(experimental) Music Jokes

[horaflora]

I came up with a couple this week, feel free to get stupid here, and workshop possible punchlines... I was tempted to put this up at iheartnoise instead, but then wanted to show how this board isn't as stuffy as it can sometimes come across to people

[horaflora]

Q: Talkin psychoacoustics, ya know the algorithm for simulating binaural recording virtually, the 'head related transfer function'?

A: Well, I've HRTF it!



(groan?)

[horaflora]

I saw Ricardo Aria play last week; his set made a good case for why balloons work so well in experimental music, as otherwise they'd have to go 'pop'!

(groan 2x, also Judy Dunaway is useable here)

[horaflora]

what did Stockhausen say to Cage when his preparations weren't quite gelling?
"Well don't have a timbre-tantrum, John Cage!"
(uhm, works best with ridiculous stockhausen accent on the punchline)

[horaflora]

I aim to be the Rodney Dangerfield of EAI someday, please bear with me, thanks.

[snailed]

The only reason Francisco Lopez blindfolds his audience is because he so ugly.

Sorry.

[billygomberg]

yo mama's music is so experimental, everyone has had a ride.

[sourdisc]

Diego Chamy is making a joke about experimental music. Now he is not.

[horaflora]

I was Wondering how long it'd take to see Chamy's name pop up here! Sooner than I thought..

[horaflora]

Why are EAI musicians more rock'n'roll than rock'nroll?
They break their instruments before they play!

(though, if pressed, I don't know if I could come up with and examples of that, per se)

[horaflora]

So why is improvised music so boring?

http://ihatemusic.noquam.com/viewtopic. ... lit=Boring

[Daniel Jones]

Woah, there's no need to (Kei)throw(e) a tantrum Edwin!

[orangettecoleman]

- Knock Knock -
"Who's there?"
- 1:22 of silence -
"Hello?"
- another 3:11 of silence -
"Oh."

[Moon]

I sometimes (always) make embarrassing jokes about whatever I'm listening to when I use twitter at work.
I'm very embarrassing.



That was the only reply I got.



So philosophical, Basti.

[Moon]

Also;

SuperCollider? I hardly know'er!

[Daniel Jones]

There must be some good riffs on the old 'an Englishman, Irishamn and Scotsman...' type jokes? Or any of the 'someone' goes into a bar gags...?

Radu Malfatti and Taku Sugimoto walk into a bar, 'what can I get you?' asks the barman...



















'A couple of bacardi breezers please' came the reply.
'Why the long pause?' asks the barman.

[billygomberg]

when yr mom improvises around the house she really improvises AROUND THE HOUSE

[snailed]

harry partch so fat he needed a bigger scale.

edit: he was actually quite svelte.

edit 2: daniel jones wins the thread so far.

[niwi]

There must be some good riffs on the old 'an Englishman, Irishamn and Scotsman...' type jokes? Or any of the 'someone' goes into a bar gags...?

Radu Malfatti and Taku Sugimoto walk into a bar, 'what can I get you?' asks the barman...



















'A couple of bacardi breezers please' came the reply.
'Why the long pause?' asks the barman.

[Jesse]

knock knock.
who's there?
phillip glass.
phillip glass who?
phillip glass.
phillip glass who?
phillip glass.
phillip glass who?
phillip glass.