Topic: I Have Never Heard of That (Read 35252 times)

grrraham · « **on:** 30 May 2006, 23:20 »

Quick!
Everyone, think about the single most obscure* band you know!
Now tell us the first one that came to mind.

It doesn't count if the band was/is obscure because either they suck or they are a little local band that no one out of their hometown has heard of.

A good example: The Residents or Os Mutantes. The Velvet Underground would have been an ideal pick if I posted this in the sixties before they'd broken up and become famous.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #1 on:** 30 May 2006, 23:49 »

Crown of Autumn or Backworld.

FreshJive787 · « **Reply #2 on:** 31 May 2006, 01:19 »

the good life maybe?

Paul Kemp · « **Reply #3 on:** 31 May 2006, 01:31 »

Roky Erickson (it was a photo finish between his name, and the name of the band he used to be in, The 13th Floor Elevators).

Hat · « **Reply #4 on:** 31 May 2006, 03:46 »

I am bad at this kind of thing, but I am going to have a crack at it and say Strawberry Path.

borderline blues · « **Reply #5 on:** 31 May 2006, 03:59 »

Gingerbread Patriots

Misereatur · « **Reply #6 on:** 31 May 2006, 04:03 »

Fortnight · « **Reply #7 on:** 31 May 2006, 04:15 »

Buh.. The Elastik Band
Edit: Because Mr. Spinless speaks truth.

The Elastik Band only ever put out one song, called "Spazz".
But it's a fucking great song, it's in the Nuggets boxset that collects the first wave of pyschedlic garage bands, and it was my reason for getting it. The whole thing is fantastic though.

Kai · « **Reply #8 on:** 31 May 2006, 04:43 »

Finding Waldo.

Lummer · « **Reply #9 on:** 31 May 2006, 05:01 »

Durr.... Caravan?

Rizzo · « **Reply #10 on:** 31 May 2006, 05:52 »

edIT.

Unosuke · « **Reply #11 on:** 31 May 2006, 06:09 »

Peelander-Z

timehat · « **Reply #12 on:** 31 May 2006, 06:29 »

So if I physically own multiple Caravan and Os Mutantes cd's, does that invalidate those choices? I choose Alusa Fallax.

Kai · « **Reply #13 on:** 31 May 2006, 06:40 »

I don't physically own them.

I do own several Residents cds and like to tote them whenever I can.

Praeserpium Machinarum · « **Reply #14 on:** 31 May 2006, 06:54 »

The Nazgül

Tolkienloving krautrockers.

quietnow · « **Reply #15 on:** 31 May 2006, 07:52 »

unless you are awesomely jc/hc, i give you: blaster the rocketman.

also, i haven't heard anyone here mention french toast... but i'm not aware of their indie stats except they opened for q and not u like 2 years ago. which probably means everyone hates them.

TrueNeutral · « **Reply #16 on:** 31 May 2006, 08:05 »

Th' Legendary Shack-Shakers.

Yeah, I'm not that obscure.

E. Spaceman · « **Reply #17 on:** 31 May 2006, 08:11 »

Austin TV

Cartilage Head · « **Reply #18 on:** 31 May 2006, 08:13 »

Gargamel!

The exclamation point is part of the name.

Mikendher · « **Reply #19 on:** 31 May 2006, 08:27 »

Polytechnic

Good stuff, listen to "PEP"

Jedit · « **Reply #20 on:** 31 May 2006, 08:58 »

Dantalian's Chariot?

ashley · « **Reply #21 on:** 31 May 2006, 09:33 »

Destroy All Robots

ASturge · « **Reply #22 on:** 31 May 2006, 09:35 »

um..

No idea.

Preston School of Industry?

naaaah....

Misereatur · « **Reply #23 on:** 31 May 2006, 09:51 »

Litttershpich

Amazing noise group from Israel. I've been to their last concert - fucking brillant.
Here are some songs for download. WARNING: Not for the gentle.
Note the Pixis cover.

Kirbo · « **Reply #24 on:** 31 May 2006, 11:46 »

Nimo, a Calgary based band who has....1 album. They kind of suck though.

valley_parade · « **Reply #25 on:** 31 May 2006, 12:03 »

How about The Falcon?

E. Spaceman · « **Reply #26 on:** 31 May 2006, 13:08 »

Quote from: Spinless

GUYS! If you wanna make this thread worth something, describe the bands you're posting, tell people how you know them, where they're from.
Otherwise this is just crap.
Also, no offshoots from bands that are huge will ever be 'obscure'.

