Your favorite obscure singers/groups

[SckizoBoy]

Not sure how to respond? xD

I'm sure to stick my foot in it if I try explaining myself! X3

Thanks for the pointers. I'll keep listening to it!

I've always liked jazz, but I admit I was never into listening to it by choice until I watched Cowboy Bebop. It was a really nice way for me to get into the genre itself without it being forced or awkward.

Y'welcome! ^_^ Though I've also always been quite taken with the lyrics of I Can't Be Cool as well, I consider it a faint allegory for a critique of modern capitalism... -_-

The thing about Cowboy Bebop's soundtrack is that taken altogether (with Tank! The Best! as well), 'tis a thoroughly eclectic mix of tracks... once again... Yoko Kanno... much yay-ness...(!) Still, regarding the jazz bent, I seemed to never really mind big band jazz, so when I heard What Planet is This (part of Knockin' on Heaven's Door) especially to Electra driving and then Spike's dogfight, couldn't help clapping & thinking 'taw-hawsome!' -_-

 

[The Artificially Prolonged]

Couple of my favourites at the moment

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By any chance, have you been looking at my music related posts, or something?

I thought I was the only one who knew about KOD, other than maybe ArtificallyProlonged, who I thought was the only Shoegazer on the Escapist other than myself.

Nice to see others have taken a liking to my music, it makes me feel...proud...kinda.

I learned about KOD from a post on another obscure music thread here, so it must've been a post by you. In that case, thanks for the recommendation, KOD is a great band.

I think we read the same thread, as I think that thread might have been where I first heard about KOD too

 

[II2]

Catching these guys live soon.

"Stay Here" (1983)
"Mother of the World" (2012)

Michael Gira's been at this awhile.

 

[Jazoni89]

Yeah I've got Red Sparowes but haven't got round to listening to them yet.

Red Sparowes are excellent. One of my fave post-rock outfits.

OT: Not really sure.. Tbh most of my favourite bands are pretty obscure. I love love love godspeed you! black emperor and not many people seem to know about them.

Well shit... then I'll add Pelican, Explosions in the Sky, God is an Astronaut and Mogwai. Or we could just say 'all post-rock/post-metal bands that aren't Isis, Neurosis or Jesu'.

Then we can all have a huge shitfight over which bands are post-rock, which are post-metal, which are drone, which are shoegaze and which are sludge.

Also, for retro-obscure points, I call Throbbing Gristle.

What, the pioneer band of Industrial is obscure...eh. Maybe a bit forgotten, but obscure nah.

This is incredible though.

One of my favorite artists is Joan as Police Woman (AKA Joan Wasser). She's got a beautiful voice, and an amazing sense of rhythm. Her albums have got plenty of positive reviews, but no one that I know has ever heard of her. She really deserves more attention!

I've heard of Joan as a Police Woman, but i haven't heard her music before. Though I like what I hear.

Cheers for that!

 

[SckizoBoy]

I see.

I Can't Be Cool just sounds...cool? Yeah, it just sounds really cool to me. It really has that Ghost In The Shell feel. I can differentiate her songs based on where they came from, so it's helpful for me.

Thing is, ILA's normal singing style is a lot more languid than in I Can't Be Cool. I've listened to much of From Bedlam to Lenane and it's... quaint... can't think of another word for it's just... quaint! -_- The songs are laid back, the lyrics are largely carefree and the videos are amusing!

Great Album. The movie had superb music. 7 Minutes, What Planet is This, Pushing The Sky...it's funny. Before Cowboy Bebop, I would not have placed jazz as a good type of music for scenes like that. Spikes Gunfight (I felt the same way during that scene too!) , or many of his other battles or even the various chase scenes throughout the series! A big example of this is in Episode 4, when the ISSP Top Brass close the gates to stop the monkey virus from wiping out Ganymede. When Too Good Too Bad plays during Spike and Faye's rush to the other side of the gate, I was on the edge of my seat!

