Favorite MUSICAL ARTIST in Alphabetical Order

[Jacob Kobryn]

This will be a parallel to the visual art version of this thread in the general lounge only this one focuses on music. If the band's name is a name, then it should be filled under the second word so Frank Zappa would go under Z. Any other name should go by the first letter. Ignore "The". Try and post more unknown bands so that we can discover new music, which is the point of this thread. Write a little about the band so we know what to expect and then post a few youtube videos ( [ yt ] [ / yt ] ) and/or the bands myspace. Album/logo/band pictures are cool too.

I'll start:

The Axis of Perdition

Deleted Scenes is one of the darkest/scariest albums I've ever heard.

The Axis of Perdition's output comprises black metal experimentation with industrial music and dark ambient textures. The Axis of Perdition's debut album stated that "Axis of Perdition plays something there isn't words for yet (exclusively)".

Their sound is primarily based on distorted guitars with black metal vocals, programmed drums, and discordant sound effects including screams and static. The black metal aspects of the music are digitally distorted, interspersed with atmospheric soundscapes formed by synthesizers and field recordings. The Axis of Perdition's tracks tend to feature shifting free-form arrangements that lack a typical verse-chorus structure and tend toward lengthiness (one such track, from Deleted Scenes from the Transition Hospital, is over twelve minutes long).

Tapping inspiration from H. P. Lovecraft, Ramsey Campbell and the Silent Hill games (their EP Physical Illucinations in the Sewer of Xuchilbara is named for the dark deity of the games) as well themes of urban decay and mental illness, The Axis of Perdition are often compared to groups like Anaal Nathrakh and Blut aus Nord for their similar grim, urban industrial metal aesthetics.

http://www.myspace.com/theaxisofperdition

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Jake

[Mark Bot]

I likes me the guitar. Jeff Beck

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[biglu]

nice thread Jake ..




Tracy Chapman



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[tobbA]

D'espairsRay

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[FourTonMantis]

Excurses (http://www.myspace.com/excurses)

This is the music video for their song Devil's Footprints. It's pretty lame but the song is awesome.

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[Mark Bot]

Foo Fighters

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thanks tobbA i saw D'esRay live a few years ago. Man that was good.

[biglu]

Marvin Gaye


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[pitabread]

Neat thread. My contribution: Hallucinogen (aka Simon Posford).

He's a European psy-trance artist. In addition to his own stuff, he's had various collaborations with other artists under various group names (Shpongle, Celtic Cross, Younger Brother, etc). Good stuff if you're into electronic music, esp trance.

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[Psypomp]

Indochine

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[FourTonMantis]

The Joggers (http://www.myspace.com/thejoggers)

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[Psypomp]

Kraftwerk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaScyfSHc-Y&feature=related

[pitabread]

Lesiem:

German group which mixes Gregorian chat, electric guitars, and electronica. End result is pure awesomesauce.

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[Clochette]

Mano Negra

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[Clochette]

Noir Désir

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[Farvus]

Múm

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EDIT : Opps. Sorry Jake. I didn't pay look closer :P.

[Gulzaar]

N- Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

nice thread btw.

[Jacob Kobryn]

Uh... we're at O. What ever. Mum's an awesome band.

[Gulzaar]

O? Ozzy Ozbourne? lol

Cannibal Ox

[pitabread]

We're at P now? How about some Pilchard?

As you can see, I'm a fan of the electronica... :P

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[Gulzaar]

P, as in Percee P

[FourTonMantis]

We're at P now? How about some Pilchard?

As you can see, I'm a fan of the electronica... :P

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That first one sounds so freakin' familiar...



Questions In Dialect (http://www.myspace.com/questionsindialect)

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AAAND!

Quo Vadis (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=14798108)
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[Gulzaar]

R- Rza! :D

[Jacob Kobryn]

Gulzar, please post a youtube link or link to the bands myspace.

