VeeshanVault

havent really looked at the music section in a while and whenever i do its OMGIAMRETARDEDCAUSEALOTISTWOWORDS of same ole

to recap a year or more old post of posting odder/interesting music, esp with the advent of youtube/videogoogle, here are a few current fav:

the bad plus:
3 pieces art/jazz group, seeing them next month in miami, way looking forward to it
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... e+bad+plus

zs:
just found out about them a few weeks ago, really fucking awsome
not for the faint
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nExzQ2qupGg

fred frith:
supreme improviser, this is from the documentary on him "step accross the border", in any setting he sounds amazing
the audio on this is a little fucked, but its like that in the movie too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSWFGE9Y ... ed%20frith

cecil taylor:
old school piano improv avant guru
he gets into it toward the middle/end
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cP5L8tjnB6w

naked city (john zorn):
not a huge zorn fan, but this is old, good, and short
full thorough compositions....under 60 seconds long
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkrfVZGmLL8

the dresden dolls:
self described punk-cabaret, the new cd is really good, saw them live a few years ago in a tiny setting, good live group
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yILOzIkKq6A

and finally the recently dead
György Ligeti:
a kubrick go-to for his soundtracks, this is one of his more conceptual pieces
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8v-uDhcDyg

Anyone with just a fleeting interest in modern composition music owes it to him/herself to check out Ligetis work. A true pioneer, a unique composer and a fantastic brain. Stockhausen, eat my shorts.

I'd suggest Aventures and Atmosphérés, as well as Lux Aeterna. Be prepared to go "what the fuck?" the first 10 times you hear it.

Thanks, I really enjoyed those.

I think it's safe to say you are a fan of the polyrhythm's!

I've listened to quite a bit of modern composition and I'm still "what the fuck"ing...

(I'm prepared for a verbal lashing from all three of you)

No, no lashing necessary.

I will say that personally, I was able to appreciate modern comp, and even avant garde jazz for that matter, after I had been well versed in the rules of classical comp (hooray for bach and 4 part harmony laws of the universe ><). I remember the first time I listed to the free jazz I was like wtf? But I gave it another try later on, and liked pieces of it here and there, stuck with it and found that I like some of it. A great former teacher taught me that if you find some form, piece of music you don't like, hang on to it and give it another listen in a year or so...see if you feel the same way. I surprise myself in that aspect.


That said, music is different things to different folk. I wouldn't expect everyone to enjoy everything. I know people that find jazz, or even some blues boring because they 'solo too much'...hey whatever floats your boat and makes ya happy, go for it.

I saw the Bad Plus about two years ago. They put on a real good show for a genre of music I'm not even really that into. Watch David King's expression as he plays the drums, it's entertaining in itself.

Tool rules so effing hard

i like yams better than potatoes

Tool is cute.

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