Panorama is Lothar & Matthew's concept album based on the film Panorama Ephemera. The 2004 film was created by Rick Prelinger and is a collage of dozens of industrial, advertising, educational and amateur emphemera films spanning the first few decades of the 20th Century. The collage gives viewers a glimpse at surreal Americana. Lothar & Matthew derived many samples from Panorama Ephemera to create their own soundtrack.

Panorama was created within six weeks, originally consisting of 45 tracks. The demos were featured on Norwich UK's Future Radio, courtesy of Hotrod Hector (a great supporter of Lothar & Matthew), as the album of the week. Panorama ultimately was trimmed down to the 34 songs listed above, with the remaining material to be released as Et Cetera at a future date.

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For more information on Panorama Ephemera visit the Internet Archive page for the film.

Cover photo: "Orchestra during intermission at square dance; notice sweated shirt of host, McIntosh County, Oklahoma (LOC)" Library of Congress. Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, photographer.

 

1. Do You Know What the Signal Is
2. Cherish the Land
3. Internal Fat
4. National Gladiator
5. Company Man
6. Big Business Has Won
7. Front Line
8. Heat Wave and Your Hardware Store
9. A Nice Summer Day
10. Mr. Thurlow's Faustian Bargain
11. Really Big Moment
12. Signal to Slumber Ratio
13. Lonely Broken Senses
14. Sanctum
15. I Have a Run in my Hosery
16. Guardians of Your Life
17. George
18. A Twisted Mind
19. Getting a Load
20. Show Daddy You're Not Afraid
21. Manifestations
22. Temporary Lead
23. Shadow of History
24. This is Corn Country
25. Long Distance
26. Zero Hour
27. Casting the Last Vote
28. It Doesn't Go With Your Salary
29. The Lives of Young Adults
30. Hubcap
31. Without Animals
32. Utah Industry
33. Seagulls
34. Gum

 

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