Lesser known music.

[Il Medico]

I right, I was curious to see what people's favorite not main stream music is. I'll start.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHFUXH4PP5c&feature=player_embedded
Id Engager By Of Montreal.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3JjlkfX5Gk&feature=player_embedded
The General by Dispatch.

[kharacter]

the idea of this thread strongly appeals to me

Of Montreal is probably an indie classic, I've never heard of Dispatch though. do you recommend any album in particular?

Also, has anyone heard of the underground anarchist black metal subgenre? It's got a lot of influence from crust punk which is probably where the political direction derives from. It's really great, I especially recommend Panopticon to anyone even remotely into heavy music. I'd post the myspace, but I'm not allowed to post links until i have 25 posts.

[Tomhet]

I'd highly suggest Panopticon aswell!
Politics aside, still absolutely awesome, and original black metal.

[Il Medico]

the idea of this thread strongly appeals to me

Of Montreal is probably an indie classic, I've never heard of Dispatch though. do you recommend any album in particular?
.
This album (Bang Bang)is my personal favorite, the one the did for Zimbabwe is also good.

[kharacter]

thanks, i'll check them out

[Jimmie Higgins]

I don't know if any of this is really "lesser-known" music coz I don't know what the kids are into these days. I'm old now :laugh:

Of Montreal is great and I never thought they'd be around this long or sound like they do now when I first heard them. You may know their former label-mates: Neutral Milk Hotel...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCca1pourVM

For Hip Hop, there's Mr. Lif...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwRlS2UVHA8
His new album starts... "what, you thought that Obama's election would mean that we'd shut up about America just because there's a friendlier face on it?"

I love the new lo-fi punk that's coming out now. I call it "Angry-Happy Obama-era music":
Black Lips...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrNSjItTfes

No Age...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n368OU17cz0
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n368OU17cz0)

[Il Medico]

I don't know if any of this is really "lesser-known" music coz I don't know what the kids are into these days. I'm old now :laugh:

Of Montreal is great and I never thought they'd be around this long or sound like they do now when I first heard them. You may know their former label-mates: Neutral Milk Hotel...
rCca1pourVM


You got to love Neutral Milk Hotel. I was considering posting this song as well, but I was to lazy to look up more then two Youtube videos. :D

[Robespierre2.0]

Does Throbbing Gristle count as 'lesser-known'?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8klW9trVTQ

Honestly, I don't think 'lesser-known' narrows things down too much. My friends are unfamiliar with pretty much all of the stuff I really enjoy listening to.

I'm not even familiar with who does this song (I assume that when the group description says 'Los Incas' it means a group called 'Los Incas' and not the Inca people themselves) but I love it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNW6vjnJJ2I&feature=channel_page

[MakeYourFuture]

You have had a good idea with this thread.

Anarcho-Punk french group (I have made a thread about us, but it's not very successful...:rolleyes:)

LOazt80M-M4

[Jimmie Higgins]

Can you believe we're being plagued by religion still?

The Crucifucks...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rMXtUSuDK8

[SecondLife]

Does Throbbing Gristle count as 'lesser-known'?


Of course not, Throbbing Gristle was the nr.one and guiding light for all later avant garde groups, especially in all Europe.

[Il Medico]

Of course not, Throbbing Gristle was the nr.one and guiding light for all later avant garde groups, especially in all Europe.
I have never heard of them. But then again, I am an American. :(

[Nwoye]

oooh a chance for everyone to show off how underground and indie they are. what fun.

check out some Fela Kuti. He's a Nigerian Afro-beat musician. ridiculous stuff.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4AA6EuZe-k (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4AA6EuZe-k)

I don't know if you guys are familiar with the genre called Dubstep. It's a fusion of drum and bass and old-school dub reggae techniques. Sweet stuff.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I66pQdpu3Wk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hI4bSCy9iE&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95VhNNA18Eg

[gorillafuck]

Dispatch is HUGELY popular here.

Anywho, here are three bands that I've seen and liked....

Debaser: http://www.myspace.com/debaserhc

The Guts (yes, I listen to bubblegum pop-punk crap): http://www.myspace.com/geoffuseless

Asthmatics: http://www.myspace.com/asthmatics

[Jack]

The Pist, best band to come out of CT; song is Still Pist:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj1KjhHTw04


THEM!, one of the few bands that aren't 3rd wave ska or indie to come out of my town; song is called 1 in 6:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1tQD7cg7B4

[STJ]

Maddona Like a Virgin.:lol:

[al8]

Novel mouth-harp.
Br-0gYtT-s0
Icelandic folk song sung in fimmund.
yXXXdf-a6LI
Steel drum instrument called hang
2GaK4S36bYU
G4BUkOjxuZo
Harping blues
8hIIDXf74II

[Invader Zim]

This thread has the distinct possibility of becoming extremely pretentious.

