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Bizarre music genres
« on: September 17, 2010, 05:54:13 AM »
We've talked about weird sub-genres before (post-ironic beardcore comes to mind) and here are a few others I haven't heard before, besides crabcore.

Blackened Death Metal
Cuddlecore
Cowpunk
Crabcore
Dream Pop
Folktronica
Gypsy Punk
Nintendocore
Wizard Rock (or Wrock)
Yacht Rock

https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/ug_list_of_the_day_the_most_bizarre_music_genres.html

What is this I don't even  :huh:

What odd genres/sub-genres have you come across? Any you can actually recommend?
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Re: Bizarre music genres
« Reply #1 on: September 17, 2010, 06:11:03 AM »
Shoegaze is the best them.
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« Reply #2 on: September 17, 2010, 06:18:15 AM »
Based solely on the Prize Fighter Inferno's "My Brother's Blood Machine" and Kaki King's "Dreaming of Revenge" (she wasn't really folktronica, but she was mentioned in the UG article and there were some beats), I would recommend folktronica. 

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« Reply #3 on: September 17, 2010, 08:24:13 AM »
The idea of "Christian Black Metal" is pretty bizarre.  It reminds me of the "Jews for Jesus" oxymoron. 
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« Reply #4 on: September 17, 2010, 08:27:27 AM »
Shoegaze is the best them.

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« Reply #5 on: September 17, 2010, 08:28:14 AM »
Excessive Fapcore :neverusethis:

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« Reply #6 on: September 17, 2010, 09:01:14 AM »
Genres you made up in your bedroom don't count.

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« Reply #7 on: September 17, 2010, 09:09:34 AM »
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I believe 'wizard rock' is also known as Dumble-core.
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Re: Bizarre music genres
« Reply #8 on: September 17, 2010, 09:17:10 AM »
I don't see what's odd about blackened death metal, dream pop, folktronica and Nintendocore, though only because I'm actually familiar with them. The others I haven't heard (except crabcore, which is not an actual genre and was only a joke applied to Attack Attack!. I hope).

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« Reply #9 on: September 17, 2010, 09:17:22 AM »
Most *something*-core genres are weird.
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« Reply #10 on: September 17, 2010, 09:43:03 AM »
The idea of "Christian Black Metal" is pretty bizarre.  It reminds me of the "Jews for Jesus" oxymoron. 

This is something that gets debated quite a bit. Its odd considering Black Metal started as a mostly anti-christian movement, but it doesn't change that black metal has a defined aesthetic and religious beliefs do not play a part in deciding if your sound meets that aesthetic. But yes, Christian Black Metal/Unblack Metal (Another terms used for it) is pretty wacky. And I haven't really heard anything decent from it.
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« Reply #11 on: September 17, 2010, 10:37:59 AM »
I stumbled on a Wikipedia article a while back for the genre "shitgaze"... it's been deleted, but remnants can still be seen here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shitgaze
The original article tried to say that "shitgaze" gained popularity as a legitimate subgenre of shoegaze.

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« Reply #12 on: September 17, 2010, 10:47:55 AM »
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I believe 'wizard rock' is also known as Dumble-core.
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« Reply #13 on: September 17, 2010, 04:48:41 PM »
I think one of the most bizarre genres is "crabcore", but not for the reasons UG.com gave. When I listened to an Attack Attack song, it was a weird mix of metalcore, electronic dance music, soppy rock balladry, screamo vocals, autotune... such a weird combination of styles. Whereas something like Blackened Death Metal is a fairly straight-forward blending of death metal and black metal, two already relatively interlinked subgenres. Maybe I am missing the point here, but in reality a band like Behemoth is hardly anywhere near as bizarre as a band like Attack Attack.

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« Reply #14 on: September 17, 2010, 05:25:12 PM »
I think one of the most bizarre genres is "crabcore", but not for the reasons UG.com gave. When I listened to an Attack Attack song, it was a weird mix of metalcore, electronic dance music, soppy rock balladry, screamo vocals, autotune... such a weird combination of styles. Whereas something like Blackened Death Metal is a fairly straight-forward blending of death metal and black metal, two already relatively interlinked subgenres. Maybe I am missing the point here, but in reality a band like Behemoth is hardly anywhere near as bizarre as a band like Attack Attack.

