"Orion" - These New Puritans

[huinare]

This is really riveting and creepy.  Hard to categorize, although some of the background music is reminiscent of GoT music to me.
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[huinare.livejournal.com]

I hadn't heard of "witch house" either (and the name, I gotta admit, appeals to me). I'm not sure if the sound in this song typifies the band, as I've yet to look into it. Wikipedia simply lists them as "experimental rock" and "art rock," whatever that means. I may have to look into witch house more though, thanks for mentioning it!

[wheelrider.livejournal.com]

It's tough to pigeonhole modern bands into any one genre... But anyway, witch house is often described as creepy and minimalist -- or, possibly, dance music for brooding wizards!

[huinare.livejournal.com]

It's tough to pigeonhole modern bands into any one genre..

THIS. It's why I tend to appreciate modern (or, postmodern, or, fusion, or, whatever) music/lit/art/drama/etc. Convention is a tyrant and art should be liberated! *flail!*
Although it's a problem whenever people ask what "kind of" music I like.

...witch house is often described as creepy and minimalist -- or, possibly, dance music for brooding wizards!

Saruman: Dance...?
Gandalf: Don't tell me you've never danced.
Saruman: I don't want to talk about it.
Gandalf: Try dancing with hobbits!
Saruman: ... *puts in earbuds, presses a few buttons on MP3 player, and zones out enigmatically*

[wheelrider.livejournal.com]

It has also made it tough to describe my band to people. Very tough. Never figured out a decent "elevator pitch"...

Saruman, muttering to self: I have more dignity than to show skinny old-man legs while whirling about in some irksome jig.

[huinare.livejournal.com]

Elevator pitches are difficult when one's thing defies easy categorization, I'm sure (although, as a general rule, the more things defy categorization, the more awesome they are).


...skinny old-man legs while whirling about in some irksome jig.

HA! Indeed.