Austin TV are a post rock band from Mexico City. They are not that obc¿scure really, easily being the mot famous post-rock ban in Mexico (yes, also the only one I know of). Their sound is close to Mogwai with use of samples a la GY!BE. They take to the stage wearing matching clothing and masks, the idea being that people will not focus on the members but on the music. One of the outfits is matching black pinstriped suits with a red mask, another is white suits with a bunny mask.

Skibas_clavicle · « **Reply #27 on:** 31 May 2006, 13:45 »

The Jim Yoshii Pile Up.
Good band from California.

ashley · « **Reply #28 on:** 31 May 2006, 13:58 »

Jim Yoshii Pile-Up. YESSS!!

Anyway. The band I said was Destroy All Robots from Ontario, Canada. They are a fun rock band with some ska influences. The singer writes really good, thought provoking lyrics. The end.

http://www.myspace.com/destroyallrobots
http://www.destroyallrobots.net

Scandanavian War Machine · « **Reply #29 on:** 31 May 2006, 14:00 »

the mean reds.
crazy arizonian teenagers who play crazy electrohardcore scream-lullabys.
their myspace lists bodom as an influence but iTunes lists them as "childrens music"
i saw them @ warped tour 2 years ago.
they recently broke up

Tokuma · « **Reply #30 on:** 31 May 2006, 14:22 »

Hmmmm....

Say Hi To Your Mom

...maybe...

Rubby · « **Reply #31 on:** 31 May 2006, 14:34 »

Quote from: Skibas_clavicle

Good band from California.

Ha, I thought you meant that "Good band from California" was the name of a band. That would be cool?

Rubby · « **Reply #32 on:** 31 May 2006, 14:45 »

ba dum tsh??

Mikendher · « **Reply #33 on:** 31 May 2006, 14:47 »

the beach boys? THE BEACH BOYS!??!!

onewheelwizzard · « **Reply #34 on:** 31 May 2006, 14:58 »

I'll go with Pelt, the drone/psych/folk group that's been very quietly releasing works of extreme weirdness for quite some time. Jack Rose is in it. It is, for the most part, nothing at all like his solo work. Pelt's music is mostly acoustic drone and poor-recording-type noise. I find it nearly unlistenable when I am in all but the most specific moods, during which it is spot-on perfect.

A clsoe second place goes to Alec K. Redfearn and the Eyesores, a 6-piece (drums, guitar, violin, upright bass, French horn, and accordion) band I saw play last winter. The accordionist/lead singer played feedback solos and sometimes a jaw harp. They were actually amazing.

StupidityKills · « **Reply #35 on:** 31 May 2006, 15:05 »

Heartless Bastards.

They're from...uh, somewhere in the US, I dunno. I saw them on my friends last.fm and thought that name was so good I had to listen.

negative creep · « **Reply #36 on:** 31 May 2006, 15:15 »

i'd say jonas. except that they recorded 2 albums and published them on lado, so they were not THAT obscure, but i guess obscure enough for international obscurity. they played one show in the usa, though. in texas.

Lummer · « **Reply #37 on:** 31 May 2006, 15:41 »

Well there used to be this black metal band, called Exclamatory Defecation Syndrome. They played one gig and broke up afterwards, because they didn't want to give in to the mainstream. From what i heard, they never really practised before that one gig either.

Crazy norwegians..

Anyway, returning to Caravan: It's basically 70's style prog-rock, with a heavy influence from folk and jazz (mostly jazz though). Their two albums "In The Land Of Grey And Pink" and "For Girls Who Grow Plump In The Night" have my warmest, heartiest recommendation.

It just has such a sweet, uplifting hippie vibe. Whenever I'm in a REALLY lousy mood, I just stick one of their albums on and feel better. If the blissed-out vibe of the music itself doesn't do it for me, the silly lyrics will.

Plus, one of their early albums has the greatest title ever: "If I Could Do it All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You"

Storm Rider · « **Reply #38 on:** 31 May 2006, 16:13 »

Ummmm... probably the Flower Kings.

Kai · « **Reply #39 on:** 31 May 2006, 16:15 »

The Flower Kings are aband you've mentioned a few times, I've meant to look into, and just never got around to it.

Lummer · « **Reply #40 on:** 31 May 2006, 16:16 »

Quote from: Storm Rider

Ummmm... probably the Flower Kings.

I still haven't gotten around to checking them out, but lord knows I am a total sucker for prog rock..

Another Candidate:

ARSIS!!

not much to say, other than it is just fuckin' kick-ass metal. The riffs man, the riffs!! It's ridiculous, I am listening to them right now, and it's just orgasmic. Brilliant!

