Recommend me some good shambolic music

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i.e. music that sounds brilliantly and joyously on the brink of collapse.

― donny dorko, Thursday, 11 March 2004 21:59 (twenty-two years ago)

'Don't Worry Baby' - Melody Dog

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 11 March 2004 22:02 (twenty-two years ago)

'And Your Bird Can Sing (Anthology 2 outtake)' - The Beatles

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 11 March 2004 22:07 (twenty-two years ago)

the shaggs
the pastels

― mullygrubber (gaz), Thursday, 11 March 2004 22:08 (twenty-two years ago)

anything with drumming by david nichols (cannanes, huon, crabstick etc)

sleepy township "set sail" and "all these records" cds

australians and scots OWN at this sort of thing

― the surface noise (electricsound), Thursday, 11 March 2004 22:20 (twenty-two years ago)

happy party.
nation of ulysses.

― Ian Johnson (orion), Thursday, 11 March 2004 22:34 (twenty-two years ago)

the new liars album. well, about half of it.

― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Thursday, 11 March 2004 22:36 (twenty-two years ago)

'Hex Enduction Hour' - The Fall
'Demolition Derby' - Sandy Bull

― SexyDancer, Thursday, 11 March 2004 22:36 (twenty-two years ago)

The demo version of "Sweet Jane" on the two-disc edition of "Loaded".

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Friday, 12 March 2004 00:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Splodgenessabounds! And their spiritual cousins Tenpole Tudor.

― Nom De Plume (Nom De Plume), Friday, 12 March 2004 00:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Jandek - "You Painted Your Teeth"

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Friday, 12 March 2004 00:26 (twenty-two years ago)

(okay maybe not)

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Friday, 12 March 2004 00:26 (twenty-two years ago)

RAINCOATS

― sexyDancer, Friday, 12 March 2004 00:38 (twenty-two years ago)

ha i forgot i started this thread...

some good suggestions, some i already got but keep em coming

― don, Friday, 12 March 2004 00:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Dino Jr - "Just Like Heaven"

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Friday, 12 March 2004 01:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Devo - "Satisfaction"

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Friday, 12 March 2004 01:04 (twenty-two years ago)

The Raunchy Young Lepers to thread.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 12 March 2004 01:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Grant Hart's first post-Husker album, Intolerance, fits the mold pretty well. Self-produced, and he played pretty much everything on it, and the whole thing teeters on the brink of falling apart at all times. Especially "She Can See the Angels Coming." Kind of a minor classic, I think. My favorite post-Husker product by anyone in that band.

― spittle (spittle), Friday, 12 March 2004 01:16 (twenty-two years ago)

the liimanarina 'spermarket' cd on drag city

― morris pavilion (samjeff), Friday, 12 March 2004 01:36 (twenty-two years ago)

"Jangling Jack" by Nick Cave. Not Joyous but the most shambolic of tunes can think of.

― dog latin (dog latin), Friday, 12 March 2004 01:38 (twenty-two years ago)

I guess Sister Lovers is obvious, but...Sister Lovers!

― spittle (spittle), Friday, 12 March 2004 01:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Happy Mondays own this thread.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 12 March 2004 01:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Neil Young Tonight's the Night too obvious?

― Broheems (diamond), Friday, 12 March 2004 01:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Royal Trux 1st and 3rd records (both untitled)

― Broheems (diamond), Friday, 12 March 2004 01:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Isaac Hayes - Presenting Isaac Hayes (his debut), notoriously recorded drunk in the studio.

― Broheems (diamond), Friday, 12 March 2004 01:52 (twenty-two years ago)

tav falco's panther burns

― duke kidd, Friday, 12 March 2004 01:55 (twenty-two years ago)

King Crimson - Dig Me
Richard Thompson - 2 Left Feet

― dave225 (Dave225), Friday, 12 March 2004 01:55 (twenty-two years ago)

late Birthday Party, dude

― SexyDancer, Friday, 12 March 2004 03:52 (twenty-two years ago)

C86 ? (sorry)

― Paul (scifisoul), Friday, 12 March 2004 04:57 (twenty-two years ago)

OK then, Stump - Quirk Out

― Paul (scifisoul), Friday, 12 March 2004 04:59 (twenty-two years ago)

shop assistants
pastels
sneeze (first album especially)
pooh sticks (early stuff only)

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Friday, 12 March 2004 05:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Swell Maps - side one of "A Trip to Marineville"

Pretty much anything by Maher Shalal Hash Baz

― Dr Benway (dr benway), Friday, 12 March 2004 06:28 (twenty-two years ago)

xiu xiu - maybe even beyond the brink?
arne nordheim - am thinking norwegian right now - shambolic electro acoustic?
marine girls - sometimes i can't even listen bc it sounds so close to not working

i heart the word 'shambolic'

― pinkgerl, Friday, 12 March 2004 07:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Another vote for Hex Enduction Hour , and also Meat Puppets II , Kick OUt The Jams (MC5), Fun House (Stooges), Hound Dog Taylor & The Houserockers , Spasm Smash XXXOXOX Ox And Ass (Trumans Water), Psychic...Powerless... (Butthole Surfers) and The Modern Dance (Pere Ubu).

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Friday, 12 March 2004 10:07 (twenty-two years ago)

It's not exactly "joyous" but Steve Reich's "Violin Phase" (I have the ECM version) has that about to fall apart/sways back together/sounds and feels GREAT feel, bigtime.

― Mr Mime (Andrew Thames), Friday, 12 March 2004 10:10 (twenty-two years ago)

"Laughing Stock" by Love, especially the closing 20 seconds.

