The Avant Garde/Experimental Music Recommendation Thread

[TockTockTock]

Originally Posted by Janszoon

The three Bungle albums each sound very different from each other so if you didn't like one it may be worth listening to another. Disco Volante is definitely the hardest to get into.

Oh, I know. I didn't like the other two because one of them was too poppy and the other sounded too metal and had a weird circus sound to it. I chose Disco Volante because I'm more prone to like experimental stuff. Maybe I'm being a bit picky though... I just can't always open up my mind (sometimes I wonder if there's a technique to it).

[Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra]

The second half of California is poppier than the first. Volante is the best one, it's just you have to start realizing how brilliant some of the individual songs are(Carry Stress in the Jaw, Violenzia Domestica, Ma Meshka Moskwoz, and Merry Go Bye-Bye are highlights), then sort of work around them.

Eventually, you'll realize a lot of the appeal of Disco Volante comes from it's very intentional dryness.

As mentioned too, All bands mentioned above are ingenious.

[Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra]

Wait, I know a good suggestion. Surprised it didn't hit me, but you're a metal guy, right? Well, how about you check out Sleepytime Gorilla Museum. They're all the excellent aspects of Avant-Garde, but somehow maintain a very consistent in tone while being just as eclectic as their ancestor acts, fairly heavy sound.

[TockTockTock]

Does anyone have a download link for Z'EV's album Production and Decay of Spacial Relations. I can't find it.