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The Ululating Mummies — Donque Donque Kjang
Album: We Are Not Dead
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5.6

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Total ratings: 271









Released: 2001
Length: 5:29
Plays (last 30 days): 0
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Underrated tune. Reminds me of the soundtrack of a claymation game called Neverhood.
Posted 3 years ago by rincewind    [ Reply ]
fun for a Friday morning EEST
Posted 15 years ago by booster    [ Reply ]
Was fun until the accordion kicked in. {#Headache}

Oh, well!  The album cover's neat!

Posted 15 years ago by kaybee    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of an SNL skit. Might have been alright if it ended about halfway through.

Posted 15 years ago by tbase    [ Reply ]
Is this Klezmer-inspired music? {#Think}
Posted 15 years ago by Tim_in_N_FL    [ Reply ]
 keller1 wrote:
Dumb band name, dumb CD cover, negligible melody, annoying alto sax.

Net, a 3.
 

Still horrendous.
Posted 15 years ago by keller1    [ Reply ]
Terrible fun.{#Cowboy}
Posted 15 years ago by Gartholamundi    [ Reply ]
ughhhh.  make it stop

Posted 15 years ago by cafortier    [ Reply ]
Not my favorite....
Posted 15 years ago by cambraca    [ Reply ]
Great band name, great cover art, pretty decent song.
Posted 15 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]
Absolutely awful....
Posted 15 years ago by stevo_b    [ Reply ]
i like it. then again, i like dengue fever. go figure.
Posted 15 years ago by daveesh    [ Reply ]

Posted 15 years ago by vonwienerhousen    [ Reply ]
 Kristi wrote:

Well, if you are misreading, I did the exact same thing! I thought, "Donkey Donkey Kong?" and had to come look.
 
Me too.  I used to go see a garage band in high school that did a fantastic Donkey Kong cover between sets.  It was hilarious.


Posted 15 years ago by Imkirok    [ Reply ]
 Huey wrote:
terrible...just terrible {#Headache}
 
Seconded! Blech! I'll give 'em a 2 just because 1 is reserved for Dengue Fever.

Posted 15 years ago by rtrudeau    [ Reply ]
Dumb band name, dumb CD cover, negligible melody, annoying alto sax.

Net, a 3.
Posted 15 years ago by keller1    [ Reply ]
terrible...just terrible {#Headache}
Posted 15 years ago by Huey    [ Reply ]

I guess this is what they mean when they say "You've got to think funny with your ears".


Posted 15 years ago by Jack_Jefferson    [ Reply ]
KevinM wrote:
This gets a big fat 1 solely for the stupid band name.
Yeah, but the cover...I know I've seen those guys somewhere... they look so familiar...
Posted 15 years ago by one_note    [ Reply ]
Never heard this before. I like it.
Posted 15 years ago by casey1024    [ Reply ]
Pyro wrote:
Sounds like bass clarinet, accordion & alto sax with a pretty good rhythm section. It's growing on me.
Yes you are right. Gotta love a song that makes good use of an accordion.
Posted 15 years ago by stevesaw    [ Reply ]
I heard Frank too. Apparently he can live forever RadioDoc wrote:
Not sure I'd want to hear this every day, but it was interesting enough to give a better-than-average rating. Thought I heard a little Gentle Giant in there for a second. Frank Zappa too. Maybe I need more coffee. The segue from this into Steely Dan - The Royal Scam was interesting....
Posted 15 years ago by hoppin_bob    [ Reply ]
Kristi wrote:
Oh, I love the Austin Lounge Lizards! But I think he was talking about a different band, Pyro... A.L.L. sounds nothing like this.
Yes, I see now. Read the post too fast or was THINKING about A.L.L. As versatile as A.L.L. are, I thought this might have been them! But I knew it was a stretch....
Posted 16 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
Pyro wrote:
You should upload some! Truckload of Art or Shallow End of the Gene Pool are a couple of my faves....
Oh, I love the Austin Lounge Lizards! But I think he was talking about a different band, Pyro... A.L.L. sounds nothing like this.
Posted 16 years ago by Kristi    [ Reply ]
This gets a big fat 1 solely for the stupid band name.
Posted 16 years ago by KevinM    [ Reply ]
The cover, the band name, the title...
The bizarre instrumentation, the circus tent klezmer and the John Zorn brass..