― Rob M (Rob M), Friday, 12 March 2004 10:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Flipper
Rudimentary Peni
Most stuff on Slampt

― DJ Mencap (DJ Mencap), Friday, 12 March 2004 10:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Flipper fuck yeah

― Mr Mime (Andrew Thames), Friday, 12 March 2004 10:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Are Flipper shambolic cause they play slowish? I mean, I guess the Stooges are shambolic too then.

xiu xiu

Can a band w/laptops be considered shambolic? I'm just asking.

My vote = The Clean!

(and the magical Westing by Musket and Sextant disc and the Homework and Messthetics line of comps)

― christhamrin (christhamrin), Friday, 12 March 2004 10:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Absolutely everything touched by the hand of Prolapse.

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Friday, 12 March 2004 10:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Beat Happening
Jad Fair
Huggy Bear

― hmmm (hmmm), Friday, 12 March 2004 10:43 (twenty-two years ago)

No, Flipper are shambolic cos I'm thinking of "Public Flipper Ltd"

― Mr Mime (Andrew Thames), Friday, 12 March 2004 10:44 (twenty-two years ago)

And so "Metallic KO" should prob be mentioned too, really

― Mr Mime (Andrew Thames), Friday, 12 March 2004 10:47 (twenty-two years ago)

'Never been in a Riot' by the Mekons
'Paralysed' by Legendary Stardust Cowboy
One of the Joy Division live albums released last year (Preston) is totally shambolic, but hugely enjoyable.

― Joe Kay (feethurt), Friday, 12 March 2004 11:50 (twenty-two years ago)

I was expecting jez@boum to pop up here, I'm sure he has something interesting to say on this subject.

Everyone seems to have forgotten about Yeah Yeah Noh. It's a shame. For a few EPs at least (anthologised on "When I Am A Big Girl") they owned the world of shambolic.

― Tim (Tim), Friday, 12 March 2004 11:55 (twenty-two years ago)

All of Alan Lomax's recordings of Sacred Harp Group singing sounds
'brilliantly and joyously on the brink of collapse'.

― Joe Kay (feethurt), Friday, 12 March 2004 12:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Alex Chilton's Like Flies on Sherbert

― NickB (NickB), Friday, 12 March 2004 12:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Kissamatic Lovebubbles - Total Hangover
Pipas - Wells Street

Both shamblic and ebullient.

― marianna, Friday, 12 March 2004 13:09 (twenty-two years ago)

"E-102", the debut single by BMX Bandits!!!!!

― Old Fart!!! (oldfart_sd), Friday, 12 March 2004 13:10 (twenty-two years ago)

The Godz quite frankly...

― Tom May (Tom May), Friday, 12 March 2004 13:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Don't pass me by -The Beatles. This song sounds like the wheels are totally about to fall off the whole thing.

― ipsofacto (ipsofacto), Friday, 12 March 2004 13:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Prolapse to thread...

― Mog, Friday, 12 March 2004 13:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Ah Charlie ya beat me to it...

― Mog, Friday, 12 March 2004 13:26 (twenty-two years ago)

I recommend at least 80% of the Pavement catalog. Brilliant + joyous + brink of collapse = Pavement.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Friday, 12 March 2004 13:39 (twenty-two years ago)

beatnik filmstars!

― the surface noise (electricsound), Friday, 12 March 2004 13:40 (twenty-two years ago)

The first Ghost album
Boredoms - Soul Discharge
Most Faust albums

― udu wudu (udu wudu), Friday, 12 March 2004 13:44 (twenty-two years ago)

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0000084BX.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 12 March 2004 15:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh good choice... and, for lighting up my work day earlier, OH BONDAGE UP YOURS.

Oh, and Palace.

― DJ Mencap (DJ Mencap), Friday, 12 March 2004 15:20 (twenty-two years ago)

The best answer has to Gaz's though: The Shaggs.

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 12 March 2004 15:25 (twenty-two years ago)

big star's 3rd. which is half depressingly and strung-outingly on the brink of collapse, but the other half is joyously on the same brink.

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Friday, 12 March 2004 16:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Silver Jews

― kenric mcdowell, Friday, 12 March 2004 18:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Almost anything on Postcard Records of Scotland - especially Josef K and early Orange Juice.

― mike a, Friday, 12 March 2004 18:57 (twenty-two years ago)

also:
Rites of Spring
Kicking Giant
Red Krayola

― mike a, Friday, 12 March 2004 18:59 (twenty-two years ago)

But Postcard bands weren't shambolic, they wanted to be Chic!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 12 March 2004 19:00 (twenty-two years ago)

True. "Heaven Sent," "Felicity," etc. = what happens when young Scotland tries to emulate Chic and gets it gloriously wrong.

― mike a, Friday, 12 March 2004 19:02 (twenty-two years ago)

any recent live recordings of Lightning Bolt; Providence on Halloween & Providence in August/September 03 are all amazing.

― Ian Johnson (orion), Friday, 12 March 2004 19:07 (twenty-two years ago)

The Boggs' Stitches!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 12 March 2004 19:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Daniel Johnston

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Friday, 12 March 2004 19:57 (twenty-two years ago)

The Godz

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Friday, 12 March 2004 19:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Daniel Johnston oh my god he is the personification of shambolic!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 12 March 2004 20:02 (twenty-two years ago)

and shambolic electronic music?

― don, Saturday, 13 March 2004 01:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Wire: Document and Eyewitness
Television Personalities: And Don't the Kids Just Love It

Mouse on Mars kind of rocks the shambolic electronic vote, and especially the Lithops stuff. And Connie Case's "Get Down" single.

― Dr. Annabel Lies (Michael Kelly), Saturday, 13 March 2004 02:21 (twenty-two years ago)

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