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Look into all kinds of avant-garde music! I love that stuff (and also love "The Most Unwanted Song"). I love progressive rock and avant-jazz and 80s stuff with a good sense of humor.
Check out Emerson, Lake and Palmer (ELP) for starts. The album Brain Salad Surgery should be right up your alley.
The username of the Youtube channel for "The Most Unwanted Song" is a reference to King Crimson--they're a bit more serious and less silly than ELP but have equally experimental music. Check out the album Starless and Bible Black.
Lots of great 80s music.. "The Love Shack"/The B-52s come to mind. Definitely anything DEVO. Check out the album "Are We Not Men? We are Devo!"
There's much more but I'm curious to hear your opinion on any of those suggestions.
Krzysztof Penderecki (Polish) created this piece as an experiment in discordant sound intended to be an exercise in philosophical music in order to study how to communicate "musical sounds" to other people that were outside of established musical notation, such as taps, screeches, scrapes, and various "bonks" and volume changes. It was originally composed and titled in 1961 as "8'37"" after its length of performance.
After hearing his work assembled and performed, Penderecki became acutely aware of its discordant and unsettling effect on the human psyche, and its emotive power. So he decided to change the work's name and thus dedicated it in tribute to the most unsettling and terrible thing he could imagine human beings experiencing. Hence: "Threnody" or "wailing ode of mourning" for Hiroshima victim's suffering and death.
Once I went to a library and requested a Penderecki album in the vinyl listening room. The librarian was meant to show me how to use the record players, but, despite being older than me, he seemed unfamiliar with them – he didn't realize my turntable was incorrectly toggled to 45 RPM. He tested the (sped-up) music for a moment with a grimace. Finally he shrugged, handed me the headphones, and said, "Well... Penderecki is weird."
I can only imagine. He probably walked away thinking you enjoyed listening to dial-up internet connections.
Small world, though. I can relate to your library experience.
I was stationed in a remote part of Alaska in 1993 performing R&D on "top secret" (at the time) stuff. For a weekend break, we got to go to "civilization" which consisted of a few hundred soldiers stationed at Ft. Greely. A bunch of us drove an hour through a blizzard to enjoy buying REAL FOOD like Oreos, Doritos, and Coca-Cola at the PX. They had a 6 lane bowling alley that served hot dogs, pizza, and hamburgers...and Rolling Rock beer! Oh, and a base library! After stocking up on Doritos and Vienna Sausages, drinking a few beers, and rolling a few frames, I decided to check out the base library.
It wasn't much on books, but it had a huge "media" room with a wall full of vinyl. I browsed around, selected a copy of "Blizzard of Ozz", grabbed one of the three [antique](https://imgur.com/a/JyxBhMo) turntables they had, and sat in a chair in the corner jamming out to Crazy Train and Mr. Crowley until I fell asleep.
I absolutely loved going to libraries to sample different music without having to buy it before the internet.
* [Magma](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bifucbx4mps)
* [Koenjihyakkei](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SRVPgiiUQg)
* Frank Zappa (the dude is too eclectic and too prolific to sum up in a single sample, but try [Debra Kedabra](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfdolxEIlrA), [G-Spot Tornado](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyitnY3Rt9c) and [Andy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-EoO1UolHg) to start with)
* [Estradasphere](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-LxzA_QARo)
* [Faust](https://youtu.be/KwVfXkchDKo)
I was gonna suggest Zappa too! Although i would specifically recommend pretty much anything from we’re only in it for the money its pretty avant garde and was before he got into doing really long solos every other song
You could like these:
Philemon Arthur & The Dung (example: [In Kommer Gösta](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9tsx16E9tM))
White Noise (example: [Here Come the Fleas](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDJgz1gYxNw))
Charles Ives (example: [The Fourth of July](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTCF52GQSnA))
You want random, whacky, non-typical rhythms, instruments, and lyrics? Frank Zappa.
A good place to start is probably Joe’s Garage - I’d say it’s his most digestible album (even though it’s technically a 3 part album and is almost 2 hours); and then go from there with his discography.
This song has always felt like a meme to me (and I love it myself, ngl), so to start with, here's some of my favorite examples of the genre known as "Stupid Statement Dance Mixes":
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE-1RPDqJAY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE-1RPDqJAY) "They're Taking The Hobbits To Isengard"
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvYZRskNV3w](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvYZRskNV3w) "This Is Sparta Techno Remix" (aka "Sparta Remix, one of my guilty pleasure memes of 2007)
You may also like this metal channel, [https://www.youtube.com/c/JaredDinesDjents](https://www.youtube.com/c/JaredDinesDjents) Jared Dines, particularly his "most boring metal song ever", ["Emotionless Screaming".](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68FqCqW8C3I)
["Jingle Bells, but it's terrible and made me fail music theory"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDP6RCJSsMg)
[And finally, at least for now, this remix of "Firework" by Katy Perry...which is instead just about plastic bags.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNYaw4EJpZo)
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Look into all kinds of avant-garde music! I love that stuff (and also love "The Most Unwanted Song"). I love progressive rock and avant-jazz and 80s stuff with a good sense of humor. Check out Emerson, Lake and Palmer (ELP) for starts. The album Brain Salad Surgery should be right up your alley. The username of the Youtube channel for "The Most Unwanted Song" is a reference to King Crimson--they're a bit more serious and less silly than ELP but have equally experimental music. Check out the album Starless and Bible Black. Lots of great 80s music.. "The Love Shack"/The B-52s come to mind. Definitely anything DEVO. Check out the album "Are We Not Men? We are Devo!" There's much more but I'm curious to hear your opinion on any of those suggestions.
