[Uncle Erik]

You're welcome!

Forgot to mention Tom Waits. Accessible enough to drag you in, but he pushes boundaries.

So will the Super Furry Animals. They sound conventional, but then they'll break into Welsh... and things get weird. Similarly, the first album by the Starlight Mints, "The Dream That Stuff Is Made Of" is completely off-kilter. You'll expect one thing and then it'll go somewhere else. You might also love "The Sunlandic Twins" and "Satanic Panic In The Attic" by Of Montreal. Somewhat conventional, but the songs go in unexpected ways halfway through. Lots of fun.

If those grab you, look into the other Elephant 6 bands. Neutral Milk Hotel's "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea" is hugely popular. You might enjoy Elf Power, Beulah and The Apples in Stereo, too.

 

[tru blu]

Wussy…luvvv that band…
 
Sleigh Bells…
 
tUnE-yArDs…
 
Colin Stetson…

 

[mibutenma]

Primus  -perhaps try out other songs besides just these
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCf40wrpdlc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWMhrGf2ylw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfJg_HzzKrA
 
 
Tom Waits  -music that is all over the place you have to listen to a number songs/albums of him
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu3hWPqz67Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1TLD98iOB4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvMy1xOh6cw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWgwILGLCAs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr1Qsfwepf4


Tangerine Dream
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w8VsvJ40sM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igDImdr5-qU
 
Gogol Bordello
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maocOiES-Mo

Gabby Lala
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64Ja72GGaVM

Frank Zappa

Nick Cave
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t22XTWRDjh8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrxePKps87k



Uriah Heep -maybe not really unique but compared to mainstream radio and some of their peers of their time they are to me
really hard to get taste of them from a few songs though maybe try out some others if you don't like these
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InN5foW9RLs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Q39Om8sC4k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDo-WcXoVZk

Ayreon

Nightwish -not so much the sound but the singing style although other bands have popped up with similar singing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2ejrXZlHU4
 
Jethro Tull
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVzyaGIAcEg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZEKvN4UCSE
 
 
Kitaro -not really unique genre wise but with actual vocals nice music second song really great instrumental.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5ooaaYU_ks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fzNOj2Hex

 

[loremipsum]

Mahmoud Awad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6fldyHVOsA
 
Definitely interesting, if nothing else.

 

[Borgbox]

"Threnodies for the Victims of Hiroshima"
 
and some Shpongle

 

[Micheki]

Quote:

You're welcome!

Forgot to mention Tom Waits. Accessible enough to drag you in, but he pushes boundaries.

So will the Super Furry Animals. They sound conventional, but then they'll break into Welsh... and things get weird. Similarly, the first album by the Starlight Mints, "The Dream That Stuff Is Made Of" is completely off-kilter. You'll expect one thing and then it'll go somewhere else. You might also love "The Sunlandic Twins" and "Satanic Panic In The Attic" by Of Montreal. Somewhat conventional, but the songs go in unexpected ways halfway through. Lots of fun.

If those grab you, look into the other Elephant 6 bands. Neutral Milk Hotel's "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea" is hugely popular. You might enjoy Elf Power, Beulah and The Apples in Stereo, too.

 
x2 love Tom Waits
 
 
 

 

[JadeEast]

Half OT. Anyone remember the show "fishing with John?" where interesting musician John Lurie takes Tom Waits fishing?
It's on youtube.