# Name my new musical project contest
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-new-musical-project-contest/279407
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [December 12, 2004, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-new-musical-project-contest/279407 "2004-12-12T04:42:11Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2004, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-new-musical-project-contest/279407/1 "2004-12-12T04:42:11Z")
My old electronic project was called [The Tic Tok Men](http://www.tictokmen.com) 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)
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### Author:  [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2004, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-new-musical-project-contest/279407/2 "2004-12-12T05:53:59Z")
The Lower Clashmen
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### Author:  [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2004, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-new-musical-project-contest/279407/3 "2004-12-12T15:34:00Z")
What sorts of music will you be playing?
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### Author:  [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2004, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-new-musical-project-contest/279407/4 "2004-12-12T17:08:32Z")
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.
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### Author:  [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2004, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-new-musical-project-contest/279407/5 "2004-12-12T22:03:52Z")
> [@ultrafilter](#):
>
> What sorts of music will you be playing?
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. 🙂
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### Author:  [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)
#### Post date: [December 13, 2004, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-new-musical-project-contest/279407/6 "2004-12-13T12:39:33Z")
**The Wrong Hands**
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### Author:  [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)
#### Post date: [December 13, 2004, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-new-musical-project-contest/279407/7 "2004-12-13T13:33:24Z")
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.
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### Author:  [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2004, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-new-musical-project-contest/279407/8 "2004-12-14T03:57:03Z")
I like the **breast** idea but you’d NEVER find the band on google.
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### Author:  [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2004, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-new-musical-project-contest/279407/9 "2004-12-14T04:15:27Z")
Into The Graylands
Light Grounds
The Wave Shifters
Wind Riders
Falling Through The Sound
Sound Breakers
The True Spirit
Spiders Through the Ceiling
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### Author:  [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2004, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-new-musical-project-contest/279407/10 "2004-12-14T05:22:28Z")
**Enemy Combatants**
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### Author:  [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2004, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-new-musical-project-contest/279407/11 "2004-12-15T05:44:25Z")
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. 🙂
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### Author:  [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2004, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-new-musical-project-contest/279407/12 "2004-12-15T08:39:56Z")
Third Tongue from the Left
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### Author:  [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2004, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-new-musical-project-contest/279407/13 "2004-12-15T12:38:50Z")
**Springtime For Hitler** in Ger-ma-neeeeeee!
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### Author:  [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2004, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-new-musical-project-contest/279407/14 "2004-12-15T13:09:19Z")
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…**
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### Author:  [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2004, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-new-musical-project-contest/279407/15 "2004-12-15T13:15:08Z")
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.
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### Author:  [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2004, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-new-musical-project-contest/279407/16 "2004-12-15T14:03:28Z")
> [@Seven](#):
>
> **Voice over my pee**"
Brilliant.
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### Author:  [@Elret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elret)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2004, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-new-musical-project-contest/279407/17 "2004-12-15T14:19:18Z")
I like Downtown Whitby
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### Author:  [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2004, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-new-musical-project-contest/279407/18 "2004-12-17T08:27:12Z")
Downtown Whitby is a good name for and old dude playing blues
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### Author:  [@vl\_mungo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vl_mungo)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2004, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-new-musical-project-contest/279407/19 "2004-12-18T05:03:30Z")
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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### Author:  [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2004, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-new-musical-project-contest/279407/20 "2004-12-21T03:53:06Z")
> [@vl\_mungo](#):
>
> The Garden of Galoots
> The Ancient Order of Modern Troglodytes
> The Jesuses of 0101010’s
> Go Stick Your Head In A Pig
> Nileppez Del
The Ancient Order of Modern Troglodytes would be a cool song if anything.