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Toy Music
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 2:33 pm
by Niveous
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.
Re: Toy Music
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 4:01 pm
by Tonamel
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!
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 6:44 pm
by roymond
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.
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 6:52 pm
by Adam!
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.
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 8:37 pm
by roymond
I point out again that my
Hey Ruth contains a gamelon break done with my kids' toy instruments.
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:26 pm
by Spud
Define "toy". Many of Octothorpe's recordings feature this:
SPUD
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:46 am
by ken
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
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 10:16 am
by Niveous
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.
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 10:35 am
by Billy's Little Trip
Spud wrote:Define "toy". Many of Octothorpe's recordings feature this:
SPUD
Looks like musical paraphernalia. Pass that this way when you're done.
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 12:30 pm
by fodroy
Most of my songs feature backing vocals from the Princess Di beanie baby.
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 6:39 pm
by Spud
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.
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 11:16 am
by furrypedro
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
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 1:48 pm
by Calfborg
Pumpkin Buzzard's
Hoppin' Bug features a very tiny toy keyboard in its chorus.
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 3:13 pm
by starfinger
spud, what is that thing called?
-craig