It all sets my mental buffoons cap a-jingle.

Easily an 8 =)

Posted 16 years ago by Frater_Kork    [ Reply ]
I somehow get visions of steve Martin doing some kind of crazy dance to this - in his white suit.
Posted 16 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
Cruithne3753 wrote:
...Or maybe I'm misreading the title?
Well, if you are misreading, I did the exact same thing! I thought, "Donkey Donkey Kong?" and had to come look.
Posted 16 years ago by Kristi    [ Reply ]
ugh.
Posted 16 years ago by 2Hawks    [ Reply ]
spudboy wrote:
Their sound reminds me of the Lounge Lizards. Would love to hear them on RP!!
You should upload some! Truckload of Art or Shallow End of the Gene Pool are a couple of my faves....
Posted 16 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
ce wrote:
Or yodeling, but that thought sort of destroys the nice arabian/egyptian atmospherere of this song. What are those instruments? Could be just clarinet & fagot/bassoon, or is it some middle-eastern contraption?
Sounds like bass clarinet, accordion & alto sax with a pretty good rhythm section. It's growing on me.
Posted 16 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
7
Posted 16 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
Posted 16 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
Funny one..
Posted 16 years ago by Candela    [ Reply ]
spunkyboy62 wrote:
For some reason I have visions of Ann-Margret dancing in the middle of a Hava Nagila circle. I'm going to have to stop taking this cold medicine.
Ann Margret?? Are your visions in color or Black and white? ;-)
Posted 16 years ago by More_Cowbell    [ Reply ]
Not sure I'd want to hear this every day, but it was interesting enough to give a better-than-average rating. Thought I heard a little Gentle Giant in there for a second. Frank Zappa too. Maybe I need more coffee. The segue from this into Steely Dan - The Royal Scam was interesting....
Posted 16 years ago by RadioDoc    [ Reply ]
For some reason I have visions of Ann-Margret dancing in the middle of a Hava Nagila circle. I'm going to have to stop taking this cold medicine.
Posted 16 years ago by spunkyboy62    [ Reply ]
Their sound reminds me of the Lounge Lizards. Would love to hear them on RP!!
Posted 16 years ago by spudboy    [ Reply ]
out_to_lunch wrote:
is it over yet?
I don't think it will ever end ...
Posted 16 years ago by Land_Shark    [ Reply ]
Geecheeboy wrote:
Ululation: a long, wavering, high-pitched sound resembling the howl of a dog or wolf. Think Tarzan, or that middle eastern woman howly thing.
Or yodeling, but that thought sort of destroys the nice arabian/egyptian atmospherere of this song. What are those instruments? Could be just clarinet & fagot/bassoon, or is it some middle-eastern contraption?
Posted 16 years ago by ce    [ Reply ]
I dig it
Posted 16 years ago by DigitalJer    [ Reply ]
shutter wrote:
Idunno - anyone else hear Frank Zappa's Little Umbrellas from the Hot Rats album here?
YES
Posted 16 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
is it over yet?
Posted 16 years ago by out_to_lunch    [ Reply ]
Any song that begins with a bass clarinet (which continues throughout the entire song) is bound to be unusual. I haven't decided if I like it or not....
Posted 16 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
Jacksonstat wrote:
I was about to go get my mid-afternoon caffeine and then this came on. Appears, I no longer need the caffeine, this song's got me chair dancing!
Spidergirl has an unerring instinct for good music. I've liked this song ever since it showed up on the LRC. It has the virtues of both inventiveness and skilled musicianship.
Posted 16 years ago by Inamorato    [ Reply ]
Ululation: a long, wavering, high-pitched sound resembling the howl of a dog or wolf. Think Tarzan, or that middle eastern woman howly thing.
Posted 16 years ago by Geecheeboy    [ Reply ]
Frank Z. would love this!
Posted 16 years ago by big_gare    [ Reply ]
