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Favourite obscure/unknown Artist and Performer

Posted by The Professor on March 17, 2012 at 7:47am in Other stuff - off topic, fun stuff, whatever

Hi all, today I read a thread about Townes Van Zandt which led me research (go on Youtube) him further. This is an artist that I had no knowledge of before and I was delighted when I looked him up. Thanks to Oily for this.

So I thought I would start a discussion where we could list interesting artists that may be obscure overseas or unique or anything that you like that you feel may appeal to others. Its not a thread to list Black Sabbath or Zeppelin but something a little different.

I will start the ball rolling with a few that some of you may like.

Black Carrot

Mark Lanegan

The Unthanks

Prof.

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  • Calim March 21, 2012 at 4:54pm

     i would recommend Pascal Comelade and his toy instruments, or buddy stuart? (don't know why his music is such rarities while it is use a lot in T.V and movies..)

    i didn't know many things except mark lanegan ( saw him in antwerpeen some weeks ago, was an amazing performance) and wovenhand,  so thanks all for sharing good music!

    hey, i discovered a lot of great stuff here too, thanks to tikigraham...

    • The Professor > Calim March 23, 2012 at 9:07am

      This stuff is great. Do check out Black Carrot they are a very unusual act.

      • Vinylhed > The Professor March 23, 2012 at 10:12am

        Are you Black Carrot's manager? 

        • The Professor > Vinylhed March 23, 2012 at 10:34am

          Am I over doing it? But no, I do nothing glam for a living apart from starting threads on websites

          • Vinylhed > The Professor March 23, 2012 at 12:44pm

            You can never over do it when you're attempting to educate the masses. I'd love to see Black Carrot live, I think that'd be a hell of a gig.

    • Vinylhed > Calim March 21, 2012 at 8:03pm

      Wow, I really like Pascal Comelade, batshit crazy stuff! Thanks for the heads up, Calim

  • Delvero March 21, 2012 at 3:55pm

    One of the very best slide players Ellen McIllwayne! From Canada

  • Skeesix March 21, 2012 at 1:34pm

    Ben Lacy from Lexington, KY. He plays in a style similar to Tuck Andress (playing "drums", bass, rhythm and lead guitar all at the same time on guitar), but I think he's even better.

    The audio quality is kind of distorted on this, but you'll get the idea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFyd04Yenlc

  • Vinylhed March 20, 2012 at 7:14pm

    Thanks Keni, I like a good rag so Sam Mitchell's right up my street. He was the guitarist in The Sandmen? I think I had a tape of theirs I picked up for 50p somewhere. Hated it! But I like Mitchell's own stuff very much.

    My recommendation for today is Curtis Eller's American Circus.

    http://www.curtiseller.com/

    Curtis Eller New York City's, self proclaimed, angriest yodelling banjo player. Seeing him play live is an experience and a half. He prowls the gig, high kicking and spinning his way through the audience, while playing his trusty banjo. His songs are bathed in deep deep Americana, featuring performing elephants, circus fires, pigeon racing and presidential assassinations. I challenge anyone not to me moved to tears when they  join in with emotional chorus to Save Me Joe Lewis.

    Check out After The Soil Fails and Alaska

    You can listen to his three albums and one EP here: http://curtiseller.bandcamp.com/



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