[SecondLife]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3U2uH-sFs10

[al8]

5GQ_jOPfhzE

[9]

I used to be a big Dispatch fan, but I kind of got burnt out on them. I like a lot of folk-ish music (I don't know how to embed videos, though): Feathers (http://www.myspace.com/feathersfamily), the Chieftains, Sufjan Stevens (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uceNZtKZAnc), Tosca Tango Orchestra (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tgf7nUWwu0U&feature=PlayList&p=2D64B4400B93E6B1&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=11)....

[Il Medico]

I used to be a big Dispatch fan, but I kind of got burnt out on them. I like a lot of folk-ish music (I don't know how to embed videos, though): Feathers (http://www.myspace.com/feathersfamily), the Chieftains, Sufjan Stevens (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uceNZtKZAnc), Tosca Tango Orchestra (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tgf7nUWwu0U&feature=PlayList&p=2D64B4400B93E6B1&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=11)....
To embed videos, just click go advanced, and copy& paste the URL code into [YOUTUBE] quotes.

[Skin_HeadBanger]

the idea of this thread strongly appeals to me

Of Montreal is probably an indie classic, I've never heard of Dispatch though. do you recommend any album in particular?

Also, has anyone heard of the underground anarchist black metal subgenre? It's got a lot of influence from crust punk which is probably where the political direction derives from. It's really great, I especially recommend Panopticon to anyone even remotely into heavy music. I'd post the myspace, but I'm not allowed to post links until i have 25 posts.
Most of what I listen to definitely isn't considered mainstream. But thats how death and grindcore is.

Btw, definitely diggin the BT avatar, man.

[9]

This thread has the distinct possibility of becoming extremely pretentious.
:confused: How do you figure that?

[Invader Zim]

:confused: How do you figure that?

The moment people start talking about 'lesser known' anything, it becomes a contest to discover who can expound the usually non-existant merits of the most esoteric things in that category. It strikes me, and I guess I'm guilty of it my self on occassion, that people confuse indulgence in the obscure with sophistication.

[9]

The moment people start talking about 'lesser known' anything, it becomes a contest to discover who can expound the usually non-existant merits of the most esoteric things in that category. It strikes me, and I guess I'm guilty of it my self on occassion, that people confuse indulgence in the obscure with sophistication.

I don't see how that would even be possible when its about music (or art or favorite food or something similarly subjective). As it relates to individual taste, sophistication in this regard seems to be a completely relative matter of opinion

[Jimmie Higgins]

No offense comrade, but remind me not to come to your house parties or let you reprogram my ipod playlist.:p

Novel mouth-harp.
Br-0gYtT-s0
Icelandic folk song sung in fimmund.
yXXXdf-a6LI
Steel drum instrument called hang
2GaK4S36bYU
G4BUkOjxuZo
Harping blues
8hIIDXf74II

[kharacter]

Most of what I listen to definitely isn't considered mainstream. But thats how death and grindcore is.

Btw, definitely diggin the BT avatar, man.

thanks :)
it's great to see other extreme metal fans, out here i only know one person.

[redSHARP]

i got into mischief brew lately. a popular folk-punk group, but lesser know to most out side of punk. real awesome anarchist style playing. rolling through the gates of hell and thanks bastard are his best songs that i have listened to.

[Jazzratt]

What qualifies as "lesser known"?

[Invader Zim]

I don't see how that would even be possible when its about music (or art or favorite food or something similarly subjective). As it relates to individual taste, sophistication in this regard seems to be a completely relative matter of opinion

You obviously haven't been to the right (or perhaps wrong) type of bar.

[al8]

No offense comrade, but remind me not to come to your house parties or let you reprogram my ipod playlist.:p

In my defence, this is not the kind of music I would put on in a house party. I'm much more for euphoric trance and other variates of electronica.

[Jimmie Higgins]

In my defence, this is not the kind of music I would put on in a house party. I'm much more for euphoric trance and other variates of electronica.Aww, I was just teasing, comrade.

[Sarah Palin]

Grinderman!!! Anyone heard of them? Awesome for a craaaaazy party. Gotta see them live.