Freakin' tight!
Posted 16 years ago by kindermanltd    [ Reply ]
Hey, it's my 15th Sucko-Barfo rating! If I weren't bleeding from the ears I'd celebrate!
Posted 16 years ago by rconway    [ Reply ]
shutter wrote:
Idunno - anyone else hear Frank Zappa's Little Umbrellas from the Hot Rats album here?
Yes. You beat me to it. I was about to make a similar comment.
Posted 16 years ago by MinMan    [ Reply ]
...Or maybe I'm misreading the title?
Posted 16 years ago by Cruithne3753    [ Reply ]
Best song I\'ve heard in a long time. This style is so cool and makes me swing my hips and shoulders. 10!
Posted 16 years ago by Atombender    [ Reply ]
Idunno - anyone else hear Frank Zappa\'s Little Umbrellas from the Hot Rats album here?
Posted 16 years ago by shutter    [ Reply ]
Quite an interesting tune. I saw these guys play completely improvised music and sound effects for the old silent movie Nosfaratu at the Byrd theater in Richmond years ago. That was truly a one-of-a-kind experience. Support your local musicians!
Posted 16 years ago by window    [ Reply ]
One word. Shite!
Posted 16 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
these guys have heard Zappa
Posted 16 years ago by wookie    [ Reply ]
In the same sort of vein as Japonize Elephants
Posted 16 years ago by iandberg    [ Reply ]
does this ever end?
Posted 16 years ago by dkwalika    [ Reply ]
the bananas down the page are at the exact right tempo. I'm frightened. Hold me.
Posted 16 years ago by DoctorHooey    [ Reply ]
This is pretty sweet... and by sweet I mean AWESOME. Oh really, it is a pretty entertaining listen. 8 for me :)
Posted 16 years ago by bcorcoran    [ Reply ]
Started OK, but it was downhill all the way from there. A 4 I'm afraid
Posted 16 years ago by algrif    [ Reply ]
buckskin wrote:
Abbott & Costello meet the ULULATING MUMMIES
Posted 16 years ago by shakitten    [ Reply ]
Pleasently surprised to get this on. The Ululating Mummies were a Richmond VA band that used to play at our local summer concert series. Very ecelectic and the only time you could catch me dancing in public.
Posted 17 years ago by stevesaw    [ Reply ]
I was about to go get my mid-afternoon caffeine and then this came on. Appears, I no longer need the caffeine, this song's got me chair dancing!
Posted 17 years ago by Jacksonstat    [ Reply ]
nate416 wrote:
I imagine a bumbling detective chasing thieves through Cairo after they heisted a pyramid.
Abbott & Costello meet the ULULATING MUMMIES
Posted 17 years ago by buckskin    [ Reply ]
nate416 wrote:
I imagine a bumbling detective chasing thieves through Cairo after they heisted a pyramid.
Spot on!
Posted 17 years ago by Sunman    [ Reply ]
I imagine a bumbling detective chasing thieves through Cairo after they heisted a pyramid.
Posted 17 years ago by nate416    [ Reply ]
Me like! A bit of "Negresses Vertes" to it.
Posted 17 years ago by MTL_Robbie    [ Reply ]
Pretty groovy...albeit bizarre, in a good way I reckon.
Posted 17 years ago by Sunman    [ Reply ]
rvhall wrote:
Gotta love the band name
Yeah, but try saying it after a couple of beers!
Posted 17 years ago by maryte    [ Reply ]
rvhall wrote:
Gotta love the band name
I thought so too, but the only thing I've heard ululating so fax is the saxophone.
Posted 17 years ago by FeydBaron    [ Reply ]
FeydBaron wrote:
This song frightens and confuses me... It's fun though. Sounds like a gypsy's funeral dirge.
Confusing for sure but I don't know about frightening. It might grow on me.
Posted 17 years ago by Wizzuvvoz    [ Reply ]
Gotta love the band name
Posted 17 years ago by rvhall    [ Reply ]
So glad this one made the cut from the LRC - I loved it every time I heard it there and I love it now!
Posted 17 years ago by maryte    [ Reply ]
funky sax - not sure about the rest ...
Posted 17 years ago by roodboy    [ Reply ]
This song frightens and confuses me... It's fun though.
Posted 17 years ago by FeydBaron    [ Reply ]