ryno Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 [quote name='Sonthert' date='08 February 2010 - 09:37 AM' timestamp='1265639875' post='450373'] If it doesn't have to be from a specific city...and you like Hip-Hop...Immortal Technique. If it can be from any time, and you like 60s, I would suggest the 13th Floor Elevators, The Moving Sidewalks, The Chocolate Watch Band, Golden Dawn, The Red Krayolas, 50' Hose, The Velvett Fogg, and Rabbit McKay and the Somis Rhythm Band (Not available on CD though...) [/quote] +1 to Immortal Technique, very good. I'll have to check out those bands , Eric. Also, for a newer band, try out Ataxia, very good smoking music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joytron Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Younger Brother [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d34hJwMhVto"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d34hJwMhVto[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Morgan Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 [quote name='Puffin' date='28 February 2010 - 09:56 PM' timestamp='1267415769' post='454408'] Band:Anal C**t.. Genre- I don't know what to call it, i guess funny screamo? -Messed up lyrics that you could never decipher on your own. -Kills every festival stage they go to. -Every mothers worse nightmare.. But hey, their pretty funny. [/quote] Grind Metal/ Grindcore... which ever you prefer to call it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlequin Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 I always get blank stares when I mention Soul Coughing. So I would consider them obscure for that reason. "[b]Soul Coughing[/b] was a [url="/wiki/New_York_City"][color="#002bb8"]New York[/color][/url]-based [url="/wiki/Alternative_rock"][color="#002bb8"]alternative rock[/color][/url] [url="/wiki/Band_(music)"][color="#002bb8"]band[/color][/url]. The band found modest mainstream success during the mid-to-late 90's. Soul Coughing developed a devout fanbase and have garnered largely positive response from critics. Steve Huey describes the band as "one of the most unique [url="/wiki/Cult_following"][color="#002bb8"]cult[/color][/url] bands of the '90s ... driven by frontman [url="/wiki/Mike_Doughty"][color="#002bb8"]M. Doughty[/color][/url]'s [url="/wiki/Stream_of_consciousness_writing"][color="#002bb8"]stream-of-consciousness[/color][/url] poetry, Soul Coughing's sound was a willfully idiosyncratic mix of improvisational [url="/wiki/Jazz"][color="#002bb8"]jazz[/color][/url] grooves, oddball samples, [url="/wiki/Hip-hop"][color="#002bb8"]hip-hop[/color][/url], electronics, and noisy experimentalism (described by Doughty as 'deep [url="/wiki/Slacker"][color="#002bb8"]slacker[/color][/url] jazz')."[sup][url="#cite_note-0"][size="2"][color="#002bb8"][1][/color][/size][/url]" [size="3"]-from Wikipedia[/size][/sup] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maestroelite Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 I don't know about obscure, but definitely check these out if you're not familiar.. CAN - great 70s krautrock band, eclectic sound. Been listening to them a lot. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x76CeJBbJs8 Mothers of Invention - I'm sure some of you have heard of Zappa, but for those that don't.. this is his first real group and they're odd, fun, funny, great musicians and feature a variety of instruments. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uv3ia0cFWI&feature=PlayList&p=907EDAB5246C5871&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=18 (skip to about 1:45) Osmosis - one of the pioneers of the fusion genre, couldn't find anything on youtube. http://bechler-arts.com/audio/128/thoughts-often-stray.mp3 Health - west coast noise metal http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIWevjdI-j0 This ones more just for fun. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMoyAyIF3f0 Perpetual Groove - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=679iqOV2UPA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maestroelite Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 [quote name='maestroelite' date='08 March 2010 - 02:14 PM' timestamp='1268075668' post='455947'] I don't know about obscure, but definitely check these out if you're not familiar.. CAN - great 70s krautrock band, eclectic sound. Been listening to them a lot. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x76CeJBbJs8"]http://www.youtube.c...h?v=x76CeJBbJs8[/url] Mothers of Invention - I'm sure some of you have heard of Zappa, but for those that don't.. this is his first real group and they're odd, fun, funny, great musicians and feature a variety of instruments. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uv3ia0cFWI&feature=PlayList&p=907EDAB5246C5871&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=18"]http://www.youtube.c...rom=PL&index=18[/url] (skip to about 1:45) Osmosis - one of the pioneers of the fusion genre, couldn't find anything on youtube. [url="http://bechler-arts.com/audio/128/thoughts-often-stray.mp3"]http://bechler-arts....often-stray.mp3[/url] Health - west coast noise metal [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIWevjdI-j0"]http://www.youtube.c...h?v=hIWevjdI-j0[/url] This ones more just for fun. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMoyAyIF3f0"]http://www.youtube.c...h?v=SMoyAyIF3f0[/url] Perpetual Groove - [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=679iqOV2UPA"]http://www.youtube.c...h?v=679iqOV2UPA[/url] [/quote] Also... Mason Proper.. not met many people who know these guys and we should http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se_7k9Exw9s&feature=related Bear vs Shark http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lklRd0dIovI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeepItSimple Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 Check out [size=2][b]The Fall of Troy[/b][/size] if your into math-core. I love em but it's def not everyone's cup of tea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maestroelite Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 Mathrock is one of my favorite new obsessions. stuff is SO cool. Music should challenge the ear more like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1024 Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 (edited) math rock is so cool, i have a couple of pandora stations devoted to math... i have a few more that i just dl'd but i cant remember the names for them...if your looking for really obscure bands you should check out this post on the questionable content forums: [url="http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,19792.10150.html"]http://forums.questi...index.php/topic,19792.10150.html[/url] its 200 pages of obscure bands Edited March 10, 2010 by K1024 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoHaveIShownHowAbstract Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 RQTN is really good, also listen to Marc Codsi, EZ3kiel, Of Porcelain, ダウニ (downy), Beyond the Dune Sea, or Trico!. In general, the best place to discover odd music is [url="http://www.thesirenssound.com/"]http://www.thesirenssound.com/[/url] everything there is virtually unknown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A13lackFish Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 defiantly agree on immortal technique.... also see Necro as well as Ill Bill if your looking for "obscurely" horrible hiphop music... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karot Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 Mathrock? Dammit genres are getting way too obscure. Not having heard of it I just picture someone furiously doing math problems while rocking out. Also, hipsters suck, usually. If you're into good indie music check out john vanderslice. He was around before all the fixies and plaid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff_T Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 [quote name='Karot' date='05 April 2010 - 01:46 PM' timestamp='1270500367' post='462010'] check out john vanderslice. [/quote] Very solid recommendation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellydancerakn Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 (edited) Hmmmm Billy Talent, and Daniel Westley, those 2 are very very very different but amazing. Mika is very very famous, but generally not that well known here in the USA I'm lucky, I get the Victoria BC radio stations so I get to listen to a lot of rock/alternative/metal bands before they become famous. And lots of bands that are famous in canada or europe but not famous in the USA. Edited April 9, 2010 by bellydancerakn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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