Most of us don't. that's the idea of this thread.

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Originally Posted by GandWuser

No offence, but should I feel dumb if I don't know most/any of these bands?

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Not at all. stasis knows a whole lote of gems that the vast majority of the general public has no idea exist. That's why this thread is here, for him to give us awesome recs we'd never be able to find on our own.

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Originally Posted by seriousbusson

Not at all. stasis knows a whole lote of gems that the vast majority of the general public has no idea exist. That's why this thread is here, for him to give us awesome recs we'd never be able to find on our own.

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Yeah. Usually I consider myself lucky if I know more than one or two from each batch.

I originally intended only to include bands I had never seen mentioned on this forum, but after beginning to share this list with others I tried to only include artists with fewer than 10,000 listeners on last.fm (Quite a bit lower for less popular genres), though I occasionally allow flexibility on that rule if the album in question has a particularly low number.

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John Tchicai - Afrodisiaca
Genre: Free Jazz
Year: 1969
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Midwinter - The Waters Of Sweet Sorrow
Genre: Folk
Year: 1993 (Recorded in 1973)
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Whirlaway - Pompano
Genre: Shoegaze/Dreampop
Year: 2004
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Cultural Noise - Aphorisms Insane
Genre: Progressive Electronic
Year: 1981
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Smoke - Heaven On a Popsicle Stick
Genre: Alt-Country/Art Rock
Year: 1994
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Glad to see you still doing these. Adding them to my get list as well.

That Whirlaway album will be the first I'll get from the list. I'll probably grab all eventually since they all sound like something I would enjoy.

Man I miss the heyday of this thread.

The recent listing really looks appealing. Starting with the Whirlaway record.

I still have about 100GB of archived tunes that I haven't heard in years to revisit, as well as just under 60GB that are new to me.
This thread has a future, though it's going to be a slower ride as it goes.

Hot damn is that Smoke album a trip. He's a dead-ringer for Tom Waits; an americana version of Joy Division.