"Unironic crabcore" and other obscure genres

[Clarky]

Being sadly bandless, I have been scouring ads on Gumtree and JoinMyBand for a possible bass role. I am staggered by the obscure genres of music, the existence of which I had previously had no knowledge, for which people are advertising. Sludge/doom I get (Black Sabbath etc), shoegaze fine (MBV etc) but crabcore? Especially "unironic crabcore". Really?

[hiram.k.hackenbacker]

I can only guess at what type of music that might be, but I'm fairly sure I wouldn't like it.

[Dad3353]

40 minutes ago, Clarky said:

Being sadly bandless, I have been scouring ads on Gumtree and JoinMyBand for a possible bass role. I am staggered by the obscure genres of music, the existence of which I had previously had no knowledge, for which people are advertising. Sludge/doom I get (Black Sabbath etc), shoegaze fine (MBV etc) but crabcore? Especially "unironic crabcore". Really?

 

But it makes perfect sense, once unpacked. 'Crabcore'..? That's pretty obvious, from the contortions of some guitar players, crouching, limbs akimbo, playing their intense solo. OK, so some of these 'artists' are just showing some degree of Irony, so 'Ironic Crabcore' follows, logically. Imagine, though, if you can, some few players actually do play in this contorted fashion, with no sense of Irony whatsoever. It has to be called something; what better than 'UnIronic Crabcore'..? I don't see the problem. If 'Free Jazz' has any meaning, so, by the same token, has 'UnIronic Crabcore'. 

[miles'tone]

3 hours ago, Dad3353 said:

 

But it makes perfect sense, once unpacked. 'Crabcore'..? That's pretty obvious, from the contortions of some guitar players, crouching, limbs akimbo, playing their intense solo. OK, so some of these 'artists' are just showing some degree of Irony, so 'Ironic Crabcore' follows, logically. Imagine, though, if you can, some few players actually do play in this contorted fashion, with no sense of Irony whatsoever. It has to be called something; what better than 'UnIronic Crabcore'..? I don't see the problem. If 'Free Jazz' has any meaning, so, by the same token, has 'UnIronic Crabcore'. 

 

[Len_derby]

It’s a wonderful thing, language.

I think anything that helps a potential audience identify what kind of stuff you’re playing is helpful. I remember, pre-internet going to see bands that I knew nothing about, and couldn’t find out. Sometimes their name gave you a clue, but not always.

I’m considering relaunching my acoustic trio as playing Country n’ Sludgebucket.

[Mykesbass]

10 minutes ago, Len_derby said:

 

I’m considering relaunching my acoustic trio as playing Country n’ Sludgebucket.

We should put a double header on. I described one of the original songs the Americana band I'm in plays as Placebo playing Bluegrass 🤔

[itu]

I think unicorn rapcore is waiting to be found in the very near future. Snap, crackle and pop is already so last season. 

[Beedster]

8 hours ago, Clarky said:

Being sadly bandless, I have been scouring ads on Gumtree and JoinMyBand for a possible bass role. I am staggered by the obscure genres of music, the existence of which I had previously had no knowledge, for which people are advertising. Sludge/doom I get (Black Sabbath etc), shoegaze fine (MBV etc) but crabcore? Especially "unironic crabcore". Really?

I think you’d be better off in Ironic Crabcore mate 👍

[Clarky]

[Mykesbass]

14 minutes ago, Clarky said:

Wasn't he in Herman's Hermits? I'll get my shell...

[Marvin]

I'd see this as a sideways move.

 

I've got my coat and out the door...

[Len_derby]

17 minutes ago, Mykesbass said:

Wasn't he in Herman's Hermits? I'll get my shell...

 
I’d say more Lennon and McCartney.

My Shell, My Belle.

[Clarky]

41 minutes ago, Beedster said:

I think you’d be better off in Ironic Crabcore mate 👍

I don't have the knees or back for it.

 

Think I am going to start the new genre chaircore. Potentially stoolcore but that might attract the wrong types

[Jackroadkill]

I'm pretty sure that Progressive Vegetarian Grindcore was a thing in the early 2000's.

[Clarky]

TBH when I first read crabcore,I was rather hoping for a crustacean equivalent of Hatebeak, the metal band that features an African Grey Parrot called Waldo as lead singer

 

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