Twoism musical genius list

(parenthesis) · Post by **(parenthesis)** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 10:59 pm

Cupz wrote:
turquoise70 wrote:
Cupz wrote:
(parenthesis) wrote:mozart

He was a genious...but he was also kinda like this...

What mozart would be in the 21st century

I....what?

EXACTLY!

wat?

Phasen · Post by **Phasen** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 11:22 pm

(parenthesis) wrote:
Cupz wrote:
turquoise70 wrote:
Cupz wrote:
(parenthesis) wrote:mozart

He was a genious...but he was also kinda like this...

What mozart would be in the 21st century

I....what?

EXACTLY!

wat?

wow. what a vid

saurus · Post by **saurus** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 7:00 pm

I fancy rebooting this thread. I was rather surprised nobody added any of these chaps

Son House

Robert Johnson

Any other of the blues greats really. The Delta bluesmen are the most vital recording artists since the classical composers and ever in the history of recorded music in my opinion!

Elephant Face · Post by **Elephant Face** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 8:45 pm

David Bowie been mentioned yet?

How about Cat Stevens?

mechanismj · Post by **mechanismj** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 9:13 pm

3 pages in and no mention of Frank Zappa

Richard D James
Jimi Hendrix
Rush

noby · Post by **noby** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 11:25 pm

I'm going to have to mention Wolfgang Voigt, aka "Mike Ink", "Gas", "Studio 1", among (literally) dozens of others. Revolutional minimal techno, electro, and ambient musician who produced insane ammount of material in the course of the 90's.

I probably have a kinda different view on the word "genius", but here are some more from me:

J Dilla
Mika Vainio
Efrim Manuel Menuck
Aaron Funk

2020k · Post by **2020k** » Thu Aug 11, 2011 7:07 am

Richard D. James

Patryk Ludamage · Post by **Patryk Ludamage** » Thu Aug 11, 2011 7:52 am

Luke Vibert
Aaron Funk
Chris Clark
Richard James
Delia Derbyshire
Jean Michel Jarre
Stephen Wilkinson
Shawn Booth/Rob Brown
Michael/Marcus Sandisons
....and other people from groups like Beatles and Kraftwerk

subset · Post by **subset** » Thu Aug 11, 2011 8:02 am

Mike Patton surely deserves a spot on this list.

Here's one of his many credentials: http://youtu.be/2PBH5ez-Znw

2020k · Post by **2020k** » Thu Aug 11, 2011 3:50 pm

krs · Post by **krs** » Thu Aug 11, 2011 5:50 pm

Thelonious Monk, obviously.

Cryabetes · Post by **Cryabetes** » Thu Aug 11, 2011 6:18 pm

certainly not a definitive list but:
Thurston Moore
Kim Gordon
Delia Derbyshire
Steve Reich
Miles Davis
Bob Moog
Mike Matthews
Kaki King
Jason Nobel
Dave Fridmann
John Cummings
Katsuhiko Maeda
Jim O'Rourke
Steve Albini
Al Green
James Brown
Rachel Goswell
Robert Del Naja
Chet Atkins
Larry Penn
Nels Cline
David Oreste Di Francesco
Jonsi
Barry Burns
Aidan Moffat
Lester Polfuss
Jay Bennett
Brian Eno
David Bowie
Bjork
Liz Fraser
John Cummings
Thom Yorke
Nigel Godrich
Sam Phillips
Rachel Grimes
Philip Glass
Tori Amos
Lee Perry

Echo the Sun · Post by **Echo the Sun** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 12:35 pm

Gord Downie.

saturdayindex · Post by **saturdayindex** » Sat Aug 13, 2011 10:46 am

Sergei Rachmaninov :shock:

Mexicola · Post by **Mexicola** » Sat Nov 19, 2011 10:27 pm

If you don't know who George Clinton is, you should. Go look up Parliament and/or P-Funk and wonder what you did for fun before you knew better.

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So the fact I'm highlighting Adam Wiltzie probably won't be a huge surprise for those of you who know me a little. But why am I singling out this particular half of my beloved Stars of the Lid? Well, for one, his incredible output of late has been nothing short of sensational - SleepingDog and A Winged Victory For the Sullen. But you knew that too. OK, how about his work with the late Mark Linkous and Sparklehorse? Iron & Wine? Flaming Lips? Truth be told, the more I find out about Mr Wiltzie, the more I'm convinced he's destined for greatness. Just at his own pace. ie. Dead bloody slow, and all the better for it.

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And finally, I give you - with all the joy and stupidity in my heart - the glorious human being that is Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister, long time lead singer and bass player extraordinaire of Mötorhead. I'm sure many of you will be giving a quizzical look, or thinking I'm being all ironic and silly - not so. This is NOT a guilty pleasure. Just a pleasure. A wonderful, boozy, smoky, couldn't give a f....fig and - above all - LOUD pleasure that everyone should try at least twice. Forget the Ace of Spades. Go listen to Stay Clean, Bomber, I'm So Bad Baby I Don't Care, Damaged Case.... 100% British and probably 100% proof by now (famously his blood is so 'polluted' he was told by his GP that he couldn't have a blood transfusion as 'normal' blood would now kill him). He makes Keith Richards and Ozzy Osbourne look like amateurs. Saw them live last Tuesday and my ears are still ringing now. Sir, I salute you.

Jonse · Post by **Jonse** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 5:35 am

Something tells me that this thread is a very bad idea...

Anyways, I think everyone I'd say has already been said, unless nobody has mentioned FSOL/Amorphous Androgynous yet.

pianoforte · Post by **pianoforte** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 5:41 am

Richard D. James
Mike Sandison
Marcus Eoin
Miles Davis
John Coltrane
Kurt Cobain
John Lennon
Brian Eno
Claude Debussy
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Xtal · Post by **Xtal** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 6:55 am

Kind of find it hard to believe that he hasn't been mentioned yet
Most of what I think has already been mentioned though. RDJ, Davis, Yorke, Eno, Coltrane, Beatles, Hebden, among others

JosephG · Post by **JosephG** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 4:12 pm

Pagannini

saturdayindex · Post by **saturdayindex** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 11:02 pm

Mozart is overrated.