Saturday, July 18, 2009

Hungarian Folk, Israeli Techno, and Zombies!

Today entries are more on the "weird" side of obscure music. By no means does that imply it is not as well written or made, it's just a little more odd than what you are probably used to. Please Enjoy!

~The Moon And The Nightspirit is a group that started up in 2005. Consisting of lyricist and guitarist Mihaly Szabo, and vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Agnes Toth. Hailing from Hungary, they have not gained much publicity, though they still tour Europe for concerts. Their first album was available through Internet only, and therefore, not many sold. Obscure, and very pretty, The Moon and the Nightspirit has a unique sound. Renaissance style instrumentation, while re-telling the stories of Hungarian folk tales, they really have found an unexplored niche. In Hungarian folklore, a táltos is a shamanistic role, though not entirely the same. Power is given to them from birth, and the intrinsically know how to use it, they do not need instruments to perform their miracles, and they are placed upon the earth with a specific mission from God. According to folklore tradition, the égi táltos (or heavenly táltos) is Jesus Christ. So, while I do not know any Hungarian, I can guess what their song, égi táltos is about.


~Apocalyptica is odd. You see, they were VERY obscure for quite a while, known by few as an awesome quartet of cellos that played Metallica songs. Then they bursted into popularity when they did a song with the lead singer of HIM, Ville Valo, and Lauri Ylönen from the band The Rasmus, and made a song worthy of all the raw talent. Bittersweet may not be as obscure as other songs I've shared, but it is definitely worth a spot for being made by obscure artists. Please enjoy.


~Infected Mushroom is a type of techno you cannot forget about. Their use of unconventional instruments in techno coupled with their exceptional use of synth-electronica make all of their songs unique, while still driven and have a great beat. With album titles like Converting Vegetarians and Vicious Delicious, they are a great band to get to know. Please Enjoy Becoming Insane.


~Zombies! They want your Brains! And Jonathan Coulton seems to know what they want. If Zombies could intelligently, and coherently describe their every want and need, Jonathan Seem to know what they'd say. Re: Your brains just makes you want to laugh, because the zombie give a pretty goods argument for letting him in to eat them. From his album entitled Thing-a-week, Re: your brains is a favorite of mine.



Thanks for taking the time to read, and I look forward to getting even more readers and listeners. As always, if you have a request, or if you know a great obscure song or artist, Please email me at Alexander.the.okay@gmail.com, and I am more than willing to help accommodate!

2 comments:

  1. My favorite one so far and my favorite out of all the songs you have put up so far is Re: Your Brains. If you could put up something like that again I'd be into it.

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  2. Okay then, I will look through my library, and see what I can do for tomorrow!

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