Song ID help - chorus is an overlay of two ~monotone, speaking voices

August 3, 2018 2:44 PM

Although I don't remember any of the lyrics, the song had a very strange style, where the 'chorus' was two male voices speaking monotonously over each other -- like two news channels talking over each other at the same time. I heard this song over the weekend - I'm pretty sure the song title had "murder" or "murdering" in it, not entirely sure of that though. Additionally, in general - I find songs with somewhat chaotically overlaid separate music/lyric tracks really relaxing. So if you know of any other examples -- where it sounds like two radio stations or news stations playing at the same time overlapping a bit chaotically, general recommendations where part or all of the song is composed in this style (+ youtube links) are also very appreciated. Thanks in advance! :D

Anything on this spectrum --

A less chaotic example = Simon & Garfunkel's Silent night/7 o'clock news

Mid range = this whole album by Neil Cicierega

A more chaotic example = The song I can't ID - but hopefully someone will post a link to it here soon. :)

posted by ch3cooh to Media & Arts (13 answers total)

Peace and Love by Camper Van Beethoven, perhaps.
posted by misteraitch at 2:57 PM on August 3, 2018

It's The Murder Mystery by the Velvet Underground.
posted by Rinku at 2:59 PM on August 3, 2018

I bet you'd also like the Belle and Sebastian song I Could be Dreaming, where a passage from Rip Van Winkle is somewhat incomprehensibly read aloud over the outro; I find it very relaxing in the way I think you mean.
posted by Rinku at 3:03 PM on August 3, 2018

You might also like The Books; they call it 'collage music'. The Lemon of Pink would be a good place to start.
posted by Two unicycles and some duct tape at 3:25 PM on August 3, 2018

Spiritual High (Part 3) from Mood Swings pairs State of Independence backing track with MLK's I Have A Dream. Comes in about 1:20.
posted by rekrap at 4:17 PM on August 3, 2018

You might like Love Like Anthrax by Gang Of Four
posted by smartyboots at 4:25 PM on August 3, 2018

You would like Talking Heads', Seen and Not Seen. It is just one voice not two, but exactly the same sort of hypnotic thing... monotone strange lyric murmured into a funky afro-tribal beat.
posted by Meatbomb at 5:09 PM on August 3, 2018

Also check out News by Kraftwerk, off their wholly great Radio-Activity album.
posted by Krawczak at 6:58 PM on August 3, 2018

You might want to check into Negativland.
posted by RobotVoodooPower at 7:22 PM on August 3, 2018

Revolution 9 by The Beatles
posted by RobotVoodooPower at 7:23 PM on August 3, 2018

Tindersticks' Marbles has a wonderful moment like that which is especially delightful with headphones.
posted by Candleman at 8:57 PM on August 3, 2018

ooh just remembered another favourite! Flower Punk by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, near the end there is a really nifty bit with two alternate soliloquys talking over one another.
posted by Meatbomb at 4:51 AM on August 4, 2018

The music from Philip Glass's Einstein on the Beach has this effect, particularly in the "knee play" parts:

Knee Play 1
Knee Play 2
Knee Play 3
Knee Play 5
posted by rollick at 2:36 AM on August 20, 2018