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I am one of those people who will walk into a record shop and buy an album by people I've never heard of based on artwork, album title, band title, etc... I have discovered pure talent by doing this.. My newest find: Matisyahu.. Amazing
Anyone else know of some good unheard of bands?
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« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2006, 09:14:43 am » |
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I found Sufjam Stevens album to grow on me. Hes doing an album for each state in the country. I would recommend his Illinois as a good start. (Hes also done Michigan). It presents a good mix of styles and content. I didnt think that I enjoyed it that much at first, but after the second and later listening find myself humming and whistling tunes from it. Its that infectuous.
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« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2006, 09:53:28 am » |
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people still buy music?
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« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2006, 10:31:33 am » |
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Elliott Smith - Songs From A Basement On A Hill That album is completely solid. It has this incredible tension and force to it. I'm not big on singing guitarists but Elliiott had a lot of talent and his lyrics are amazing. I can't reccommend it enough. Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over The Sea Again, really passionate, interesting songs. There's one clunker on the album but all the other songs are nice ballady stuff or really strong rock. It's good. It's hard to describe their sound You can hear one of their songs here: http://www.mergerecords.com/audio/neutralmh/Holland1945.mp3Also, if you'd like to try something a little more oddball, give The Starlight Mints a chance. They've got this spacey, really poppy indie sound with lots of weird instrumentation and nonsense lyrics. It's like the nuclear bomb testing radiation in the 50's attracted some aliens and this is what their half-alien, half-human kids produce-- stream-of-consciousness pop. |
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« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2006, 11:32:46 am » |
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Matisyahu is unheard of? Maybe when you found him but the cat is very firmly out of the bag by now. I'm fucking sick of all the airplay he gets here! It also doesn't help that I think his ultra-orthodox stance on women is barbaric at the least (he won't shake their hands or even share a stage with women).
Back on topic, try "Horse Stories" by Dirty Three. Guitar, violin, drums; instrumental, crescendo, emotional, clattering, rocking, wrenching.
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« Reply #5 on: May 01, 2006, 04:06:41 pm » |
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Bløf - Umoja (they're a Dutch-language softrock band that's pretty huge over here, but probably unheard of in the States. They did a song together with Counting Crows abouttwo years ago, a revision of "Holiday in Spain" which was ppetty awesome).
a balladeer - Panama (to be released this friday, english language belgian poprock)
K's Choice - Cocoon Crash (Belgian poprock from the nineties, english language)
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« Reply #6 on: May 01, 2006, 04:11:41 pm » |
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K's Choice is actually a band? I have some random mp3 of them playing Hallelujah and I couldn't tell from the filename if that was a band or album or bootleg or what.
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« Reply #7 on: May 01, 2006, 04:25:28 pm » |
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Porcupine Tree.
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« Reply #8 on: May 01, 2006, 04:26:50 pm » |
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I like early 80's indie music from New Zealand. Â Chills, Clean, Able Tasmans, Jean Paul Satre Experience, Doublehappys. Look Blue Go Purple
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« Reply #9 on: May 02, 2006, 01:26:45 pm » |
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Sigur Ros is well-known band outside US soil, originating in Iceland. There music is unique and inspiring, classified as post modern rock. Check out the album Agaetis Byrjun.
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« Reply #10 on: May 02, 2006, 03:55:29 pm » |
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October Fall
American Head Charge
Demonhunter
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Grey Daze
White Knuckle Trip
Marashino
Breathing Aether
Madina Lake
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« Reply #11 on: May 02, 2006, 04:23:03 pm » |
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I'm surprised Kowal hasn't already come in here to mention this: The Dresden Dolls.
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« Reply #12 on: May 02, 2006, 07:50:18 pm » |
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ocremix.org - Seriously. It's all fan-made remixes of videogame music (which may be a turn-off), but the quality of some of it is simply amazing.
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« Reply #13 on: May 02, 2006, 08:27:37 pm » |
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I'm surprised Kowal hasn't already come in here to mention this: The Dresden Dolls.
I was under the impression people know about them by now, given they've been on like a half dozen late-night shows. The campus store at Umass even has a Dresden Dolls display up for the new album (which is amazing, by the way) |
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« Reply #14 on: May 02, 2006, 08:30:34 pm » |
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www.aphasiaonline.commy good friends' band. They're good. They tour with Trapt a lot. anyways, yeah... you people NEVER want to get into underground Rock conversations with me... I won't ever stop) gODHEAD The Alpha Couple Karate Highschool Orgy (yeah, they're still around) JulienK Malice in Wonderland just a couple more.
