home is an experimental pop band formed in tampa, florida in the early-1990s, before relocating to new york in 1996. the band released eight self-produced, sequentially numbered, ultra-low-distribution albums on cheap radio shack cassettes before signing to sony's relativity records label, which distributed its ninth album (appropriately titled "ix") in 1995. this album, home's only release on a major label, received favorable reviews in publications such as "spin", "the village voice" and "magnet". subsequent home albums have appeared on independent record labels, also to generally positive reviews. dave fridmann of the flaming lips was the producer behind at least two of home's albums.