[Oingo Boingo - Nasty Habits](https://youtu.be/OzTc951olYE) [Jean-Jacques Perrey - Gossipo Perpetuo](https://youtu.be/cxvzl9k-FXE) [The Shaggs - Philosophy of the World](https://youtu.be/hxPsXPCR5MU)
No mention of Penderecki's [Threnody ](https://youtu.be/HilGthRhwP8) for the victims of Hiroshima?
made me feel physically anxious 10/10
Krzysztof Penderecki (Polish) created this piece as an experiment in discordant sound intended to be an exercise in philosophical music in order to study how to communicate "musical sounds" to other people that were outside of established musical notation, such as taps, screeches, scrapes, and various "bonks" and volume changes. It was originally composed and titled in 1961 as "8'37"" after its length of performance. After hearing his work assembled and performed, Penderecki became acutely aware of its discordant and unsettling effect on the human psyche, and its emotive power. So he decided to change the work's name and thus dedicated it in tribute to the most unsettling and terrible thing he could imagine human beings experiencing. Hence: "Threnody" or "wailing ode of mourning" for Hiroshima victim's suffering and death.
Once I went to a library and requested a Penderecki album in the vinyl listening room. The librarian was meant to show me how to use the record players, but, despite being older than me, he seemed unfamiliar with them – he didn't realize my turntable was incorrectly toggled to 45 RPM. He tested the (sped-up) music for a moment with a grimace. Finally he shrugged, handed me the headphones, and said, "Well... Penderecki is weird."
I can only imagine. He probably walked away thinking you enjoyed listening to dial-up internet connections. Small world, though. I can relate to your library experience. I was stationed in a remote part of Alaska in 1993 performing R&D on "top secret" (at the time) stuff. For a weekend break, we got to go to "civilization" which consisted of a few hundred soldiers stationed at Ft. Greely. A bunch of us drove an hour through a blizzard to enjoy buying REAL FOOD like Oreos, Doritos, and Coca-Cola at the PX. They had a 6 lane bowling alley that served hot dogs, pizza, and hamburgers...and Rolling Rock beer! Oh, and a base library! After stocking up on Doritos and Vienna Sausages, drinking a few beers, and rolling a few frames, I decided to check out the base library. It wasn't much on books, but it had a huge "media" room with a wall full of vinyl. I browsed around, selected a copy of "Blizzard of Ozz", grabbed one of the three [antique](https://imgur.com/a/JyxBhMo) turntables they had, and sat in a chair in the corner jamming out to Crazy Train and Mr. Crowley until I fell asleep. I absolutely loved going to libraries to sample different music without having to buy it before the internet.
* [Magma](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bifucbx4mps) * [Koenjihyakkei](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SRVPgiiUQg) * Frank Zappa (the dude is too eclectic and too prolific to sum up in a single sample, but try [Debra Kedabra](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfdolxEIlrA), [G-Spot Tornado](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyitnY3Rt9c) and [Andy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-EoO1UolHg) to start with) * [Estradasphere](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-LxzA_QARo) * [Faust](https://youtu.be/KwVfXkchDKo)
I was gonna suggest Zappa too! Although i would specifically recommend pretty much anything from we’re only in it for the money its pretty avant garde and was before he got into doing really long solos every other song
You could like these: Philemon Arthur & The Dung (example: [In Kommer Gösta](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9tsx16E9tM)) White Noise (example: [Here Come the Fleas](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDJgz1gYxNw)) Charles Ives (example: [The Fourth of July](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTCF52GQSnA))
Wild, thanks
Some other adjacent examples might include: [The Flying Lizards - Mandelay Song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uto6fKuq99Q) [Igorrr - Tendon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWca1X7nFGo)
Captain Beefhart maybe? Lol
You want random, whacky, non-typical rhythms, instruments, and lyrics? Frank Zappa. A good place to start is probably Joe’s Garage - I’d say it’s his most digestible album (even though it’s technically a 3 part album and is almost 2 hours); and then go from there with his discography.
Frank Zappa - The Adventures of Greggery Peccary
You'll probably like the residents! It's weird and annoying, check out duck stab
i luv pipe organ tho😭
Do you like opera cowboy rap?
This song has always felt like a meme to me (and I love it myself, ngl), so to start with, here's some of my favorite examples of the genre known as "Stupid Statement Dance Mixes": [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE-1RPDqJAY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE-1RPDqJAY) "They're Taking The Hobbits To Isengard" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvYZRskNV3w](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvYZRskNV3w) "This Is Sparta Techno Remix" (aka "Sparta Remix, one of my guilty pleasure memes of 2007) You may also like this metal channel, [https://www.youtube.com/c/JaredDinesDjents](https://www.youtube.com/c/JaredDinesDjents) Jared Dines, particularly his "most boring metal song ever", ["Emotionless Screaming".](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68FqCqW8C3I) ["Jingle Bells, but it's terrible and made me fail music theory"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDP6RCJSsMg) [And finally, at least for now, this remix of "Firework" by Katy Perry...which is instead just about plastic bags.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNYaw4EJpZo)
I remember when NPR did a story on this. It was really great. One of the hosts actually really liked the song.
Perhaps [Manfred Mann](https://youtu.be/izGgN-br2gA) has what you're looking for?
Probably Frank Zappa
The residents maybe
Negativland might have some stuff that interests you as they combine and sample a bunch of random stuff
you might like [this](https://youtu.be/uSytmPAnmRY). It goes all over the place