Jedit · « **Reply #41 on:** 31 May 2006, 16:17 »

Quote from: tommydski

Quote from: rubby
Good band from California

aside from deerhoof this may be an oxymoron.

Having heard Deerhoof, I don't think they're an exception to this.

Referring back to my earlier nomination of Dantalian's Chariot: 1960's psychedelic rock band. Given that they probably don't remember who they were, it's a fair bet that most of you lot won't either.

Storm Rider · « **Reply #42 on:** 31 May 2006, 16:24 »

Oh man, my buddy just really got into Arsis, I was meaning to bum one of their albums off him.

Lummer · « **Reply #43 on:** 31 May 2006, 16:37 »

Quote from: Storm Rider

Oh man, my buddy just really got into Arsis, I was meaning to bum one of their albums off him.

Do it, for gods sake, DO IT!!

"A Celebration Of Guilt" is pure fucking awrsomeness.

On paper, it should actually be totally lame:

It's melodic death metal, and the Shred-factor is completely off the scale, which could result in it ending up as a total wank-fest.

And the album doesn't have much in the way of variation at first glance, but after a few listens, the subtleties of the dynamics sink in. Still, at first listen it just sounds like 180 mph guitar-melting all the time..

But somehow, the end result is just... wow..

Sure, it is in some way a technical wankfest, but all the uber-technical riffs and complex overdubs tie in so well it's not even funny. And the biggest plus is: It's got SONGS!!

The songwriting is fucking phenomenal, and quite catchy with impeccable dynamics and flow. Everything kicks in at the perfect time. Every tempo change, blastbeat, mid-tempo breakdown, melodic harmony riff of extreme awesomeness +2 and every bitchin' solo is placed perfectly and hammered in with undeniable authority.

But don't just take my word for it, check it out for yourself:

http://www.worshipdepraved.com/sounds.cfm

"The Face Of My Innocence".. That song sums up their sound pretty well, and it just kicks off that album so perfectly.

Johnny C · « **Reply #44 on:** 31 May 2006, 17:26 »

Quote from: Paul Kemp

Roky Erickson (it was a photo finish between his name, and the name of the band he used to be in, The 13th Floor Elevators).

Coulda just said "& Blieb Alien" and you would have won. Well, except I still woulda caught you.

po' girl are a folk band. The Pizzicato Five are a J-Pop band on Matador. The Snitches are from Canada and play power-pop. Blood Meridian are country-rock and I don't know where they're from. Same with Ladyhawk.

E. Spaceman · « **Reply #45 on:** 31 May 2006, 17:36 »

Quote from: Spinless

They kinda failed right there didn't they? I haven't heard them and I'm already more interested in what they look like. I'd ingore the music and just stare at the costumes...like that Gram Rabbit band, nobody actually knows what they sound like because they're too busy stairing at the dancing bunny.

Yes indeed. I saw them live without having listened to anything by them before and all I was thinking throughout the first sng was "Those bunnny suits are nice, I wonder how they look without the mask". I was actually corrected on this a few minutes ago, they do it so that the audience doesn't focus on any of them individually, but as a band.

Quote from: Tommy

aside from deerhoof this may be an oxymoron.

!!!
Aquabats
Beach Boys
Black Flag
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Dead Kennedys
Grandaddy
Jane's Addiction
Pavement
Primus
Rilo Kiley

ASturge · « **Reply #46 on:** 31 May 2006, 17:42 »

Mad props for NOT mentioning Red Hot Chilli Fattyiers.

Storm Rider · « **Reply #47 on:** 31 May 2006, 17:44 »

Not to mention Testament, Megadeth, Exodus, and Dark Angel.

Except I just mentioned 'em. Because they're awesome. WHOO

E. Spaceman · « **Reply #48 on:** 31 May 2006, 17:50 »

Quote from: ASturge

Mad props for NOT mentioning Red Hot Chilli Fattyiers.

That band does not exist, do you understand?

jose · « **Reply #49 on:** 31 May 2006, 18:33 »

Bonde do Gordao

edit: members of the PCC (Primeiro Comando do Capital) out of the coast of Sao Paulo Brazil that associated themselves with Naldinho the Fatman (O Gordao) and sing prohibidao (music that' actually against the law) funk carioca songs about murdering rival gangs and how awesome they and the Comando Vermelho (biggest criminal gang in Brazil) are

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Author Topic: I Have Never Heard of That (Read 35252 times)

grrraham

Paul Kemp

borderline blues

Fortnight

timehat

Praeserpium Machinarum

TrueNeutral

Mikendher

ashley

ASturge

ashley

Mikendher

StupidityKills

ASturge

jose