you’re not gonna find songs from these genres topping the charts anytime soon
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be counting down our picks for the top
be counting down our picks for the top 10 weirdest music genres
for this list we’re looking at the
for this list we’re looking at the weirdest most bizarre and obscure music
weirdest most bizarre and obscure music
weirdest most bizarre and obscure music genres we can find this isn’t the
genres we can find this isn’t the
genres we can find this isn’t the judgment on the quality of the music or
judgment on the quality of the music or
judgment on the quality of the music or musicians that make up these genres just
musicians that make up these genres just
musicians that make up these genres just confirmation that they’re not at all
confirmation that they’re not at all
confirmation that they’re not at all conventional number 10 vaporwave a lot
conventional number 10 vaporwave a lot
conventional number 10 vaporwave a lot of these genres are going to be tough to
of these genres are going to be tough to
of these genres are going to be tough to define and this format is no exception
and it’s hard a satire of consumerism
and it’s hard a satire of consumerism vaporwave emerged as a genre in the
vaporwave emerged as a genre in the
vaporwave emerged as a genre in the 2010s
2010s
2010s across various online music communities
across various online music communities
across various online music communities beginning with artists such as James
beginning with artists such as James
beginning with artists such as James Ferraro and vet Troy just to name a few
start with a foundation of basic pop
start with a foundation of basic pop music and add a heavy dose of 80’s and
music and add a heavy dose of 80’s and
music and add a heavy dose of 80’s and 90’s pop culture then make samples of
90’s pop culture then make samples of
90’s pop culture then make samples of smooth jazz and corporate lounge music
smooth jazz and corporate lounge music
smooth jazz and corporate lounge music while using pitch shifting and loops to
while using pitch shifting and loops to
while using pitch shifting and loops to achieve a distorted sound and you’ve got
achieve a distorted sound and you’ve got
achieve a distorted sound and you’ve got yourself some vapor away
number nine
number nine lowercase today’s popular music is all
lowercase today’s popular music is all
lowercase today’s popular music is all about dense catchy overwhelming beats
about dense catchy overwhelming beats
about dense catchy overwhelming beats and compositions you know hooks and
and compositions you know hooks and
and compositions you know hooks and massive choruses but by contrast
massive choruses but by contrast
massive choruses but by contrast lowercase asks listeners to experience
lowercase asks listeners to experience
lowercase asks listeners to experience sounds drowned out by the auditory
sounds drowned out by the auditory
sounds drowned out by the auditory clutter of the world lowercase artists
clutter of the world lowercase artists
clutter of the world lowercase artists digitally amplify natural sounds like
digitally amplify natural sounds like
digitally amplify natural sounds like ant hills and flowers growing taking a
ant hills and flowers growing taking a
ant hills and flowers growing taking a microscope to sounds otherwise
microscope to sounds otherwise
microscope to sounds otherwise imperceptible to the human ear others
imperceptible to the human ear others
imperceptible to the human ear others such as Steve Roden isolate everyday
such as Steve Roden isolate everyday
such as Steve Roden isolate everyday situational sound like the handling of
situational sound like the handling of
situational sound like the handling of paper or the sounds of a quiet library
paper or the sounds of a quiet library
paper or the sounds of a quiet library minimalist and ambient it may be but
minimalist and ambient it may be but
minimalist and ambient it may be but lowercase is unlikely to top the
lowercase is unlikely to top the
lowercase is unlikely to top the Billboard charts anytime soon I just you
Billboard charts anytime soon I just you
Billboard charts anytime soon I just you know I wish that you would have told me
know I wish that you would have told me
know I wish that you would have told me from the beginning what was going on
from the beginning what was going on
from the beginning what was going on number 8 Nintendo core
in the early 2000s or Seban jokingly
in the early 2000s or Seban jokingly coined the term Nintendo core to
coined the term Nintendo core to
coined the term Nintendo core to describe their unique style of music
describe their unique style of music
describe their unique style of music which combined metal and 8-bit video
which combined metal and 8-bit video
which combined metal and 8-bit video game inspired sin
the term caught on leading other video
the term caught on leading other video game inspired rock and metal musicians
game inspired rock and metal musicians
