Most Innovative Musicians

TockTockTock · 12-16-2010, 08:19 PM

This is just a fun thread that I thought would be interesting to start. So, add a few musicians that you find innovative. Here are a few that I find innovative:

Jimi Hendrix
The Velvet Underground
The Beatles
The Residents
A Whisper in the Noise
Xiu Xiu
John Cage
The Flaming Lips
Pink Floyd
The Fugs
The Monks
The United States of America
Sonic Youth
Television

clutnuckle · 12-16-2010, 08:47 PM

Karlheinz Stockhausen = thread.

While his work was incredibly dense and still is, those who at least semi-penetrated his offerings went on to do great things, and took the electronic music movement to a whole new level.

Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra · 12-17-2010, 01:13 PM

Adding to the list:

Edgard Varese
Bruce Haack
Harry Partch
Zappa
Sun Ra
John Zorn
Boredoms(and Hanatarash for that matter)
Faust
Negativland
AMM

Dayvan Cowboy · 12-17-2010, 03:37 PM

Don Caballero (the original math rock band)
Kayo Dot (and all related groups. Especially Toby's solo project)
Zs (NOISE JAZZ!)
Extra Life (avant-rock band that focuses on the rock more than the avant.)
Aphex Twin (NOBODY CAN ARGUE WITH THIS.)
Autechre (listen to V-Proc. If you can't see how well the intelligent-hip-hop-glitch thing works here, I'm going to personally come to your house and lecture you.)

RVCA · 12-17-2010, 03:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by clutnuckle

Karlheinz Stockhausen = thread.

While his work was incredibly dense and still is, those who at least semi-penetrated his offerings went on to do great things, and took the electronic music movement to a whole new level.

Is he the guy on the cover of Sgt. Pepper?

Necromancer · 12-17-2010, 03:54 PM

David Bowie should be one of the front runners on this one.

dankrsta · 12-17-2010, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dayvan Cowboy

Aphex Twin (NOBODY CAN ARGUE WITH THIS.)

Stockhausen can:

Quote:

"I heard the piece Aphex Twin of Richard James carefully: I think it would be
very helpful if he listens to my work Song Of The Youth, which is electronic
music, and a young boy's voice singing with himself. Because he would then
immediately stop with all these post-African repetitions, and he would look
for changing tempi and changing rhythms, and he would not allow to repeat
any rhythm if it were varied to some extent and if it did not have a
direction in its sequence of variations."

Karlheinz Stockhausen: Advice to clever children...

I don't necessarily agree with him, I just thought it was interesting...

Dayvan Cowboy · 12-17-2010, 04:06 PM

...which reminds me that I need to get into Stockhausen. Any help here?

Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra · 12-17-2010, 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VocalsBass

David Bowie should be one of the front runners on this one.

Maybe on the list but with guys like Edgard Varese, and John Cage, I don't think he'd be a front-runner.

dankrsta · 12-17-2010, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dayvan Cowboy

...which reminds me that I need to get into Stockhausen. Any help here?

Elektronische Musik 1952-1960
Mikrophonie I, II

12-16-2010, 08:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
TockTockTock They/Them Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,914	Most Innovative Musicians This is just a fun thread that I thought would be interesting to start. So, add a few musicians that you find innovative. Here are a few that I find innovative: Jimi Hendrix The Velvet Underground The Beatles The Residents A Whisper in the Noise Xiu Xiu John Cage The Flaming Lips Pink Floyd The Fugs The Monks The United States of America Sonic Youth Television

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Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra \/ GOD Join Date: May 2010 Location: Nowhere... Posts: 2,179	Adding to the list: Edgard Varese Bruce Haack Harry Partch Zappa Sun Ra John Zorn Boredoms(and Hanatarash for that matter) Faust Negativland AMM Last edited by Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra; 12-17-2010 at 01:17 PM. Reason: I think Im' an edit-addict

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clutnuckle Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: -_-_-_-_~__~-~_-`_`-~_-`-~-~ Posts: 1,276	Karlheinz Stockhausen = thread. While his work was incredibly dense and still is, those who at least semi-penetrated his offerings went on to do great things, and took the electronic music movement to a whole new level.

12-17-2010, 03:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
Dayvan Cowboy Basscadet Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Antarctica Posts: 1,258	Don Caballero (the original math rock band) Kayo Dot (and all related groups. Especially Toby's solo project) Zs (NOISE JAZZ!) Extra Life (avant-rock band that focuses on the rock more than the avant.) Aphex Twin (NOBODY CAN ARGUE WITH THIS.) Autechre (listen to V-Proc. If you can't see how well the intelligent-hip-hop-glitch thing works here, I'm going to personally come to your house and lecture you.)

12-17-2010, 03:54 PM	#6 (permalink)
Necromancer Divination Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,655	David Bowie should be one of the front runners on this one.

12-17-2010, 04:06 PM	#8 (permalink)
Dayvan Cowboy Basscadet Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Antarctica Posts: 1,258	...which reminds me that I need to get into Stockhausen. Any help here?