Sludgefest

by Chipmunks on 16 Speed

Sludgefest cover art

A bizarre, viral internet phenomenon created simply by playing a 1980 Alvin and the Chipmunks punk-covers record on a turntable set to 16 RPM. The drastic slowing of the pitch transforms upbeat pop covers of The Knack and Blondie into terrifying, dirge-like doom metal and sludge. Despite its novelty origins, it gained genuine critical reverence for its unexpectedly heavy, atmospheric results.

Genres

  • Plunderphonics
  • Novelty
  • Post-Punk

Tracklist

  1. Call Me
  2. Walk Like an Egyptian
  3. Heaven is a Place on Earth
  4. My Sharona
  5. You Keep Me Hanging On
  6. Diamond Dolls
  7. Bad
  8. You Were Always On My Mind
  9. Venus
  10. Mony Mony
  11. Made For Each Other
  12. I Love a Rainy Night