We’re getting fairly used to seeing musicians sampling themselves onstage and building tracks in the live arena, but Theresa Anderson takes it to the next level. If by “next level” you mean “incorporating a kitchen”.
It’s mind-boggling, really, the talent required to play all these instruments, sing and manipulate a couple of samplers with her feet. I think I saw her put the milk back in the fridge at one point, as well.
See the video after the jump….

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Posted by Stuart Waterman on Thursday June 19th, 2008 at 10:54 am

I find that people tend to send me stuff that’s really weird and headwrecky. This is no exception. It’s a group of Japanese musicians who have six single-string guitars, an 8 foot bass, some sensor drums and a pylon. You won’t be able to understand until you press play. Fans of Krautrock and Tortoise, apply here.
[video:REVOLTAGE666]
[via ElectricRoulette]

Posted by mofgimmers on Thursday April 24th, 2008 at 1:22 pm

This has been landing in my inbox for the past coupla weeks now and I just have to share it with you all. Okay, it’s not a band doing something inordinately wacky, but if you can’t see the link between music and breakdancing, there’s no hope for you. Anyway, what’s the beef? Well, here’s some insane 6-year-old kid who can breakdance like a muvvafugger! As the homlies might say… he’s hella dope! I’ve never sounded so white have I? Anyway, pass this on and dazzle your mates.
[video:sergey023]

Posted by mofgimmers on Thursday April 3rd, 2008 at 1:30 pm

Remember when I showed you the (unintentionally) hilarious ‘Moskau’ by Dschinghis Khan? Well, it seems it’s a bit of an internet hit, and some clever sod who is far funnier than me has posted the video up with English subtitles. Thankfully the subs aren’t mere translation, but rather what the foreign lyrics sound like. I suggest you watch it and get ready for some serious tittering. There are moments of sublime comedy awaiting you…
[video: buffalax]

Posted by mofgimmers on Tuesday April 1st, 2008 at 3:31 pm

Fans of Ben Folds and other forms of ambitious pop, prick up an ear up now. Tally Hall, and their ‘Good Day‘, are ready to set your theorised brain alight with their brand of wonky piano-led pop. Apparently this track is taken from Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum… which means nothing to me I’m afraid. Regardless, this is a video that’s got ‘going viral’ written all over it.

[video: TallyHall]

Posted by mofgimmers on Thursday March 6th, 2008 at 11:45 am

This is very clever, and in absolutely no way a huge waste of time on the part of the person who created it. He / she (ok, he) has made a rather pretty composition using just sounds from the Windows operating system. It sounds a bit like what would happen if The Knife soundtracked an action flick or something. God bless nerdlingers with too much time on their hands.

[SomethingUnreal]
[via Kat, Tech Digest's resident nerdlinger]

Posted by Stuart Waterman on Friday February 29th, 2008 at 11:37 am