Lazy?
I bought the debut of Destrophy. It was a good listen, too. Like Five Finger Death Punch with symphonic glam. The Story Of Your Life was good.
I'm not sure if they're considered obscure anymore (their biggest hit was used as the theme song for a Canadian reality show and the WWE survivor series), but I loved the debut by Art of Dying. Completely and Inside Its Raining are excellent.
Both bands are signed, so they're definitely not "Indie".
edited 7th Jan '10 7:15:14 AM by Alucard
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Live Human, at the bizzarre intersection of Jazz, Instrumental Hip-Hop, and Electronica. Weird but awesome, as far as i know, their only album is Elefish Jellyphant.
If you want me, i am still here. ElTheDaze@yahoo.com
Heading for tomorrow
Cauldron Born, the best power metal band never heard:
Out of Context Theater: Mike K "'Bloody Pussies' cracked me up"
Anamanaguchi, a band that combines guitars and drums with the classic chiptune sounds of a hacked Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Ridiculously catchy stuff.
I'm glasses.
^Oh my gosh, I totally know what band you're talking about. They're awesome. Their debut album is available on the Internet for free; here
is the link.
edited 10th Jan '10 5:54:13 PM by Sporkaganza
Always, somewhere, someone is fighting for you. As long as you remember them, you are not alone.
Do The National count as obscure? They're critics' favorites, but I've never met anyone who listened to them. and they rule. I don't know if Godspeed You! Black Emperor counts either, but I've been to a lot of record stores that don't have any of their music. Which is sad, because they own.
Resident Hipster
^ I know and love both of those bands. As far as I'm aware, so does Zudak. You are not alone!
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ALMSIVI
How obscure is This Town Needs Guns? I've only heard of them from Saeglopur before.
Also, they seem to be pretty awesome.
"I can't imagine what Hell will have in store, but I know when I'm there, I won't wander anymore."
Hexachordal Combinatorial
Shoujo Lolita 23Q is obscure. Even in Japan, if its lack of Wikipedia page is anything to go by.
edited 16th Jan '10 12:14:49 AM by Solstace
Ecstasy is Sustained Intensity
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^^ They're almost totally unheard of outside of the 'Oxford scene', let alone the UK. They're not mentioned once on Pitchfork. I'd say they're pretty obscure.
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My mom likes the Doves. I can take 'em or leave 'em personally, but her taste in music is generally excellent.
Do Big Sugar count as obscure? Anyway, sometimes you just want some Alberta hick-blues-rock, and when you want that, you put on this.
... sublime wouldn't be obscure, would they? I don't know too much about what other people know about; I just listen to whatever I happen to find and like.
A True Lady's Quest - A Jojo is You!
The Evpatoria Report. A post-rock band from Switzerland. They're sort of like a more melodic Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Any band that can be compared to GY!BE qualifies as awesome, and they're quite obscure as well.
"I want to create an omelet that expresses the meaninglessness of existence, and instead they taste like cheese."
Oh hey I've heard of those guys before... must investigate further.
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^ I SECOND THIS MOTION
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China's first Visual Kei band, Silver Ash, who I am listening to right now.
Lunar Eclipse
Gorgeous Devil
Liar
This is one band I'm proud to call myself a fan of. They've kept going for ages despite the fact that the Chinese government took a dislike to them, which resluted in them getting booted off their label, resulting in them relying on donations... and then in 2007 government legislation meant they had to change completely, but they released just one sort of indie-pop song before going quiet. They're still standing their ground, although I don't know how active they are, and how much of the visual aspect they've had to drop.
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Unbelievable, someone's put Scattered Few on the first page..
I could think of a couple hundred since obscure is all I do these days, But I'll just go with Holy F***, provided that's permitted
Serenity, (not the damn movie!) a totally awesome prog metal band.
The Protomen, a cool band that turns Megaman into an Orwellian concept album (two, actually.)
Not sure how obscure he is, but Brad Sucks is a cool alt... alt band.
And I wouldn't really say Anamanaguchi is obscure since Penny Arcade mentioned them and used a song in PATV, but meh.
ALMSIVI
Oh, god yes The Protomen. Funny enough, I'm listening to them at this moment.
I don't know quite how obscure they are, but I think that From Monument to Masses are fucking rad.
Locust Toybox. Electronic music from David Firth, the guy responsible for Salad Fingers. Surprisingly upbeat, catchy, and cheerful for being composed by the guy responsible for said Nightmare Fuel-laden animation.
Ava Luna
In their own words, "soul-inspired electro-punk".
Oooh. Smooth. I likey.
In order to check out how obscure a band is, just look at how often it has been listened on Last.fm
I'd mention God Is an Astronaut, but hey have been listened to 11.7 million times... Which is more than Buckethead.