2. This band is called Melt Banana and I really want to make some angry loud music like this!!! The intro to this performance is really cool but it gets especially cool around 2:09. Hopefully I can find people to make angry screaming protest music with me! Preferably about cops but I am open to other possibilities.
Sunday, January 12, 2020
Week 1 Blog Assignment - Inés Hidalgo
1. This is a song that I wrote last year for PAT 201. I haven't been very active recently on releasing my own music, but this song is the most indicative of the stuff that I have recently been writing but have not yet released!
2. This band is called Melt Banana and I really want to make some angry loud music like this!!! The intro to this performance is really cool but it gets especially cool around 2:09. Hopefully I can find people to make angry screaming protest music with me! Preferably about cops but I am open to other possibilities.
2. This band is called Melt Banana and I really want to make some angry loud music like this!!! The intro to this performance is really cool but it gets especially cool around 2:09. Hopefully I can find people to make angry screaming protest music with me! Preferably about cops but I am open to other possibilities.
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ReplyDeleteSometimes loud, abrasive music is effective at influencing change. Just like a large crowd of people gathering to protest, this kind of bold statement catches people's attention and shows the hardship endured by the artist and their exceptional will and desire to enact change.
ReplyDeletePersonally I'm not a huge fan of angry music and really aggressive attitudes since I feel like they're very polarizing and dividing if not followed by some sort of discourse but I can definitely see the appeal of it in this Melt Banana performance. I'd love to have my mind changed though!
ReplyDeleteI love the calm and woozy energy of your song. The little percussive elements contrast with the calmness so well.
ReplyDeleteAngry, loud, chaotic expression is so inviting to me. I've found that it's a prominent way I like to express myself, especially when it comes to my perception of global issues and the intense amount of unawareness I feel around me.
I think that the anger/directness of the message can be very power in protest music, but there's a fine line between directionless fury and laser-like, focused anger. I'm confident you can find the latter.
ReplyDeleteI love drone vibes from your track. I love the way the electronic drums vibe back and forth with the minimal arpeggios on the bass(?). I agree with the angry music vibes, and I think protest music fits really well with angry music too. I think it'd be sick to get some drum and bass style electronic drums (or blast beats) with the crazy shoe-gaze sounds of the synths and guitars would lend itself to new sounds.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy your first track. I love your use of found sounds in the context of an intimate pop beat. I wonder how you can incorporate chaos and noise into the style and production of the first video. That melt banana video is off the rails. I love the harsh and chaotic energy of that band, its seems so organized but as if its constantly about to fall apart because of how harsh it is.
ReplyDeleteSulfur child was beautiful, I loved the leering soundscapes mixed with the off kilter synths and wonderful singing. MELT BANANA !!!!! Killer band, loud noises, I'm so down 1312
ReplyDeleteYou inspired me to say a lot, so feel free to skim! I loved your track and the kind of gloomy feel it had.
ReplyDeleteIn the process of commenting on these blog posts I have noticed somewhat of a dichotomy appear between peaceful, gradual, subtle protest and an angry, loud, in your face protest. I tend to think there is space for both of these and everything in between. There have certainly been times in history where loud, angry protest has been exactly what was needed. I am absolutely for it and I am glad you provided the Melt Banana example!
I was actually thinking about this in relation to my studies of opera. One of the key features of opera is that the stakes of the drama approach the limits of human capacity, especially in the era of grand opera and beyond. Mad scenes (and this is a topic I would love to explore and unpack more because there is a lot going on, good and bad) are a common and famous feature of some operas, where a character is pushed beyond their limits. I wonder how we can think about this in relation to protest and music. I think it was you who mentioned in class the other day that the Diamanda Galas piece was your favorite and I think that is totally related! That one really struck me too.
I think bodies are innately vessels of protest. Expecially in the Melt Banana example, there's seems to be such a visceral understanding embedded in the music they're playing. I also agree with the above comment that protest music can exist on a spectrum.
ReplyDeleteI really like sulphur child, its very calm and smooth and calculated, I kind of got this really cool story going in my head too while listening to it.
ReplyDeleteI loooove the idea of making really loud and aggressive music and I've been working a lot with sound design and learning what it means to make sounds that are truly heavy. I think it would be awesome to explore some loud ideas if we get the chance to work together!
Wow, your original track is stunning! I love how simple yet always evolving the production is, and the vocal harmonies at the end are sick.
ReplyDeleteThe second video I think really showcases how you present "protest music" can affect its consumption by the audience. There's something I absolutely love about just shoving loud aggressive music down the throat of an audience to make a statement.
It's interesting to read reactions to Melt Banana. I've seen them live 3 times, and never found their music to be especially aggressive, angry, or abrasive. But I can see how the unfortunate mix/perspective we get in this video can make it seem that way. I find their music highly energetic, making exceptional use of noisy textures as a resource, which is kind of remarkable at such fast tempi. I consider Agata, their guitarist, to be one of the true virtuosi of the electric guitar. The way he fluidly incorporates pedals into his instrument to produce a stunningly diverse sound palate is incredible. Check out his solo album Spike on Tzadik.
ReplyDeleteWe talked about this but I would love to make some loud music. And your track is beautiful! I felt entranced and all encompassed by it the entire time and would love to hear more. I really appreciate the two clips you shared beside each other because I think they almost compliment each other in their stark differences. Whether you did it intentionally or not, I agree that protest music can be on a large spectrum of delicate to heavy.
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