Toy Music

Niveous · Post by **Niveous** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 2:33 pm

Seeing as the toy music talk had usurped the What's a Cover thread, I decided to make a new thread just for Toy Music.

Music like Psapp! I just got into Psapp in a search for music done in interesting time signatures and came across Psapp who use toys to make their music and covered "Everybody Wants To Be A Cat"!

Even the Grey's Anatomy theme by Psapp (aka Cosy in the Rocket) is pretty cool.

Tonamel · Post by **Tonamel** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 4:01 pm

Psapp is totally awesome. Their use of squeaky dog toys remains unmatched

Manitoba (aka Caribou) also uses a lot of random sounds, but it's mostly "musical" toys like toy piano and glockenspiel.

Niveous wrote:Psapp ... covered "Everybody Wants To Be A Cat"!

What? Where can I find such a thing?!

[edit] eMusic to the rescue!

roymond · Post by **roymond** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 6:44 pm

The Residents recorded quite a few songs with toys. I thought the B-side Goosebumps was all toys, but can't verify it right now.

Adam! · Post by **Adam!** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 6:52 pm

A lot of the American McGee's Alice soundtrack was composed by Chris Vrenna (NIN, Tweaker) using broken children's toys. It can be quite great at times.

roymond · Post by **roymond** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 8:37 pm

I point out again that my Hey Ruth contains a gamelon break done with my kids' toy instruments.

Post by **Spud** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:26 pm

Define "toy". Many of Octothorpe's recordings feature this:

SPUD

ken · Post by **ken** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:46 am

Pianosaurus was a band made from toys. Also, that band with the instruments made from vegetables. Also, Twink, who made a record from other kids records.

Ken

Niveous · Post by **Niveous** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 10:16 am

ken wrote:Also, Twink, who made a record from other kids records.

He uses toy pianos. His website includes pics of his whole collection. Plus a great Devo cover.

Billy's Little Trip · Wed Feb 21, 2007 10:35 am

Spud wrote:Define "toy". Many of Octothorpe's recordings feature this:

SPUD

Looks like musical paraphernalia. Pass that this way when you're done.

fodroy · Post by **fodroy** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 12:30 pm

Most of my songs feature backing vocals from the Princess Di beanie baby.

Post by **Spud** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 6:39 pm

Billy's Little Trip wrote:Looks like musical paraphernalia. Pass that this way when you're done.

HAHAHAHAHA!

It's my third one. The only way you will get it is by stealing it from me, like the first two.

furrypedro · Post by **furrypedro** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 11:16 am

Maybe this thread got into my head subliminally, but earlier today I was thinking how Chart pop music is like toy music; Shiny and oversimplified for a fickle audience with a tiny attention span.

I do love Psapp though

Calfborg · Post by **Calfborg** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 1:48 pm

Pumpkin Buzzard's Hoppin' Bug features a very tiny toy keyboard in its chorus.

starfinger · Post by **starfinger** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 3:13 pm

spud, what is that thing called?

-craig

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