# Gimme Weird Bands (Another Return) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 17, 2014, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-weird-bands-another-return/693407 "2014-07-17T22:07:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2014, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-weird-bands-another-return/693407/1 "2014-07-17T22:07:44Z")
[After a six year hiatus](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=478615), I’m requesting again the strange and offbeat. The requirements: 1. Odd lyrics or profanity isn’t an original musical sound 2. Neither is dressing weird 3. The music is still very good 4. People look at you like you grew a fourth head for listening to the stuff Some new bands/performers that I’ve found since then: Ex-Girl Extra Action Marching Band Exuma Jay Munly OOIOO ---
**Author:** ![bunyupp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@bunyupp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bunyupp)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2014, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-weird-bands-another-return/693407/2 "2014-07-18T02:49:39Z")
[R.I.P.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSiLJQiOIVk) by **Zombie Ghost Train**. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2014, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-weird-bands-another-return/693407/3 "2014-07-18T08:14:54Z")
Dead Man’s Bones - [In The Room Where You Sleep](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEwKVhSZAhE) Bruce Peninsula - [As Long As I Live](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzOzdWOE7n8) Bel Canto - [Spiderdust](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBqOXhdChUw) Aisha Kandisha’s Jarring Effects - [Muey A Muey](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NZfut6cc1s) Diamanda Galas / John Paul Jones - [Sporting Life](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXHXwxF1H-w) Melinda Miel - [The law of the dream](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0jIdnrIah8) Antony And The Johnsons - [Cripple And The Starfish](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2IOHGlXMv4) Boiled in Lead - [The Microorganism](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l83rheFrjiY) Control Machete - [SI SEÑOR](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYmDMtqLEoE) Scott Walker - [Jackie](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUS1XDIIhTE) Lee Morse - [T’Ain’t No Sin To Take Off Your Skin](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU-O_uoe1Ko) ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2014, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-weird-bands-another-return/693407/4 "2014-07-18T08:18:20Z")
I was at work when I posted the OP. Here’s the same list, with YouTube links: eX-Girl :: [Hettakorii No Ottokotou](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOXy3rd42RM) Extra Action Marching Band :: [Unknown](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pszsuhS9s1k) Exuma :: [Mama Loi, Papa Loi](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_z3KkZWE5k) Jay Munly :: [Cat](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2j1t8QHawY) OOIOO :: [Asozan](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Y9hVjs7XRI) ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2014, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-weird-bands-another-return/693407/5 "2014-07-18T08:41:15Z")
Akiko Yano - [Rose Garden](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRSm1osRINo) Takako Minekawa - [Plash](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57LboHngkn4) butter 08 - [Butterfucker](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95W9up585kE) Foetus - [Slung](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sro-P0m4SCY) Steroid Maximus - [Quilombo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5kiGdeG9Uw) DIAMANDA GALAS & JOHN PAUL JONES - [HEX](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0sObal-j4M) Ingrid Karklins - [Leatherwing Bat](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T9rovpAVe0) ETHYL MEATPLOW - [QUEENIE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9ZcJ92NNaw) Ragga and the jack magic orchestra - [Where are they now](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaswPdZ2sio) Johnny Dowd - [No Woman’s Flesh](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZeydz7eBUc) Danielle Dax - [PARIAH](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLcU3oiPh-8) ---
**Author:** ![eltro102](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@eltro102](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eltro102)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2014, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-weird-bands-another-return/693407/6 "2014-07-18T17:08:14Z")
Death Grips - [Gullitione](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Orlbo9WkZ2E) [You might think he loves you for your money but I know what he really loves you for it’s your brand new leopard skin pillbox hat](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2cQvZPX3OY) King Krule - [Rock Bottom](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvZJI8rerWA) [Easy Easy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRzlbh4or3c) Death Grips is pretty much unclassifiable, you have to listen to their songs and even then it’s hard to put them in a box. King Krule is more mainstream, wikipedia pegging him as " punk jazz, hip hop, darkwave, and trip hop." ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2014, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-weird-bands-another-return/693407/7 "2014-07-18T18:40:04Z")
Hazmat Modine ---
**Author:** ![eltro102](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@eltro102](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eltro102)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2014, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-weird-bands-another-return/693407/8 "2014-07-18T19:11:05Z")
There’s also Ryoji Ikeda, he seems to one of the very few artists to use very high and very low registers together, and has a really modern, clean and sharp sound to him. ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2014, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-weird-bands-another-return/693407/9 "2014-07-18T21:11:26Z")
