Non-mainstream bands

2008-10-21 07:32:10

#1

Switch: Knee Deep In Clunge; +489|6886|Tyne & Wear, England

So are there any non-mainstream bands / artists out there that you're listening to that we might not have heard of?

I'm into a Danish band called 'The Kissaway Trail' at the minute. Their use if the English language is interesting to say the least, but I like it.

Youtube or whatever links please.

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.

2008-10-21 07:46:09

#2

heggs: Spamalamadingdong; +581|6811|New York

Oh shit, that's mostly what I listen to. Here's a sizable list (but it's nowhere near complete to all the bands I listen to), no links though, you can look them up on your own:

The Hush Sound
The New Amsterdams
Kevin Devine
Cursive
Braid
Defiance Ohio
RX Bandits
Chuck Ragan
Explosions in the Sky
God is an Astronaut
65daysofstatic
Bedouin Soundclash
The Early November (Ace enders, I can make a mess like nobody's business)
Heatmiser
Sunny Day Real Estate
Islands
Jack's Mannequin (Something Corporate)
Straylight Run
The Sound of Animals Fighting

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2008-10-21 08:06:08

#3

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2008-10-21 08:10:59

#4

The A W S M F O X: I Won't Deny It; +172|6107|SQUID

Guitar Wolf
Supersnazz
Thee Michelle Gun Elephant
Teengenerate
Electric Eel Shock
Lightning Bolt
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Ugly Duckling

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2008-10-21 08:13:49

#5

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6894

Define 'mainstream' first.

Most of Hegg's list are like the mainstream posterchilds of their genre (EITS/God Is An Astronaut as post-rock, Braid/Sunny Day for old emo etc.)

If by 'mainstream' you mean pop, then here follows the full list of 30 trillion artists...

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2008-10-21 08:25:13

#6

Braddock: Agitator; +916|6713|Éire

Primus
The Residents
God Is An Astronaut
Einstürzende Neubauten
Graham Coxon

2008-10-21 08:26:00

#7

heggs: Spamalamadingdong; +581|6811|New York

Uzique wrote:
Define 'mainstream' first.

Most of Hegg's list are like the mainstream posterchilds of their genre (EITS/God Is An Astronaut as post-rock, Braid/Sunny Day for old emo etc.)

If by 'mainstream' you mean pop, then here follows the full list of 30 trillion artists...

It's all relative really. I was listing bands that were unlikely to be heard if the person in question only listened to the radio. However, if you were to really get into the respective genre, yes, these are bands that you will have heard of and probably will have listened to.

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2008-10-21 08:28:11

#8

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6894

heggs wrote:
Uzique wrote:
Define 'mainstream' first.

Most of Hegg's list are like the mainstream posterchilds of their genre (EITS/God Is An Astronaut as post-rock, Braid/Sunny Day for old emo etc.)

If by 'mainstream' you mean pop, then here follows the full list of 30 trillion artists...
It's all relative really. I was listing bands that were unlikely to be heard if the person in question only listened to the radio. However, if you were to really get into the respective genre, yes, these are bands that you will have heard of and probably will have listened to.

Yeah, my point precisely Does he mean 'mainstream' as in, the representation of 'x' genre through the popular and 'surface' bands, or does he mean the commercial mainstream scene- aka 'pop' genre? Either way, a good topic for sharing decent music!

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2008-10-21 08:41:44

#9

Switch: Knee Deep In Clunge; +489|6886|Tyne & Wear, England

Uzique wrote:
Define 'mainstream' first.

Most of Hegg's list are like the mainstream posterchilds of their genre (EITS/God Is An Astronaut as post-rock, Braid/Sunny Day for old emo etc.)

If by 'mainstream' you mean pop, then here follows the full list of 30 trillion artists...

No not pop. Mainstream doesn't necessarily only mean the cash cows of the music industry, with huge marketing budgets and lots of media exposure, the epitome of consumerism. Two of my favourite bands Deftones and Thrice don't really have the above but I would still consider them mainstream.

