Matthew Simmons—
Inquiry: besides Sigur Ros and Magma, can you name a band whose lyrics are in a language made up by a member of the band? (Did a little edit on the sentence. Sounded made-up.)
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Cocteau Twins, sometimes.
Cocteau Twins, sometimes.
sun city girls
sun city girls
totally Korn bro
totally Korn bro
Fantomas, sometimes too.
Fantomas, sometimes too.
Crom-Tech (Mick Barr on vocals).
Crom-Tech (Mick Barr on vocals).
man or astroman says they have vocals that are outside of the range of human hearing, i’d assume some of those are in a new language
ol dirty bastard is definitely not speaking english
man or astroman says they have vocals that are outside of the range of human hearing, i’d assume some of those are in a new language
ol dirty bastard is definitely not speaking english
http://boingboing.net/2009/12/17/gibberish-rock-song.html
http://boingboing.net/2009/12/17/gibberish-rock-song.html
Haven’t heard anything from Man or Astro-man? for awhile. Warp-speed off-kilter surf music. Great stuff. Are they still in Atlanta? Still together?
Haven’t heard anything from Man or Astro-man? for awhile. Warp-speed off-kilter surf music. Great stuff. Are they still in Atlanta? Still together?
esp. not on the second verse of shimmy-shimmy-ya.
esp. not on the second verse of shimmy-shimmy-ya.
DEERHOOF SPEAK ENGLISH ON ANOTHER PLANET
DEERHOOF SPEAK ENGLISH ON ANOTHER PLANET
Ruins do (but they’re magma obsessives).
Ruins do (but they’re magma obsessives).
das efx
das efx
Boredoms, on occasion. OOIOO, too.
Boredoms, on occasion. OOIOO, too.
They broke up, but did a reunion tour I think last year. Maybe they’re still touring? The drummer owns a club in my hometown, and it’s the best venue I’ve ever been to (Bottletree).
They broke up, but did a reunion tour I think last year. Maybe they’re still touring? The drummer owns a club in my hometown, and it’s the best venue I’ve ever been to (Bottletree).
ooioo, fuck yeah
ooioo, fuck yeah
frankie smith, “double dutch bus,” around 1:40
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mr7QvpHsJBg
frankie smith, “double dutch bus,” around 1:40
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mr7QvpHsJBg
talking heads used Hugo Ball’s dadaist poem “Gadji beri bimba” as the lyrics for “I Zimbra.”
talking heads used Hugo Ball’s dadaist poem “Gadji beri bimba” as the lyrics for “I Zimbra.”
one half of Dead Can Dance
one half of Dead Can Dance
How could I forget Ruins! Love those two.
The Muppets
Bum skiddley bum.
How could I forget Ruins! Love those two.
The Muppets
Bum skiddley bum.
These are great, everyone. Thanks! Keep ’em coming if they occur to you. Even if the band has only done a couple of numbers in a made-up language.
These are great, everyone. Thanks! Keep ’em coming if they occur to you. Even if the band has only done a couple of numbers in a made-up language.
‘failure’ by ‘hop along’
‘I would rather rot in this house than hear you out,
but if I learn another language in the next ten minutes,
you’d be the first to hear it,
it goes… [made-up language, i think]’
‘failure’ by ‘hop along’
‘I would rather rot in this house than hear you out,
but if I learn another language in the next ten minutes,
you’d be the first to hear it,
it goes… [made-up language, i think]’
they just did a couple reunion shows last month here and in alabama. they are supposedly getting back together and have a new record coming out.
they just did a couple reunion shows last month here and in alabama. they are supposedly getting back together and have a new record coming out.
Damon Suzuki from Can claimed to speak the language of the cavemen or some such craziness. Tago Mago and Ege Bamyasi are the two albums with the goods.
Damon Suzuki from Can claimed to speak the language of the cavemen or some such craziness. Tago Mago and Ege Bamyasi are the two albums with the goods.
And all these years I thought Yoshida was just screaming “I need a new bassist!” in Japanese…
And all these years I thought Yoshida was just screaming “I need a new bassist!” in Japanese…
Cool. Thanks for the update.
Cool. Thanks for the update.
that’s awesome re caveman speak.
future days a worthy third.
that’s awesome re caveman speak.
future days a worthy third.
