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Obscure artists

Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2018 13:16
by candyjack
Something strange happened the other day. I stumbled upon an amazing song on Youtube. So I looked him up, but his Wikipedia page looked like it was written by himself. None of his records are being sold on Amazon. With some effort, I could find an entire playlist of his songs on Youtube, and to my astonishment, they all had less than 10 views and 0 comments. It feels quite exclusive to be one of the few people who's heard that music. But at the same time, it's a sin to keep it all to yourself. The artist I'm talking about is Gary Tanin. This is his best song. (That link goes to the entire playlist.)

What are some obscure artists that you admire?

Re: Obscure artists

Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2018 7:58
by proYorp
Well, to start off, I do enjoy the music of the resident Keening composers. Gamebird, Mr. M, ZidaneA, kvee, I listen to their remixes and songs they've made for mods on a semi-regular basis. Additionally, I really like kvee's chiptunes he makes. I was even inspired to start messing around with chiptunes a bit myself.

But I'm sure you already know about them. One obscure artist I've found is known as Klereherrie. He mostly does covers, but has a few original songs, which I think are pretty good.

Less obscure, but not super well-know (definitely way more than 10 views per video), one of my personal favourite artists is Waterflame. He does a wide variety of genres, from atmospheric to DnB, and all of it is pretty solid IMO. This is one of my favourites: Thunderzone v2

For those with a taste for Soul Music

Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2018 18:11
by Benvolio
Hmmm. Well, this song I have known since I was about 2 - it was on the first CD I ever listened to, which was a cheap supermarket soul music compliation. It is actually a B-side of the popular disco-era hit "Bustin' Loose" and an album track from the album of that name. Yet the most viewed upload on YouTube has 302 views (whereas the A side has at least 2 million views on youtube based on the first couple of uploads)... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq_FVmD-Wxc

To me it sounds amazing and gives me chills as it was one of the first things I was aware of. But maybe to others it sounds ordinary.

Re: Obscure artists

Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2019 1:00
by candyjack
And now it has 314 views.

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Coincidence? I think not.

On the subject of soul, there's also Wait a Minute by The Newday. We had to study / play it for musical education in high school. I always thought it was a popular song because of that. But a while ago I was curious about more of their music, and couldn't find anything at all. No other songs by them, no Wikipedia page, nothing. That song was also released on a compilation, and it may be their only song that ever got released. Even though it's a great song.

Re: Obscure artists

Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2019 1:16
by candyjack
proYorp wrote: Thu Dec 27, 2018 7:58 Well, to start off, I do enjoy the music of the resident Keening composers. Gamebird, Mr. M, ZidaneA, kvee, I listen to their remixes and songs they've made for mods on a semi-regular basis. Additionally, I really like kvee's chiptunes he makes. I was even inspired to start messing around with chiptunes a bit myself.

But I'm sure you already know about them. One obscure artist I've found is known as Klereherrie. He mostly does covers, but has a few original songs, which I think are pretty good.

Less obscure, but not super well-know (definitely way more than 10 views per video), one of my personal favourite artists is Waterflame. He does a wide variety of genres, from atmospheric to DnB, and all of it is pretty solid IMO. This is one of my favourites: Thunderzone v2
On the subject of Keening artists: I really love Shikadi Rock by Mink. I couldn't find it online, so I uploaded it myself. Do let me know if that website works, because sometimes people report it doesn't work for them.

Re: Obscure artists

Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2019 1:27
by Nisaba
Off Topic:
candyjack wrote: Fri Jan 04, 2019 1:16
@candyjack are you by any chance M. the Candyjunk???

Re: Obscure artists

Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2019 8:22
by proYorp
candyjack wrote: Fri Jan 04, 2019 1:16 Do let me know if that website works, because sometimes people report it doesn't work for them.
Works fine for me. That's a classic, alright. (By the way, the mod the song is used in was made by Mink, but the song itself was composed by Mr. M. ;) )

Re: Obscure artists

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2019 15:43
by candyjack
Nisaba wrote: Fri Jan 04, 2019 1:27 Off Topic:
candyjack wrote: Fri Jan 04, 2019 1:16
@candyjack are you by any chance M. the Candyjunk???
This gets asked more often but no, I am not. I am candyjack.

Re: Obscure artists

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2019 16:08
by Nisaba
candyjack wrote: Mon Jan 14, 2019 15:43
Nisaba wrote: Fri Jan 04, 2019 1:27 Off Topic:
candyjack wrote: Fri Jan 04, 2019 1:16
@candyjack are you by any chance M. the Candyjunk???
This gets asked more often but no, I am not. I am candyjack.
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Re: Obscure artists

Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2019 9:30
by Benvolio
proYorp wrote: Thu Dec 27, 2018 7:58 One obscure artist I've found is known as Klereherrie.
Just went back and had another look... my favourite is that Eiffel 65 cover on the floppy drives.

Re: Obscure artists

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2019 13:49
by MoffD
Floppy Drive Music? Now that's a wonderful little rabbit hole to go down. :D

Re: Obscure artists

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2019 17:46
by candyjack
Benvolio wrote: Sun Feb 03, 2019 9:30
proYorp wrote: Thu Dec 27, 2018 7:58 One obscure artist I've found is known as Klereherrie.
Just went back and had another look... my favourite is that Eiffel 65 cover on the floppy drives.
On the subject of Eiffel 65: did you know that they are only well-known in Europe? I only discovered that recently.

Re: Obscure artists

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2019 22:40
by proYorp
MoffD wrote: Fri Feb 08, 2019 13:49 Floppy Drive Music? Now that's a wonderful little rabbit hole to go down. :D
Haha, yeah. From recommendations on that video, I found this other guy that does all manner of song covers on an orchestra of floppy drives and other equipment:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oym7B7YidKs

Re: Obscure artists

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 6:50
by proYorp
Since we've already mentioned floppy drive music here...
"Commander Keen 5 on Floppy Drives"