History Music / ThousandGecs

A RemixAlbum titled ''1000 gecs and the Tree of Clues'' was released in July 2020, featuring collaborations from acts including Music/CharliXCX, Music/KeroKeroBonito, {{Music/Rico Nasty}}, Music/FallOutBoy, Tommy Cash, [[Music/PCMusic Hannah Diamond]], and Music/DorianElectra. In addition to the remix tracks, the digital release of the album comes with [[BonusMaterial new original songs]] played and performed in the interim between the original and remix albums.

More descriptively, it utilizes those genres ([[{{Dubstep}} brostep]], {{nightcore}}, [[EmoMusic emo]], ''third wave ska'', etc.) and refracts them through an extremely glitchy, saturated pop sound that's been dubbed "{{hyperpop}}", with {{autotune}}-drenched vocals singing lyrics depicting bizarre stories or paying {{homage}} to the songwriting tropes of some of the aforementioned genres, either [[ExaggeratedTrope humorously exaggerating them]] or playing them straight to a weirdly earnest, emotional effect.

Critics were notably receptive to the album, with it making a number of year-end lists, but as you may suspect, public opinions were considerably more interesting, especially following the album's instantaneous assimilation into [[MemeticMutation meme culture]], especially on the back of its [[BreakthroughHit hit lead single]] "money machine".

!! Tracklist:

--> ''Pushed him down, to the ground, and I punched him in his face! (In his FACE!)''\\
''Yeah I stole his phone, that put him in his place. (In his PLACE!)''\\
''Me and the horse, we ran outta the place, (The PLACE!)''\\
''Then we took my Porsche back to my place!''

** The last 24 seconds of "money machine" also counts.

Critics were notably receptive to the album, with it making a number of year-end lists, but as you may suspect, public opinions were considerably more interesting, especially following the album's instantaneous assimilation into [[MemeticMutation meme culture]], especially on the back of its [[BreakthroughHit hit]] lead single "money machine".

** The 24 seconds of "money machine" also counts.

** The last third of "money machine" also counts.

More descriptively, it utilizes those genres ([[{{Dubstep}} brostep]], {{nightcore}}, [[EmoMusic emo]], ''third wave ska'', etc.) and refracts them through an extremely glitchy, saturated sound that's been dubbed "{{hyperpop}}", with {{autotune}}-drenched vocals singing lyrics depicting bizarre stories or paying {{homage}} to the songwriting tropes of some of the aforementioned genres, either [[ExaggeratedTrope humorously exaggerating them]] or playing them straight to a weirdly earnest, emotional effect.

A RemixAlbum titled ''1000 gecs and the Tree of Clues'' was released in July 2020, featuring collaborations from acts including Music/CharliXCX, Music/KeroKeroBonito, Rico Nasty, Music/FallOutBoy, Tommy Cash, [[Music/PCMusic Hannah Diamond]], and Music/DorianElectra. In addition to the remix tracks, the digital release of the album comes with [[BonusMaterial new original songs]] played and performed in the interim between the original and remix albums.

''1000 gecs'' is the debut album by experimental music duo Music/HundredGecs, composed of Dylan Brady and Laura Les. Self-produced and released through Brady's Dog Show Records on May 2019, the album reached mass notoriety throughout the Internet thanks to its unabashedly {{surreal|Humor}} nature.

Picture someone taking every genre a teenager in the 2000s/2010s would've obsessed over, along with [[ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs a considerable amount of crack]], and throwing everything into an industrial-grade blender at its highest setting, and you have an idea of what this album sounds like.

More descriptively, it utilizes those genres ([[{{Dubstep}} brostep]], {{nightcore}}, [[EmoMusic emo rock]], ''third wave ska'', etc.) and refracts them through an extremely glitchy, saturated sound that's been dubbed "{{hyperpop}}", with {{autotune}}-drenched vocals singing lyrics depicting bizarre stories or paying {{homage}} to the angsty songwriting tropes of some of the aforementioned genres, either [[ExaggeratedTrope humorously exaggerating them]] or playing them straight to a weirdly melancholic effect.

Critics were notably receptive to the album, with it making a number of year-end lists, but as you may suspect, public opinions were considerably more interesting, especially following the album's instantaneous assimilation into [[MemeticMutation meme culture]], especially on the back of its lead single "money machine", which brought a lot of attention from general audiences to the album and band as a whole.

* LyricalDissonance: The contrast between the angsty teenage drama lyrics and the bass-boosted, dirty soundscapes in songs like "gec 2 Ü" or "800db cloud" is striking. "ringtone" is also dissonant on account of its cutesy sound and increasingly disturbing lyrics. And of course, "stupid horse" is a bouncy ska-style song about gambling problems, beating the hell out of a jockey, and stealing his horse.

** Apart from the autotune overload, the lyrics invoke clichés of teenage life and emo rock from the early 2000s.
** The music videos also utilize this, as many of them have incredibly minimalist and somewhat cheap looking settings.

