April 27, 2008

The most appealing and unappealing music possible

Categorie: music — fraehnk, 1:14 am

I have been trying for some time to track down a recording from the mid-1990s. A couple of Russian-born conceptual artists had determined, via a poll of listeners, what the most unappealing kinds of music were — then created a piece embodying all of them. For example, people hate songs about holidays, choirs, and kids singing. So there was a passage where a children’s chorus singing about Labor Day.

Check ‘em here.

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  1. http://www.designobserver.com/archives/030691.html
    [...] It features the accordion [...]
    ich muss grad ziemlich schmunzeln :)

    Comment by bise — April 27, 2008 @ 10:13 pm

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