Strategies Against Architecture - The Avant Garde/Experimental Album Club

TockTockTock · 05-02-2011, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk

Uhg. Some dude from Phish? OK, whatever... But just for the record, Phish is an absolutely deplorable band. I mean God awful.

Matter of opinion. I know many people who find them to be a great band.

On another note, I would rather not go with that album. If you really want to review it because of the fact it's been in the polls for so long then go ahead, but I'm just giving my take on it.

Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra · 05-02-2011, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Jack Pat

Matter of opinion. I know many people who find them to be a great band.

On another note, I would rather not go with that album. If you really want to review it because of the fact it's been in the polls for so long then go ahead, but I'm just giving my take on it.

I disagree. Rather than going through continual tie breaking polls, and we're going to get to it anyway.

dankrsta · 05-02-2011, 04:25 PM

So what's it gonna be? I think it's fair when there's a tie, to go with the album that's in the poll the longest, regardless of our personal preference.

As for Phish, I haven't really listened to them, so I have no idea if this Mike Gordon album is similar to them or not. But, why don't we check it out and then judge?

OccultHawk · 05-02-2011, 06:15 PM

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Matter of opinion.

Yeah, of course.

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why don't we check it out and then judge?

Fine with me. I listened to the samples on Amazon already to get a taste. I'll give it a fair shake before I hang it.

dankrsta · 05-02-2011, 06:48 PM

OK then, this week we're listening to Mike Gordon - Inside In.

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Originally Posted by ThePhanastasio

Mike Gordon - Inside In

This is an especially interesting album, and I would definitely love to recommend it. This album acts as sort of a "soundtrack" to Gordon's equally avant-garde film, "Outside Out". The artists who contribute to this album are too extensive and varied to list, so I recommend checking 'em out on the Wikipedia page here. There's a taste of a little bit of everything on here; bluegrass, folk, funk, pure psychedelia...it's just an overwhelmingly interesting album. Definitely worth a listen...and then a repeat listen.

**Janszoon** · 05-07-2011, 06:31 AM

I know I haven't participated in this club for a while but I have something I'd like to nominate...

Pierre Schaeffer—L'oeuvre Musicale
For those unfamiliar with this guy, here's a brief description from Wikipedia:

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Amongst the vast range of works and projects he undertook, Schaeffer is most widely and currently recognized for his accomplishments in electronic and experimental music, at the core of which stands his role as the chief developer of a unique and early form of avant-garde music known as musique concrète. The genre emerged out of Europe from the utilization of new music technology developed in the post-Nazi Germany era, following the advance of electroacoustic and acousmatic music.

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Today, Schaeffer is considered one of the most influential experimental, electroacoustic and subsequently electronic musicians, having been the first composer to utilize a number of contemporary recording and sampling techniques that are now used worldwide by nearly all record production companies. His collaborative endeavors are considered milestones in the histories of electronic and experimental music.

The album I've nominated here is actually a four disc box set and that's probably too much to tackle. So I'm suggesting we just focus on the first disc which, I believe, compiles some of his earliest work.

dankrsta · 05-08-2011, 12:04 PM

^^added to the poll

Okay, sorry for delaying the poll update. I was waiting to see if people wanted another week for Charles Ives, but nobody said anything...And so, you can start voting now

TockTockTock · 05-08-2011, 01:41 PM

Oh, I apologize for not saying something earlier. Ives Plays Ives is just a lengthy/dense album to tackle, and I would rather not rush into it.

Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra · 05-10-2011, 11:35 AM

link me!

dankrsta · 05-10-2011, 11:40 AM

http://www.musicbanter.com/avant-gar...on-thread.html

So there's a tie again. Do you want to vote again between these two options or to go with the older suggestion?

View Poll Results: What next?
Hermann Nitsch - Requiem für meine Frau Beate (Musik der 56.Aktion)	0	0%
Scissor Shock - Psychic Existentialist	0	0%
Art Zoyd - Berlin	2	66.67%
Meredith Monk - Dolmen Music	0	0%
Minimal Man - The Shroud Of	1	33.33%
Voters: 3. You may not vote on this poll

05-02-2011, 04:25 PM	#343 (permalink)
dankrsta ... Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,776	So what's it gonna be? I think it's fair when there's a tie, to go with the album that's in the poll the longest, regardless of our personal preference. As for Phish, I haven't really listened to them, so I have no idea if this Mike Gordon album is similar to them or not. But, why don't we check it out and then judge? __________________ Last.fm

05-08-2011, 12:04 PM	#347 (permalink)
dankrsta ... Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,776	^^added to the poll Okay, sorry for delaying the poll update. I was waiting to see if people wanted another week for Charles Ives, but nobody said anything...And so, you can start voting now __________________ Last.fm

05-10-2011, 11:40 AM	#350 (permalink)
dankrsta ... Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,776	http://www.musicbanter.com/avant-gar...on-thread.html So there's a tie again. Do you want to vote again between these two options or to go with the older suggestion? __________________ Last.fm

05-08-2011, 01:41 PM	#348 (permalink)
TockTockTock They/Them Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,914	Oh, I apologize for not saying something earlier. Ives Plays Ives is just a lengthy/dense album to tackle, and I would rather not rush into it.