Overused Music on the Playa?

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 9:57 am

Although I love the album, Peter Gabriel's Passion is for me the most over-used music on the playa. Everone was playing it last time I was on the sand. Now when I hear it, I have no choice but to think of BM.

Anyone?

robotland · Post by **robotland** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 11:11 am

I think there's WAY too much bluegrass, folk and classical music at Burning Man. GOD, what I'd give to hear just a LITTLE techno now and then....

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 11:30 am

robotland wrote:I think there's WAY too much bluegrass, folk and classical music at Burning Man. GOD, what I'd give to hear just a LITTLE techno now and then....

*fishy fiddles with the robot's programing so that he hears less bluegrass and a lot more oontz*

ZaphodBurner · Post by **ZaphodBurner** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 12:02 pm

As a (rock/blues) musician myself, I love all of the music of Burning Man whether it's the percussion at the Temple Burn, the raves at 10:00, the Burning Band, Soul in the Machine or Jelly from Go Fuck Yourself standing on my structure with his cheapo electric guitar plugged into his two bullhorns.

It is what it is. For me it's not what's coming from a set of speakers or the passing, rolling rave, but the unique sonic mixture of all of it and the little natural effects you forget about like doppler shift from a party barge that's passing by or the rhythmic nodes you experience on the playa where all of of the combined music mixes together in a unique and transient polyrhythmic moment.

But the topic brings to mind a couple of experiments: What would happen if there was nothing belonging to, say, Sony played on the playa? What would happen if there was no major-label music? What would happen if there was no recorded music at all except the vinyl that the DJs spin?

What would happen if, at some given time, everybody simply turned off music altogether for an hour?

The Mutaytor approaches something of the "official" Burning Man sound...featured heavily in Beyond Black Rock, for example, but when you see one of their performances it becomes abundantly clear why. We didn't play them through our system 'cause we figured a hundred other camps would be, but, I own everything they've released and haven't grown remotely tired of it; it reminds me of Black Rock City.

Confession: Before this year I'd never heard of Paul Oakenfold. Since then I've downloaded a bunch of it and have been trying to determine which albums to get.

Lastly, a friend said Sting was in her yoga group a couple of times. Anybody else know anything about it?

-zb

robotland · Post by **robotland** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 12:06 pm

theCryptofishist wrote:
robotland wrote:I think there's WAY too much bluegrass, folk and classical music at Burning Man. GOD, what I'd give to hear just a LITTLE techno now and then....
*fishy fiddles with the robot's programing so that he hears less bluegrass and a lot more oontz*

Ahhhhh...That's better.....*waving glowstick* Ooontz, Ooontz.....Oooontzzzz....

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 12:18 pm

robotland wrote:
theCryptofishist wrote:
robotland wrote:I think there's WAY too much bluegrass, folk and classical music at Burning Man. GOD, what I'd give to hear just a LITTLE techno now and then....
*fishy fiddles with the robot's programing so that he hears less bluegrass and a lot more oontz*
Ahhhhh...That's better.....*waving glowstick* Ooontz, Ooontz.....Oooontzzzz....

Always glad to help out a fellow eplayan.
*fishy takes bow*

The CO · Post by **The CO** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 5:03 pm

I never tire of hearing live music on playa, but overused? I'd vote for anything described as "house".

Kinetic IV · Post by **Kinetic IV** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 7:56 pm

Drum & Bass.

Some of us prefer vocal trance.

HughMungus · Post by **HughMungus** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 12:06 am

I heard a LOT of breakbeats this year (perhaps because the only time I left camp was at night). But then I like breakbeats. I thought I had a point.

stuart · Post by **stuart** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 5:34 pm

most overused music on the playa?

that lowest common denominator rhythm all the drum circles degenerate into

babumbachak
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the_iconoclast · Post by **the_iconoclast** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 8:48 pm

I just about pissed myself laughing.. thank you very much....

stuart wrote:most overused music on the playa?

that lowest common denominator rhythm all the drum circles degenerate into

babumbachak
babumbachak
babumbachak
babumbachak
babumbachak
babumbachak
babumbachak
babumbachak
babumbachak
babumbachak

PatternInterrupt · Post by **PatternInterrupt** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 11:50 pm

Isn't it more like

Booong-gadooka Booong-gadooka Booong-gadooka Booong-gadooka ...?

stuart · Post by **stuart** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 10:23 am

the 'booong' tone is way to resonant for any of those cheap ass hippie drums to achieve.

RedHeaven · Post by **RedHeaven** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 8:43 pm

Theivory Corporation. I made a setlist of teh week on paper, and TC comes up several times. Therye good, but not that good....

I love the mix. I love Bluegrass Music, but I prefer to hear it at Hgh Sierra and not a t Buring Man. A little taste is nice, if at all.