Butthole Surfers
Butthole Surfers
the dude from isis sometimes sounds like he’s making that shit up. they might as well be an instrumental group a la mogwai or explosions in sky or red sparowes.
the dude from isis sometimes sounds like he’s making that shit up. they might as well be an instrumental group a la mogwai or explosions in sky or red sparowes.
Most of the time I’m dubious about Lightning Bolt singing real words.
Same with U.S. Maple (despite the printed lyrics).
Most of the time I’m dubious about Lightning Bolt singing real words.
Same with U.S. Maple (despite the printed lyrics).
I am excited about this. I saw them a few years ago at the Touch and Go anniversary festival and they were still as awesome live as they were way back.
Obituary started out with sounds that mimicked words, but often were not.
Obituary started out with sounds that mimicked words, but often were not.
LiLiPUT aka Kleenex
LiLiPUT aka Kleenex
Fuck Buttons
Fuck Buttons
Animal Collective (?)
Animal Collective (?)
‘twist’
‘twist’
At The Drive In – here’s an except from “Pattern Against User”
the proposition
handcuffed to the park bench
hypodermic people poking
fun at the living
please lift the weight out of this
it takes the weight out of living
are we just infants
that are ripe for the training
the opposition
can’t feel the tenticle reach
suction cup the numb arms
of the elderly
please lift the weight out of this
it takes the weight out of living
let these walkers trip on
endless proof
At The Drive In – here’s an except from “Pattern Against User”
the proposition
handcuffed to the park bench
hypodermic people poking
fun at the living
please lift the weight out of this
it takes the weight out of living
are we just infants
that are ripe for the training
the opposition
can’t feel the tenticle reach
suction cup the numb arms
of the elderly
please lift the weight out of this
it takes the weight out of living
let these walkers trip on
endless proof
Pan.Thy.Monium. Actually, the lyrics aren’t in a language at all. They’re just random death-metal grunt noises.
The story behind the band is that the musicians went into the studio and improvised everything on the spot. So the vocalist, not having any lyrics written, just grunted noises as the band played. It’s not the mess you’d imagine it to be, a band recording without any ideas or music beforehand.
Pan.Thy.Monium. Actually, the lyrics aren’t in a language at all. They’re just random death-metal grunt noises.
The story behind the band is that the musicians went into the studio and improvised everything on the spot. So the vocalist, not having any lyrics written, just grunted noises as the band played. It’s not the mess you’d imagine it to be, a band recording without any ideas or music beforehand.
dialated, bastard waiting for nothing
dialated, bastard waiting for nothing
people from island told me that sigur ros are singing in islandic language. that they created their own language is fake or belongs just to very few words. i dont know if it is true.
people from island told me that sigur ros are singing in islandic language. that they created their own language is fake or belongs just to very few words. i dont know if it is true.
My Cat Is An Alien are whispering extraterrestrial poems on some records.
My Cat Is An Alien are whispering extraterrestrial poems on some records.
bat macumba oba?
bat macumba oba?
bill callahan’s ‘eid maw clack shaw’ nonsense poem he wrote from his dream is some good made up stuff.
bill callahan’s ‘eid maw clack shaw’ nonsense poem he wrote from his dream is some good made up stuff.
My friends and I used to play a game where we’d spout of a bunch of Bixler’esque default words and then guess whether we were actually saying ATDI/Mars Volta lyrics.
My friends and I used to play a game where we’d spout of a bunch of Bixler’esque default words and then guess whether we were actually saying ATDI/Mars Volta lyrics.
It’s mostly true, but on the album ( ), it’s all sung in a “made up language” that Jonsi uses when working out vocal melodies to their songs. Instead of actually fitting lyrics to the songs on this album, they just kept them in Jonsi’s language.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigur_R%C3%B3s#.28_.29_.282002.29
It’s mostly true, but on the album ( ), it’s all sung in a “made up language” that Jonsi uses when working out vocal melodies to their songs. Instead of actually fitting lyrics to the songs on this album, they just kept them in Jonsi’s language.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigur_R%C3%B3s#.28_.29_.282002.29
Sunny Day Real Estate included a couple made up words on their album How It Feels to be Something On. Not entire songs or anything, just the words “darium” and “mondrary.”
Sunny Day Real Estate included a couple made up words on their album How It Feels to be Something On. Not entire songs or anything, just the words “darium” and “mondrary.”
Ponytail comes to mind…
Ponytail comes to mind…
nogu svelo
nogu svelo
was just about to say this.
was just about to say this.
the beatles
the beatles