Delving into the horror of sound

Sneer · 12-14-2009, 09:33 AM

Greetings all, i've just started on a project with a couple of friends of mine, each of us has to come up with a 30 song playlist containing the most unsettling, terrifying pieces of music we know. I so far have around 20 tracks, which are posted below. What im asking from you is do you have any other suggestions, and if you were to do one of these, what would your 20 consist of?

Mine thus far:

Comus - Bitten
Cromagnon - Toth, Scribe I
Set Fire To Flames - There Is No Dance In Frequency And Balance
Henry Cow - Solemn Music
Fifty Foot Hose - Cauldron
Popol Vuh - Die Nacht Der Himmel
Michael Gordon - Excerpt Three
Bauhaus - Double Dare
Massacre - Gate
Daniel Johnston - Despair Came Knocking
Trencher - Nightmares On Crack St
Art Bears - Civilization
Faust - Mamie Is Blue
White Noise - Love Without Sound
The Residents - Isolation
Swans - Beautiful Child
Arab On Radar - God Is Dad
Flying Saucer Attack - Rainstorm Blues
Mount Eerie - My Heart Is Not At Peace
This Heat - Cenotaph
Throbbing Gristle - What A Day
Nurse With Wound - Two Mock Projections
The Telescopes - Oil Seed Rape
MARS - Hairwaves
This Mortal Coil - The Horizon Bleeds And Sucks It's Thumb.

I've left out bands like The Cure and Siouxie & The Banshees because i wanted to go down a more challenging route.

Unrelenting · 12-14-2009, 10:09 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YprQnzRfjg

the scariest song ive ever heard

Rickenbacker · 12-14-2009, 02:28 PM

Some personal favorites of mine that you could benefit from checking out.

Violent Femmes - Country Death Song

Violent Femmes - Never Tell

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Tupelo

King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man (For sheer mindblowing factor)

Leadbelly - Where Did You Sleep Last Night?

Leonard Cohen - Avalanche

I'd post some more but I've got to run.

storymilo · 12-14-2009, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Rickenbacker

Violent Femmes - Country Death Song

King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man (For sheer mindblowing factor)

I'd post some more but I've got to run.

Man I love that King Crimson, but I wouldn't really call it scary. Just awesome.

But Country Death Song is creepy as hell.

Rickenbacker · 12-14-2009, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by storymilo

Man I love that King Crimson, but I wouldn't really call it scary. Just awesome.

Just imagine hearing that in 1969.

Engine · 12-14-2009, 06:23 PM

I don't recall ever being horrified by any music but I have always found Steve Austin's (Today Is The Day) vocal delivery pretty creepy. He just seems like an honestly vicious, hateful dude who will hurt you if he can.

lucifer_sam · 12-14-2009, 02:38 PM

scariest motherfucking music i've ever heard.

Sneer · 12-14-2009, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

scariest motherfucking music i've ever heard.

That is exactly the type of thing im looking for.

Thanks alot everyone, some really awesome suggestions, especially stuff like PiL, Celtic Frost and Suicide, cant believe i left these guys out, considering PiL are one of my favourite bands too. The audience i'm catering too arent particularly well versed in this kind of stuff i'd say, not meaning to blow my own trumpet but i think all three of us have a deeper, more eclectic taste in music. I want to be particularly shocking by removing the listener from their comfort zone; exposing them to the more avant garde side of music. My plan was to create something of a symphony, a cosmic horror that seamlessly flows to appear as an hour long exercise in endurance.

Stephen · 10-27-2011, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

scariest motherfucking music i've ever heard.

That sounds pretty cool. Will have to check out the album.

Stephen · 12-06-2011, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

scariest motherfucking music i've ever heard.

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Originally Posted by fazstp

That sounds pretty cool. Will have to check out the album.

Haven't been in the mood 'til now but having given it a listen that's some pretty good stuff.

12-14-2009, 09:33 AM	#1 (permalink)
Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,397	Delving into the horror of sound Greetings all, i've just started on a project with a couple of friends of mine, each of us has to come up with a 30 song playlist containing the most unsettling, terrifying pieces of music we know. I so far have around 20 tracks, which are posted below. What im asking from you is do you have any other suggestions, and if you were to do one of these, what would your 20 consist of? Mine thus far: Comus - Bitten Cromagnon - Toth, Scribe I Set Fire To Flames - There Is No Dance In Frequency And Balance Henry Cow - Solemn Music Fifty Foot Hose - Cauldron Popol Vuh - Die Nacht Der Himmel Michael Gordon - Excerpt Three Bauhaus - Double Dare Massacre - Gate Daniel Johnston - Despair Came Knocking Trencher - Nightmares On Crack St Art Bears - Civilization Faust - Mamie Is Blue White Noise - Love Without Sound The Residents - Isolation Swans - Beautiful Child Arab On Radar - God Is Dad Flying Saucer Attack - Rainstorm Blues Mount Eerie - My Heart Is Not At Peace This Heat - Cenotaph Throbbing Gristle - What A Day Nurse With Wound - Two Mock Projections The Telescopes - Oil Seed Rape MARS - Hairwaves This Mortal Coil - The Horizon Bleeds And Sucks It's Thumb. I've left out bands like The Cure and Siouxie & The Banshees because i wanted to go down a more challenging route. __________________ LastFM Sneer's Emporium of Sound Fright Team radio show Last edited by Sneer; 12-14-2009 at 09:41 AM.

12-14-2009, 10:09 AM	#2 (permalink)
Unrelenting True to username Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1,100	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YprQnzRfjg the scariest song ive ever heard __________________ My lastfm

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Rickenbacker / Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Conn Posts: 1,338	Some personal favorites of mine that you could benefit from checking out. Violent Femmes - Country Death Song Violent Femmes - Never Tell Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Tupelo King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man (For sheer mindblowing factor) Leadbelly - Where Did You Sleep Last Night? Leonard Cohen - Avalanche I'd post some more but I've got to run. __________________ last.fm rym Talk About the Passion - R.E.M.'s Discography Reviewed Last edited by Rickenbacker; 12-14-2009 at 02:33 PM.

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12-14-2009, 06:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
Engine air quote Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: pollen & mold Posts: 3,108	I don't recall ever being horrified by any music but I have always found Steve Austin's (Today Is The Day) vocal delivery pretty creepy. He just seems like an honestly vicious, hateful dude who will hurt you if he can.