Brilliant, but obscure.

[laurence]

the original cannot be beaten, OTH. i have that album on CD.

 

[Carwash]

Hoven Droven - Hia Hia
Ensiferum - Iron
Moonsorrow - Suden Uni
Raymond & Maria

Dayvo is doubtless familiar with that last one to the point of nausea, but I stand by my selection! Five years ago I would have added DragonForce, but it now seems that the world and his wife are fans. Their first album is still their best, IMHO.

 

[PatrickPending]

If you like Slint, you could give David Pajo's solo
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Stump - Quirk Out

My current favourite is James Chance and the Contortions.

Here's a flavour of this no-wave brilliance..

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPb18CzG2gg

Blimey Stump - a name from the past, saw them at Manchester international - buffalo a classic!

 

[Dave5N]

Salutation Row - Martin Stephenson and the Daintees

 

[wafflycat]

Don't know about brilliant, but they were the fore-runners of 'electronic, techno, trance, chill-out' music.

Tangerine Dream from the 60s, 70s and 80s.

Saw them live at the City Hall in Newcastle, many, many moons ago.

But if you want to be really obscure, try 'Zero Time' by Tonto's Expanding Headband. Brilliant album.

 

[simon l& and a half]

Saw them live at the City Hall in Newcastle, many, many moons ago.

But if you want to be really obscure, try 'Zero Time' by Tonto's Expanding Headband. Brilliant album.

not that obscure! Sorry.

I have 'It's a Beautiful Day', by ............It's a Beautiful Day.

 

[goo_mason]

'Doomsday Afternoon' by Phideaux
'Cure For The Common Crush' - Id Guinness (I got thanked in the liner notes !)
'To Kill A King' - Hungry Lucy
'Going Deaf For A Living' - Fischer Z
'Album 25' - Dropkick

and one I got sent the other day where the artist's new to me but on first listen it's very, very good:

'A Sentimental Education' - Anton Sword

 

[Smeggers]

Leonna Lewis - Spirit

A particulary inspired piece of art.

 

[Jaded]

The Mathematician's Air display. by Pekka Pohjola

 

[Mac66]

Anything by Tangerine Dream

 

[alecstilleyedye]

spring session m - missing persons. probably well known to those across the pond, but they never really made it over here.

 

[Cheddar George]

Danielle Dax !!!

thanks for reminding me Sabreur, i must have a copy of "inky bloaters" somewhere - if only i had a record player.

 

[goo_mason]

The Mathematician's Air display. by Pekka Pohjola

Ahhh.... I'd forgotten that one ! He played with Mike Oldfield on his Incantations tour, and Mike plays on The Mathematician's Air Display too (IIRC).

 

[Dave5N]

Borderline - RDF

 

[John the Monkey]

My own 'cult' band would probably be one I bought at random because I liked the name and became hooked upon listening. They're (or were, since they're no longer together) called 'Sukia' from the Mexican Lesbian Vampire comic book of the same name(!) and do wierd and erotic electronica:

I think I've got an album by them somewhere.

I'm not sure it's obscure, but Rebecca Hancock and the Prison Wives' version of "Love Will Tear us Apart" is a favourite, as is the Bonnie Pronce Billy/Tortoise collaboration (which is all covers, I think - there's a belting Bruce Springsteen track on it that I can't remember offhand).