Strategies Against Architecture II - The (NEW) Avant Garde/Experimental Album Club

bob. · 07-23-2011, 01:28 PM

"Wherever we are, what we hear is mostly noise. When we ignore it, it disturbs us. When we listen to it, we ﬁnd it fascinating."
John Cage

Welcome to the The (NEW) Avant Garde/Experimental Album Club! Since this part of the forum has been slow, this might be a good way to revive it. I'm happy there are already people interested, but anyone can join at any time. The idea is similar to other clubs here especially to tore's The Prog & Fusion Album Club. I like the idea of every chosen album having its own thread. That means we are going to suggest albums for listening in this thread and then we're going to vote for one. When suggesting an album it would be nice to include some album art along with a name, year (it's not necessary, but I like it) and a bit of info (or at least a link to allmusic, rate your music or something similar). That way we will know what we vote for.

The next question would be: What makes some album avant-garde or experimental? Let's just say, any composer, musician or a band that you would write about in this part of the forum count. We're not going to be strict about tagging. This way, we have a very broad field to choose from, everything from so called high art avant-garde music to experimental genres of popular music. It just has to go out of comfort, established zone and be off-center.

For the first round, we can start suggesting albums these two days. Then, I'll add poll here and we'll vote over weekend. We will have a week for listening to chosen album. Plenty of time for it to sink in. After that I'll open the discussion thread. And then we can do this weekly. If that's all right with you, I can later edit these rules to be more readable.

Let's begin!

-Dankrsta

so i think we should try a run at this club again....i think i'll add few guidelines to it though....very similar to the general music club that Pedestrian started...

we'll start of with a few days of album nominations and then i'll add a poll....then we'll have a week to discuss and vote on an album.....and then a new thread for each review....which will last about a week and then we'll start all over

please be willing to actually listen to and review the album which is picked if you decide to nominate an album.....when you nominate an album add a description to help create interest.....please be open minded and not vote for your own nomination.....also if you choose to participate please be prepared to supply a digital copy of your album....as some of this stuff can be a bit difficult to track down

anybody can join in with both nominations or just simply reviews at any time

lets do it

http://www.musicbanter.com/avant-gar...lbum-club.html
^first club for those of you who did not know of it

i'll start with......

Caroliner Rainbow Open Wound Chorale - Rise of the Common Woodpile

Caroliner Rainbow is by far thee most interesting live band i have ever seen....their true identities are a mystery....but they are a cover band of an infamous singing cow named Caroliner.....who was huge on the circus and fair circuit back in the '20s but was betrayed by her owner and slaughter for food.....

this is by far my favorite album by this amazing band....it incorporates elements of rock, noise, bluegrass, harsh experimental banter, DaDaism and very artistic somewhat frightening performance art.....this will probably be enjoyed by all....or at least it should be

View Poll Results: Which album would you like to discuss?
Steven Stapleton and David Tibet - Octopus	2	50.00%
Keiji Haino - 天乃川 (Milky Way) (1973 Live)	0	0%
Joe Meek and the Blue Men - I Hear a New World	0	0%
Neptune - Gong Lake	1	25.00%
Tunnel Canary - Jihad / Live at the ECCA 1980	0	0%
Volcano the Bear - Classic Erasmus Fusion	0	0%
Karlheinz Stockhausen- Hymnen	1	25.00%
Voters: 4. You may not vote on this poll

07-23-2011, 01:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
bob. Still sends his reguards. Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Trying to get out of the cat town.... Posts: 5,039	Strategies Against Architecture II - The (NEW) Avant Garde/Experimental Album Club "Wherever we are, what we hear is mostly noise. When we ignore it, it disturbs us. When we listen to it, we ﬁnd it fascinating." John Cage Welcome to the The (NEW) Avant Garde/Experimental Album Club! Since this part of the forum has been slow, this might be a good way to revive it. I'm happy there are already people interested, but anyone can join at any time. The idea is similar to other clubs here especially to tore's The Prog & Fusion Album Club. I like the idea of every chosen album having its own thread. That means we are going to suggest albums for listening in this thread and then we're going to vote for one. When suggesting an album it would be nice to include some album art along with a name, year (it's not necessary, but I like it) and a bit of info (or at least a link to allmusic, rate your music or something similar). That way we will know what we vote for. The next question would be: What makes some album avant-garde or experimental? Let's just say, any composer, musician or a band that you would write about in this part of the forum count. We're not going to be strict about tagging. This way, we have a very broad field to choose from, everything from so called high art avant-garde music to experimental genres of popular music. It just has to go out of comfort, established zone and be off-center. For the first round, we can start suggesting albums these two days. Then, I'll add poll here and we'll vote over weekend. We will have a week for listening to chosen album. Plenty of time for it to sink in. After that I'll open the discussion thread. And then we can do this weekly. If that's all right with you, I can later edit these rules to be more readable. Let's begin! -Dankrsta so i think we should try a run at this club again....i think i'll add few guidelines to it though....very similar to the general music club that Pedestrian started... we'll start of with a few days of album nominations and then i'll add a poll....then we'll have a week to discuss and vote on an album.....and then a new thread for each review....which will last about a week and then we'll start all over please be willing to actually listen to and review the album which is picked if you decide to nominate an album.....when you nominate an album add a description to help create interest.....please be open minded and not vote for your own nomination.....also if you choose to participate please be prepared to supply a digital copy of your album....as some of this stuff can be a bit difficult to track down anybody can join in with both nominations or just simply reviews at any time lets do it http://www.musicbanter.com/avant-gar...lbum-club.html ^first club for those of you who did not know of it i'll start with...... Caroliner Rainbow Open Wound Chorale - Rise of the Common Woodpile Caroliner Rainbow is by far thee most interesting live band i have ever seen....their true identities are a mystery....but they are a cover band of an infamous singing cow named Caroliner.....who was huge on the circus and fair circuit back in the '20s but was betrayed by her owner and slaughter for food..... this is by far my favorite album by this amazing band....it incorporates elements of rock, noise, bluegrass, harsh experimental banter, DaDaism and very artistic somewhat frightening performance art.....this will probably be enjoyed by all....or at least it should be __________________ A kiss is the beginning of cannibalism. Reach out, pierce the fine fabric of the sheltering sky, take repose.