Errbody Throw Yuh Handz In The Air For Experimental Folk!

Most people tend to scoff when they see the word “experimental”
accompany a style or genre of art that they particularly enjoy.
Experimental rock, experimental theater, experimental paper mache,
etc, they all get flack for sometimes being too “out there” or  too
“hard to grasp” or “utter bullshit” and hey, I don’t always
necessarily disagree. Sometimes experimental rock does sounds like a
giraffe going through a meat grinder and on occasion experimental
theater really is just an elderly Czechoslovakian man pooing on a pile
of circus peanuts. Experimental paper mache, however, is always
fantastic.

The bands I’ve grown fond of that fall into the experimental folk
category tend to intertwine acoustic instrumentation with ambient
noise, incorporate electronic elements and obscure audio samples and
use found objects as percussion instruments. As stated before, stuff
like this sometimes causes people to moan and groan, but what makes
this music accessible is the focus on great melody. The experimental
aspects don’t really overpower the music. They are more like the bells
and whistles that add a quirky essence to the songs.

This is a very easy to love song from a great Swedish band. I
apologize for the knob from NPR in the beginning…. that was mean,
I’m sure he’s a great guy.

If your memory is a still trap when it comes to HIV awareness
commercials from the early 2000’s you might recognize this tune

I just recently got into this band and so far so grand. This is a
pretty top notch live performance. Sorry, I know it’s not the best
sound quality

leary