[Gulzaar]

cool, that does make sense.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=CE3hb__ylG4

This one is a soundtrack from the ghost dog movie.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=OHGDeM-CVCw

He also did some stuff for Kill Bill.


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[Gulzaar]

Rage Against the Machine

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=B1T8xgHdMEM

[tobbA]

Seventh Wonder

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[Gulzaar]

Sabri Brothers

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=bPg2cwOlDPU

Sami Yusuf

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=QpUC45vugdY

[FourTonMantis]

Tunng (http://www.myspace.com/thisistunng)

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[Jacob Kobryn]

Ulver

Multi-disciplinary Norwegian band. They've gone through so many genres it's ridiculous. They've got something for everyone. I'll post links based on chronology with the genre above.

Prog/Folk Black Metal:

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Black Metal:

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Neo-Folk:

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Electronic:

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Post Rock:

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... and much, much more! :D

[Jacob Kobryn]

VED BUENS ENDE

VED BUENS ENDE (meaning “At the end of the rainbow”) was founded by Carl-Michael Eide(drums, vocals) in 1994. Joined by former members of groups of the Norwegian Black Metal scene Hugh Steven James Mingray(also known as “Skoll”, ULVER)and Yusaf Parvez(DØDHEIMSGARD), the musicians aimed to write music outside the limited borders of the scene. Their first release, a demo EP titled “Those who Caress the Pale” and consisting of five tracks rooted in Black Metal, was recorded and distributed in 1994 through Ancient Lore Creations. Meanwhile, the writing process for a full-length album has begun under the influence of such artists as COIL, UNIVERSE ZERO and SWANS, as well as classical music. Signed under Misanthropy Records, the group released a follow-up to the EP during the October of 1995, their first and, so far, only full-length titled “Written in Waters”. Still influenced by the atmosphere and the vibe of the Norwegian Black Metal scene, yet not so much influenced by its aesthetics, the album was way ahead of its time and perfected the group’s ideas, developing a surreal, unique and avant-garde sound which hadn’t been achieved by anyone before. Revolutionary and challenging, VED BUENS ENDE’s debut is an album that predicted the rise of a Norwegian scene commonly referred to as Post-Black Metal. However, the project somehow didn’t move on as its members were too busy with their numerous other groups.

Fortunately for us all, VED BUENS ENDE have reformed in 2006, replacing Steven James with Petter Berntsen on bass and adding a new drummer Einar Sjursø, both from Eide’s other project titled VIRUS, allowing Carl-Michael to stick to vocals and guitar duties. Their second album is planned to be recorded the same year and released in 2007. Stay tuned!

VED BUENS ENDE’s only album so far, “Written in Waters”, is highly recommended to all intellectual fans of Progressive Music, including but not limited to avant-gardists and fans of the Norwegian Post-Black scene; as it is not merely a landmark of Norwegian Progressive Music, but also an atmospheric, brilliant, timeless record.

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[Jacob Kobryn]

Wolves In The Throne Room

WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM are from Washington state and were formed by brothers Nathan (guitar,vocals) and Aaron Weaver (drums) and Rick Dahlin (guitar).The band self-released two demos in 2004 and 2005 before releasing their debut,"Diadem of 12 Stars" in 2006.

"Diadem of 12 Stars" was critically acclaimed and heavily praised throughout the metal underground community and WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM signed to Southern Lord Records.

The band released their second album "Two Hunters" in 2007."Two Hunters" was recorded on tape.The process of the recording was very organic with very minimal use of any digital effects or manipulation.

Even though WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM'S music is deeply rooted in the traditions of black metal,they blend their music with elements of raw black metal,punk,folk and progressive rock and metal,subverting the common aesthetic and ideology in order to remain true to their own personal manifestations.Their willingness to experiment with unconventional methods of recording and collaborate with avant-garde musicians sets them apart from most of the bands in this genre.This willingness to take chances and forge ahead with total disregard of convention or boundaries makes them a perfect fit for Tech/Extreme Prog Metal and they are HIGHLY recommended.

