Best Bands No One Has Ever Heard Of

[HoboFactory]

As much as I dread this becoming an "indie-er than thou" contest, I'll ask anyways. What/who do you think is the best band or artist that you think is extremely unheard of?

 

I would say, th Russian rock band DDT. While very poplular in Russia (they've played to audiences of around 120,000 people), it seems few have heard of them in the west. Their music is somehow both strange and unusual, and at the same time very familiar.

[sodamntired]

Schwab Schwab Schwab Schwab Schwab Schwab Schwab Schwab

 

also, check out Matthew Good. he's pretty sweet.

[haircut-rabbit]

The Vermicious Knid

[Hyphnip]

also, check out Matthew Good. he's pretty sweet.

I'm assuming that saying that no one has heard of Matt was kind of sarcastic.

[saturnine]

wow. very good.

[Crusader]

dave matthews band > matthew good band

[sodamntired]

thats like saying:

 

sex > no sex

 

duh.

Edited July 8, 2007 by sodamntired

[Some Random]

i never heard of this guy till i saw his name on the ads for the upcoming joel plaskett show. figured since i payed to see him, i should check him out:

 

peter elkas

 

i was considering not going to the show until joel plaskett took the stage, but i think i'll go for the opener now. he's pretty good.

[borntohula]

i've seen peter elkas le le live. he was pretty cool.

 

no one here has ever mentioned cave-in. i loves them. i like the microphones lately, and to my limited knowledge, no one has mentioned them, although its possible they've been posted in shade's album upload topic and i missed it. i'm not going to bother searching, that's how reckless i am.

[Muran]

Doubting Paris

 

They opened for David Usher once. I like 'em.

[Prometheon]

Wintersleep, Talk Talk, Sonata Arctica (if you like power metal).

 

Edit: Pavement is also amazing, but I dunno how "unknown" they are. To some people they are like "the original indie" and on the other hand, some of the most "indie" people I know haven't even heard of them.

Edited July 8, 2007 by Prometheon

[sodamntired]

i've seen peter elkas le le live. he was pretty cool.

i'm a fan of his old band The Local Rabbits.

[Ravenous megin-sane]

the bird rentals.

and the inflation kills.

 

and the sourkeys.

and vermicious knid.

[primetime_deliverance]

Moving Mountains

Blackfield

Edited July 9, 2007 by primetime_deliverance

[shade]

There are a lot of amazing groups from Japan:

 

Boredoms (side-projects: OOIOO, Rovo, OLAibi)

Boris

Acid Mothers Temple

Susumu Yokota

Merzbow

Melt-Banana

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From Elsewhere:

 

'Pavement' isn't a bad suggestion...neither is Blackfield.

 

 

Boards of Canada

Any Doseone project (cLOUDDEAD, 13&God, Subtle)

Genghis Tron

Lightning Bolt

Pineapple Thief

Psychic Ills

Racoo-oo-oon

Secret Chiefs 3

Sun Kil Moon

Talkdemonic

Tim Hecker

Venetian Snares

 

 

If you are interested in anything I can upload a sample...or full album

[eddis]

Karate

 

Soothing, jazzy punk like music. I guess you could call it that

[Azalroth]

Psyclon Nine

Psychaos

 

Chevelle

Breaking Benjamin

Atomship

(hed) P.E.

Cobra Starship

The Mooney Suzuki

Anarchy Club

Buckethead (Songs of just Guitar and drums)

Chris Daughtry (not sure if anyone really knows this one???)

Classified (Hip-Hop...rap-ish)

Wintersleep

Wolfmother

Flyleaf

Idlesons

Lostprophets

Portishead

Poets of the Fall

She Wants Revenge

 

Just to name a few that I have ;)

[Ravenous megin-sane]

chevelle? that's a blast from the past

[Seanathon]

Chevelle

Breaking Benjamin

(hed) P.E.

Cobra Starship

Buckethead (Songs of just Guitar and drums)

Wintersleep

Wolfmother

Flyleaf

Lostprophets

Portishead

I am the least indie of the indie, but I've heard of these ones..

 

..also

Chris Daughtry (not sure if anyone really knows this one???)

 

Seriously?

[HoboFactory]

Psyclon Nine

Psychaos

 

Chevelle

Breaking Benjamin

Atomship

(hed) P.E.

Cobra Starship

The Mooney Suzuki

Anarchy Club

Buckethead (Songs of just Guitar and drums)

Chris Daughtry (not sure if anyone really knows this one???)

Classified (Hip-Hop...rap-ish)

Wintersleep

Wolfmother

Flyleaf

Idlesons

Lostprophets

Portishead

Poets of the Fall

She Wants Revenge

 

Just to name a few that I have ;)

Many of those are pretty well-known. She Wants Revenge is fun though.

[Ravenous megin-sane]

the ergs!

go sailor

bird rentals

clann zu

cities in dust

constantines

contrived

controller.controller

defiance, ohio

despistado

the evens

fake problems

hot snakes

i'm from barcelona

karen ann

kids these days

the loved ones

madeline

mandarin

mark berube

mary carl

pedro the lion

propaganhi

q and not u

richard laviolette

s.t.u.n

sonic youth

soul coughing

the sourkeys

sub.bionic

test icicles

these arms are snakes

the unicorns

up up down down

vampire weekend

verbena

vermicious knid

voxtrot

weakerthans

wintersleep

 

note: yes, i just went through my playlist

[Azalroth]

Many of those are pretty well-known. She Wants Revenge is fun though.

I find most of those aren't that well known, but that might be just the people I know.

[garsk]

of meg's list, i have heard:

constantines

propaganhi

sonic youth

soul coughing

wintersleep

[S.E. Hardy]

go sailor

i'm from barcelona

madeline

pedro the lion

sonic youth

soul coughing

the unicorns

voxtrot

I love these ones too! (esp. Voxtrot and I'm From Barcelona ;))

[sodamntired]

some aforementioned Schwab

 

Bland Band Boogie (http://www.sendspace.com/file/9oyomb)

 

Hellth At Gordons (http://www.sendspace.com/file/s50t9p)

 

What Robert Said To Me (http://www.sendspace.com/file/hjxohh)

 

download, listen and share what you think of it.

 

i think they are the coolest band that should be huge.