game inspired rock and metal musicians to adopt the term
Nintendo Korres ancestry can be traced
Nintendo Korres ancestry can be traced to chiptune genre of music spawned in
to chiptune genre of music spawned in
to chiptune genre of music spawned in the 1980s that incorporated 8-bit sent
the 1980s that incorporated 8-bit sent
the 1980s that incorporated 8-bit sent from the video game world and EDM like
from the video game world and EDM like
from the video game world and EDM like tempos
it’s a formula that is just so crazy
it’s a formula that is just so crazy that it works
that it works
that it works leaving video game fans everywhere
leaving video game fans everywhere
leaving video game fans everywhere looking for the nearest mosh pit
number seven splitter core and extra
number seven splitter core and extra tone hardcore techno and Gabbar were
tone hardcore techno and Gabbar were
tone hardcore techno and Gabbar were among the first TDM subgenres to push
among the first TDM subgenres to push
among the first TDM subgenres to push the number of beats per minute in an
the number of beats per minute in an
the number of beats per minute in an aggressive direction but splitter core
aggressive direction but splitter core
aggressive direction but splitter core and extra tone make them look tame by
and extra tone make them look tame by
and extra tone make them look tame by comparison
comparison
comparison both splitter core and extra tone fall
both splitter core and extra tone fall
both splitter core and extra tone fall under the larger umbrella genre of speed
under the larger umbrella genre of speed
under the larger umbrella genre of speed core which is defined as any EDM where
core which is defined as any EDM where
core which is defined as any EDM where the BPM exceeds 300 beats per minute
splitter core is speed core on
splitter core is speed core on amphetamines usually exceeding 600 BPMS
it pushes the boundary of recognizable
it pushes the boundary of recognizable EDM to it’s very limits and then extra
EDM to it’s very limits and then extra
EDM to it’s very limits and then extra tone demolishes those limits going
tone demolishes those limits going
tone demolishes those limits going beyond 1000 bpm
in fact the human brain struggles to
in fact the human brain struggles to keep up and the individual beats sound
keep up and the individual beats sound
keep up and the individual beats sound like a single pulsating tone
number six pirate metal have you on the
number six pirate metal have you on the news of late the Queen’s declared a war
news of late the Queen’s declared a war
news of late the Queen’s declared a war on Spain who were the original metalhead
on Spain who were the original metalhead
on Spain who were the original metalhead you asked so metal they were metal
you asked so metal they were metal
you asked so metal they were metal before metal even existed
before metal even existed
before metal even existed pirates pirate metal pays a Maj to the
pirates pirate metal pays a Maj to the
pirates pirate metal pays a Maj to the original head bangers of the sea by
original head bangers of the sea by
original head bangers of the sea by mixing power metal thrash metal and
mixing power metal thrash metal and
mixing power metal thrash metal and speed metal with traditional pirate
speed metal with traditional pirate
speed metal with traditional pirate ballads chants and the folk sound
ballads chants and the folk sound
ballads chants and the folk sound associated with seafaring
lyrically pirate metal is all about
lyrically pirate metal is all about buried treasure rum kidnapping
buried treasure rum kidnapping
buried treasure rum kidnapping landlubbers and other pirate pastimes
landlubbers and other pirate pastimes
landlubbers and other pirate pastimes wenches at me doc told tales of a hog
wenches at me doc told tales of a hog
wenches at me doc told tales of a hog pester Steve pirate metal fans around
pester Steve pirate metal fans around
pester Steve pirate metal fans around the world have 80s metal bag running
the world have 80s metal bag running
the world have 80s metal bag running while to thank for inventing the genre
while to thank for inventing the genre
while to thank for inventing the genre when they abandoned their satanic
when they abandoned their satanic
when they abandoned their satanic imagery for the pirate life with their
imagery for the pirate life with their
imagery for the pirate life with their third studio album under Jolly Roger
number five crunk core you see you
number five crunk core you see you looking at me there seems to be a clear
looking at me there seems to be a clear
looking at me there seems to be a clear correlation between weird music and
correlation between weird music and
correlation between weird music and genres that end in core in this case our
genres that end in core in this case our
genres that end in core in this case our hybrid genre combines crunk music with
hybrid genre combines crunk music with
hybrid genre combines crunk music with screamo and emo this is usually achieved