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[Psypomp]

X Japan

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[biglu]

Youth Brigade


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[tobbA]

Psypomp, Yay for X Japan! Somehow your video won't show for me though... Would like to see what song you posted :P

ZZ Top, yeah! :)

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[Mark Bot]

we all love Aphex Twin

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[biglu]

Born Ruffians


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[Psypomp]

Cocteau Twins..

http://graveyardshiftshane.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/cocteau-twins.jpg

.. my videos haven't shown up for me, either. I wonder what's wrong.

tobbA, the song was "Endless Rain".. sorry the video didn't show up.

[pitabread]

If you're trying to link to the YouTubes using VB code, don't include the whole URL. Just include the ID of the video (that string of letters and numbers after the "v=" in the URL.)

Oh, and how about some Delerium?

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[res01ve]

edIT

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[Psypomp]

.. Thanks, pitabread!

Faithless

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[guggemmaneuver]

GURU GURU!
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early heavy german psych a la '71

fun thread

[Jacob Kobryn]

Damn Gugge, that was awesome! KRAUT ROKK!

[Jacob Kobryn]

Neat thread. My contribution: Hallucinogen (aka Simon Posford).

He's a European psy-trance artist. In addition to his own stuff, he's had various collaborations with other artists under various group names (Shpongle, Celtic Cross, Younger Brother, etc). Good stuff if you're into electronic music, esp trance.

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I wasn't too keen on that but SHPONGLE RULES!!!

[FourTonMantis]

House of Low Culture (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=166918734)

Cool drone with members from Isis.

[Straight Edge Ryan]

INDK

band has members that would go on to form the band Choking Victim and eventually Leftover Crack. So if you like this band check out the others

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[biglu]

Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins

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[Psypomp]

Kas Product

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[Mark Bot]

Luna Sea
japanese band that rocks!

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[Jacob Kobryn]

Meshuggah

The inventors of Math Metal. You have to either be a metal head, a jazz drummer, a mathematician, or all three in order to like this band... They're arguably not music, just an exercise in rhythmical theory. They have probably the best drummer of all time. At least he was voted best drummer of '08 by some magazine.

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I just got back from their AMAZING concert. Wow, what a mind blowing show...

Drummer footage!

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[corky13]

Negura Bunget

Black Metal act from Romania...one of my all time favorites in the darker Heavy Metal world. They have something almost spiritual going on in their music =

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[tobbA]

Origa

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[guggemmaneuver]

Pussy Galore
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the adorable Julie Cafritz and Jon Spencer from the pre- (read: more interesting than)Blues Explosion days. nice and mean (and funny) mid 1980s post-punk nastiness. in the liner notes for their album "Corpse Love" there's a funny line about Bob Bert (who also drummed for Sonic Youth) using steve albini's old cock ring as part of his drumming setup. hehe...

[Jovian M]

Queen.

I don't think I need to say anything other than Bohemian Rhapsody and Killer Queen. Incredible stage presence, that Freddy Mercury had.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i47/Jovian_01/queen_band.jpg


PS Sorry for the lack of YouTube links; I get an error when I try accessing it from my home computer. o_O

[Moai]

Randy Rhoads.
Ozzy Osbourne's first guitarist after leaving Black Sabbath. My favorite musician. He died long before his time, having the misfortune of being in a biplane that crashed into a barn. One of the first people I would resurrect, if I had such a power.

If you can't stand Ozzy, you might want to skip these, but you'll be missing some incredible guitar playing.

Crazy Train, probably his most famous riff.
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Mr. Crowley. There are some incredible guitar solos later in the song, so stick around.
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Before he was with Ozzy, he was with Quiet Riot. Here he is making some noise with them.
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[Jacob Kobryn]

Moai, achtung! Ist necessary for to follow strict directions! HUMPH! Underline letter and post videos...