[Misanthrope]

TOemjWG4aDI
83BRULUXqlI

[Bad Grrrl Agro]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuaR03lgOQI

[Bilan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnUi4hAs70g

[Il Medico]

Of Montreal again.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBfgQvM7wtE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBYGjC_hJ9A

[Bad Grrrl Agro]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhRvEFpAmSc

[fiddlesticks]

Architecture in Helsinki- Heart it Races

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZjpWs1h7pU

Les Claypool-One Better

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqtAaYhhVYQ

I hope my attempt at embedding youtube videos wasn't an epic failure.

[Fawkes]

I would contribute to this thread, but none of you would have ever heard of the artists that I listen to, let alone be able to appreciate such art. It's always funny, I discover a band, and then six months later, their album is being sold at Starbucks. I'm very into Croatian Post-Pop revival music recently, however, it is far too complex for most listeners immature ears. You know, I was actually the first person to ever hear Imogen Heap?

[fiddlesticks]

I would contribute to this thread, but none of you would have ever heard of the artists that I listen to, let alone be able to appreciate such art. It's always funny, I discover a band, and then six months later, their album is being sold at Starbucks. I'm very into Croatian Post-Pop revival music recently, however, it is far too complex for most listeners immature ears. You know, I was actually the first person to ever hear Imogen Heap?

Isn' t the whole point of this thread for people to introduce eachother to new music? You may be suprised to find people that like the same music as you. Imogen Heap is good...how do you know you were the first to hear them though? That seems like it would be difficult to prove.

[Fawkes]

There are very few people with the expertise and as advanced taste as I to appreciate the music I listen to, so I don't bother. Anyway, I need to get going to my Film of WWII Western Canada class, it's quite droll, very few share my knowledge of film, but it is required, so I must.

[Il Medico]

Architecture in Helsinki- Heart it Races

sZjpWs1h7pU

Les Claypool-One Better

UqtAaYhhVYQ

I hope my attempt at embedding youtube videos wasn't an epic failure.
You succeed!:)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ1-0gL7IpA
At this point I have reverted to just posting my favorite of Montreal songs.:lol:

EDIT:
Well now on to a Neutral Milk Hotel Song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH3CRVVBL9o

[Fawkes]

Anyway, fiddlesticks gets an A+ in Sarcasm Sensory.

[Il Medico]

EDIT: I just self deleted this. I didn't get Fawke's Sarcasm at first.

[ZeroNowhere]

Wow. I wonder if you realize how much of a pompous ass you are being here. Go be an elitist fuckhead elsewhere. :thumbdown:They are attempting humour.

[Fawkes]

When did people start sucking so much ass at getting sarcasm?

[Sarah Palin]

Of Montreal is da bomb yo.

[Zurdito]

This is a song by the band La Mancha de Rolando, about how the loved ones of the 30,000 disappeared spent the the 1978 World Cup in Argentina and the subsequent celebrations. Nice song and nice lyrics, pretty sad. I always thought the song was just about football, I found out the real meaning yesterday:

SgNocPv7ZAg

Lyrics in English:

Your team won again,
they lit a thousand flares today,
they call your name and you see,
how the stand is about to surge

But your star isn't here any more,
the morning took her away...

The city burns bright, but in your grey eyes it rains
the people celebrate and laugh once again,
but this carnival, which today won't let you sleep,
wherever you look she will be there

Life is always like that,
it gives and takes away for nothing
even though you are alone, without heart
now you have to go through the motions

And the scene is a party,
where the fans have gathered

The city burns bright, but in your grey eyes it rains
the people celebrate and laugh once again,
but this carnival, which today won't let you sleep,
wherever you look she will be there

Repeat x2

[fiddlesticks]

Anyway, fiddlesticks gets an A+ in Sarcasm Sensory.

Does that mean you'll recommend one of your elite bands? :laugh:

[Il Medico]

Alright, I give up, I really can't find another band with as many indie songs I want to post, not even the awesome stuff NMH putts out compares. So I guess it is why they are one of my favorite bands, back to of Montreal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VeIL7juFE0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icGIZnhCQfM

[Fawkes]

Does that mean you'll recommend one of your elite bands? :laugh:

No, my musical prowess is far too superior for you to comprehend what I listen to.

[fiddlesticks]

No, my musical prowess is far too superior for you to comprehend what I listen to.

Prove it!

[fiddlesticks]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPRX6jyu_xY
.....cariboooooooooouuuuuuuuuu....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JUgh4KAibc

[Sarah Palin]

Bands like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, TV on the radio, and Menomena are worth giving a listen to.