By non-mainstream I mean very little media coverage and airtime, ie you might see them on music channels once in a blue moon. Small / independent record labels, foreign bands (could be popular in one country but unknown in the next), and even upcoming bands who may eventually fall into the mainstream category later on in life, but are currently an unknown quantity.

Last edited by KILLSWITCH (2008-10-21 09:37:01)

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2008-10-21 08:44:31

#10

Parker: isteal; +1,452|6817|The Gem Saloon

a few bluegrass bands;

william elliott whitmore (of course)

curtis eller

strawfoot

(my violin teacher )

letely the only other thing i have been listening to is classical.

2008-10-21 08:44:33

#11

heggs: Spamalamadingdong; +581|6811|New York

KILLSWITCH wrote:
Uzique wrote:
Define 'mainstream' first.

Most of Hegg's list are like the mainstream posterchilds of their genre (EITS/God Is An Astronaut as post-rock, Braid/Sunny Day for old emo etc.)

If by 'mainstream' you mean pop, then here follows the full list of 30 trillion artists...
No not pop. Mainstream doesn't necessarily only mean the cash cows of the music industry, with huge marketing budgets and lots of media exposure, the epitome of consumerism. Two of my favourite bands Deftones and Thrice don't really have the above but I would still consider them mainstream.

By non-mainstream I mean very little media coverage and airtime, ie you might see them on music channels once in a blue moon. Small / independent record labels, foreign bands (could be popular in one counrty but unknown in the next), and even upcoming bands who may eventually fall into the mainstream category later on in life, but are currently an unknown quantity.

Fair enough.

See all the bands I listed then. I can honestly say I have never heard any of them played on the radio and rarely see any sort of video played on TV.

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2008-10-21 08:48:28

#12

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2008-10-21 08:53:09

#13

Switch: Knee Deep In Clunge; +489|6886|Tyne & Wear, England

heggs wrote:
See all the bands I listed then. I can honestly say I have never heard any of them played on the radio and rarely see any sort of video played on TV.

Yeah they seem like a good example. I'll get round to looking at everyones sugestions when I get the chance.

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.

2008-10-21 09:03:04

#14

loubot: O' HAL naw!; +470|7001|Columbus, OH

Here is a so, so non-mainstream radio station you can listen to over the net: woxy
They play bands from the UK as well, give it a shot and tell me what you think.

2008-10-21 10:31:44

#15

Surgeons: U shud proabbly f off u fat prik; +3,097|6913|Gogledd Cymru

Not really a band, but they remix tracks, and I love them.

The Legion of Doom

2008-10-21 13:36:28

#16

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6894

Oh well then I'll just rattle off some hideously under-rated and under-exposed bands that I've listened to in the last 24 hours (Last.fm for the win, exhaustive lists for the lose):

Jeniferever
Immanu El
yourcodenameis:Milo
pg.Lost
This Will Destroy You
Joy Wants Eternity
Gregor Samsa
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Helios / Goldmund
Labradford
Eluvium
Tetsu Inoue
Belong
Max Richter
Frog Pocket
Sylvain Cheveau

I'm far too lazy to actually list any from thought, that's just a swipe from my recent charts .

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2008-10-21 13:39:45

#17

Miggle: FUCK UBISOFT; +1,411|7165|FUCK UBISOFT

heggs wrote:
Explosions in the Sky
Islands

These.

2008-10-21 14:02:13

#18

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|7155|St. Andrews / Oslo

The New Amsterdams
The Raconteurs

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2008-10-21 14:04:28

#19

Noobpatty: ʎʇʇɐdqoou; +194|6777|West NY

I listen to lots of local bands.
I'm hardcore lieek that

2008-10-21 14:05:44

#20

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|7155|St. Andrews / Oslo

Noobpatty wrote:
I listen to lots of local bands.
I'm hardcore lieek that

NOO YAWK

2008-10-21 14:06:49

#21

Phatmatt: Vroom Vroom; +298|6612|Canada

Sonata Arctica - Power Metal
DragonForce - Power Metal

Althought many people know DragonForce, they only know them for one song "Through The Fire And Flames". But they do have some really good and sometimes better songs then the one in GHIII. Sonata Arctica is the same genre but slower in pace than DF.

2008-10-21 14:12:48