[chriskot]

Supertramp
What a great band. Who doesn't like a bit of Supertramp every now and then? "School" in particular, is an awesome song.

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[Jacob Kobryn]

Tenhi

Scandinavian dark prog/neo-folk. Brilliant and magical stuff.

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[biglu]

U2


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[Mark Bot]

Steve Vai

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[biglu]

Wondergirls

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[biglu]

XTC

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[pitabread]

Younger Brother

Team up Simon Posford (aka Hallucinogen which I posted earlier) and Benji Vaughan. It's mostly downtempo electronica, but pretty hard to really classify properly. Really good stuff, though.

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[aylap]

Zeromancer

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[biglu]

Aesop Rock

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[Jacob Kobryn]

Battles

Avant-Math Rock

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[Jacob Kobryn]

Cult of Luna

Post-metal

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[Jacob Kobryn]

Deathspell Omega

creators of my Second favorite album ever...

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[Jacob Kobryn]

Earthless

Psych-Jam-Stoner-Rock

Mindblowingly awesome stuff...

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[shamandalie]

Forgotten tales!
Erm power metal. Good stuff. :D

(darn the yt link thingie is not working for me. @_@)
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EDIT- It works!!! Thank youuuu! :)

[biglu]

Groove Armada

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Forgotten tales!
Erm power metal. Good stuff. :D

(darn the yt link thingie is not working for me. @_@)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn8u-JuDiFw



It seems to work when I copy all of the numbers after the equal sign in the youtube url addy

... & then enclose them in between these things :right: [ yt ] <~> [ /yt ] :)



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[guggemmaneuver]

the late Great 20th century pop producer, Lee Hazlewood
hehe... here's a totally goofball video with nancy sinatra... (which is also my karaoke song)
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from the album Nancy and Lee

he produced duane eddy records in the 50s, enormous output, died in 2007, most famous for producing "these boots are made for walkin"

[biglu]

Idlewild

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[guggemmaneuver]

Jimmie Rodgers, america's blue yodeler

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this song always gets to me...

[corky13]

Korpiklaani

Humppa/Folk Metal from finland ^^

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[biglu]

Likke Li



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[Straight Edge Ryan]

Municipal Waste
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[biglu]

N.E.R.D.

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[biglu]

William Orbit



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[biglu]

Portishead


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[biglu]

drummer .. QuestLove



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[biglu]

RJD2


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[James.C]

Social Distortion

What can I say it's Social D, great American rocknroll.

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[Jacob Kobryn]

Tartar Lamb

Tartar Lamb is the duo-project of Toby Driver and Mia Matsumiya, both of whom are also leading members of Kayo Dot. The band was established specifically to perform Toby Driver's composition "60 Metonymies"--which is an electric guitar-violin duet; however, it is extremely possible the duo will delve into future albums and pieces as well. Tartar Lamb was augmented by the participation of Tim Byrnes, who played trumpet, and Andrew Greenwald (of The Friendly Bears) who played drums during the recording of their only studio album "60 Metonymies". The album is self-released, and able to be ordered off of Toby Driver's website. ( http://www.myspace.com/tartarlamb )

http://www.kayodot.net/toby/TLCD/TL-cover.jpg

... there's nothing on YT sorry.

[biglu]

UB-40

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[Helltroll]

Virgin Steele

Srsly. The epitome of epic power metal. The House of Atreus albums are a must.

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[biglu]

Santi White aka Santogold

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[Max Challie]

Oh my god, I can't believe I don't really have a favourite artist with a name that begins with X. Perhaps my Neurofunk addiction isn't as cheesy as I thought.. oh no, it must be. I love that genre, but at the same time, I know I'm obssessed with a silly genre of music.
Anyway, here's something I had to go searching for. And, I'm glad I did!