screamo and emo this is usually achieved
screamo and emo this is usually achieved by pairing vocal styles more commonly
by pairing vocal styles more commonly
by pairing vocal styles more commonly used in emo and screamo with electronic
used in emo and screamo with electronic
used in emo and screamo with electronic beats similar to those found in southern
beats similar to those found in southern
beats similar to those found in southern hip hop that being said crunk core
hip hop that being said crunk core
hip hop that being said crunk core really feels like an old pastiche of pop
really feels like an old pastiche of pop
really feels like an old pastiche of pop culture from 2005 to 2010 Johnny in the
culture from 2005 to 2010 Johnny in the
culture from 2005 to 2010 Johnny in the club goes like Oh throw everything you
club goes like Oh throw everything you
club goes like Oh throw everything you can find including hip hop scene kid
can find including hip hop scene kid
can find including hip hop scene kid fashion emo scream Oh techno suburban
fashion emo scream Oh techno suburban
fashion emo scream Oh techno suburban youth auto-tune and Hot Topic into the
youth auto-tune and Hot Topic into the
youth auto-tune and Hot Topic into the mix and you got the neon monster that is
mix and you got the neon monster that is
mix and you got the neon monster that is crunk core
number four have on guard avant-garde is
number four have on guard avant-garde is a term that can be applied to any piece
a term that can be applied to any piece
a term that can be applied to any piece of art which pushes beyond the accepted
of art which pushes beyond the accepted
of art which pushes beyond the accepted boundaries of that given artform
in the case of music it’s difficult to
in the case of music it’s difficult to set any specific set of characteristics
set any specific set of characteristics
set any specific set of characteristics but a number of composers from the 20th
but a number of composers from the 20th
but a number of composers from the 20th century rose to prominence by radically
century rose to prominence by radically
century rose to prominence by radically altering the definition of music and
altering the definition of music and
altering the definition of music and came to be commonly known as avant-garde
came to be commonly known as avant-garde
came to be commonly known as avant-garde composers among them are Arnold
composers among them are Arnold
composers among them are Arnold Schoenberg who worked with serialism
a technique of composition using a
a technique of composition using a series of systematic values and John
series of systematic values and John
series of systematic values and John Cage whose most infamous piece consisted
Cage whose most infamous piece consisted
Cage whose most infamous piece consisted of four minutes and 33 seconds of
of four minutes and 33 seconds of
of four minutes and 33 seconds of sitting in front of his piano in silence
number three catholics psychedelic synth
number three catholics psychedelic synth folk psychedelic synth and folk music
folk psychedelic synth and folk music
folk psychedelic synth and folk music feel like an unlikely pairing to begin
feel like an unlikely pairing to begin
feel like an unlikely pairing to begin with but add Catholic symbolism to the
with but add Catholic symbolism to the
with but add Catholic symbolism to the mix and things gets really weird
the 60s and the 70s resulted in a lot of
the 60s and the 70s resulted in a lot of experimentation but this genre stands
experimentation but this genre stands
experimentation but this genre stands out from the crowd
out from the crowd
out from the crowd sister Irene O’Connor’s fire of God’s
sister Irene O’Connor’s fire of God’s
sister Irene O’Connor’s fire of God’s love songs to ignite the spirit sounds
love songs to ignite the spirit sounds
love songs to ignite the spirit sounds innovative and experimental even today
innovative and experimental even today
innovative and experimental even today without considering that it was recorded
without considering that it was recorded
without considering that it was recorded by an Australian nun living in a
by an Australian nun living in a
by an Australian nun living in a monastery in 1976 ask the Lord to show
monastery in 1976 ask the Lord to show
monastery in 1976 ask the Lord to show you right from wrong as well as truthful
you right from wrong as well as truthful
you right from wrong as well as truthful do not be bringing that strong
do not be bringing that strong
do not be bringing that strong musicians Pastor John ride gran and
musicians Pastor John ride gran and
musicians Pastor John ride gran and Emily Bittinger each made significant
Emily Bittinger each made significant
Emily Bittinger each made significant contributions to the genre with their
contributions to the genre with their
contributions to the genre with their respectively trippy releases silhouette
respectively trippy releases silhouette
respectively trippy releases silhouette segments and Emily
