tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post7792334459334666974..comments2023-09-29T06:58:20.125-07:00Comments on Badtux the Snarky Penguin: What noise does carpet make?BadTuxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-70805224648756175182011-05-21T13:21:10.685-07:002011-05-21T13:21:10.685-07:00Turns out this is John Cage Bubblegum, not The Noi...Turns out this is John Cage Bubblegum, not The Noise of Carpet. Both good songs though :).<br /><br />Stereolab was/is sort of a French electronica art band with Brit-pop and Kraut-rock influences. Their lyrics tend to be French Marxist tracts translated into English (or sometimes sung in the original French). Definitely Radiohead/artsy end of the spectrum, but not at all fey and wispy unless you think French Marxists are fey and wispy :).<br /><br />- Badtux the Music PenguinBadTuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-17900496805242408942011-05-21T13:03:42.846-07:002011-05-21T13:03:42.846-07:00Nice beat, livelier than a lot of stuff you post. ...Nice beat, livelier than a lot of stuff you post. I never listened to Stereolab back in the day; was under the impression that their music was kinda fey and wispy, toward the Radiohead/artsy end of the spectrum.Bukko Boomerangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02424677168216647964noreply@blogger.com