Bands you dig that virtually no one you know has heard of

vanilla · 07-22-2007, 08:53 PM

I think this has been done before but fuck it, let's update it
also, none of us here are music critics or are trying to pigeonhole bands, but if you could write a few words after the band name describing their sound that would be dope because it might turn others onto their stuff

bardo pond - really stoned and droning guitar experimentation reminiscent of sonic youth and my bloody valentine

boris - metal/hard rock band from japan similar to melvins

can - 70s kraut rockers with heavy interest in proto techno played with rock instrumention

gang of four - funky post punk with harsh biting guitar riffs

kyuss - super heavy sludge rock with psychedelic influences, very jammy

yawning man - instrumental jam oriented surf rock with a santana like rhythm section

Mercury · 07-22-2007, 09:07 PM

Fordirelifesake

Hocico

Creamatory

Aquapura

Team

grieves · 07-22-2007, 11:46 PM

Califone

Holopaw

Dispatch

Štulic · 07-23-2007, 12:08 AM

DeafTones · 07-23-2007, 12:52 AM

darking rush

silik

catastrophe · 07-23-2007, 01:14 AM

Have Fun Dying

Liquid Sand

vanilla · 07-23-2007, 04:45 AM

Ok well completely ignore my suggestion
whateva

BearsysRevenge · 07-23-2007, 06:18 AM

!Apeshit!
(the first ! is supposed to be upside down) hXc Punk, in the vein of Leftover Crack.

Guns of Camden same thing

Perifidous Doom Death Metal

dragonmood high · 07-23-2007, 06:51 AM

brand new sin, no one i kwo has eard of them...

verklingen · 07-23-2007, 06:58 AM

Hepcat?

edit- are the people in the video above me for real?

Flamingnun · 07-23-2007, 07:00 AM

lol that is such a gay video

dragonmood high · 07-23-2007, 07:14 AM

yes to both of you

07-23-2007, 08:05 AM

New Kingdom

Throbbin hoods

Sir-Ex · 07-23-2007, 08:22 AM

well.. I've told people about them so they know about them now.. but the only one I can think of is

The Unicorns

Zooey · 07-23-2007, 09:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mercury

Fordirelifesake

Guilty pleasure of mine.

But I'd have to say : Clann Zu [I'm a sucker for angry political irish men and violins], they're no more, unfortunately.

ETA: I believe I've posted their name here, so not too much of a secret band.

krangs_androidbody · 07-23-2007, 05:27 PM

Jim O'Rourke - his solo career though prolific is relatively unknown. Insignificance is my favorite album of his. Halfway to a Threeway and Eureka are also good. There's tons of weird stuff he did too. Plus he had his hands in on Wilcos Yankee Hotel Foxtrot and was a temporary member of Sonic Youth for their last record and has played on stage with them. Some audiophiles hate him for some reason, call him an asshole and all this but I think he makes really good music and sonics.

Jim Noir - writes fluffy pop songs about nothing in particular but they're so well done that they do their job in making me happy.

Joe Pass - amazing guitarist, known among jazzers-- mostly jazz guitarists some extraordinary finger style solo jazz guitar... if calming beautiful harmony with inspired playing sounds even remotely interesting to you go buy the album "Virtuoso."

Buffalo Springfield - although this is an old band that had Stephen Stills and Neil Young I don't really think that many people are familiar with them besides "For What It's Worth." Tons of amazing songs in a very short career.

Dutch Action · 07-23-2007, 06:34 PM

Flavour - A local Winnipeg band, more info here: CD Baby: FLAVOUR: The Common Good
my brother is good friends with the drummer so he hooked me up with extra tracks that weren't featured in the two of the CD's they have

Nightmares on Wax - A mix between techno and some essence of jazz, all instrumental. Best to played when under the influence

Pat Metheny Group - This jazz group was our focus one year in my arts major course; hands down, one of the greatest jazz guitarists of our generation imo.

The Saucermen - another local Winnipeg band my buddy plays in. It's like heavy riff-rock, all instrumental.

That's all I can think of at the moment

Ziggy_Stardust · 07-25-2007, 01:02 AM

Lemon Jelly - these 2 british guys doing 'trip-hop' the music is really happy lol

Kaizers orchestra - Norweigen oompa/rock hahaha

walkdownalameda · 07-27-2007, 02:18 PM

MF Doom and any of his affiliates- hip hop
Neva Dinova-indie

Man in Black · 07-27-2007, 02:26 PM

Saturday Morning Conspirators. They were a local band when I was in High School, don't know if they're still around or not.

