Based on that album specifically, I am pretty sure that you would really enjoy Peaking Lights, Bügsküll, early Brian Eno (specifically circa Another Green World), and certain Coil releases—check out the songs "Tiny Golden Books" and "Another Brown World", in particular.
The drums on the one preview track mesh with the simple, already very rhythmic synth hooks in a way that feels at once very VSnares and yet also very... drum'n'bass? It has that combined frantic movement and slow motion detachment going on, like gliding through the air while the car you leapt out of flips twice behind you and explodes without flames.
All of the people behind the Red Hot Chili Peppers are talented people and are capable of making good music if they wanted to, with the exception of Anthony Kledis.
He fit well enough early on, but he never really learned how to properly sing as the group became more conventional, which makes for a very grating sound.
I am generally OK with RHCP. They were very into Gang of Four early on, which is a good style to cop if you must cop a style, and they had more of a sense of humour about their increasing musical ambition than most such bands of their ilk.
Also, yes, John Frusciante is now a breakcore producer of some note and apparently a swell guy as well.
If I am not mistaken, Navarro got his start in the LA post-punk/death-rock scene, which was kind of the precursor to American Gothic rock. Lemme see...
Ah, apparently the *rest* of Jane's Addiction were in Psi Com. Cool. I've been meaning to look into them.
Stupid beefs are stupid, even if both bands are decent. The best stupid beefs are between equally lame or irrelevant people, but too often that's not the case.
Anyway!
I full well intend to dig into some of Frusciante's solo madness later. In the meantime, I will be off chilling out and considering sleep. Fare ye well, music peeps.
comparing art to other pieces of art is generally a dicey endeavor imo
b/c in order for the comparison to work properly they would have to be near identical in intent and manner of execution, and there is so much variance in those things
Armonico Hewa is fun and engaging as heck. I'll have to go through sometime later and listen to the songs as I read the lyrics, though. Still, it's hella energetic, bizarre, and at least to me feels intentionally disjointed (but in a way I enjoy). Pleasant album.
Suicide Invoice is really not my style, in like any way, I'm pretty sure. Still glad I checked it out.
OOIOO on the other hand was an utter pleasure. Really I think I can get down with all sorts of Japanoise music. Particulars for me are "50I02," for its wildness, "Right Hand Ponk," "Tease Her," "In O," for feeling loudly peaceful, and I think I can get down with "Sister 001" too.
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He fit well enough early on, but he never really learned how to properly sing as the group became more conventional, which makes for a very grating sound.
Also, yes, John Frusciante is now a breakcore producer of some note and apparently a swell guy as well.
^ That is cool.
Ah, apparently the *rest* of Jane's Addiction were in Psi Com. Cool. I've been meaning to look into them.
Not the same world to me. Both had funk-punk elements but that's like comparing The Contortions to, well, Gang of Four.
I might've associated them in my head because of the weird feud they had with each other.
Anyway!
I full well intend to dig into some of Frusciante's solo madness later. In the meantime, I will be off chilling out and considering sleep. Fare ye well, music peeps.
Enjoy RHCP if you want. I do quite like "Police Helicopter" myself.
I've heard a lot of these basslines flipped before but not in their original context. It's like finding the Rosetta Stone or something.