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The Postal Service - The District Sleeps Alone Tonight

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Jan 1, 2014
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ANECDOTE

The Postal Service Origins

  • Jimmy Tamborello, also known as Dntel, created The Postal Service with Ben Gibbard in the early 2000s.
  • Their music was primarily made using a Kurzweil K2000 sampler/synthesizer.
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Key Instrument

  • Tamborello used a Kurzweil K2000 sampler for almost all sounds on the Postal Service album.
  • He preferred to modify preset sounds to achieve originality.
ANECDOTE

Early Influences

  • Early Postal Service music was intended to be more experimental.
  • Tamborello drew inspiration from Björk's drum programming and Lollipunna's music.
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