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vanilla the cunning linguist Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: 905/514 Posts: 5,117 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts	Bands you dig that virtually no one you know has heard of I think this has been done before but fuck it, let's update it also, none of us here are music critics or are trying to pigeonhole bands, but if you could write a few words after the band name describing their sound that would be dope because it might turn others onto their stuff bardo pond - really stoned and droning guitar experimentation reminiscent of sonic youth and my bloody valentine boris - metal/hard rock band from japan similar to melvins can - 70s kraut rockers with heavy interest in proto techno played with rock instrumention gang of four - funky post punk with harsh biting guitar riffs kyuss - super heavy sludge rock with psychedelic influences, very jammy yawning man - instrumental jam oriented surf rock with a santana like rhythm section __________________

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vanilla the cunning linguist Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: 905/514 Posts: 5,117 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts	Ok well completely ignore my suggestion whateva __________________

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BearsysRevenge Adminfiltrator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: I've got BuffaLOVE Posts: 4,528 Thanks: 621 Thanked 146 Times in 107 Posts	!Apeshit! (the first ! is supposed to be upside down) hXc Punk, in the vein of Leftover Crack. Guns of Camden same thing Perifidous Doom Death Metal __________________ Ladies and Gentlemen, Hobos and Tramps, Cross-eyed mosquitoes and bowlegged ants. I come before you, to stand before you, to tell you a story I know nothing about. One bright morning in the middle of the night two dead fellows stood up to fight. They stood back to back, facing each other, drew their swords and shot each other. If you don't believe my lie, it's true, ask the blind lady on the corner, she saw it too.

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Sir-Ex Learner Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Posts: 5,082 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	well.. I've told people about them so they know about them now.. but the only one I can think of is The Unicorns __________________ Smile Ditch the cigs!!!!!!

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krangs_androidbody i said god damn Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,237 Thanks: 6 Thanked 15 Times in 13 Posts	Jim O'Rourke - his solo career though prolific is relatively unknown. Insignificance is my favorite album of his. Halfway to a Threeway and Eureka are also good. There's tons of weird stuff he did too. Plus he had his hands in on Wilcos Yankee Hotel Foxtrot and was a temporary member of Sonic Youth for their last record and has played on stage with them. Some audiophiles hate him for some reason, call him an asshole and all this but I think he makes really good music and sonics. Jim Noir - writes fluffy pop songs about nothing in particular but they're so well done that they do their job in making me happy. Joe Pass - amazing guitarist, known among jazzers-- mostly jazz guitarists some extraordinary finger style solo jazz guitar... if calming beautiful harmony with inspired playing sounds even remotely interesting to you go buy the album "Virtuoso." Buffalo Springfield - although this is an old band that had Stephen Stills and Neil Young I don't really think that many people are familiar with them besides "For What It's Worth." Tons of amazing songs in a very short career. __________________ intoxication is an evolutionary force

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Dutch Action Doge Speaker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 504 Thanks: 16 Thanked 7 Times in 5 Posts	Flavour - A local Winnipeg band, more info here: CD Baby: FLAVOUR: The Common Good my brother is good friends with the drummer so he hooked me up with extra tracks that weren't featured in the two of the CD's they have Nightmares on Wax - A mix between techno and some essence of jazz, all instrumental. Best to played when under the influence Pat Metheny Group - This jazz group was our focus one year in my arts major course; hands down, one of the greatest jazz guitarists of our generation imo. The Saucermen - another local Winnipeg band my buddy plays in. It's like heavy riff-rock, all instrumental. That's all I can think of at the moment __________________ And so, Arthur, we learned that gambling is bad and yet in a certain sense, isn't life itself a gamble? You can never be sure of anything. Like who would have thought that dolphins could go bad and that fish were magnetic? Not me, no sir, not me.

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Ziggy_Stardust YaHookan Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: British Columbia Posts: 253 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Lemon Jelly - these 2 british guys doing 'trip-hop' the music is really happy lol Kaizers orchestra - Norweigen oompa/rock hahaha __________________ A day without fun is a day that eats shit -Hunter S. Thompson

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walkdownalameda Neutral Milk Hotel Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: house of the rising sun Posts: 82 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	MF Doom and any of his affiliates- hip hop Neva Dinova-indie __________________ well a man just cant give up on a girl he wants to keep.

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Man in Black sic semper tyrannis Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 805 Thanks: 180 Thanked 66 Times in 52 Posts	Saturday Morning Conspirators. They were a local band when I was in High School, don't know if they're still around or not.