the HOR trivia thread... non-rock edition...

[afterstasis]

it's time to close it down and post the answers...

1. This performer and composer is credited with combing jazz, funk, psychedelic rock, and traditional African music to create what is now called "afrobeat".
Fela Kuti

2. This jazz multi-instrumentalist and composer, famously described as "too out to be in and too in to be out", was paid tribute by Frank Zappa on one of Zappa's most famous records.
Eric Dolphy

3. Pierre Schaeffer originated this electroacoustic form of music which originally was based around the use of turntables and lack of traditional song structure.
Musique concrète

4. This incredibly influential artist collaborated with the Jazzy Five on "Jazzy Sensation", which was the first hip-hop single on Tommy Boy Records in 1981.
Afrika Bambaataa

5. This style of avant-garde music has been noted for being heavily influenced by indian ragas, new age, and Byzantine chants despite it's current alignment with underground and experimental music.
Drone

6. This Detroit-based modern electronic artist is best known for his Echospace collaboration, but what is the name of his solo project and identically titled record label.
Deepchord

7. This artist, an early innovator on the reggae and dub scene, recently recorded a new album with the aid of Lightning Bolt drummer Brian Chippendale, famed alt-rock producer Don Fleming, and man of mystery Andrew WK.
Lee "Scratch" Perry

8. This Greek electronic music pioneer was one of the earliest to apply mathematics and physics to unify his music and his works in architecture.
Iannis Xenakis

9. On "The Day The Music Died" this famous country artist avoided death by giving his seat to The Big Bopper who was suffering from the flu and needed more comfort than their tour bus was providing.
Waylon Jennings

10. This reclusive outsider folk musician is known for having spent well over 20 years releasing an overwhelming flow of highly prolific albums on his label, Corwood Industries, without making any public appearances, including live performances and interviews.
Jandek

[Soror_YZBL]

#6 is NOT fair!!!! If it were fair, I would have gotten it right. Why the hell did I think that was juan adkins?

[Hungryfreak]

Woohoo! I got my one answer correct .

I jumped the gun on the album, though. It's Weasels Ripped My Flesh. I'm ashamed that I got it wrong, but it's probably because Zappa paid tribute to some other musicians on that album by song titles.

[Soror_YZBL]

Woohoo! I got my one answer correct .

I jumped the gun on the album, though. It's Weasels Ripped My Flesh. I'm ashamed that I got it wrong, but it's probably because Zappa paid tribute to some other musicians on that album by song titles.

I got 3, if you include my mangled explaination of jandek.

[Alright_Computer]

OMGOMGOMG

I got the impossible answer right. That was totally a shot in the dark.

Time to post my alternative-themed thread...

[afterstasis]

#6 is NOT fair!!!! If it were fair, I would have gotten it right. Why the hell did I think that was juan adkins?

haha!
when i read your answer i was actually quite perplexed as well... then i just listened to "the coldest season" and forgot about it.

[Alright_Computer]

I have to admit, living in Detroit for a few years and having quite a few friends immersed in the electronic music scene helped me a lot on that question.