[wab]

I was surprised to see that a few of my fav artists/bands have never been mentioned here! I'll start:

Motorpsycho
Zita Swoon
Alvin Lucier
Hafler Trio
Flying Saucer Attack

 

[tehpressman]

Elysian Fields (or Lovage for that matter, Jennifer Charles is my favorite female singer)
Estradasphere
Praxis
The Residents

 

[Jeff Guidry]

To continue the Hafler Trio idea:

Zoviet France
Dead Voices on Air
Mark Spybey
James Plotkin
Stars of the Lid

 

[Aong]

im not sure whether you would call him an 'artist', but im surprised Dimitri from paris hasn't been mensioned