Search - Sleepytime Gorilla Museum :: Grand Opening & Closing

Secret Chiefs 3 and Mr. Bungle in structure

Mr. Richard K. Weems | Fair Lawn, NJ USA | 02/18/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"It would make sense why these guys will be opening for Secret Chiefs 3 in performance--Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, who even record on a similar label with Secret Chiefs, has that mixture of avant-garde noise with an almost death-metal sensibility, being somewhat reminiscent of pre-_California_ Mr. Bungle, when you had to wonder if maybe you were donating money with the purchse of your disc to some really sick creatures who might go an do something evil with your money--I know I had a little trepidation when I heard the 'street recordings' on the Mr. Bungle eponymous album and had to wonder if I was funding _Bumfights_ or something like that.



But there is an extra spin to Sleepytime Gorilla Museum in that their music comes out of a lot of improvisation. Usually a term reserved for jazzy music and Zorn-noise, improvisation in Sleepytime Gorilla Museum seems to intone a kind of tribal perversity. With this in mind, I would tend to put this band more in the group of Master Musicians of Bukkake--wonderfully loud and quiet and disturbing music that gives you the wonderful sense of needing a shower afterwards. I am looking forward to seeing them live.

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Very wierd, very cool

Iggi | 10/07/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I found theses guys searching through The Dresden Dolls' links page. I checked out their free downloads and i was blown away. It was amazing. It's like Tomahawk meets Les Claypool. A lot of strange song structure with, in a word, intersting lyrics. Truly something to own for all those crazy music fans...like people to listen to The Residents or Primus. The album is lots of fun to listen to. and it's 5 bucks. Say "yes" to Sleepytime Grilla Museum."

Blown Away

William Block | Decatur, Al | 10/02/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I discovered this band while browsing someones' files... and I'm literally in shock. The doctor says I'll be fine, as long as I don't listen to this album again. Boy am I in trouble. I just can't help myself...



See, I'm not a big metal fan, or screamo, or... I just think these guys are scary good. Kinda like Frank Zappa meets The Fiery Furnaces at a party and starts playing Metallica. Or something not like that at all.



You will either love this or hate it, but I guarantee that you won't be indifferent."