* ObsessionSong: "ringtone". It follows Laura as she sings about customizing the ringtone of her phone for a special person, who doesn't even know she likes them.

* RhymingWithItself: "stupid horse" rhymes 'place' with 'place' three times in a row, though it gets credit for each instance referring to something different.

* OdeToAddicition: About 2/3rds of "800 db cloud" is about smoking weed as aggressively as possible.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: "I Need Help Immediately" is a deranged sound collage that functions outside of the album's sound range entirely as a weird skit.

!!''1000 gecs'' contains examples of:

* {{Mondegreen}}: Invoked by "gec 2 Ü", which is actually a NonAppearingTitle meant to be a play on the phrase "''get'' to you", which recurs in the song's chorus.

Critics were notably receptive to the album, with it making a number of year-end lists, but as you may suspect, public opinions were [[LoveItOrHateIt considerably more interesting]], especially following the album's instantaneous assimilation into [[MemeticMutation meme culture]], especially on the back of its lead single "money machine", which brought a lot of attention from general audiences to the album and band as a whole.

Critics were notably receptive to the album, with it making a number of year-end lists, but as you may suspect, public opinions were [[LoveItOrHateIt considerably more interesting]]. The album was assimilated into [[MemeticMutation meme culture]] instantaneously, especially on the back of its lead single "Money Machine", which brought a lot of attention from general audiences to the album and band as a whole.

''1000 gecs'' is the debut album by experimental music duo Music/HundredGecs, composed of Dylan Brady and Laura Les. Self-produced and released through Brady's Dog Show Records on May 2019, the album reached notoriety throughout the Internet thanks to its unabashedly {{surreal|Humor}} nature.

Critics were notably receptive to the album, with it making a number of year-end lists, but as you may suspect, public opinions were [[LoveItOrHateIt considerably more interesting]]. The album was assimilated into [[MemeticMutation meme culture]] instantaneously, especially on the back of its lead single "Money Machine", which brought a lot of attention from general audiences to the album and band as a whole -- as well as some strong opinions.

Reactions to ''1000 gecs'' can generally be split into three camps: those who dismiss it as gimmicky garbage that labors to be as excruciatingly obnoxious as possible, those who aren't fond of it but listen to it from an ironic perspective, and those who genuinely enjoy it in all of its insanity -- [[NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity for very similar reasons as those who hate it]] -- and maintain that [[SugarWiki/BetterThanItSounds it's a listening experience well worth your time]].

* LongestSongGoesLast: "gec 2 Ü" is the last track which is about 3 minutes long compared to the 1-2 minute running time of the other tracks.

* SensoryAbuse: The bass lines in "800db cloud" and "gec 2 Ü" reach ear-piercing levels. It's especially violent in the latter, as it descends further and further into a bass-boosted hell during the last forty seconds. The last third of "money machine" also counts.

* MindScrew: Pretty much all of their music videos end up being this:
** The music video of "hand crushed by a mallet": The video has Dylan wearing a garish yellow suit and green make-up playing the Knife Game in a messy room full of garbage and typing on an old Windows computer, and Laura [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext dressed like a fly]] breaks in and starts to [[{{Pun}} bug him,]] until [[MoodWhiplash he pulls out an oversized sword and kills her.]] After putting her body in the trash, she somehow comes back and destroys his computer with a hammer.
** "money machine" is less nonsensical, but not by too much; Dylan and Laura are just singing the song at a car dealership, with stock explosions and sound effects littered throughout. The visualizer, on the other hand, somewhat subverts this, since it's just Dylan and Laura browsing a shop, at least [[MoodWhiplash until they start picking up dozens of trophies.]]
** the "sympathy 4 the grinch" visualizer is literally just Laura running around, running from, [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext and, occasionally, trying to fight]] a car.
** "800db cloud": The video consists of Laura and Dylan at a variety of locations slowly peeking at the viewer from around various corners. Interspersed throughout are also strange pictures, like a bride peeking through blinds and a man wearing a green goblin mask. The video culminates in the two head-banging in front of a movie theater with [[Film/Aladdin2019 Aladdin posters]], with a bunch of bystanders equally as confused as the viewer.

* SensoryAbuse:
** The bass lines in "800db cloud" and "gec 2 Ü" reach ear-piercing levels. It's especially violent in the latter, as it descends further and further into a bass-boosted hell during the last forty seconds. The last third of "money machine" also counts.
** Funnily enough, it's somewhat of a common joke amongst some fans that their music is this in general, due to its usage of autotune, high pitched singing, and liberal usage of bass.

* SensoryAbuse: The bass lines in "800db cloud" and "gec 2 Ü" reach ear-piercing levels. It's especially violent in the latter, as it descends further and further into a bass-boosted hell during the last forty seconds. The last third of "money machine" also counts.

* StylisticSuck: Apart from the autotune overload, the lyrics invoke clichés of teenage life and emo rock from the early 2000s.