Junkie XL
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[Jacob Kobryn]

Yes

Been really into this band lately, awesome pwnage... Some classic prog.

Close to the Edge:

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Gates of Delirium:

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Both songs are just amazing. Yeah, the songs span over 2 YT lengths.

[Max Challie]

Yes' track "Homeworld" was featured in the PC game Homeworld. Which I naturally recommend trying. :)

[Jacob Kobryn]

I don't know that song I'm sorry to say. It's not on any of the 5 Yes albums I own, I'm afraid...

[biglu]

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[biglu]

Alice in Chains


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[Jacob Kobryn]

YESS!!!!!!!!!!!! Dirt is a top 50 all time album for me. You forgot Bleed the Freak, and Junkhead though, which are their two best songs along side Would? .

[biglu]

"You're just see-through, faded, overrated.
Out of your mind" .. I love Heaven Beside You. Brings back memories.
Junkhead's great. I dunno, for me, AIC was one of those bands that make it difficult to narrow down a favorite song.

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[Max Challie]

Black Sun Empire
A drum & bass group hailing from the Netherlands
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this one is really cheesy, but oh well. haha
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And an interview from Dunedin, New Zealand.
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[Maxine Schacker]

BED (check them out)
Anything with Kenny Davern playing clarinet
Anything with Scott Hamilton on sax...ditto for Ken Peplowski
Anything with Rebecca KILGORE - she's a member of BED but is on lots of other recordings and she's a musician's singer.

[Max Challie]

This thread is useless without youtube impedded videos or links. Please post content.

[Ian Barker]

Clann Zú

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JokGolgLjgQ

[Jacob Kobryn]

DÜN

DÜN came from Nantes in France, an instrumental sextet with ambitions of uniting all "known" types of prog. DÜN were the bastard offspring of Frank ZAPPA and MAGMA, with a heavy dose of RIO sensibility. The result was a 100% successful mix of Canterbury-, Zappa-, RIO-, Zeuhl- and symphonic impulses, music on a technical and theoretical level far above the main bulk of the average artists.

"Eros" was the group's only album. Recorded in 1981 and based on a popular concept written by Frank HERBERT, "Dune" would become as some sort of references with the track "Arrakis". All the tracks are consistently good, even on through the bonus tracks. The four studio tracks smoke from beginning to end. But, like most Zeuhl music, the bass and drums play a very dominant role. Another remarkable feature of the album is a strong flute presence. Personally I think that "Eros" is one of the best instrumental progressive albums made to date. Superb and essential masterpiece. Very strongly recommended!!!

I can't find YT vids sorry. :(

http://www.aural-innovations.com/issues/issue11/dun.jpg

[Jacob Kobryn]

Esoteric

One of the most atmospheric bands in history. This music is some of the densest, most crushing shit on this planet!

From Wiki:

Esoteric was formed in 1992, and in 1993, released Esoteric Emotions - The Death of Ignorance - a demo tape containing 82 minutes of material with a total of eight tracks. Shortly thereafter they received an offer from Aesthetic Death to record a full-length CD of new material.[1]

In June 1994, Esoteric entered Rich Bitch studios in Birmingham, UK to record six tracks to be released as a double CD, titled Epistemological Despondency. Soon after the recording of this album, Stuart (guitar) and Darren (drums) left the band, leaving Greg Chandler (vocals), Bryan Beck (bass), Simon Phillips and Gordon Bicknell (guitars). In September of that year, Steve Peters joined Esoteric to complete the guitar section. However, a suitable drummer was yet to be found.

Having only played a handful of gigs in the UK, Esoteric travelled to Germany to play a series of shows. Halfway through the tour, they were forced to turn back after an injury to Steve's leg made it impossible to continue. In June 1995, the band was back on the road with a small tour of the UK. This tour was also cut short after only two shows when their equipment was destroyed by fire. Once the equipment was replaced, Esoteric began to prepare for the recording of their second release on Aesthetic Death Records.[2]

In 1996, Esoteric entered the studio once more to record The Pernicious Enigma - their second double-CD, consisting of 9 tracks. Towards the end of 1997, one day before they were due to depart for a short tour of Germany, Simon (guitar) left the band without warning. Fortunately, Greg (vocals) was able to fill in at short notice. This has since become a permanent arrangement.

