Club Banger Devices, Ranked

by Jamie Lauren Keiles

32. Vuvuzela
31. Police siren
30. Recorded sex noises
29. When-I-Say-X-You-Say-Y
28. Rewind sound/record backspin
27. Gunshot noise (handgun)
26. Generic ad lib
25. Spelling out a word
24. Airhorn
23. Skit (bad)
22. Faux call-in radio show
21. Dancing instructions
20. Chiptune sample
19. Faux radio tuning
18. Lyric that suggests drink, glass, or bottle-related pantomime
17. Barbershop quartet
16. Stomping and clapping
15. Drumline
14. Novel ad lib
13. Gunshot noise (automatic weapon)
12. Whistling
11. Weed noises (lighter flick, inhale/exhale, coughing)
10. “Jason Derulo”
9. Cash register ca-ching!
8. Skit (good)
7. Erotic whispering
6. Dramatic silent pause preceding a drop
5. Rapper shouting his/her name in a cool-sounding way
4. Vaguely Arabic horn noise
3. Children’s choir
2. The burp noise in “Pony”
1. Dramatic silent pause preceding something other than the drop

Photo by James Jin