Misc. Music operates out of Austin, Texas but has its headquarters in Brooklyn, New York and the best way to tell you what Misc. Music are about is to quote their slogan, 'The Dysfunctional Music Corporation'; need I say more?
Play 90 second soundbite of 'Say It' by Sado Massachusetts @ 'CD quality'
Misc. Music operates out of Austin, Texas but has its headquarters in Brooklyn, New York and the best way to tell you what Misc. Music are about is to quote their slogan, 'The Dysfunctional Music Corporation'; need I say more?
So, you get the picture? Misc. Music aren't one of yer straight-laced, commercial enterprises, Misc. Music are probably gonna have some weird and wonderful acts on their books! Well yes, aint that the truth! What you got here is a trip through alternative music world, a journey of discovery, a musical voyage to find new music, some underlings of the industry not yet fully in the public eye but striving hard to get the recognition they deserve.
Artists featured here are, Soda Diet, S.L.P. Loop Beats, Lazar Wolf, Channel Catfish Audio, Pulse And Theory, Frankenbeats, Sado Massechusetts, Eternal Squid, Modern Primitives, Stasis, Damage Pants, Wasp And Pear, Superpussy, Hookah Thief, Aliens, T4, Gil San Marcos, Dunderhead, Danny And The Nightmares, Mastertape, Illinois Payson, Vorp, DJ High Priest and The Ramm:Ell:Zee - nuff clues yet?? Yes, this album is certainly a sampler with a difference; visiting most modern popular genre from hip-hop to electro-experimentation and stopping off just about everywhere in between, 'Misc. Music' is as 'cultish' as it could be global! Prepare for a ride like you've never experienced before as the Misc. Music crew blast down the doors of commerciality and blow away the cobwebs of conformity.
As a simple sampler, 'Misc. Music' does exactly what it says - it introduces the unknowing to the unknown and once you've met some of these 'babes' you may never feel the same way again about modern electric music - it could be a life changing experience. But, my guess is that this album will only be visited by the already musically challenged and the purists and/or easy listeners will give it a wide berth. Shame cuz if we don't look to change we'll all end up as sensible and boring as the bulk of popular music has become.
'Misc. Music' is a challenging but really interesting sampler work; the concept, of course, is great and the execution of that concept here is inspired and very entertaining. Will 'Misc. Music', the sampler, make a difference though? Perhaps a small one but I don't think it's gonna change the way of thinking for the star-struck masses. Great work this - I've learnt loads from just my short time spent with 'Misc. Music' - wouldn't it be awesome if Misc. Music, the dysfunctional music corporation, could actually manage to break through the barrier of musical pulp fiction and get some of these artists into the big spotlight?!!
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