All of the Fluxus stuff.
Everything else I can think of is based around non-musical gimmickry, and I'm not sure if that counts.
― emil.y (emil.y), Friday, 8 September 2006 14:33 (eighteen years ago) link
Musicwise: Matmos, although I wouldn't call them gimmicky, becuase I think that sounds like it's denoting what I think are strong ideas and great music.
― Thomas Mehlt (Tokyo Ghost Stories), Saturday, 9 September 2006 01:16 (eighteen years ago) link
TV ANNOUNCER The crowd is enthralled as Derek Mantini, arguably the greatest puppeteer in the history of the world, performs "The Belle of Amherst" with his 60 foot Emily Dickinson puppet, directed by the inimitable Charles Nelson Reilly. Charles Nelson Reilly floats by in a hot air balloon. CHARLES NELSON REILLY Beautiful, beautiful! Nyong-nyong. CRAIG
Charles Nelson Reilly floats by in a hot air balloon.
CHARLES NELSON REILLY Beautiful, beautiful! Nyong-nyong.
CRAIG
― mr. brojangles (sanskrit), Saturday, 9 September 2006 21:11 (eighteen years ago) link
Gimmicky bastard.
― mr. brojangles (sanskrit), Saturday, 9 September 2006 21:12 (eighteen years ago) link
― less-than three's Christiane F. (drowned in milk), Sunday, 10 September 2006 22:50 (eighteen years ago) link
the thing is with matmos is that the methods they use to create their music are much more interesting than the music itself. therefore, gimmicky.
more gimmicks:
tracy and the plasticsconlon nancarrow
― guanoman (mister the guanoman), Monday, 11 September 2006 09:30 (eighteen years ago) link
― Run Ruud Run (Ken L), Monday, 11 September 2006 09:51 (eighteen years ago) link
― shieldforyoureyes (shieldforyoureyes), Monday, 11 September 2006 10:16 (eighteen years ago) link