[TheFutureOfThePublic]

I was actually expecting some idiot to say metallica lol

[TheFutureOfThePublic]

I now The Cure are pretty well known but they are amazing.Everyone should atleast give them a try.And the Pixies,Hellhammer,Destruction,Sodom,Bathory,Burzum ,Mayhem.All are quite popular but not in the mainstream

[NapAnon]

Neutral Milk hotel is great.

Other music:
Mischief Brew
Eric Ayotte
Halo Fauna
Defiance, Ohio
Paul Baribeau
Immortal Technique

I'd post videos, but I'm a noob, and we noobs can't do that.

[gorillafuck]

Thank you for mentioning Mischief Brew and Defiance, Ohio (especially Mischief Brew, they are tied for being my favorite band with Bad Religion and The Ergs!)

[Il Medico]

I just started listening to this band. I had heard of them in passing and knew of them because they opened for of Montreal. However, I have found I really like them. Here ya go:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVnRzEjpUmE

[Jazzratt]

Surely if you can find their music on YouTube they are too well known by the standards of the indie pricks this thread appeals to by its nature.

"Lesser known" as a descriptor is fucking stupid anyway. People who have no interest in industrial music may have no idea who Skinny Puppy, KMFDM or Die Krupps are, whereas someone who does might well consider them incredibly mainstream. Because of this surely what music is least known about basically comes down to what genre is least listened to?

This is why I asked way back in this thread what exactly qualifies as lesser known? Most of my mates haven't heard of half the music I listen to but some of it is in the charts in other countries - they are relatively unknown in the coastal backwater I live in but that doesn't mean shit.

[dogfooddi]

(especially Mischief Brew, they are tied for being my favorite band with Bad Religion and The Ergs!) bad religion went to college!


oh and how the heck do i do youtube? i'll just give you the links....

i LOVE the exploding hearts. too bad half of them died after the first album. skip to 3:47 of the video.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcbIO9LrmX0


i don't know how many of you are familiar with the replacements but they are timeless and amazing. all i could find on youtube was paul westerberg live but hey, that's cool, right?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MZKbYjkK64

[Fawkes]

^^ Pretty much what I was getting at earlier. ^^ I bet not too many of you have heard of the band Mad Sin, but they're one of the most popular psychobilly bands out there.

[dogfooddi]

don't be so stuck up. i'd classify lesser known music as shit that doesn't make the top 40 charts. i would NOT classify lesser known music as some touring band that doesn't have a label yet. or they might be, but then again you can't blame someone for not spending enough meaningless time online or going to local basement shows.


Surely if you can find their music on YouTube they are too well known by the standards of the indie pricks this thread appeals to by its nature.

"Lesser known" as a descriptor is fucking stupid anyway. People who have no interest in industrial music may have no idea who Skinny Puppy, KMFDM or Die Krupps are, whereas someone who does might well consider them incredibly mainstream. Because of this surely what music is least known about basically comes down to what genre is least listened to?

sometimes "indie pricks" might be onto something.

[Fawkes]

Onto what? I've got nothing wrong with listening to "obscure" music, almost all of the music I listen to could be considered obscure by a lot of people, Jazzratt is mostly referring to the attitudes of many of the people that listen to "obscure" music. There's nothing wrong with trying to find unknown bands, but don't get all fucking pretentious about it, which a lot of indie kids do.

P.S. For what it's worth, I've heard of almost all of the bands listed in this thread, and it's not because I'm some kind of musicologist, but because all the WASPy kids in my town listen to bands like MGMT and State Radio.

[dogfooddi]

oh i wasn't calling you stuck up at all. i just think it's stupid to be elitist about musical taste. that's not what music is about. unfortunately, sometimes people want to act like it defines "cool" status.

[Dean]

Surely if you can find their music on YouTube they are too well known by the standards of the indie pricks this thread appeals to by its nature.

"Lesser known" as a descriptor is fucking stupid anyway. People who have no interest in industrial music may have no idea who Skinny Puppy, KMFDM or Die Krupps are, whereas someone who does might well consider them incredibly mainstream. Because of this surely what music is least known about basically comes down to what genre is least listened to?

This is why I asked way back in this thread what exactly qualifies as lesser known? Most of my mates haven't heard of half the music I listen to but some of it is in the charts in other countries - they are relatively unknown in the coastal backwater I live in but that doesn't mean shit.

