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1977 Jazz-Funk Musical Adaptation of Dune

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Re: 1977 Jazz-Funk Musical Adaptation of Dune

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Post by Tade0 »

conception wrote: post #5
duxup wrote: post #2

The thing I find appealing about Dune is how WEIRD it is. There's depth too, but it's weird and it really lends itself to all sort of styles and IMO they all kinda work.

I’ve started showing my kids, Herculoids, thundar the barbarian, he-man, and other sorts of just really weird old cartoons. There’s not a lot today that’s being produced. That’s just fun and weird and gets the creative juices going. There are a few weird kids books too like the skull and the queen in the cave that I highly recommend. Culture quickly defined by what has already been created could definitely use a shot…

My preschooler enjoyed Du Iz Tak? by Carson Ellis. The characters are insects who talk in an unintelligible language.

On the less weird, but still interesting side there's what's known to English speakers as Adventure Box - it's a translated version of the French monthly magazine J'aime lire which is published since 1977.

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conception wrote: post #5
duxup wrote: post #2

The thing I find appealing about Dune is how WEIRD it is. There's depth too, but it's weird and it really lends itself to all sort of styles and IMO they all kinda work.

I’ve started showing my kids, Herculoids, thundar the barbarian, he-man, and other sorts of just really weird old cartoons. There’s not a lot today that’s being produced. That’s just fun and weird and gets the creative juices going. There are a few weird kids books too like the skull and the queen in the cave that I highly recommend. Culture quickly defined by what has already been created could definitely use a shot…

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Post by duxup »

conception wrote: post #5
duxup wrote: post #2

The thing I find appealing about Dune is how WEIRD it is. There's depth too, but it's weird and it really lends itself to all sort of styles and IMO they all kinda work.

I’ve started showing my kids, Herculoids, thundar the barbarian, he-man, and other sorts of just really weird old cartoons. There’s not a lot today that’s being produced. That’s just fun and weird and gets the creative juices going. There are a few weird kids books too like the skull and the queen in the cave that I highly recommend. Culture quickly defined by what has already been created could definitely use a shot…

I think there's some weird stuff still.

I ran across Gravity Falls with my kids not long ago, that was great.

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Post by AdmiralAsshat »

In a similar vein, I recommend checking out Bo Hansson's Progressive Rock/Space Rock album interpretation of The Lord of the Rings from 1970:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_Inspired_by_Lord_of_the_...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs0AmruS8Ro&list=PL9DD02F58F...

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Post by selimthegrim »

conception wrote: post #5
duxup wrote: post #2

The thing I find appealing about Dune is how WEIRD it is. There's depth too, but it's weird and it really lends itself to all sort of styles and IMO they all kinda work.

I’ve started showing my kids, Herculoids, thundar the barbarian, he-man, and other sorts of just really weird old cartoons. There’s not a lot today that’s being produced. That’s just fun and weird and gets the creative juices going. There are a few weird kids books too like the skull and the queen in the cave that I highly recommend. Culture quickly defined by what has already been created could definitely use a shot…

IIRC He-Man was pretty merchandising driven so maybe not the best example. Except for Skeletor. That IRL origin story is priceless.

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Post by giraffe_lady »

Lalabadie wrote: post #7

The article mentions MF DOOM's sampling, but for fans of RJD2, the bonus track on the original Deadringer CD (Here's What's Left) is built on a sample from David Matthews' Silent Running on that album.

Oh man what a throwback. I played the FUCK out of deadringer back in the day but haven't thought about rjd2 many years. Going to go see what he's been up to.
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