Man Man is an experimental band that incorporates Eastern European and circus-esque styles in their music. In other words: they are fucking awesome. The band is comprised of incredibly talented characters, as well. The members (Honus Honus, Sergei Sogay, Pow Pow, Critter Crat, and Chang Wang) are known for their multiple instrument playing all centered around a usually honky tonk style piano. They're also known for synchronizing outfits and warpaint as well as (can you guess?) using pseudonyms instead of their real names.
Among the use of the piano, the band is made up of: a clavinet, microKORG, sousaphone, saxophone, trumpet, french horn, flute, drum set, euphonium, fender jazz bass, Danelectro guitar, xylophone, marimba, melodica and various percussive instruments including pots and pans and toy noise makers and horns.
Are you intrigued yet?
Honus Honus is planning to make an album in the future with Nicholas Thorburn (Islands, The Unicorns) in which they will be creating a new sub-genre called "Doom Wop" which is esentially "Low frequency, and extremely slowed down music atop traditional doo wop harmonies. Or something."
I have heard from multiple folks that the members of Man Man actually used to be carnies but were "too weird for the circus" and got kicked out. So they ended up creating a band. I do not actually know if this is true, I haven't been able to find any valid information explaining this, but either way, I hope it's true, because folks who get kicked out of a circus for being too weird.... well... that's just wonderful. And mind boggling.
Anyway, here's two of their albums. I don't have their oldest one, but here's the two newest ones.
Among the use of the piano, the band is made up of: a clavinet, microKORG, sousaphone, saxophone, trumpet, french horn, flute, drum set, euphonium, fender jazz bass, Danelectro guitar, xylophone, marimba, melodica and various percussive instruments including pots and pans and toy noise makers and horns.
Are you intrigued yet?
Honus Honus is planning to make an album in the future with Nicholas Thorburn (Islands, The Unicorns) in which they will be creating a new sub-genre called "Doom Wop" which is esentially "Low frequency, and extremely slowed down music atop traditional doo wop harmonies. Or something."
I have heard from multiple folks that the members of Man Man actually used to be carnies but were "too weird for the circus" and got kicked out. So they ended up creating a band. I do not actually know if this is true, I haven't been able to find any valid information explaining this, but either way, I hope it's true, because folks who get kicked out of a circus for being too weird.... well... that's just wonderful. And mind boggling.
Anyway, here's two of their albums. I don't have their oldest one, but here's the two newest ones.
Six Demon Bag (2006)
http://www.mediafire.com/?07ti1wsiyj9c7fc
Rabbit Habits (2008)
http://www.mediafire.com/?sbl4u4b8p8terk3
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