Music?

[my2k]

mezzaphor said:

Hey, what's all this?

This is amazing, I love all of these!

[Mezzaphor]

my2k said:

mezzaphor said:

Hey, what's all this?

This is amazing, I love all of these!

Yay!

Anyway, I just bought Combinations by Eisley. I can't make heads or tails of what the lyrics mean, but the music definitely puts me in a Gunnerkrigg mood. (There's three songs from the album on their myspace page.)

[rastarogue]

Anything by Tracy Chapman puts me in mind GC

[Mezzaphor]

Someone commented in the shoutbox that a Dragonforce song would be appropriate for today's page. And it hit that they were absolutely right.

So now we're flying, we're free
We're free before the thunderstorm
Hunt towards the wilderness
Our quest carries on
Far beyond the sun down, far beyond the moonlight
Deep inside our hearts and all our souls

So far away we wait for the day
For the lives all so wasted and gone
We feel the pain of a lifetime lost in a thousand days
Through the fire and the flames we carry on

[mechagai]

:-P Yeah, that was the song I had in mind.

[gabriel]

whenever I listen to the prodigy : P

[Reynard]

Being a Classical Music fan, I can't think of anything that refers specifically to GC; but the overall mood of the comic brings to mind Felix Mendelssohn's "Fingal's Cave" ("Hebrides Overture"). (www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3_Px2yXVbw) Also, LED Zeppelin's "Black Dog" (www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9i2fqxSjTI) is a perfect theme for Moddey dhoo. ;D

[ultrabluesky]

breakfast said:

Fairport Convention's Reynardine, Kate Rusby's Annan Water, much of that dark and shadowy first Sandy Denny album (The Raven And The North Star Grassman), maybe some Patrick Wolfe. Music with dusty shadowy corners, a little bit of mystery to it and an english accent...

Thank you very much for the introduction to Kate Rusby. I really like her. And I can hardly believe I've never heard her before.

mezzaphor said:

Hey, what's all this?

You are evidently in high favor with the gods. This is lovely. Thanks very much.

reynard said:

Being a Classical Music fan, I can't think of anything that refers specifically to GC; but the overall mood of the comic brings to mind Felix Mendelssohn's "Fingal's Cave" ("Hebrides Overture"). (www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3_Px2yXVbw) Also, LED Zeppelin's "Black Dog" (www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9i2fqxSjTI) is a perfect theme for Moddey dhoo. ;D

I also can't believe I've never listened to any more Led Zeppelin since my childhood. See what I've been missing? I think thats a nice theme for the Moddy Dhoo. Thanks!

As for my offering . . . I'm not sure what the spanish means, so if this is a love song, or indeed a song about 'Utopias' then I really am sorry. Utopia by Belinda, and I felt its a good representation of Kat and Annie's friendship. Also 'Felt Mountain' from Goldfrapp's freshman album makes me think of Gunnerkrigg Court on a sunny weekend. (although, this must be rare if the stereotypes about England are true)

And, although quite a few people dislike her, (including many icelanders) I feel this is also a representation of Gunnerkrigg in all its strangeness : Alarm Call by Björk. I know plenty of people don't like her, so I really don't mind if you don't listen or disagree.

[Count Casimir]

mezzaphor said:

Someone commented in the shoutbox that a Dragonforce song would be appropriate for today's page. And it hit that they were absolutely right.

So now we're flying, we're free
We're free before the thunderstorm
Hunt towards the wilderness
Our quest carries on
Far beyond the sun down, far beyond the moonlight
Deep inside our hearts and all our souls

So far away we wait for the day
For the lives all so wasted and gone
We feel the pain of a lifetime lost in a thousand days
Through the fire and the flames we carry on

Just listened to this like twelve times in a row.

EPIC SYMPHONIC HOLLYWOOD METAL!
Like Rhapsody of Fire!

[AluK]

ultrabluesky said:

And, although quite a few people dislike her, (including many icelanders) I feel this is also a representation of Gunnerkrigg in all its strangeness : Alarm Call by Björk. I know plenty of people don't like her, so I really don't mind if you don't listen or disagree.

Ultra, I praise your mention to Ms. Björk. Alarm Call is an awesome song, Homogenic is an awesome album as a whole.

[ultrabluesky]

aluk said:

ultrabluesky said:

And, although quite a few people dislike her, (including many icelanders) I feel this is also a representation of Gunnerkrigg in all its strangeness : Alarm Call by Björk. I know plenty of people don't like her, so I really don't mind if you don't listen or disagree.

Ultra, I praise your mention to Ms. Björk. Alarm Call is an awesome song, Homogenic is an awesome album as a whole.

Its my favorite of all her albums. ^__^ Alarm Call is, btw, a much more chipper gunnerkrigg I realize now.

[popo]

When the Trickster Starts A-Poking by Gogol Bordello definitely reminds me of Chapter 14.