Ninja’d by lissener on **Danielle Dax** , awesomely weird. Sharp intelligent lyrics wrapped in Indian/New Wave fusion 30 years ahead of its time. **Hedningarna** , Swedish electronic-folk fusion with lots of yodeling and fuzzboxed-didgeridoo. **Weebl** of _badger badger_ fame. His [live show](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VL7KcHUt1W8) is awesome 🙂 **The Dickies** , with their iconic [penis puppet.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPzvOvZniUY) ---
**Author:** ![Grestarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grestarian/32/3227_2.png) [@Grestarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grestarian)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2014, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-weird-bands-another-return/693407/10 "2014-07-20T20:14:26Z")
I wasn’t around six years ago (or maybe I just missed that request) but back then I would have listed the following (already old) artists: Spike Jones: Spiked (anthology?) Twang Bang: Nothing Quite as Wholesome as a Fish Tony Mason (used to have a website full of oddball stuff). _A Bad Idea_ and _Barney Must Die_ are especially good. –G! When you told Bruce Lee You could kick his ass It was a bad idea It was a bad idea …–Tony Mason …_A Bad Idea_ …No Smurfing Allowed ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2014, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-weird-bands-another-return/693407/11 "2014-07-20T22:41:21Z")
Noises of Russia -[Spirit](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvfoAWlN-Ts) ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2014, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-weird-bands-another-return/693407/12 "2014-07-21T05:20:19Z")
More examples of the absolutely incredible and wonderfully bizarre underground Russian music scene: [Bardoseneticcube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AMnJRM4Ufw) [Lunar Abyss Deus Organum](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIz-3QqeJLM) [Vetrophonia](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVYGLTIjp6w) [Linija Mass](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD76bJYGtps) ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2014, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-weird-bands-another-return/693407/13 "2014-07-21T06:34:17Z")
> [@Sage\_Rat](#): > > 1. People look at you like you grew a fourth head for listening to the stuff I see Einsturzende Neubauten and Birthday Party were mentioned in the other thread, Foetus in this one. The other bands that I like that I get similar looks for: [Young Gods](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enfDeW2Y6gw) (that’s an acoustic session, the original is …harder)’ Swans (who over their/his (Michael Gira) career were capable of [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4R31AWhv02Y) and [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHES9YAGGkU) and [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bp05EQQwnAQ)) Then there’s stuff like [Yat-Kha](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GimODzNt_S8)… ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2014, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-weird-bands-another-return/693407/14 "2014-07-21T13:20:18Z")
As far as I’m concerned, [The Residents](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcI5rNR5TGM) are the primordial root of the cause. ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2014, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-weird-bands-another-return/693407/15 "2014-07-21T17:28:03Z")
Hallucinogen - [Gamma Goblins](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKwNLLakbYY) ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-weird-bands-another-return/693407/16 "2014-07-23T03:51:20Z")
A few noteworthy others: [Rapoon](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAN0UXX9kM0) [Coil](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaoU8lYWXdk) [Nurse With Wound](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJsEahHlnEg) [Andrew Liles](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTFlOHCCBI4) [Renaldo and the Loaf](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n3MbVoLYns) ---
**Author:** ![BurnMeUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@BurnMeUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BurnMeUp)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-weird-bands-another-return/693407/17 "2014-07-23T22:47:23Z")
Couch Flambeau - [Vipers](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTW4vpCNlQI) - I wanted to lync Wot a Caper but Youtube doesn’t have it Dengue Fever - [Seeing Hands](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQYOGkCk2DA) - Cambodian pop Future of the Left - [Robocop 4 - Fuck Off Robocop](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60COw25TL00) The guys who used to be McLusky doing their warped thing Gabba - [Mama Mia](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS6KyROfIn0) - An Abba/Ramones crossover T. Valentine - [Hello, Lucile are you a lesbian?](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIcz1eQOF7k) I swear this guy has some sort of problems. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2014, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-weird-bands-another-return/693407/18 "2014-07-25T16:32:59Z")
Yet more: [Current 93](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xrgge3uplCM) [Herbst9](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js_3CVlNM5U) [Halo Manash](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaNW2ohY_AE) [Reutoff](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nN1iF8kxPXE) and a rare Christmas in July Special: [Mom and Daddy perform “O Holy Night”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QZJ_n1fgpA) ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2014, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-weird-bands-another-return/693407/19 "2014-07-25T18:39:20Z")
[Tribalistas.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmHTq39a-hA) ---
**Author:** ![Banksiaman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banksiaman/32/3334_2.png) [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2014, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-weird-bands-another-return/693407/20 "2014-07-27T12:45:57Z")
Worth mentioning Australian masked marvels [TISM](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TISM)[short fror This is Serious Mum]. A good introduction is their [Great Trucking Songs of the Renaissance](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37j1IQTq080) double album, or their live video [title inspired by Ted Nugent’s Intensity in Ten Cities] [Incontinent in Ten Continents](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwLqScCHTyw).