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Basically videos of obscure bands with low view count but that sound pretty good (to me)

starting off with Kil Kil, I saw this band in 2014 and they are definitely worth it, they will again be playing next week in Cape Town

[video=youtube_share;Wyc9zi3_fH8]https://youtu.be/Wyc9zi3_fH8[/video]
 
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[video=youtube_share;4LFd37KEZS8]https://youtu.be/4LFd37KEZS8[/video]
 
mercurial said:
saturnz likes a challenge.
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The first song off their last and best album, I picked it up because I liked the cover and my dealer approved.

[video=youtube_share;UobRyLSn9KI]https://youtu.be/UobRyLSn9KI[/video]
 
originally from Pretoria, this is the most prolific band I've come across, sometimes releasing two albums a year and atleast one a year- definitely worth seeing live as well

I'm quite proud to say I have two of their albums on vinyl, and this is the first song off the second of those albums

[video=youtube_share;KbS_468cJQY]https://youtu.be/KbS_468cJQY[/video]
 
copacetic said:
I honestly can't make out if you are trolling, or just have a really unapproachable taste in music. :o
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what kind of "sound" do you like? for example, do you prefer organic or electronic music

maybe I can suggest something within that context
 
saturnz said:
what kind of "sound" do you like? for example, do you prefer organic or electronic music

maybe I can suggest something within that context
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It's hard to encapsulate, actually, as I listen to a fairly broad variety of music, the actual genres of which are about the least important element. Some of my favourites currently though, just glancing through my library:

  • Devin Townsend (favourite musician of all time, no doubt about it)
  • Feed Me
  • Tool / APC / Puscifer
  • Queens of the Stone Age
  • Siriusmo
  • Opeth
  • Boards of Canada

And lots of other stuff - This is just striking my fancy at the moment. It's mostly very... melodic, groovy, wall-of-soundish, so I guess it's those sorts of attributes that float my boat.
 
copacetic said:
And lots of other stuff - This is just striking my fancy at the moment. It's mostly very... melodic, groovy, wall-of-soundish, so I guess it's those sorts of attributes that float my boat.
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Listened to Caspian?

[video=youtube;HYwe0gV20zE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYwe0gV20zE[/video]
 
saor said:
Listened to Caspian?
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I am, now.

Enjoying the drummer very much, and the music is good, to be sure - Post rock (I guess this is what it is?) I do struggle with a little bit - It all sounds the same to me (which is not a criticism as ultimately most bands 'sound the same'), but I struggle to listen to it for extended periods. It does remind me of a band I came across a while ago though, that I quite enjoyed, but they went more electronic as their albums progressed... trying to remember...

Ah, yes, Vessels:

[video=youtube;_JxiJ9GX1yA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JxiJ9GX1yA[/video]

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This is all making me want to make some music again...
 
copacetic said:
Enjoying the drummer very much, and the music is good, to be sure - Post rock (I guess this is what it is?) I do struggle with a little bit - It all sounds the same to me (which is not a criticism as ultimately most bands 'sound the same'), but I struggle to listen to it for extended periods. It does remind me of a band I came across a while ago though, that I quite enjoyed, but they went more electronic as their albums progressed... trying to remember...
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I feel kinda similar about it. I don't really have it on my phone or anything, but like now - taking a listen after a long break - I'm super into it for this moment. A bit like medicine.
Will check out Vessels in a bit...
 
saor said:
Listened to Caspian?

[video=youtube;HYwe0gV20zE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYwe0gV20zE[/video]
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Adding this to my phone for listening on my way to work tomorrow morning.. particularly like the chunky, fuzzy bass at around the 3 to 4 minute mark.. very good listening..
 
copacetic said:
It's hard to encapsulate, actually, as I listen to a fairly broad variety of music, the actual genres of which are about the least important element. Some of my favourites currently though, just glancing through my library:

  • Devin Townsend (favourite musician of all time, no doubt about it)
  • Feed Me
  • Tool / APC / Puscifer
  • Queens of the Stone Age
  • Siriusmo
  • Opeth
  • Boards of Canada

And lots of other stuff - This is just striking my fancy at the moment. It's mostly very... melodic, groovy, wall-of-soundish, so I guess it's those sorts of attributes that float my boat.
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then I'm going to try this


[video=youtube_share;MaDknDKCITo]https://youtu.be/MaDknDKCITo[/video]

interesting you like QOTSA, but this thread is a hipster meme as such, QOTSA is "mainstream"

all my music, across all genres, is not as polished as Devin though- its mostly "raw energy", even the trip hop albums that I have- I'm not a fan of polished music.
 
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My other favourite...

[video=youtube;W9FWXi2akTw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9FWXi2akTw[/video]
 
saturnz said:
then I'm going to try this

interesting you like QOTSA, but this thread is a hipster meme as such, QOTSA is "mainstream"

all my music, across all genres, is not as polished as Devin though- its mostly "raw energy", even the trip hop albums that I have- I'm not a fan of polished music.
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Yeah, that was cool. :)

QotSA are of course mainstream, I was just trying to get across the sort of music I listen to. As for polish - If I think about it, much of what I listen to is very polished actually but it's incidental more than a criteria.

I'm not sure if this qualifies as hipster, but some awesome electronic stuff that's not very well known:

[video=youtube;nQyBc6cR3GQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQyBc6cR3GQ[/video]
 
KilKil will be at Suntravolta tonight, R50 cover and they will be on at 10:45, I'll definitely be going

They also will be playing tomorrow on Hectic on Hope, and then some other shows in other cities.
 
saturnz said:
KilKil will be at Suntravolta tonight, R50 cover and they will be on at 10:45, I'll definitely be going

They also will be playing tomorrow on Hectic on Hope, and then some other shows in other cities.
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This is a service I'd like.
Being notified of live gigs in my area.
See far too little live music, wish I knew about more.
 
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