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stumbled upon this online and really like itā¦
I know who she is, but never really listened to her music
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Iāve been trying to slowly discover and unfold this band little by little. Here is one i think the microtonal adds a cool funk too. A little polka style for @Gothique
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I love that long silence in the middle of this one. Itās such interesting composition, really unusual stuff for popular music. That and the quarter note looping layered harmony he sets up leading into that.
I also love how much fun they generally seem to be having making music. I think thatās part of the viralness. They might be making some genuinely avant-garde, arty music, but at the same time itās really fun and very tongue in cheek. I mean, a virtuoso performance of a punk polka that gets completely deconstructed in the second half, played by people dressed as polka dotted aliens is just sublimely silly 
Itās really really clever but they are very much not taking themselves seriously and thatās very refreshing these days. Maybe Iām getting old but itās been too long since music was both good and a bit silly The last twenty odd years has all been a bit too musically sensible. I think this is a larger thing going on too. There are a lot of very odd musical subcultures springing up that involve quite a bit of theatrics whilst still being real musicianship. Most not as original as Angine de Poitrine though.
Here is another I like, not original at all but great fun, very ā70s inspired and super theatrical, there are a few bands in this odd little what I am going to call gothic theatre rock sub culture:
These leads me onto something Iāve been thinking about recently. One of the ways you study the history of art is to look at the broader pattern: innovation and flowering of many ideas; consolidation into a few main streams of mature art; a baroque period of over complexity leading to; stagnation and a general lack of direction. And then repeat. The last big pop music innovation period was electronic dance music and grunge/indie in the late 80s early 90s, before that it was the electric guitar driven blues rock of the 50s and early 60s. Maybe we are due another? I feel part of the reason Angine de Poitrine have gone so viral is that a lot of people are ready for something new.
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In this house we pledge allegiance to Castle Rat and the Rat Queen! Ive listened to them since before their first album and theyre local in Brooklyn. I met Riley the lead singer very quickly at an unrelated show. My immediate thoughts was she was so small and dainty compared to the big and raucous character on stage. Its funny how an on stage persona can make you seem physically bigger and more imposing.
100% give both their albums a listen, their pretty inexpensive on bandcamp or i can send you them.
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Oh I have āInto the Realmā on vinyl! They do really pretty vinyl. Sheās great at selling the whole performance. They played Desertfest here in Antwerp recently but the tickets were all gone too quick.
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Definite juxtaposition to Castle Rat, someone posted this on another forum which Iām quite enjoying. I was unfamiliar with Estas Tonne until now. Excellent recording also.
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