[Count Casimir]

Story, by Gackt. It's a lovely instrumental piece that gives off the feeling of, well, a story. In fact, I'm going to listen to it right now. And then some more Dragonforce.

[Mezzaphor]

"The Order of Things" by Scouts of St. Sebastian reminds me of Surma.

And I imagine that the static in Zimmy's head sounds a bit like Starflyer 59's "Duel Overhead Cam". (Warning: there is a nasty feedback shriek in the bridge. Keep the volume dial handy, and don't listen to it on headphones the first time.)

[rc5]

For Zimmy: Are You Ten Years Ago - Tegan and Sara

Um... It just reminds me of her. Like how it must be when Gamma's gone/asleep. Yeah! =P

[Mezzaphor]

"Seek Better Counsel" by makeShift:Shelter.

[Count Casimir]

Minamikaze by Mikuni Shimokawa. It's in Japanese, so I understand none of it, but it's still wonderful, and I get a montage image of all the characters when I listen to it.

In fact, all Mikuni Shimokawa songs are great.

[breakfast]

Bat For Lashes has a dark strange fairytale quality that fits pretty well too, I now discover.

[rocky27]

Grimly Fiendish by The Damned.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoYg8KULw9U

Reminds me perfectly of running around and exploring the Court when it's empty during the holidays.

Cheers,
1st Post!

[imaginaryfriend]

It's not something I'd sit down and listen to for pleasure exactly, but the soundtrack Hanenone from the anime Haibane-Renmei (aka Gray-feather Society or Charcoal-feather Society) reminds me a lot of GC.

Hmm, it's a bit hard edged for GC but also Collide "Wings of Steel."

[Mezzaphor]

"Within a Mile of Home" by Flogging Molly makes me think of Chapter 15.

Dust falls on the empty halls of my old school
Where the memories fade like the casualty, a forgotten fool
Now wide-eyed has become the blind unspoken rule
Deeper only deep is now the word
The lesson's not the answer you once heard

Don't turn your back on me, don't ever let me down
She said, I picked you up each time before you hit the ground
Your selfish face is now erased when someone mentions you
And the darkness that you left has all but stepped aside
With disappearing clouds, the sun arrives
Within a mile of home,
within a mile of home

Worry, oh my worry has it been that long?
The whistle keeps on blowing but the tune's long gone
His empty frame cannot explain, there's nothing left inside
So sing to me a song from yesterday
When laughter filled the tears that we now make

Don't turn your back on me, don't ever let me down
She said, I picked you up each time before you hit the ground
Your selfish face is now erased when someone mentions you
If only you had seen what I now see
And turned the corner where you would have been
Within a mile of home,
within a mile of home

So sing to me, sing me a song, a song from yesterday
And when the laughter drank these tears before the promises that now slip away
Don't turn your back on me
Don't turn your back on me
Don't ever let me down
We are within a mile
We are within a mile
Within a mile of home

[Bobonfire]

Ballroom Blitz kind of makes me think of Gunnerkrigg Court, The Dark Tower, and Scary Go Round.

[Mezzaphor]

I just got Lies by Bon Voyage, and "Monster" reminds me of Mort:

I wish I was a monster
I would hide under the stairs
I wish I was a nightmare
I'd give you a scare
I could be a bad dream, make you scream
give you a thrill
shake up your monotony
so you could feel
something like surprise
if I was a monster

[Tierra Y Libertad]

The music here is pretty cool.

[Mezzaphor]

It seems that Muse's "Invincible" is even more apropos than I previously thought.

During this struggle, they will pull us down,
but please, please let's use this chance to turn things around.
And tonight we can truly say
together we're invincible.

[Bobonfire]

I Can't Decide by the Scissor Sisters sort of reminds me of the Suicide Faries, but barely.

[Unprodigy]

This makes me think of Kat, but also of the general playful weirdness of GC.

[Acherus]

Referring to Reynardine, maybe Queens of the Stone Age's "Someone's In the Wolf" if only for the title. Though I'm sure some references could be found in the lyrics.

But I'm not sure if QOTSA sets the best Gunnerkriggish atmosphere. :/

[penguinfactory]

I can imagine "Annan Waters" playing over the end of the chapter "Broken Glass and Other Things" when Kat appears to rescue Annie.

[Micalan]

Many Radiohead songs. But not "Talk Show Host".

"Teardrop" by Massive Attack.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkmIbTgblVY

"Indiscipline" by King Crimson.

"Sleepless" by King Crimson (for Zimmy).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOW4jJ8SqYE

A lot of Miles Davis's later stuff, but namely this song.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoPL7BExSQU

And a rather shameless plug to my own band, but I do find my lyrics for "Theodore" fit Gunnerkrigg Court rather well (though the sound quality does not).
www.myspace.com/mercutio925

Finally, Briano Eno and most of the "Ten New Songs" album by Leonard Cohen. Oh, and the Cat Empire.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrV2YV2fdJI
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-VOB8ajbzY
"The Lost Song" and "The Chariot", respectively.