My favorite stuff was the pop song mix ups. I love the new trancy versions of old songs.

PatternInterrupt · Post by **PatternInterrupt** » Wed May 03, 2006 2:46 pm

stuart wrote:the 'booong' tone is way to resonant for any of those cheap ass hippie drums to achieve.

Remo all the way, baby! I'll be bringing my 18" djembe again this year.

¥

Post by **AntiM** » Thu May 04, 2006 6:50 am

There's simply not enough Uriah Heep.

virgin · Post by **virgin** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 5:26 pm

theeeeeivery corporationn RAStafarian.... ah yes that one track was good... but then they made 300 more like it...

Guy above who requested Drum and Bass.
Rest assured. I know of two FANTASTIC camps so far.

oonz oonz? I do believe it is 2006. That shit was over a looong time ago. Of course there are some people out there still rockin out to it (giving it a real bad name) What is "it". Past -> techno. present and beyond... my god so much.

let's hear it for breaks, synthpop, idm, dnb, DUBSTEP!, ect...

sorry... this is striking a chord... i hate hearing the word techno and oonz oonz.

K-mom · Post by **K-mom** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 12:29 pm

I liked every single note of music I heard last year with the exception of pretty much everything the Vegas campers next to us would play every morning. I'm not even sure how to classify it... sort of crooning lounge soft rock music....what a terrible way to wake up each day.
Oh, and also the hour long Madonna techno remix someone blasted around 4 am one night.

Box Burner · Post by **Box Burner** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 12:09 am

AntiM wrote:There's simply not enough Uriah Heep.

Yeah... Demons and Wizards.

Post by **AntiM** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 6:48 am

Too bad I live in Hushville or I'd bring it along with Wizard's Birthday.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 9:05 am

Another One Bites the Dust.

geekster · Post by **geekster** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 2:50 pm

I liked every single note of music I heard last year with the exception of pretty much everything the Vegas campers next to us would play every morning.

There was one camp that seemed to have a huge dance area with really loud music .... and not a single soul dancing at their camp. Just saw 3 or 4 guys drinking beer near the speakers. I think it was either on the 4:30 or 4:00 radial and somewhere around "B".

I remember thinking that it seemed odd that nobody was there because no matter what kind of music you play at Burning Man, there is going to be someone that shares that taste in music. You could probably gather a couple of dozen just listening to dripping water.

d6 · Post by d6 » Sun Jul 30, 2006 3:56 pm

Stuart, you rule -
as for the "what should be played more" thread, i'm posting here due to laziness:
i will be bringing yet more altered versions of:
WING vs. GOLDEN THROATS, which drives away the posers without fail -
i throw a little klaus nomi in there as well...........

d6,
assholio-bot,
never wanting to be placed by "tribal thunder" again.

Zhust · Post by **Zhust** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 6:24 am

Man, you know: if I hear "That One Guy" (heck, he's even on MySpace) one more time with the music from his "magic pipe" ... yeesh.

Ron · Post by **Ron** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 10:44 am

I'm agreeing with the notion that I hear too much music that isn't live. Less canned stuff, more human produced stuff would be my put.

Ron

Post by **AntiM** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 7:51 am

Hey, I've got a dulcimer and I can play ONE song, and not well at that. But dang, it, I'll be playing that song on the playa!

stew · Post by **stew** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 10:30 am

Music in 4/4. Can we have some more 7/8 or 9/8 measure music please? OK, let's compromise, gimme house in 5/4 and 3/4 bluegrass ;)

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 10:43 am

Still waiting for Polka Camp. Okay, still waiting to win the lottery and gifting the whole damn event with Brave Combo. Even if it means I have to set them up in a vegetarian camp and build them a stage.

SubCultist · Post by **SubCultist** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 3:38 pm

Ron wrote:I'm agreeing with the notion that I hear too much music that isn't live. Less canned stuff, more human produced stuff would be my put.

Ron

I agree. That's why we're bringing our own live music this year.

There's too much dance based electronic in general of whichever variety. Not enough ambient, experimental, noise, glitch, IDM, or anything else that doesn't derive from a standard 4/4 funk rooted drum beat.

Plus we need jazz! Bring the bop, modal, free, and avant garde I say!

Mister Jellyfish Mister · Post by **Mister Jellyfish Mister** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 4:23 pm

virgin wrote:theeeeeivery corporationn RAStafarian.... ah yes that one track was good... but then they made 300 more like it...
.

I just saw them live and it was a jaw-dropping infectious experience a lot of people in San Francisco. They brought 3 toasters, two female singers, live bass, congas, timbales, and the two boys on the electronics. I want more more more and I want them live but I'll take it canned like a cold PBR any day on the playa.

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