Guess the artists from Sick Mouthy's stupid iTunes genre tags

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afrobeat = fela kuti

Thomas, Friday, 25 April 2008 10:04 (fifteen years ago) link

I'll change it to "Bury Not-Prog" then!

Icelandic Pixie Bollocks is NOT Bjork, actually!

Boos right, Credit wrong, Fela right, Divine wrong, Bush of Ghosts right.

Scik Mouthy, Friday, 25 April 2008 10:19 (fifteen years ago) link

icelandic pixie bollox= Emiliana Torrini ?

Thomas, Friday, 25 April 2008 10:35 (fifteen years ago) link

Gay TV pop= Will Young

Thomas, Friday, 25 April 2008 10:37 (fifteen years ago) link

Will Young correct, Torrini not.

Scik Mouthy, Friday, 25 April 2008 10:44 (fifteen years ago) link

Mum?

Thomas, Friday, 25 April 2008 10:48 (fifteen years ago) link

The band, I mean. This isn't some Bobbin Threadbare moment.

Thomas, Friday, 25 April 2008 10:49 (fifteen years ago) link

icelandic pixie bollox - sigor ros?

Rob M v2, Friday, 25 April 2008 10:50 (fifteen years ago) link

Anglo-French Kraut - early Stereolab?

Rob M v2, Friday, 25 April 2008 10:52 (fifteen years ago) link

Sigur Ros and Stereolab correct.

Scik Mouthy, Friday, 25 April 2008 10:53 (fifteen years ago) link

So Oklahoma Psychedelia must be Flaming Lips

Rob M v2, Friday, 25 April 2008 10:55 (fifteen years ago) link

Yep.

Scik Mouthy, Friday, 25 April 2008 10:57 (fifteen years ago) link

C'mon people, someone's gotta guess Brighton Organic Veg Box Indie, and Big Gay Ant Disco, and Fucking Mentalism.

Scik Mouthy, Friday, 25 April 2008 10:59 (fifteen years ago) link

Brighton Organic Veg Box Indie = Electrelane

nate woolls, Friday, 25 April 2008 11:01 (fifteen years ago) link

Fucking mentalism = Aphex

Thomas, Friday, 25 April 2008 11:02 (fifteen years ago) link

Electrelane are in there, but not as that. Wrong on Aphex.

Scik Mouthy, Friday, 25 April 2008 11:06 (fifteen years ago) link

If only Louis were here.

Scik Mouthy, Friday, 25 April 2008 11:07 (fifteen years ago) link

Fucking Mentalism- kid606

tommytannoy, Friday, 25 April 2008 11:15 (fifteen years ago) link

Dorset Vagina Rock is so funny and wrong. And a great name for the next album.

Thomas, Friday, 25 April 2008 11:19 (fifteen years ago) link

It's actually quite fun feeding your genre tags into Google and seeing the results. Doesn't really help, but entertaining.

What on earth is 'Postpop'???

Rob M v2, Friday, 25 April 2008 11:39 (fifteen years ago) link

found a review which called Guided by Voices postpop. I'm not sure that helps. What came to mind for me was the last Bjork album. but with SM it's probably Guillemots or something.

Thomas, Friday, 25 April 2008 11:47 (fifteen years ago) link

Postpop is Disco Inferno!

Scik Mouthy, Friday, 25 April 2008 12:04 (fifteen years ago) link

I think Guillemots are down as Twee Indie Jazz Pop.

Scik Mouthy, Friday, 25 April 2008 12:05 (fifteen years ago) link

Hmm... yeah, I kind of see where you're going with DI as Postpop.

Rob M v2, Friday, 25 April 2008 12:06 (fifteen years ago) link

Franco Finnish Girl Pop Oddness is The Dø

Jibe, Friday, 25 April 2008 13:07 (fifteen years ago) link

Indeed it is.

Scik Mouthy, Friday, 25 April 2008 13:23 (fifteen years ago) link

Big Gay Ant Disco = hercules + love affair

t_g, Friday, 25 April 2008 14:02 (fifteen years ago) link

Yep.

Scik Mouthy, Friday, 25 April 2008 14:19 (fifteen years ago) link

I would have enjoyed this more if it had been a poll for best genre tag.

Bimble, Friday, 25 April 2008 14:59 (fifteen years ago) link

Start one.

Scik Mouthy, Friday, 25 April 2008 14:59 (fifteen years ago) link

Chicago instrumentalism = Jim O'Rourke
laptronica = Four Tet
dubstep = Burial
post country sonic bliss = Califone
Aussie literature rock = The Church/Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
Japanoise = Merzbow/Boris
eclectic indie rap = Why?
ambient = Stars of the Lid
Brighton literate fem rock = Electrelane
freaky yellow house shanty folk pop = Grizzly Bear
Icelandic pixie bollocks = The Sugarcubes

stephen, Friday, 25 April 2008 16:06 (fifteen years ago) link

Sugarcubes wrong, Nick Cave / Church wrong, Merzbow / Boris wrong, all others right.

Scik Mouthy, Friday, 25 April 2008 16:09 (fifteen years ago) link

Aussie literature rock = Lucksmiths

St3ve Go1db3rg, Friday, 25 April 2008 16:17 (fifteen years ago) link

Japanoise = Melt Banana ??

stephen, Friday, 25 April 2008 19:25 (fifteen years ago) link

literate gay scottish postrock = long fin killie!

etc, Friday, 25 April 2008 21:10 (fifteen years ago) link

Long Fin Killie right, all others wrong.

Scik Mouthy, Saturday, 26 April 2008 08:36 (fifteen years ago) link

jazz = douche bag?

RabiesAngentleman, Saturday, 26 April 2008 12:28 (fifteen years ago) link

what is Japanoise??

stephen, Saturday, 26 April 2008 23:40 (fifteen years ago) link

Boredoms?

stephen, Saturday, 26 April 2008 23:40 (fifteen years ago) link

Or Guitar Wolf

robertwolf8080, Sunday, 27 April 2008 01:29 (fifteen years ago) link

Or Massonna or something.

RabiesAngentleman, Sunday, 27 April 2008 01:35 (fifteen years ago) link

Pop Tatari, to be specific. VCN is down as a totally different genre.

Scik Mouthy, Sunday, 27 April 2008 15:26 (fifteen years ago) link

aussie lit rock = augie march?

ogmor, Sunday, 27 April 2008 15:48 (fifteen years ago) link

four months pass...

Yes.

Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 19 September 2008 09:12 (fifteen years ago) link


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