As part of my desperate, futile attempt to stay relevant, I spend several hours a week trawling the diverse pages of bandcamp, looking for the internets next musical sensation.
Without meaning to sound deprecating, it’s fair to say that it’s a case of finding the diamonds in the rough. From pictures of 90’s footballers on the cross, to self described melodic doom metal, I’ve seen it all, and it’s made me a changed man. Whilst many of the gems end up on the pages of CitR, I often wonder, what happens to the (sometimes unintentional) genius of the other works? Having pondered that thought for a while, I decided to start a weekly feature, hilariously titled This One Time At Bandcamp, picking out some of the, how shall I put it, more unique bandcamp releases.
The Macken Mouse
Being a Newcastle United fan, I had an issue with this before I’d even clicked on it. Granted, I hadn’t predicted the genius this track would contain.
Asamoah Gyan is out on loan
Sent for his tea when he couldn’t score a goal
Noodles and rice, cooked in his house
Sheer genius.
Dylan Ray
Tagged as ‘Justin Bieber’ and ‘Lady Gaga’, Dylan Ray is a girl/boy who sets her/his standards rather high. This white-washed photo is only matched by the brilliance of the biography, which simply states – ‘I make music that represents my life’
Tugboat
Hailing from ‘the slums of New York’, Tugboat looks like he has indeed just had a tug whilst listening to Skrillex, and that his mom, who he lives with, walked on mid session. Oh and the track features ‘The Verbal Surgeon’.
Shana G
Shana G has an unfortunate case of ‘blue-purple-face-syndrome.’, which effects one in five of all underproduced US rappers. Please buy her album, of which all proceeds go towards curing this ghastly disease.
B-Tite & Tha BG
These cats have style. Check out the album artwork, courtesy of Microsoft Paint featuring Word Art. Personal favourite include DownTown 2 Tokaz Town and Catch ‘Em N Kill ‘Em.
The Blasphemists
I’m not too sure what’s going on here. Three naked guys standing in a river, one holding a bin, one holding a solitary cymbal and one holding a guitar, oh and one of them is smoking.
Good Looks New York
Is it a cat? Or an eagle? But wait, it’s wearing a t-shirt? And what’s with the background? I give up.
United Guttural
I decided not to include a picture for this last one, because basically, it’s fucking disgusting. If you feel the need to check out these obscenities, you can see them here.