Not gonna lie, that was pretty epic.
Insert witty and clever quip here. My page, as the database hates my handle.I ended up listening to a couple of Vitamin String Quartet albums for the sake of blogging about them - I've heard them using some creative studio effects (particularly on The Mars Volta cover album I've heard), but not to the degree of that "Ray Of Light" cover. So that's pretty cool.
I'll try and think of something that fits this thread later.
"I Like Your Photographs
" by Starflyer 59. Jason was well into the indie-pop phase of his career by that point, yet for some reason he went baroque-prog-crazy on this song.
Maybe not the most avant-garde, but "I Before E Except After C" by Yazoo (or Yaz, depending on where you are). Imagine that you're listening to an album full of synth pop with soulful vocals
. Then a few tracks in, this happens:
edited 6th Oct '11 11:43:59 AM by MikeK
@Kitsune: I was gonna mention that, but I figured it was too obvious of an example.
@dxman: You're forgetting that Yoko Ono's the co-artist there
Yes, although it's just "Situation". I actually originally linked to that song, but then I decided to switch to "Only You" since it's a ballad that gets played on easy listening stations on occasion, and thus there's even more of a contrast between that and a Mind Screw sound collage.
edited 6th Oct '11 12:21:44 PM by MikeK
'Kay, I can't find the full version of it on Youtube, but I really like "Water" by the Roots. After a third of the length in, it morphs from a normal hip-hop song to a fairly long and vaguely jazzy sound collage that's meant to invoke a drug addiction.
"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one’s mouth and remove all doubt." - Some guy with a snazzy hat."See You on the Other Side" and "Untitled" by Korn. Rather than just the traditional Nu-Metal sound, they seemed to go more for a Pink Floyd/Led Zepplin-esque mishmash, ESPECIALLY with "Untitled".
edited 7th Oct '11 11:58:15 AM by SoCalToa
Show some love.Alright, maybe Floyd and Zeppelin were not the right comparison. I just sounded different, y'know?
Show some love.Y'know, I have heard OF that, haven't actually given it a listen yet.
...but you still win this round, dx.
Insert witty and clever quip here. My page, as the database hates my handle.Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark were always kind of weird, what with doing live splits with A Certain Ratio and writing synth-pop songs about Joan of Arc. But that's beside the point.
Perhaps I shouldn't mention Gary Numan or The Associates here—both had serious experimental streaks from the outset—but I'm seriously tempted to make special note of "I Nearly Married A Human" and "Q Quarters" respectively for just being utterly baffling.
I'll hide your name inside a word and paint your eyes with false perception.

Basically, talk about a song/composition that seems quite experimental compared to the rest of the output of the person/group who made it.
I'll start off by saying that when I first listened to the Vitamin String Quartet's version of Madonna's "Ray of Light", I was NOT expecting this
. Considering how simplified the arrangements of their covers can be at times, this is really a huge shock. Needless to say, I think they decided to be overly creative on it, and I love it. Anyone who claims that's just how any string quartet performing that song would sound, I call BS on that.
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