Discovering weird yet brilliant music

[Cameronj279]

Came across this band last week

Diablo Swing Orchestra, they mix Swing and Metal music and do a very very good job I must say!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2mZVOd0jWY

What's some other unique bands you know?

[bubinga5]

Mr Bungle..... everything and anything....

[Cameronj279]

[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1342223182' post='1732175']
Mr Bungle..... everything and anything....
[/quote]

I covered 'squeeze me macaroni' as a college audition and I got in no bother! Great band. There's just something about Mike Patton that I love.

[paul_5]

anything by Frank Zappa and /or the Mother of Invention.

[jaydentaku]

Dr Zoltan Obelisk (Carl King).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2hPDdPEUN0

[jaydentaku]

Or, as he used to be known, Sir Millard Mulch

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS9SMfGZdK4[/media]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cU1MTfV5WBY&feature=relmfu

Edited July 14, 2012 by jaydentaku

[NancyJohnson]

A looooong time ago I discovered Shudder To Think. They were a punky/math rock band from the US, with falsetto vocals. If you've got a penchant for two or three minute songs with more key and timing changes than you feel is conceivably possible during a two or three minute song, fire up your Spotify and listen to their Get Your Goat album. Even now I try and play along with a few of the tracks and struggle to work out what's going on. Wonderful stuff.

Also, check out Tubelord.
P

[lowdown]

[quote name='Cameronj279' timestamp='1342222920' post='1732172']
Diablo Swing Orchestra, they mix Swing and Metal music and do a very very good job I must say!
[/quote]

Yep, been listening to this band [Youtube] for a couple of weeks.
Think they are great.


Garry

[steve-bbb]

as we havent had them on here for a while heres one for any cardiac noobs

[url="http://youtu.be/OxhuQWKwbqY"]http://youtu.be/OxhuQWKwbqY[/url]

[pietruszka]

+1 for Mr. Bungle, brilliant band, Dead Goon and Ars Moriendi are personal favourites. The track in the first post reminds me of Party At Ground Zero by Fishbone. I enjoyed it! The kit sounds fantastic.




Dan

[xilddx]

I love this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OQEkXr1FSM

[paul torch]

[quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1342254068' post='1732289'] as we havent had them on here for a while heres one for any cardiac noobs [url="http://youtu.be/OxhuQWKwbqY"]http://youtu.be/OxhuQWKwbqY[/url] [/quote]

pure class.

such a shame about Mr Smith.

[paul torch]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EWZVlcaHFM

[lettsguitars]

[quote name='Cameronj279' timestamp='1342222920' post='1732172']
Came across this band last week

Diablo Swing Orchestra, they mix Swing and Metal music and do a very very good job I must say!

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2mZVOd0jWY[/media]

What's some other unique bands you know?
[/quote]I don't know. The trumpets dont work at all to me. It all sounds a bit 'soundtracky'

[lettsguitars]

Dont know about anyone else, but Fantomas are one of the best 'weird' bands around. Paton [i]is [/i]a genius.

[Wooks79]

Anything by Rumah Sakit.

[paul_5]

[quote name='paul torch' timestamp='1342257696' post='1732335']
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EWZVlcaHFM[/media]
[/quote]

Wow, that's beautiful. Thanks for that.

[Leon Transaxle]

I have always had a soft spot for Hybrid Kids - A Collection of Classic Mutants.
Incredibly diverse and bizarre cover versions by Morgan Fisher.
One example

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwXbzRFSqL0[/media]

The other tracks are nothing like this

Edited July 14, 2012 by Leon Transaxle

[ahpook]

most of the new-to-me music i've heard over the last year or so has been heard on radio 3.

"in tune" in the evening throws up some fantastic performances and the early michael nyman i listened to this week has been some of the most arresting music i've heard in years.

[Cameronj279]

[quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1342253885' post='1732283']
If you've got a penchant for two or three minute songs with more key and timing changes than you feel is conceivably possible during a two or three minute song, fire up your Spotify and listen to their Get Your Goat album.
[/quote]

Even more than old Dillinger Escape Plan? I love them but so many of their songs just seem like noise sadly.

[steve-soar]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaCJHoN_FZE&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaCJHoN_FZE&feature=related[/url]

[paul_5]

[quote name='steve-soar' timestamp='1342277494' post='1732702']
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaCJHoN_FZE&feature=related[/media]
[/quote]

Nice to see Steve Davis in there too. Classy.

[BassTractor]

Samla Mammas Manna, a Swedish prog band.
Their music ranges from humouristic folk-like stuff to Henry Cow live craze, and they know exactly how much to deviate from theory - both compositionwise and playingtightwise.
I lurv them to death.

They go under three names:
Samla Mammas Manna
Zamla Mammaz Manna
von Zamla

Here's a nice, sympathetic something from the von Zamla period.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciZNnO3XQlE[/media]

best,
bert

[apa]

[quote name='silddx' timestamp='1342256830' post='1732325']
I love this

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OQEkXr1FSM[/media]
[/quote]

Ive loved that track for years. Always pops into my head from time to time

A

[BassTractor]

[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1342223182' post='1732175']
Mr Bungle..... everything and anything....
[/quote]

Bah! You only say that coz you love them as much as I do.

best,
bert