Yah those industrial bands are pretty mainstream. But I still listen to them :lol:

Fuck indie fetishism :thumbdown:

[Misanthrope]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6n1pTJCNZQ

[NecroCommie]

No genre is more underground than acoustic black metal. And it has enough music to be called an actual genre, believe me. You're just not gonna find alot in the internet thats all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8cPTlFpx9o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6zT81LCjuw

[rosie]

I love Of Montreal. Chicks on Speed is a good one...They have a song called Wordy Rappinghood. Great song. Also, Robots in Disguise and T.V.O.D. are good groups to check out. My real knowledge of music lies in local underground scenes. Michigan, Indiana, Chicago, and Ohio.

[rosie]

Surely if you can find their music on YouTube they are too well known by the standards of the indie pricks this thread appeals to by its nature.
I know of MANY local bands (to my area) that have diy videos posted on you tube. In fact, a band I used to be in has a live performance video posted on you tube. <br/><br/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l541dnWOX-M
<br/><br/>It's a really silly song, but it proves my point.

[rosie]

Liliput is also a great band I forgot about!

[RebelDog]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjipfM_KNF0

Need I say more.

[RebelDog]

Melodic:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HifmJQ66Ji8

Hardcore/political:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVVQFXzNEdU

[Albert Wesker]

Danny Gatton was pretty well known to fans of guitar oriented music but for most of his career, he was called "The World's Greatest Unknown Guitar Player" by the music press.

The guy could flat out play. Unfortunately, he committed suicide but he did leave behind several albums that are worth checking out. The 88 Elmira Street album is a good place to start for anyone that might be interested.

Elmira St.was nominated for a Grammy but it was the same year Eric Johnson released Ah Via Musicom, which won the award.

[Sarah Palin]

MENOMENA!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiK98P-B7sI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhlv1dKDo7k

[Sarah Palin]

And Deerhoof is unforgettable.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcNnCxrN2Xk

[brigadista]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRCWnfMAmqE

[Hostage]

SPK

Inspired by The Socialists Patients' Collective (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_Patients_Collective)

Very old industrial/noise/avant-garde band, if you like throbbing gristle, you'll probably make these your new favourites. (At least that's what happened to me.)

Profile taken from discogs.com

"The project ideal is to express the content of various psycho-pathalogical conditions, especially schizophrenia, manic - depressive psychosis, mental retardation and paranoia. Information Overload supersedes normal, rational thought structures, forcing deviation into less restrictive mental procedures of so-called 'mental illness'. SPK is trying to be a voice for those individuals condemned to the slow decay of mental hospitals and chemical / electro / surgical therapy, without fetishising them into blatant entertainment product. 'SONIC FOR MANICS' aims to be a vehicle for sharing mental experiences through sound."

SPK DISCOGRAPHY (http://www.discogs.com/artist/SPK)

EUhM398pwTE
PSCPL0e7498
09QTNjBWGtU
cYQvUpKa7vs

Just go on youtube and type SPK (http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=spk&search_type=&aq=f), you'll find more!

IMPORTANT: SPK STOPPED EXISTING WHEN METAL DANCE WAS RELEASED, ONE OF THE MEMBERS TOOK OVER BY HIMSELF AFTER THE BAND STOPPED. HE STARTED DOING CHEESY DISCO MUSIC, REMIXING ALSO TRACKS OF JENNIFER LOPEZ UNDER THE SAME BAND NAME. SHAMEFUL!!

[bromide]

I'd link some stuff from Youtube, but I don't have enough posts for it. I guess most of what I listen to is lesser known if you're using television or the average US radio station for a scale. Some of my favourites are Efterklang (someone from Denmark would probably argue that they aren't obscure), Rachel's, Piano Magic (despite the awful name, they're great. I think they might also be more popular in the UK than the US), Joe Volk (if you like Sufjan Stevens, you'd probably like him too), Worrytrain (I really recommend his work if you like apocalyptic neo-classical electronic fusions), and Sylvain Chauveau (more neo-classical). Xiu Xiu are pretty popular I think, but they're another of my favourites.

[NecroCommie]

Die Sonata arctica und das Napalm Death ist underground.
NEIN!
Ich kan Sonata arctica im three national radio channels geheren alles time. Napalm death ims eine.

I know, even my wanna-be german sucks.

[Intifadah]

ahU49yDHeUU

[Il Medico]

I don't know how well know these bands are in the UK or Europe, but here they are unheard of.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFKUnfwBPTU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WG2w1k1_BZ4

[KC]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WMJW8uNZKU