weird things you like that are hard to recommend?

[rnottelovesowls]

when i say "weird things", i don't mean so-bad-it's-good movies, niche books, pineapple on pizza, or anything like that. no, i'm talking things like experimental jazz, rock, and electronic music. or animations of production company logos. or having an aquatic snail as a pet. those oddly specific interests. you have to be in the right mindset to enjoy experimental music, and it's not for everyone. logo animations are often as entertaining to watch as the movies, games, and shows they follow, but they're not the main attraction. and not many seek out getting a pet snail, especially since bad things could happen to water quality if they die, but they're just sooooo cute!

now that i just shared mine, it's your turn. what are weird things you like that are hard to recommend?

[Skyweaver]

i USED to like animated muscial clocks (karakuri tokei as they're called in Japan). These are clocks form primarily Japanese companies (Rhythm and Seiko) that play music and sometimes animation on the hour.

I still have a wiki about Rhythm branded clocks but it's collecting dust as i lost interest :( . In 2025 the Rhythm company shut down their US branch and slowed down on clock production in general. Seiko is doing fine, but the fanbase seems quite inactibe for some time.
https://libraryoftime.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page

What i AM interested rn in are weird sounding square wave melodies from various cheap electronics. SHame they're difficult to find/research:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL08GDCJENvyl58PZvndubwDkq_fFYI6ky

[demiurgeQuantified]

i adore model trains. they're fun to look at, fun to run, and it's a fun hobby for people that like to be creative with their hands! however,

oh my god. it is so fucking expensive. i cannot recommend this to anyone who wants to keep money in their wallet. the cheapest new HO scale locomotives will run you 80-100 USD. you can get used ones from sites like ebay for FAR cheaper, i've gotten several that way, but it's a COMPLETE gamble on if they'll work or not (unless the listing says tested or parts or whatever, lol)

i love model trains though. i should maybe make a thread about this

[MrsMoe]

This could apply to so many things I like, omg....

For one thing, Swans is one of my favorite bands of all time. Nightmarish masters of their craft, and yet that's exactly why I can't casually show them to other people. Their songs are long, scary, and often repetitive, so it's not the type of things you can turn on in the middle of a car drive, y'know?

I also love movies that are slow, creepy and atmospheric (Eraserhead, Angel's Egg, anything by Jan Svankmajer), but I feel like I really have to know a person before I show them stuff like that. Otherwise, they're just gonna be creeped out, frustrated or bored, and that saddens me.

[lakes]

A lot of experimental & aggressive music, like Death Grips, Thantifaxath, Machine Girl, etc.

I also love movies that are slow, creepy and atmospheric (Eraserhead, Angel's Egg, anything by Jan Svankmajer), but I feel like I really have to know a person before I show them stuff like that. Otherwise, they're just gonna be creeped out, frustrated or bored, and that saddens me.

I also like Eraserhead and Angel's Egg too. I haven't seen Jan Svankmajer though. But I feel like when I get into something "niche," I kinda accept that a lot of people aren't gonna like it.