number two danger music this is another
number two danger music this is another genre that is more about an idea than
genre that is more about an idea than
genre that is more about an idea than any distinct musical characteristics it
any distinct musical characteristics it
any distinct musical characteristics it is considered to be a form of
is considered to be a form of
is considered to be a form of avant-garde music but it pushes a
avant-garde music but it pushes a
avant-garde music but it pushes a definition of music so far beyond
definition of music so far beyond
definition of music so far beyond recognition that danger music is also
recognition that danger music is also
recognition that danger music is also called antti music
confused yet you should be danger music
confused yet you should be danger music is defined by one thing the theory that
is defined by one thing the theory that
is defined by one thing the theory that some music can be inherently dangerous
some music can be inherently dangerous
some music can be inherently dangerous is he going to hurt himself and that
is he going to hurt himself and that
is he going to hurt himself and that kind of thing so everyone thinks of
kind of thing so everyone thinks of
kind of thing so everyone thinks of glass and I think danger like broken
glass and I think danger like broken
glass and I think danger like broken glass musicians creating danger music
glass musicians creating danger music
glass musicians creating danger music prove this hypothesis in various ways
prove this hypothesis in various ways
prove this hypothesis in various ways such as playing loud enough to deafen an
such as playing loud enough to deafen an
such as playing loud enough to deafen an audience
or riding the performer should blind
or riding the performer should blind themselves five years after this piece
themselves five years after this piece
themselves five years after this piece in the sheet music fun before we unveil
in the sheet music fun before we unveil
in the sheet music fun before we unveil our number one pick here are a few
our number one pick here are a few
our number one pick here are a few honorable mentions
I’m British like a clotted cream tea
I’m British like a clotted cream tea apologetic Boris dancer then you must
apologetic Boris dancer then you must
apologetic Boris dancer then you must mean me I’m British this lift game
mean me I’m British this lift game
mean me I’m British this lift game slicking dinner brothers with a hip-hop
slicking dinner brothers with a hip-hop
slicking dinner brothers with a hip-hop slang bang bang click they make they do
slang bang bang click they make they do
slang bang bang click they make they do this on a sunny Nick Nick Nick Nick
this on a sunny Nick Nick Nick Nick
this on a sunny Nick Nick Nick Nick neighbor your mother be drunk drivers if
neighbor your mother be drunk drivers if
neighbor your mother be drunk drivers if it wasn’t for us trucks no double
it wasn’t for us trucks no double
it wasn’t for us trucks no double clutches
clutches
clutches big dragon nuts number one Japan noise
noise music is produced all over the
noise music is produced all over the world but no one does it quite as weird
world but no one does it quite as weird
world but no one does it quite as weird as the musicians of Japan who have
as the musicians of Japan who have
as the musicians of Japan who have developed a distinct and highly regarded
developed a distinct and highly regarded
developed a distinct and highly regarded Noise music culture known as Japan noise
while the 1980s and 1990s were certainly
while the 1980s and 1990s were certainly the high point of the genre Japan
the high point of the genre Japan
the high point of the genre Japan maintains its position as a mecca of
maintains its position as a mecca of
maintains its position as a mecca of Noise music the Japan noise movement
Noise music the Japan noise movement
Noise music the Japan noise movement encompasses many subgenres of Noise
encompasses many subgenres of Noise
encompasses many subgenres of Noise music coming out of Japan from the table
music coming out of Japan from the table
music coming out of Japan from the table top electronic noise of mspr or the in
top electronic noise of mspr or the in
top electronic noise of mspr or the in capacitance to more punk inspired Japan
capacitance to more punk inspired Japan
capacitance to more punk inspired Japan noise artists like ruins Japan noise has
noise artists like ruins Japan noise has
noise artists like ruins Japan noise has also produced arguably one of the most
also produced arguably one of the most
also produced arguably one of the most famous and respected noise musicians
famous and respected noise musicians
famous and respected noise musicians ever Mirza
so do you agree with our list what’s the
so do you agree with our list what’s the weirdest music you’ve ever had the
weirdest music you’ve ever had the
weirdest music you’ve ever had the pleasure or displeasure of listening to
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