As I write, I am currently experiencing the worst kind of agita--my downstairs neighbour is playing that worst kind of trance for which names could not possibly do justice, AT 7:28 in the MORNING! I just woke up to it, which completely sucks, as I went to bed at 3:00. Anyhoo, instead of being the mature adult and going down to confront him--there are quite a few reasons why I think it may be a bad idea to confront him, not the least of which is that after said confrontation, I'm worried that anytime we play music past 10 o'clock, he's going to read the riot act--thusly, I am choosing to blast what I consider to be much more palatable dub, techno, IDM, d'n'b, jungle, and house at him for bright and early edification. What I can't decide, (and yes, I know, by being just as stupid as he is, I have abandoned all claims of righteousness,) is whether or not I should just fire up all the stereo's for the rest of the day or just let it go once he stops playing that godawful music. A main piece of supporting evidence for the first part is that he has apparently now left the house with the music on... so I shall wait 'til he gets back (he must sleep at some point,) and...
I'm not really looking for any write-back regarding my behaviour, as I know it's beyond deplorable, but what would you play to piss off your techno-loving neighbour who evidently has NO taste. I know a thread's been done already about Merzbow, but as I don't want all the dogs within a twelve-block radius to howl along with me, what should I play? I've already gone through Oval and Scratch Perry, King Tubby along with Plastikman, Transglobal Underground, some Ubiquity, Mushroom, Faze Action, Nicola Conte, and Wagon Christ--I'm now aiming some Funki Porcini, maybe load up some Mouse on Mars, Matmos, Two Lone Swordsmen, Pete Rock, RZA, Hi-Tek, Amon Tobin, some more Deep House, Acid House, Techstep, anything to drive the inanity of that DAMN cheap-trance sound that is seeping through my floorboard, along with, periodically, some super-effeminate "What-EVER" as heard only by the most stereotypical campy queens--lest the question of bigotry pops up, this line is brought to you by my roommate and comrade-in-sleeplessness, (apparently it is ok for one queen to call another on it)--so that's that. (Omigod, I can't believe this, but they're actually attempting a sing along to Pet Shop Boys. I can't figure out if I should give them points for finally playing something decent or having them arrested on the grounds of defacing a classic.) I'm going insane. And I am out for blood.
― Mickey Black Eyes, Sunday, 2 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
Play something with GUITARS in it, for fuck's sake.
Or better
yet, play a guitar yourself.
― dave q, Sunday, 2 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
I did--only problem is that music with guitars tend not to have that
subsonic bass--I did play the Beatles, which finally did it, or maybe
it was the Allman Brothers. Nothing kills a post-post-post-party
with pseudo-fashionable people faster than good ole genuinely out-of-
time pop music. Of course, they started right up again half an hour
later. My ingenious roommate finally devised the best plan, as far
as we can tell--indoor basketball. Oh my God did they stop playing
fast... woooooohoooooooo!
― Mickey Black Eyes, Sunday, 2 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
C'mon, lighten up. Can't you let them have their fun?
Be thankful they don't play hip-hop constantly,
like my neighbors (they occasionally play
Radiohead and King Crimson, though, so I almost find
it in my heart to forgive them).
― Jack Redelfs, Sunday, 2 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
Nah--I have no problem with having fun... having a party start at
midnight and go 'til dawn is fine by me, I understand that, even if
it's a little annoying... but to START a party at 530/6 am is fairly
uncivilised, inconsiderate--really--and demonstrates very little
concern for one's neighbours, especially that kind of party. As per
usual, I'm more bothered by the intent or lack thereof than the
actions themselves. As a sidenote, I'd much rather they play hiphop
than that godawful trance music. And as another sidenote, I'm
entirely convinced that Mike Figgis made Timecode just to get a
gaggle of beautiful women in one movie.
― Mickey Black Eyes, Monday, 3 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
I think what you should really be looking for here is contrast. If it
is loud enough, it doesn't really matter whether there is bass or
not. In fact, the one sound that i find travels farther and crisper
than a thumping bassline is a shrill trumpet or horn. Do you
have any bebop?
― Timothy, Monday, 3 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
Hmmm.... both of the above recommendations sound marvelous... of
course, the reason I didn't play any treble stuff was that I didn't
want to wake up my own roomies (who didn't wake up to the trance beat
until the second encore from downstairs...)... so I had to resort to
seismic movements... I think for the time being the basketball cured
them of their evil ways. In the future, definitely bop and nature.
― Mickey Black Eyes, Tuesday, 4 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
borbetomagus' first one (sauter/dietrich/moore/doherty or something
like that) is a good one to put on at top volume, leave for a walk or
something; sauter/dietrich's _bells together_ (a full LP of duelling
saxophone noise) is also tops. napalm death's _from enslavement to
obliteration_, whitehouse's _birthdeath experience_, dial's
_infraction_, or anything by the (horrible, horrible) beach boys
should also do the job.
― your null fame, Tuesday, 4 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
I highly recommend Dicipline by Throbbing Gristle, Transmission by
Joy Division or No Escape by Cabaret Voltaire on loop for this sort
of exercise.
Also, Adult or GD Luxxe played extremely loud would be perfect death
disco for those trance heads.
― Michael Taylor, Tuesday, 4 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)