I've discovered a new Genre of Muisc... Nerdcore!

[maxcelcat]

It's been a while since I discovered a new genre (or, more actuality, sub-genre of music).

Scandinavian Death Metal? Passe.
Jazzcore? Been there done that...
Tuvan Throat Singing Punk? Eh...
Music for Dot Matrix Printers? Play me something new...

So was delighted to come across a genre which seems designed just for me... I speak of none other than Nerdcore. That's right folks, programmers and other nerds making... Rap music.

It seems to have been invented (but not named) by a chap calling himself MC Frontalot (who's also recorded tracks with Kompressor) and continued by a whole lot of pasty people who should know better, such as MC Hawking (some guy pretending to be Stephen "Brief History of Time" Hakwings), MC Plus+ and Monzy. In fact, it's gone so far that the last two have been having some kind of feud, writing songs about each other!

So what's it all sound like? Head over to Rhyme Torrents to download FOUR albums worth - over 40 songs! I've had them on repeat on my MP3 player... It's driving me nuts, when it's not stupidly funny.

"I never call Malloc without calling Free" - Monzy.

Comments

[dissolvedpet.livejournal.com]

have you heard anything of talkshow boy? he is highly entertaining :)
lj user justlikehoney

i still say we need a tapiocakore!
friend wants me to learn speedcore so he can hold a night of it. seems there arent many local speedcore djs so i am being shanghied.

No...

[maxcelcat]

Can't say I've heard anything by that chap (I assume it's a chap with a name like Talkshow Boy :-)

Will give his journal a look.

I should listen to some more Lazy Boy.

Re: No...

[(Anonymous)]

he had a small single a few yers back, ice police. he is best enjoyed live, just a nutso lovely young fellow doing his best to love everyone and everything. with a funky sexy beat :)

lazy boy?

you said you are a bald activist, well, im a somethingorother dj. sort of mostly. its the main thing i am doing these days, but im still learning, and im doing it the hard way by not playing music that people know. i just dont listen to any music that normal people do, or much of anybody in melbourne for that matter. my only source of music is the net and friends, as im always searching for what hasnt been found and played locally yet.
so, while im sure lazy boy will not fit into any of my current sound schemes:
lazy boy?

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[dissolvedpet.livejournal.com]

ok, weird log out moment. excuse the anonymous, twas me.

Re: No...

[maxcelcat]

Lazy Boy had a minor hit back in, must have been '05, with a song called "Underwear goes inside the pants". They also did a rather amusing track called "The Manual" about how to roll a joint, and also "We only read the headlines". Not sure who started the project, it seems to have been patched together with a lot of different singers and musicians...