Someone clearly doesn't watch Behemoth's music videos.
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Re: Bizarre music genres
« Reply #15 on: September 17, 2010, 06:44:48 PM »
Nintendocore is awesome.  HORSE the Band, IAMERROR, Sky Eats Aeroplane, bits of iwrestledabearonce.

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« Reply #16 on: September 18, 2010, 04:34:08 AM »
I think one of the most bizarre genres is "crabcore", but not for the reasons UG.com gave. When I listened to an Attack Attack song, it was a weird mix of metalcore, electronic dance music, soppy rock balladry, screamo vocals, autotune... such a weird combination of styles. Whereas something like Blackened Death Metal is a fairly straight-forward blending of death metal and black metal, two already relatively interlinked subgenres. Maybe I am missing the point here, but in reality a band like Behemoth is hardly anywhere near as bizarre as a band like Attack Attack.

Someone clearly doesn't watch Behemoth's music videos.

Oh, well if you want to go by the bands image and symbolism/occultness of it all, then sure Behemoth are more out there than most. :lol But I was looking at this from a purely musical point of view.

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« Reply #17 on: September 18, 2010, 04:41:28 AM »
Avant-garde metal is pretty weird, at least it was in the one avant-garde band I've seen.   
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« Reply #18 on: September 18, 2010, 07:19:33 AM »
Nothing beats "Crust"
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« Reply #19 on: September 18, 2010, 10:51:13 AM »
I'm still waiting for country-core.

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« Reply #20 on: September 18, 2010, 10:52:37 AM »
I really hate how every band has to be its own genera nowadays...
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« Reply #21 on: September 18, 2010, 10:58:41 AM »
I'm still waiting for country-core.

Blast beats and steel guitars, baby.

https://www.last.fm/tag/countrycore

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« Reply #22 on: September 18, 2010, 11:04:44 AM »
Well shit... Jew-core?

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« Reply #23 on: September 18, 2010, 11:16:38 AM »
Mummy core
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Re: Bizarre music genres
« Reply #24 on: September 18, 2010, 11:19:29 AM »
Would The Beatles count as Apple core? :neverusethis:
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« Reply #25 on: September 18, 2010, 11:27:51 AM »
Well shit... Jew-core?

You have NSBM so its only natural to have Jew-core to balance things out.
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« Reply #26 on: September 18, 2010, 01:27:33 PM »
Death Country is actually pretty interesting
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« Reply #27 on: September 18, 2010, 01:41:43 PM »
I know the band Abney Park was referred to as 'steam punk' somewhere, which was always odd to me.

Lyrically, yes they are steam punk (I guess), what with songs about airship pirates and all that, but musically they just sound like an indie band.

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« Reply #28 on: September 18, 2010, 01:55:05 PM »
Steampunk in terms of music is more in reference to a band's lyrics and visuals than any kind of musical traits.
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« Reply #29 on: September 18, 2010, 01:55:58 PM »
Unless it's some sort of Western/Industrial hybrid.

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« Reply #30 on: September 18, 2010, 10:36:30 PM »
I know Dr. Steel is considered one of the most famous "steampunk" artists. As far as his actual music goes, it's been referred to as "Industrial Hip-Hop Opera". Personally I'd describe him as the result of an orgy between Mike Patton, Danny Elfman and Pee Wee Herman

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« Reply #31 on: September 19, 2010, 01:09:47 AM »
Steampunk in terms of music is more in reference to a band's lyrics and visuals than any kind of musical traits.

Shouldn't a genera be defined by what the music sounds like? Same reasons I think Shoegaze is a really stupid name for a genera.
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« Reply #32 on: September 19, 2010, 01:16:58 AM »
Steampunk in terms of music is more in reference to a band's lyrics and visuals than any kind of musical traits.

Shouldn't a genera be defined by what the music sounds like? Same reasons I think Shoegaze is a really stupid name for a genera.

1) Hence why I wouldn't consider steampunk to be a genre of music usually, it's just an aesthetic/style that some bands grab on to, regardless of their music.

2) Shoegaze is a genre defined by the sound.
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Re: Bizarre music genres
« Reply #33 on: September 19, 2010, 06:24:45 AM »
Till I looked it up I thought shoegaze was some sort of Oriental music...

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« Reply #34 on: September 19, 2010, 06:28:30 AM »
Nintendocore ftw.
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