Name my new musical project contest

In My Humble Opinion
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My old electronic project was called The Tic Tok Men which was laid to rest this week.

I really liked the name but no one could spell it (Tick Tock? Tik Tok? Tic Toc? Tic Tac?). Plus, that project has been around for years but people still compare it to Kraftwerk even though nothing like that has been released for years.

So, the project was killed off.

Now I need a new name. Something that will cover various genres of music. Something that sounds cool. Something google-able.

The album we were working on was called “Tape Op refugees” which I thought could be cool, but it doesn’t roll off the tongue very well. Some people think I should use my real name, Seven Graylands. But that doesn’t seem fair to the other people that play in the project from time to time.

People are always pointing out band names here. Now is your REAL chance to name a band.

And to the person who picks a name I like and will use, I will award you a Tic Tok Men CD (or one of mine) of your choice. No charge.

(I put this here because it is more of a poll then musical in context)

2

The Lower Clashmen

3

What sorts of music will you be playing?

4

Your real name is Seven Graylands? How cool is that?

With such a cool name, I’m tempted to use it in the project name too: Subject 7: Studies in Sound or something strange like that.

By the way, I listened to some of your tracks, and I’m fairly fond of “The Mechanics of Light” at the moment (even if it was lo-fi).

Hmm… “The Mechanics of Sound” would also be pretty cool - a little bit of a double-meaning and all. And easy to google.

5

That’s a hard one. The genres are all over the place. Some will be electronic (not raver techno - more electro-pop stuff). One album we’re working on is sort of a Talking Heads meets dance with a rap line over the whole mess. Some will be ambient. There are some guitar/rock type tracks (and I might even try to get a license for the Ska cover of Don’t Fear the Reaper)
TellMeI’mNotCrazy - Thanks. :slight_smile:

6

The Wrong Hands

7

I always though “breast” would be a good name for a band. Imagine people saying “I knew breast when they were small, look how big they’ve got” so on and so forth.

8

I like the breast idea but you’d NEVER find the band on google.

9

Into The Graylands
Light Grounds
The Wave Shifters
Wind Riders
Falling Through The Sound
Sound Breakers
The True Spirit
Spiders Through the Ceiling

10

Enemy Combatants

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I had a bandname moment at work today. Someone was talking about putting a computer in the bathroom so he can check his email while having a piss. Then he said he could install some telephone software to take calls.

I said “oh yeah, I’ve heard of that - Voice over my pee”

Then I thought… BAND NAME!

But not for my band anyway. :slight_smile:

12

Third Tongue from the Left

13

Springtime For Hitler in Ger-ma-neeeeeee!

14

I often remark on the synchronicity that happens with SDMB activities. Earlier today I had trhe thought that a really good, simple t-shirt design would be the 7 deadly sins spraed about the front of a shirt in various fonts and colours. I then thought what a great name for a band. The posters would look the same as the t-shirt with just a time and place at the bottom for gigs.

And your name is seven so:

lust, anger, pride, envy, sloth, gluttony, covetousness

which you later shorten to:

lust, anger, pride…

15

I forgot to mention that due to the obvious associations everyone will think of the band as The Seven Deadly Sins although that has never been said.

16

Brilliant.

17

I like Downtown Whitby

18

Downtown Whitby is a good name for and old dude playing blues

19

The Garden of Galoots
The Ancient Order of Modern Troglodytes
The Jesuses of 0101010’s
Go Stick Your Head In A Pig
Nileppez Del

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The Ancient Order of Modern Troglodytes would be a cool song if anything.