<P> Songs in the Key of Z is a book and two compilation albums written and compiled by Irwin Chusid . The book and albums explore the field of what Chusid coined as "outsider music". Chusid defines outsider music as; "crackpot and visionary music, where all trails lead essentially one place: over the edge ." Chusid's work has brought the music of several leading performers in the outsider genre to wider attention . These include Daniel Johnston, Joe Meek, Jandek and Wesley Willis . In addition, his CDs feature some recordings by artists who produced very little work but placed their recordings firmly in the outsider area . Notable amongst these are nursing home resident Jack Mudurian who sings snatches of several dozen songs in a garbled collection known as Downloading the Repertoire and the obscure and extreme scat singer Shooby Taylor AKA' The Human Horn .' </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Songs in the Key of Z </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Compilation album by Various artists </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Released </Th> <Td> 2000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Outsider music </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Label </Th> <Td> Which?, Cherry Red </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Songs in the Key of Z </Th> </Tr>

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