil Elvrum's Will"
1:15
12.
"Three Steps"
1:13
13.
"I'm an Iceberg in a Mountain"
2:38
14.
"I Can See the Glowing Core in You"
1:09
15.
"Waking from My Zombie Slumber"
0:58
16.
"In a Tiger's Jaw, Loving, Living, Raw"
0:58
17.
"I Feel Her Breath Blow"
0:45
18.
"Painful Storms Will Always Come to Blur My Way"
1:40
Song Islands
2002 // FULL-LENGTH
1.
Bass Drum Dream
3:09
2.
the Storm
1:00
3.
Where It’s Hotter, Parts 1–3
4:12
4.
Feedback (life, love, loop)
5:28
5.
Weird Storm
2:59
6.
Heavy Eyes
2:48
7.
Moon Moon
2:24
8.
I Lost My Wind
2:33
9.
I Can’t Believe You Actually Died
4:49
10.
I’m a Pearl Diver
3:08
11.
the Moon
5:24
12.
(version)
4:34
13.
Lanterns
3:02
14.
Antlers
3:41
15.
Deeply Buried
5:23
16.
Wake Me Up
3:23
17.
I Listen Close
2:16
18.
the Glow, Part 4 (version)
3:21
19.
You’re Standing on the Ground
1:37
20.
Phil Elvrum’s Will
1:26
21.
There’s No Invincible Disguise That Lasts All Day
2:03
22.
[silence]
0:52
the Glow, pt. 2
2001 // FULL-LENGTH
1.
I Want Wind to Blow
5:32
2.
the Glow, pt. 2
4:58
3.
the Moon
5:17
4.
Headless Horseman
3:10
5.
My Roots Are Strong and Deep
1:53
6.
instrumental
1:38
7.
the Mansion
3:33
8.
(something)
1:46
10.
I’ll Not Contain You
2:50
11.
the Gleam, pt. 2
1:58
12.
Map
5:00
13.
You’ll Be in the Air
2:41
14.
I Want to Be Cold
1:41
15.
I Am Bored
1:36
16.
I Felt My Size
2:19
18.
I Felt Your Shape
1:55
19.
Samurai Sword
4:07
20.
My Warm Blood
9:27
Blood
2001 // FULL-LENGTH
1.
Horns From “The Moon”
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2.
Jason Anderson Telling a Story
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3.
“Don’t Worry Baby” by the Beach Boys
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4.
Samurai Sword
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5.
Gaping Hole
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6.
Tape Loop Collage
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7.
Humming From “I Want to Be Cold”
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8.
Organs and Pianos From “The Moon”
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9.
“Thank You Microphones”
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10.
Choir From “The Sun” by Mirah
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11.
A Bird in a Tree
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12.
“Slighted” by Mirah
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13.
You’ll Be in the Air (version)
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14.
The Horns From “So I Finally Belong to the Night” by the Litthe Wings
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15.
“Map” Sung as It Was Made Up
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16.
“Map” Version
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17.
Sleepy Hollow
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18.
I Felt My Size
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19.
The Gleam, Part 2
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20.
I Want to Be Cold
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22.
I’ll Not Contain You
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23.
All Is Full of Love
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24.
Cut Up Drums by Old Time Relijun
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25.
“Moon Moon Moon” at Yo‐Yo‐a‐Go‐Go
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26.
Spontaneous Clapping Ritual
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It Was Hot, We Stayed in the Water
2000 // FULL-LENGTH
1.
The Pull
4:53
2.
Ice
2:19
3.
Sand
1:52
4.
The Glow
11:06
5.
Karl Blau
1:43
6.
Drums
3:18
7.
The Gleam
2:52
8.
The Breeze
2:00
9.
(Something)
4:34
10.
Between Your Ear and the Other Ear
3:13
11.
Organs
3:30
Don’t Wake Me Up
1999 // FULL-LENGTH
1.
Ocean 1, 2, 3
2:59
2.
Florida Beach
2:17
3.
Here With Summer
3:59
4.
Where It’s Hotter, pt. 3
2:58
5.
I’m Getting Cold
1:20
6.
I’ll Be in the Air
2:25
7.
Tonight There’ll Be Clouds
4:04
8.
You Were in the Air
3:20
9.
What Happened to You?
2:25
10.
It Wouldn’t
2:23
11.
I’m in Hell
2:02
12.
Don’t Wake Me Up
3:13
13.
Sweetheart Sleep Tight
2:15
14.
instrumental
1:53
15.
I Felt You
2:00
Tests
1998 // FULL-LENGTH
1.
Microphone pt. 2
2:26
2.
TESTS
1:37
3.
Feedback Love (intro)
1:14
4.
Feedback Love
2:44
5.
Bomb on Tape Deck Mountain
0:29
6.
Tape Deck Ghost
3:24
7.
Bass Leftovers
0:58
8.
Like A Piranha
4:05
9.
Assault on Tape Deck Mountain
1:18
10.
Spy Cameras
3:25
11.
Drums That No One Played/El Niño
2:19
12.
Death on Tape Deck Mountain
1:59
13.
the Last Night of the Year
4:58
14.
some digital distortion
0:29
15.
PreAmp
2:26
16.
Rebirth on Tape Deck Mountain
1:51
17.
Eyes for Volume
2:45
18.
Quiet Groove
2:58
19.
OH ANNA
3:22
20.
Summer Electricity
4:20
21.
Little Songs
4:23
22.
delay
0:24
23.
Anacortes Has A Secret Love
3:09
24.
Night time, then sleep.
7:16
Wires + Cords
1997 // FULL-LENGTH
1.
Wires And Cords
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2.
Hot Chocolate
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3.
Sound Waves
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4.
I Think We're Alone Now
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5.
The Zoo
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6.
Stock Beats With Bass
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7.
Buzz Buzz
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8.
Monsters
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9.
The Battle For Tape Deck Mountain
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10.
Headphones
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Microphone Mix
1997 // FULL-LENGTH
1.
drums, beats
11:56
2.
instrumental #1
1:12
3.
instrumental #2
2:15
4.
instrumental #3
1:51
5.
instrumental #4 (drums & delay)
2:50
6.
instrumental #5
2:48
7.
instrumental #6 (drums)
3:15
8.
instrumental #7 (drums)
2:44
9.
vocal samples
1:07
10.
instrumental #8 (with Karl Blau)
30:01
Microphone
1996 // FULL-LENGTH
1.
Witch Doctor
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2.
Infinite Repeat
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3.
Loops Galore
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4.
Boomerang
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5.
PJ Party
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6.
Beats
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7.
Headphones
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8.
Some Guitar W/ Delay
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9.
Ready to Attack
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10.
Microphone
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11.
The Wrong Button
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12.
5 String Attack
--:--
13.
Feather 5
--:--
14.
Wang Dang Doodle
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15.
Feedback Loop
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16.
Fake Loop
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17.
High Speed Tape
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18.
Loops W/ Booms and Peaks
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