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submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by Reygle@lemmy.world to c/music@lemmy.world

I was told about this band today and a coworker showed me a youtube video of what they're like.
My question is not a joke, but the existence of this band may be?
Help me understand? Wtf this is? Is this an attempt to troll the world that people have accepted as "rock music" so they kept going? Is this "real music" and I'm the idiot?

It feels like elevator music for people in the "Beavis and Butthead" universe.

WTF IS HAPPENING?! (And no I'm not just talking about their absolutely ludicrous appearance, I'm talking about the whole package. The music sounds like LSD fueled song intros looped together without ever reaching a chorus, ever.

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[-] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Before you attempt to grok or diss AdP, perhaps get through the following:

[-] Unattributed@feddit.online 6 points 2 weeks ago

One of the arguments I made in my blog post is that there is a very long history of alternate tunings and microtonality in music. Another composer to get into his Harry Partch, who came up with at 43 tone scale in the 1950s, and had to build his own instruments for an ensemble to perform his compositions.

I'm surprised you didn't include King Gizzard in your list -- especially Flying Microtonal Banana.

[-] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

A funny thing that I forgot to mention in a reply to @Reygle@lemmy.world, is that I actually don't know shit about the traditional Western notes, and thus feel just fine and dandy in any microtonal setup — which is probably why I find AdP's tunes pretty curious, but KGatLW rather in the vein or traditional prog-rock.

[-] Unattributed@feddit.online 2 points 2 weeks ago

Partch might give you that same curiosity. Here's an example: Sonata Dementia (1950) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZybJAEPu18

[-] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

I just realized that one of the oddest interpretations of classical music I know, ‘Gnossienne in Asia Minor’ by Forgotten Fish Memory Orchestra, was uploaded by an account named 'harrypartch'. For better or worse, I'm not into mid-twentieth-century composers that much, but this does raise my interest considerably.

[-] flango@lemmy.eco.br 4 points 2 weeks ago

Ler me add these gems here

Perfume azul do sol

https://youtu.be/0BUhgi4Kfys

Som imaginário - matança do porco

https://youtu.be/8q8vaaCvjJg

Arrigo Barnabé - Clara crocodilo

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nZRyJVLovx9vwe2z6XrX53jIid2VmLnKM

[-] mbp@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 weeks ago

You have fantastic music taste, just saying

[-] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Oh yeah, I know. 😎

[-] Reygle@lemmy.world -4 points 2 weeks ago

WOW. I hate all of it. Thank you.

[-] radiofreebc@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

What kind of music do you like?

[-] Reygle@lemmy.world -1 points 2 weeks ago

Sleep token and President are some of my favorites right now

[-] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

I listened through President's EP, and it's run-of-the-mill metalcore with the standard whiny voice. Even that godforsaken genre has better stuff, like Job for a Cowboy or some of Disembodied Tyrant's tunes.

[-] Reygle@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

I'll agree to disagree on that, but you do you

[-] radiofreebc@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Interesting. My favourite two bands right now are Sleep Token and AdP. I'm kind of surprised you're not picking up what AdP is putting down, given that Sleep Token is also really complex.

[-] Reygle@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago
[-] radiofreebc@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Given that Sleep Token is very vocals-driven, maybe that's what you're missing in AdP. Vessel is a fantastic singer (one of the best in the game right now), but I'd say that he's no better a guitar/bass player than Khn. As far as drums go, ii is one of the greatest rock drummers of all time, but Klek is really solid and fits his role in AdP perfectly. Sleep Token is an amazing project, but even those guys might not appeal to you in a different format (since you like heavy music). Have you checked out any Blacklit Canopy? Did Vessel's previous life as a coffeeshop folk singer appeal to you at all, or do you need the volume turned up to get what he's doing? Inversely, have you checked out any La Poêsse? Maybe AdP just isn't hard enough for you, and their previous project would appeal to you more.

Also...do you like electronic music? I'd say that AdP are kind of a mash-up between rock and techno (my call is that they're a mix of Buckethead and Daft Punk, haha) and, if you don't like techno, you might just not appreciate the way they arrange their songs.

[-] Reygle@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

I can't "get" Blacklit Canopy or La Poesse either it seems. I don't have the ears to compare any of these thing to President, Sleep Token, or even more 'punk' sounding grungy bands like Hot Water Music which I also like. Thanks for the effort/time though.

[-] radiofreebc@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Well, considering the singer of Blacklit Canopy is Vessel, I'm surprised your ears didn't instantly start comparing them to Sleep Token. Do you like Turnstile?

[-] Reygle@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Getting better- their song light design started strong but faded for me with the repetition in the song. I don't DISlike it but I wouldn't race to buy an album yet. Interesting how we're inching closer to what I like and further from all this stuff I think is weird.

[-] radiofreebc@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago
[-] Reygle@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Hey! Yes I do!

See now what "line" did we just cross? This just became what my brain thinks of as music. It has a progression, takes you on a journey that's more than a few inches deep.

[-] radiofreebc@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

So, i'm thinking you're big into vocal melodies, strong chord progressions, and more traditional scales/time signatures (although Sleep Token have some complex ones). The fact that AdP doesn't have a singer, uses microtones, toned down the heaviness, and play in odd time signatures are probably keeping you from sinking your teeth into them. You kind of have to imagine the lead guitar loops more like lead vocal lines to be able to see where they fit into the songs.

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