Progress was becoming slow without a full line-up and with increasing work commitments, and the three tracks that were in development over a period of two years were recorded in order to make way for new material; without a permanent drummer, Esoteric was forced to use session drum-work, provided courtesy of Keith York. Eibon Records (Italy) offered to release these tracks which were recorded, engineered and produced without the aid of professional mixing and/or mastering technicians, and in 1999, Metamorphogenesis, was released.

In May 2002, just one week before Esoteric were due to start recording their fourth album, Bryan (Bass) left the band leaving the three remaining members to record the album. This was done in intervals over a period of time spanning across the rest of the year and into 2003, using session work (as with their previous album) involving Keith York on drums and Trevor Lines on Bass. After negotiation with various labels, Esoteric signed with the French label Season of Mist. The album titled Subconscious Dissolution into the Continuum was released on June 28, 2004.

Esoteric have completed their line-up with the recent addition of three new members during mid-2003, including Andy Semmens (drums) and Mark Bodossian (bass). In addition, Olivier Goyet joined the band to perform on the keyboards which allows them to better compose their material in a live environment, where the use of an extra instrument has become necessary to emulate the complexity of the studio recordings. Following this was a tour of Europe in April 2004, where the band played in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Belgium and the Netherlands, with bands such as While Heaven Wept, Indesinence, Officium Triste, Mourning Beloveth, Thee Plague of Gentlemen, Pantheist, and many others.

In 2005, Semmens left the band. Steve Peters left the band in 2007. He was soon replaced by Kris Clayton (ex-Imindain). Joe Fletcher joined on drums in 2007.[3] The 5th album titled The Maniacal Vale and recorded at Priory Recording Studios was released in June 2008.

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[Ian Barker]

Frou Frou was a British electronic music duo composed of Imogen Heap and Guy Sigsworth. They released their only album, Details, in 2002. Both of them write, produce and play instruments on the tracks, while Heap also provides the vocals. - wiki

http://www.myspace.com/froufrou

noob question alert: How do you embed youtube videos in a forum? The link they provide never seems to work for me.

[tobbA]

Gamma Ray! :)

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[Dave_]

(the) Human Abstract

The Human Abstract is a progressive metal band influenced by metalcore and neo-classical metal. They are from Los Angeles, California. The band's name references a poem of the same title by William Blake (Songs of Experience, 1794).

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[MichaelNoel]

Gotta be Iggy! (Iggy Pop and the Stooges, so I think this counts as an "I" <_<)

Basically the founder of punk, the band was WAAAY before their time. Expect a little Doors, a little Rolling Stones, etc, as he was influenced by both of them. And it's surprising how many people don't know thier stuff. :(
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR7mCocQgEM&feature=channel_page
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSFV6RhdsNs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9_hegaKOaY&feature=related

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[Ian Barker]

Joanna Newsom

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGViUabMt14&feature=related
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[Muz]

Kero one http://www.last.fm/music/Kero+One

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[LORD M]

Lordi - Hard Rock Halleluja


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[Wiggles]

Maynard Ferguson!

He's one hard-bopin' trumpet player! Got to be my favorite jazz musician of all time. It's a shame he's past away. Luckily I got to see him perform live 5 years ago. :)

I can't really tell what video this of him I'm posting but I'm sure it's "Give it One" If not, oh well, but it should be Maynard (I'm not 100% sure it's Maynard because I can't get on youtube, just using an old link from an e-mail).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IpoRdP4SXg

And another version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7snsO7ppmA4

Enjoy! :D

-Wiggs