13 horribly played solo instruments to drive your enemies insane. Evil neighbours be gone! This CD makes it sound like you’ve taken up playing an instrument. Badly. For very long. Put a track on loop and leave the house. By the time you get back they’ll be packing to move.
Listen to a track:
You know how it’s difficult to hold a conversation while someone else is talking obnoxiously?
It’s the same for horrible music but with a large advantage: Badly played music attacks more parts of the brain than just ordinary loud noises. A poorly played musical instrument is impossible to ignore and will cut through walls, windows, and ambient noise like magic.
A vaudevillian at heart, I’ve always admired the combination of music and comedy. As a magician and hobby neuroscientist the concept of “functional music” (shopping mall soundtracks, sleep aid compositions) fascinates me to no end. So I attempted to combine those disciplines into a new genre that’ll hit many nerves for different reasons. An eclectic cocktail of music and situational comedy with a dash of devious behavioral psychology.
When I settled down last summer and finally had time to master the recordings from the road my dream came true. I haven’t stopped laughing ever since. And neither did everyone who heard it. For diverse motives: The strangeness of the product, the awfulness of the music, the sheer brilliance of some of the tracks (Violin and Piano are my favourite) that manage to vividly tell the touching story of ambition and comedic failure. But mainly: The instant proof-pudding, witnessing the awe-inspiring mixture of cringe, laughter, and flashbulb moment “hey I could use this on…” in everyone who hears a track.
It’s been a pleasure creating something as wacky as my last hit (iBeer for iPhone and Android) and I’m happy that “Bad Music for Loud Neighbours” outdoes its predecessor in one major aspect. It’s not just bizarre and funny, but it actually solves a real problem. This CD won’t sell as many units as said app because we all agree that a pint is more important than “revenge by weaponised music” and that’s OK with you and I: After all it’s our secret weapon. Enjoy!