best extremely disturbing albums

[dannyb]

'a short dip in the glory hole' by nww. no contest. used to play it on a large beatbox at people's tents in the middle of the night at glastonbury in the mid 80s. simple pleasures.

 

[Orang Utan]

Not an album but that Akon single from a couple of years ago is pretty disturbing

 

[Dr. Furface]

 

[Meltingpot]

White Noise, "An Electric Storm". One of the earliest electronic albums (from 1969, predating even Tangerine Dream I believe). It was popular amongst sixth formers at my local village disco for some reason.

 

[Baron Samedi]

How about the Beatles White Album - for its connotatations ?

 

[dannyb]

oh no - scary chas. ah well, if we're heading down this path it's gotta be the ptv released jim jones album. no music, just a load of people doin themselves in in the jungle.

 

[Dubversion]

White Noise, "An Electric Storm". One of the earliest electronic albums (from 1969, predating even Tangerine Dream I believe). It was popular amongst sixth formers at my local village disco for some reason.

"here come the FLEAS....."

 

[Sunspots]

White Noise, "An Electric Storm". One of the earliest electronic albums (from 1969, predating even Tangerine Dream I believe). It was popular amongst sixth formers at my local village disco for some reason.

Yep, the final two tracks (The Visitations and The Black Mass: An Electric Storm In Hell) are pretty spooky.

 

[Phenol]

The latest (a few months old now!) Melvins album is pretty disturbing if you ask me!
Also, just listen Nomeansno's Dance Of The Headless Bourgeoisie for a twisted trip!!

 

[Orang Utan]

I used to have a Fred Lane album on Shimmy Disc that was very very disturbing. Can't remember the title except a track called French Toast Man. <shudders>

 

[Dubversion]

I used to have a Fred Lane album on Shimmy Disc that was very very disturbing. Can't remember the title except a track called French Toast Man. <shudders>

Car Radio something

Used to have it - might still do in a box somewhere.

There were a LOT of very odd Shimmy Disc records

 

[Sunspots]

oh no - scary chas. ah well, if we're heading down this path it's gotta be the ptv released jim jones album. no music, just a load of people doin themselves in in the jungle.

It's not music, but yeah, those recordings are very fucking disturbing indeed.

 

[ringo]

Voodoo Drums - Drummers Of The Societe Absolument Guinin (Sounds Of The Universe LP)
Bad Ju Ju Haitian drumming from the Soul Jazz crew. Puts the willies up people.

 

[ringo]

A mate who's Dad is a doctor has some medical recordings on 7". The laboured breathing on the Emphycema and lung cancer record is truly frightening.
Not an LP though.

 

[ohmyliver]

Car Radio something

Used to have it - might still do in a box somewhere.

There were a LOT of very odd Shimmy Disc records

what happened to shimmy disc?

I especially liked that John S. Hall and Kramer album... oh and I never got around to listening to that concept album about a nuclear sub lost in a washing machine album that was on shimmy disc

 

[Sir Belchalot]

Lou Reed-Berlin.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

...although it's been a few years since I last heard it

I always just thought of it as a really fun album.

 

[Orang Utan]

Car Radio something

Used to have it - might still do in a box somewhere.

There were a LOT of very odd Shimmy Disc records

It was Car Radio Jerome. Gonna track down the CD release which also has From The One That Cut You on it.

 

[Sunspots]

what happened to shimmy disc?

Didn't it go bust when he split with Ann Magnusson and she sued? He ended up having to sell his studio, I think.

Shimmy Disc is apparently on it's way back though (-as Second Shimmy ...?).

 

[Sunspots]

I always just thought of it as a really fun album.

Me too!

I've always rather enjoyed listening to The Butthole Surfers. It's so OTT that I've never thought of it as 'disturbing' music.

 

[Dubversion]

I always just thought of it as a really fun album.

yeh, me too. All that lot - Buttholes, Scratch Acid, Happy Flowers et al - never disturbed me, they just made me giggle.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

yeh, me too. All that lot - Buttholes, Scratch Acid, Happy Flowers et al - never disturbed me, they just made me giggle.

Indeed.

 

[goldenecitrone]

To be honest I've never heard it. Just like the title. So I suppose it isn't really all that disturbing. Just thought I'd share.

 

[rutabowa]

this 1970s psych album does odd things to your brain.

 

[Baron Samedi]

Iggy Pops - The Idiot

Again connotations - but grim in its own right

 

[Sunspots]

To be honest I've never heard it. Just like the title. So I suppose it isn't really all that disturbing. Just thought I'd share.

Again, for me, that was just OTT/cartoon rather than 'disturbing'.

 

[Dubversion]

Iggy Pops - The Idiot

Again connotations - but grim in its own right

that's a pop record

 

[rekil]

Didn't it go bust when he split with Ann Magnusson and she sued? He ended up having to sell his studio, I think.

Shimmy Disc is apparently on it's way back though (-as Second Shimmy ...?).

Yeah it's up and running, he has a studio in florida. He's a total gent.

 

[rekil]

Trout Mask Replica was disturbing for the musicians involved in recording it. Living in a house for months eating nothing but lentils and being told to play that racket by the cap'n.

 

[ouchmonkey]

To be honest I've never heard it. Just like the title. So I suppose it isn't really all that disturbing. Just thought I'd share.

Ah the One with many names. Foetus has made a pile of pretty good records over the years and more than that had loads of good ideas which have been nicked by all and sundry and for which he never seems to get the credit.
I can't think of him been that disturbing though it was always, well, camp basically. enjoyably ridiculous.