I was told about this band today and a coworker showed me a youtube video of what they're like.
My question is not a joke, but the existence of this band may be?
Help me understand? Wtf this is? Is this an attempt to troll the world that people have accepted as "rock music" so they kept going?
Is this "real music" and I'm the idiot?
It feels like elevator music for people in the "Beavis and Butthead" universe.
WTF IS HAPPENING?! (And no I'm not just talking about their absolutely ludicrous appearance, I'm talking about the whole package. The music sounds like LSD fueled song intros looped together without ever reaching a chorus, ever.
They make weird abstract music and wear costumes. I don't there's anything to get, but for sure it's not a joke or an ironic internet thing. It's just a subgenre that has been pretty popular in local scenes for more than a decade, but had evaded the attention of the general public until now.
Musicians tend to like it because it's actually very technical. It may sound repetitive if you gloss over the details but it's packed with trick-shots and complications, which are necessary because of the weird setup they have. It's a whole brainy thing about finding your way out of self-imposed constraints.
I just listened to them for the first time and honestly some of just sounds like prog rock. In a good way.
Agreed, they're really not that weird. Literally just a drum/guitar duo. I wonder how OP would react to actual WTF music like Merzbow.
It's cool that you're discovering them, you're gonna have a fun time.