#SUPER BON BOn

[mudwerks]

(via Soul Coughing - Super Bon Bon (1996)

[th3-0bjectivist]

Dear listener, there have existed very few musical acts that are too unconventional to live for very long… and are also too rare to die off in a permanent traditional sense. My favorite example of such a group is Soul Coughing, who lasted less than a decade in total lifespan but made some of the most off-the-cuff and original music I’ve ever shambled into. Their catalog is both groovy and goofy, boasting an overall sound that is jazz-infused and packed with stream-of-consciousness poetry that is equal parts hilarious and staggering genius. My favorite feature of this long-dead act is how their tunes relied heavily upon tricky wordplay, which was belted out amongst bizarre samples, hip-hop foundations, electronic elements, and some fully improvisational efforts on behalf of every single member of this now defunct assemblage. When you manage to infuse beat poetry and immensely experimental soundscapes, what you end up with is an ultra-distinct noise that is nearly impossible to mimic or replicate without someone in the room saying, ‘Hey, that sounds just like, uh, those guys… Soul Coughing!?’. They were very much a 90’s band, with steady album releases every two years starting in 1994 and ceasing abruptly in 1998. Near the end of their lifespan, vocalist Mike Doughty was restless to start a solo project and had a head full of drugs and booze that he had to deal with in a therapeutic sense. When keyboardist and programmer Mark Degli Antoni left the group to start a family (and later move on to film scoring) this group rather peacefully scattered into the four winds and agreed that a reunion was never in their combined interest. To this day, SC has a significant cult following and some of their tracks are still instantly recognizable in the two decades since their breakup. I love reminding everyone of long deceased, distinguished and quality musical acts on this page, so smash play on Super Bon Bon from their 1996 album Irresistible Bliss and enjoy!

I used to be and still am in love with Mike Doughty’s excellent word salad approach to vocalization, which has always seriously messed with my mind both in terms of esoteric meaning and style of delivery. His solo work is also quite good, and you can find a little piece of it here if you care to click. Image source: https://riffraf.typepad.com/riffraf/2012/07/lost-gems-circles-by-soul-coughing.html

[littlegaydwarfman]

*coughs* *begins to play super bon bon* *coughs again cutting off super bon bon*

[spilladabalia]

Soul Coughing - Super Bon Bon

[triumph-of-adaptation]

Fiona Apple’s bassist Sebastian Steinberg is from SOUL COUGHING!? It all makes sense!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[wack-ashimself]

If you watched the latest reacher (s2, e7) this was the closing song. If you didn't, enjoy a 'yup, that's totally fucking 90s' song. Not bad. Not bad at all.

[musicandoldmovies]

Soul Coughing - Super Bon Bon

From the album Irrresistible Bliss

[dragonballclassic]

[toyastales]

Irresistible Bacon-Wrapped Chicken

[galaxostars]

the kiss we all waited for <3

from hide your fires by @starsworth

[catastrxblues]

EVERMORE by taylor swift (feat. bon iver) — “and i was catching my breath, floors of a cabin creaking under my step. and i couldn’t be sure, i had a feeling so peculiar, this pain wouldn’t be forevermore.”

my #swiftiegiftexchange2024 for @lovesickallovermybed!!!! 🫶🏽🫶🏽

[whatyourehungryfor]

Yellowjackets S1E10 + Doors I Painted Shut, The Wonder Years

[strid3rofthen0rth]

Holy shit, they used it so perfectly at the end of a Reacher episode. Chills.

Too fat, fat you must cut lean

You got to take the elevator to the mezzanine

Chump change, and it's on, super bon bon

Super bon bon, super bon bon

[norosesnolife]

“Do you think we are friends in every universe?”

“Fuck, no.”

[pianokantzart]

Listen, if and when we get a Luigi's Mansion Movie I don't want to hear a single pop song. I can grit my teeth and bear it in The Mario Bros. Movie, but the soundtrack for Luigi's Mansion had better be filled with so much creepy piano and dissonant chords and tremolo played on so many strings in such a minor key that Danny Elfman would be like "tone it down a little."