Music of the insane

[scoring4films]

...great thread. So many suggestions to add I don't know where to start. Might as well drop the big one:

Don VanVliet (a.k.a Captain Beefheart)
Try Trout Mask Replica or collaboration LP with Zappa called Bongo Fury.
They don't make 'em like that anymore folks.

[dogonjon]

"The Cheerful Insanity of Giles, Giles and Fripp" was a favorite of my brother Bob (RIP). We dubbed "Silver Apples" and "Silver Apples, Contact" the worst albums ever recorded. We used Silver Apples as a tool to end parties with. There was one track in particular that had a phone ringing throughout the it and the vocal was a monotone diatribe about how he knew you were there and he wouldn't stop untill you answered. It is disturbing. Since then I've become quite a songwriter, specializing in off beat music with lyrical content inspired by metaphysical phenomena.

[UnDeFiNeD]

Originally Posted by vincentvangogo

How about this one?


YouTube - Eek A Mouse - Schizophrenic

without a doubt one of the friendliest artists I have ever worked with.
Big up to the mouse! Never heard that track before.

Pzz

[piotr]

Originally Posted by danbronson

I came across a website made by a guy who appears to have schizophrenia. Could be a number of other things of course (including hard drug use, which I think is equivalent to inducing temporary insanity), but schizophrenia seems to fit the bill. Find his youtube video describing his 'supernatural' experiences and you'll see what I mean.

Vladtra Studio Online

I find the music absolutely fascinating. Some of it comes across as terrible to me (some of the rapping I listened to). But some of it has an absolutely original take on melody and tone that I have never heard before (especially the instrumentals). Occasionally, I find it riviting to be honest. I feel like my brain functions differently while listening. And I wish I could create something that would give others the same (not the same, but an equally strong and unique) feeling with my music.

I was thinking about Kurt Cobain earlier today. And how shocked I was when I first heard Nirvana. Some of his music very successfully creates exciting tones, grooves and melodies. I feel like Kurt had a rare gift for that. And it's no secret he wasn't mentally healthy (heavy drug use didn't help either).

One of my favorite bands, for these very same reasons, is Ween. Especially in their earlier stuff, they completely ignored convention and created some of the most bizarre and amusing music I've ever heard. It's a known fact that their music is (at least occasionally) drug inspired and I'm sure this plays a huge role.

Healthy, drug-free people are capable of creating good music of course. But it sounds healthy and drug-free to me. And I am fascinated by the other side of the coin, so to speak. In fact, I vastly prefer it, as it's a nice way to escape the mundane sameness of day to day life for a healthy, clean person like myself.

My conclusion (and I hope I am wrong about this) is that you have to lose something to gain the ability to create music from that perspective. I can enjoy listening to it, and even begin to understand it. But to actually create this music that I hear, that blows me away, seems impossible to me. I think this is a tragedy. I want nothing more than to be able to create music like this, but I am not willing to sacrifice my sanity for it. Still, I'll keep trying. But so far, the results have not been promising despite all my supposed 'talent'.

Sounds like Human League meets early Riuichi Sakamoto meets the Residents...

I liked it.

Thanks,

p.

[Jules]

Lalo Schifrin's - Return of the Marquis de Sade album has a harpsichord & sax track tune on it that to me, is the soundtrack of madness occurring..

[Savernake]

This was the first solo 'music' I made which frankly was insane for something without proper musical elements (long ago but sounds interesting)

Savernake – Listen free at Last.fm

and this band are nuts. Hardcore punk from a very young band who are reminding people that innovation is not dead!

You would never believe the singer is female. She sounds like hell is opening.

Rolo Tomassi – Listen free at Last.fm

edit: I am not insane for making that music... I didn't even use compression back then, but the weird bells on 'at dawn...' always sound awesome ;)

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YouTube - Mats & Morgan - Etage A-41 Prog

YouTube - Mats & Morgan - Advokaten