best *Musical gimmick* band (again)

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I just saw Molginy at the FrancoFolies festival in Montreal. And thier whole set was of songs written around gimmicks. For example they would be jumping the music would stop and they kept jumping, and one song they had an over 3 min. pause in the middle where they stood perfectly still. It reminds me of the similar gimmicks of the Helms (from boston)

― A Nairn, Sunday, 4 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

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― Jeffro (Jeffro), Friday, 8 September 2006 02:15 (seventeen years ago) link

Pianosaurus!

― mark 0 (mark 0), Friday, 8 September 2006 11:34 (seventeen years ago) link

I'm a real sucker for gimmicks. I'd like to nominate maybe some of Aphex's records, particularly "I Care Because You Do" and "Come To Daddy EP" as being very gimmicky.

― wogan lenin (dog latin), Friday, 8 September 2006 11:40 (seventeen years ago) link

Beach Boys

― Alicia Titsovich (sexyDancer), Friday, 8 September 2006 12:12 (seventeen years ago) link

matmos.

― guanoman (mister the guanoman), Friday, 8 September 2006 12:26 (seventeen years ago) link

Matmos seconded.

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 (seventeen years ago) link

gimmick-wise: the guy who has the robot drummer.

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.

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― mr. brojangles (sanskrit), Saturday, 9 September 2006 21:11 (seventeen years ago) link

                         Gimmicky bastard.

― mr. brojangles (sanskrit), Saturday, 9 September 2006 21:12 (seventeen years ago) link

I'm torn between McRorie and Captured! by Robots

― less-than three's Christiane F. (drowned in milk), Sunday, 10 September 2006 22:50 (seventeen years ago) link

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.

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 plastics
conlon nancarrow

― guanoman (mister the guanoman), Monday, 11 September 2006 09:30 (seventeen years ago) link

Not to be confused with Best *NON-MUSICAL GIMMICK* bands.....

― Run Ruud Run (Ken L), Monday, 11 September 2006 09:51 (seventeen years ago) link

Spike Jones - big band comedy:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=-OVfOm0J2fk
http://youtube.com/watch?v=P-0R-WlpgwQ

― shieldforyoureyes (shieldforyoureyes), Monday, 11 September 2006 10:16 (seventeen years ago) link

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