*has a hankering to watch Cowboy Bebop again* ... Haven't watched it in... good grief, years(!) Though What Planet is This (without the vocals) always sticks in my head from the film as the dogfight that it accompanies is one of the best animated aerial setpieces I've seen.

captcha - for the second time 'donkey's years'... how apt... -_-

 

[Artemis923]

Fuckin' DARK FORTRESS.



A great black metal song...with haunting clean vocals and downright eerie chords.

 

[DugMachine]

Have yet to meet one person that knows of this band.

 

[Curratum]

I see noone mentioning Cocteau Twins, not really TERRIBLY obscure but at least they're awesome.

 

[KissmahArceus]

Probably Spastic Ink or Russian Circles few years ago it would have been Meshuggah or Devin Townsend but not anymore!
And I am LOVING Kate Bush lately but obscure she ain't

Anywho, some Spastic Ink for ya

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and Russian Circles

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Enjoy!!

 

[SckizoBoy]

Ooohh, I meant from anime. I haven't been able to get my hands on any of her non anime work. It does make me very curious though. Look into her other music, I must!

Ah... sorry(!) -_- Still, not all of the GitS:SAC songs are in that style, though, OK, most of them are, as they have that cyberpunk-y slant to the rhythm and audio aesthetic, but I Do sounds more like it was from Wolf's Rain that GitS:SAC, I'd say. -_- *shrug* all good to me, so never mind!

Regarding her other music, it's surprisingly difficult to find. I've listened to From Bedlam to Lenane, but not really any of her earlier stuff. Believe it or not, she was part of a girl-band back in Italy, before coming over to the UK, which is odd, because it was in London where she met Francesco Forni... another Neapolitan IIRC(!)

You should touch up on it. For some, it's like a fine wine: it gets better with age. I've yet to find a show that can affect me as much as Bebop did. <3

LOL, that's the description I typically reserve for Haibane Renmei! I thoroughly enjoyed both the series and the film, though I wouldn't say it affected me in any particular way, but it was definitely worth all the praise it gets. Perhaps we'll trade titles! =P

 

[Jazoni89]

I see noone mentioning Cocteau Twins, not really TERRIBLY obscure but at least they're awesome.

Ahhh...The Cocteau Twins, a most excellent slice of Dream Pop.

Treasure is a fantasic album.

Saying that, I've remembered a rather obscure gothic dream pop band that I really like.


All About Eve!!!

The singer is so goddamn beautiful.

 

[Jaeke]

Well I guess they're not obscure anymore, as everyone will probably recongize what you're about to hear and they've been on some shows now but I've never personally met someone who listens to them too:

 

[SckizoBoy]

My fault actually. I should have specified which songs I meant. Sorry!

S'OK, most of the stuff I've listened to is from anime, so it's fair enough. And while her other work is good (it's more fun, I guess), it just doesn't have the impact of some of her collaborations with Yoko Kanno.

I believe that is the original problem I ran into when I looked for her other works. Maybe it's better now though? I Do would fit right into Wolf's Rain, simply because a lot of it's music was very orchestral and piano themed.

Unfortunately, so little of her work is publicised that most people who listen to her songs know her from anime, which is a pity, since she has done a fair bit of other stuff, even if finding it is a real source of annoyance. However... I now need to get Cyber Bicci! =P which I clean forgot about until recently... -_-

This show [http://myanimelist.net/anime/387/Haibane_Renmei], right? Interesting premise. Adding it to my list. It has a pretty high rank on that website too!

Yes, that's the one. It's one of my favourite shows, and though it can be considered a massive allegory for repentance and rebirth, I don't think it's pretentious in the least. As I mentioned in the Anime user group, I really can't think of a decent enough expression to describe it... :/

 

[DrunkOnEstus]

Much shoegazing was mentioned without this happening, so I must do it:


Nobody I have ever met has heard of my favorite bands/musicians, so I'll chalk that up as "obscure" :

Spoiler: Elliott Smith

Spoiler: Blonde Redhead

Spoiler: The Locust