DJP: Is This Choral Group Cantus (from MN) TRV KVLT Mens Chorus or Studio Gangsta Shit?

i saw them cuz they won "best classical group" in the new city pages best of the twin cities issue

but sometimes u don't know if the writers only know like one classical or jazz artist and just pick them

http://www.cantussings.org/2011/04/20/cantus-named-best-classical-musician-2011/

you can find out abt them and hear songs here:

http://www.cantusonline.org/

oh holy shit i just looked at the members and one kid is the son of our high school/jr high choir teacher!

well there already have points against them for putting up a video of themselves doing "Gravedigger" by Dave Matthews

I mean, they sound very good, but also appear to be incredibly tacky and tasteless

i think they do like actual classical stuff...

hahah i didn't know that was a dave matthews song

they make up for it somewhat by doing Bjork's "Unravel" though

yeah I am torn on these guys, I've never heard of them before and I approve in the abstract of what it seems they're trying to do but... Dave Matthews? really? NAGL doods

is this kinda like the Bad Plus of choral music or something?

holy shit this version of "Unravel" is actually genuinely fantastic

http://www.youtube.com/user/cantussings#p/a/f/1/h4muNF6LCPQ

xp: yeah, it looks like it; like I said, I totally approve in the abstract but I would have to make them a little choosier re: rep

yeah okay the more I poke around, the more I like these guys

I don't know their competition, though