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« Reply #15 on: May 02, 2006, 10:56:25 pm » |
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The Rasmus
Aphasia
My American Heart
Halifax
October Fall
American Head Charge
Demonhunter
Luxt
Srtrata
Grey Daze
White Knuckle Trip
Marashino
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« Reply #16 on: May 03, 2006, 10:14:59 am » |
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Collapse into Reason is pretty phat. their best song is probably Requiem.
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« Reply #17 on: May 03, 2006, 10:56:24 am » |
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Sigur Ros is well-known band outside US soil, originating in Iceland. There music is unique and inspiring, classified as post modern rock. Check out the album Agaetis Byrjun. They're known to a bunch of people inside the US, as well. Mainly people who listen to bands such as Mogwai, Godspeed You Black Emperor!, Explosions in the Sky, Maserati, The Notwist, etc. (Me, for example). Take these bands as suggestions, as well. Demonhunter I absolutely LOVE Demonhunter. |
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« Reply #18 on: May 03, 2006, 12:17:04 pm » |
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K's Choice is actually a band? Yup. It's a continued source of grievance to me that the best Dutch-language literature as well as music is made by the Belgians. Oh well, at least our beer is better. Oh wait. You may or may not have seen K's Choice playing in The Bronze in a 'Buffy'-episode. Also, the lead singer Sarah Bettens has lived in the States for some time now, so you have a better chance of bumping into her than I do  Here's some info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%27s_Choice'Cocoon crash' is a beautiful and very moving album, with a lot of memories for me. Check it out, if you can find it. |
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« Reply #19 on: May 03, 2006, 12:18:00 pm » |
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Messugah
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« Reply #20 on: May 03, 2006, 12:19:07 pm » |
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doublepost. Sorry.
PLACEBO!
some of you across the pond people will know it.
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« Reply #21 on: May 03, 2006, 01:12:26 pm » |
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Placebo is definitely cool, I am down with Messugah as well.Other stuff that I've found that is cool
Morphine
Jedi Mind Tricks
Ween(YES!!!!, Canadians will know these guys)
LCD Sound System
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« Reply #22 on: May 03, 2006, 01:54:48 pm » |
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Ween(YES!!!!, Canadians will know these guys)
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Wow since when are Ween and LCDss Unknown ?!?!?!?dfjsdklfjklsdj! Ween has had a huge indy cult following since the very early nineties they were even on one of the lolopallooza tours (iirc). (though i am canadian so meh) LCD sound system is unknown just like franz ferdinand is unknown. If you like LCD may i suggest some others, none of these should be unknown to anyone even remotley interested in these genras but anyway, some are more electro some are more dance/punk or "death disco" your tastes may vary: Peaches M.I.A. (toured with lcd this past summer probably the two biggest albums of last year) Ladytron Le Tigre Fisherspooner Goldfrapp Yeah Yeah Yeahs Tracy and the Plastics |
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« Reply #23 on: May 04, 2006, 02:29:59 am » |
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Man, about 8 or so years ago when I FIRST started, i woulda said "HIM" but you know... they're EVERYWHERE now.
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« Reply #24 on: May 04, 2006, 03:07:33 am » |
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To stray away from the norm while not including too much Japanese (Actual japanese lyrics I mean, not artists) stuff.
If you like a bit of technoish stuff mixed with piano tracks / insturmental stuff, then DJ Taka is really good.
For normal techno stuff...
Teranoid, Kors K and Tatsh all do solid work for the IIDX series and two of them have CD's out (though they're underground and a bit harder to find)
Akira Yamaoka also does a ton of good work in a number of musical genres (He's the sound director / producer for the Silent Hill video game series for those who have played) and has a CD out.
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« Reply #25 on: May 04, 2006, 12:36:55 pm » |
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Boards of Canada is totally worth checking out. I second the Porcupine Tree suggestion.
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« Reply #26 on: May 04, 2006, 12:59:24 pm » |
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myspace.com/thehardlessonsAlso, 30 Seconds to Mars has a really good song I've been listening to lately called Echelon. System22's CD "Velocity Trip" is also quite fantastic.
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« Reply #27 on: May 04, 2006, 01:26:41 pm » |
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William Shatner (yes, THAT William Shatner) put out an album called "Has Been" that is AMAZING. Seriously, buy it now. Right now. You will not regret it.
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« Reply #28 on: May 04, 2006, 03:37:03 pm » |
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http://www.pandora.com/this site is quite interesting. I received it off Warren Ellis' Bad Signal email. You put in a band you like, and it gives you reccomendations (based upon other users) of other bands you may like. You can then rate the choices and it further refines your searches. I have found a couple of cool bands this way, and, because it's the internet, you get bands from all over the world. j
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« Reply #29 on: May 04, 2006, 07:08:24 pm » |
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A Perfect Murder is really good. It sounds a lot like old Metallica and Pantera mixed together. Also, www.metalstorm.ee is a really good site for metal groups, underground or well known. |
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