OoO highlights great but under-appreciated music albums, mostly from the 21st century, as selected by host DJ Poseur and a rotating brigade of fellow obsessives. Each co-host chooses an album pick to discuss at length, including consideration of why we think it’s awesome but woefully unknown to the listening public. All picks meet stringent criteria for obscurity (Under 50 user reviews in All Music Guide, Under 100k streams on YouTube). Features include games for the listener to play along with, like “The Obscurity Quiz” (in which albums are ranked by a contestant from most obscure to most famous), “Score the List” (in which cohosts compare their knowledge and music collections to online “Top 10” lists), “Stump the DJ” (in which the cohosts challenge one another’s knowledge of obscure bands), and the occasional “Scheduled Digression” (in which we tackle a specific topic in music or the music industry). See also the companion subreddit (www.reddit.com) for links to all the albums featured in OoO episodes if you'd rather skip our yakking: r/MusicNobodyElseLikes Who should listen to OoO? Anyone dissatisfied by contemporary pop music. Anyone unfamiliar with but interested in independent music of the 21st century. Fellow obsessives who want reviews of beloved but obscure albums and find existing online resources limited. People who want something totally out of left field to spice up their music listening experience. Anyone who enjoys a contentious dialog about art. Rather than being the kind of podcast whose any given episode will be of general interest, it is hoped that with time, with an accumulated body of work, we will hit upon an album or at least a very specific style of music that is beloved by potential listeners as much as by us. Welcome to the wild, weird, and wondrous world of OoO!
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Thursday Apr 29, 2021
Thursday Apr 29, 2021
As OoO matures, it’s expected that DJ Poseur won’t know some guest hosts personally. After admiring Robert’s work for over a year, this is the first time DJ Poseur and idiotprogrammer met in real time. The guest shares his thoughts and experiences from a lifetime of going far above and beyond the average listener.
You can find idiotprogrammer’s music blog here: http://www.imaginaryplanet.net/weblogs/idiotprogrammer/category/music/musical-discoveries/
Other links to material covered in the interview…
the beloved 90-min. synthesizer soundscape: https://www.jamendo.com/album/6118/electrolongtempo
Steve Reich “It's Gonna rain” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vugqRAX7xQE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_Gonna_Rain
His thoughts on “Sex on the Phone”: http://www.imaginaryplanet.net/weblogs/idiotprogrammer/2008/06/e-rotic-europop-mindless-sexy-and-embarrassing-and-very-fun/
& the song itself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dizyctgh2fM & another: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjhdxsV7Ng4
Chinese pop singer g.e.m.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWtbGkpdoP4
Music in “Ghost World”: https://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/36002/1/three-things-you-never-knew-about-ghost-world
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