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Some bands/artists you need to familiarize yourself with:
Albert Ayler
alto saxophonist creates fucked up free jazz with marching band overtones
Alboth!
swiss grinding death jazz
Anal Cunt
insanely wild screaming metal
Arab On Radar
guitars that sound like a swarm of angry killer bees, pre-pubescent vocals, incessant drumbeats
Art Ensemble Of Chicago
free jazz from a group of pioneers
The Berzerker
death metal with a drum machine. super-fast blast beats!
Bikini Kill
angry female punk
Bill Laswell
outstanding bassist/producer, involved in every aspect of the music industry
Bobby Conn
the anti-christ? creates pop songs that are more than worth listening to
Borbetomagus
NYC trio of 2 saxes and guitar. fierce improvisations
Captain Beefheart
genius. ultra-complex songs with elements of rock blues and jazz
Cecil Taylor
free jazz pianist and composer of pure insanity
Charles Mingus
innovative bassist/composer from the hey days of jazz
Crime
san francisco's finest punk band of the 70s
Cryptopsy
canadian death metal. amazing drumming
D.N.A.
70s new york no wave innovators
The Damned
70s punk from the UK
Dazzling Killmen
scary rock music from chicago
Dead Can Dance
very ethereal atmospheric music
Debris'
unknown oklahoma band from early-mid 70s. elements of punk before punk
Deerhoof
songs span between incredible dissonance to pretty pop. my preference is the former
Deicide
satanic death metal
Devo
spastic pop rock
Diamanda Galas
what this woman can do with her voice is frightening
Edgard Varese
the father of electronic music. truly unique classical composer/innovator
The Electric Eels
ohio's infamous band of brats
Erase Errata
music to shake your ass to. no wave/punk/pop/rock/etc.
Ex Models
talking heads on speed and 30 cups of coffee
Emerson Lake & Palmer
prog pioneers. early albums highly recommended
Flipper
hardcore punk from san francisco
The Flying Luttenbachers
running the gamut of free jazz/death metal/prog and all points in between
Fred Lane
comedic free jazz
Gary Numan
ultra-catchy pop
Get Hustle
fucked up lounge act
Glass Candy & The Shattered Theatre
death disco dance punk with harsh female vocals
Goblin
ultra-creepy synth-prog horror soundtracks from italy
Gorguts
canadian grind death metal. "obscura" is fantastic album
Grand Ulena
change on a dime brutal prog from st. louis
Harry Partch
extremely innovative composer built his own instruments
Harry Pussy
spastic punk metal
Heavens To Betsy
intensely angry female punk duo
Heldon
outstanding prog from france
Hella
totally insane drumming featured from this duo
Iannis Xenakis
brilliant modern composer
Immortal
norwegian ice cold black metal
James Chance & The Contortions
70s new york no wave funky dance jazz punk
John Coltrane
tenor saxophonist/composer and jazz icon
John Zorn
the man is in his own world musically. nothing quite like it
Joy Division
somber punk
King Crimson
prog pioneers
Lightning Bolt
hypnotic dance chaos
The Locust
ultra-speed metal
Magma
the quintessential zeuhl prog group from france
Mars
new york no wave from mars
(((microwaves)))
futuristic no wave from pittsburgh
Miles Davis
trumpeter/keyboardist/composer and jazz icon
Mike Oldfield
pop prog multi-instrumentalist
Napalm Death
english grindcore pioneers
The Need
spastic female punk
New York Dolls
70s crazy glam pop rock
Nile
egyptian death metal from south carolina
No Doctors
bluesy skronk rock from minnesota
Numbers
jagged punk dance music from san francisco
Le Orme
outstanding italian prog
Ornette Coleman
alto/tenor saxophonist/composer and arguably the father of the avant-garde
Orthrelm
totally insane speed from this duo. guitar and drums
Peter Brotzmann
tenor saxophonist and creator of some of the dirtiest sounding free jazz
Phantomsmasher
formerly atomsmasher. sometimes grind sometimes ambient sometimes noise
Pink & Brown
spastic dance rock/punk duo from san francisco
The Pop Group
funky no wave free jazz from england
Pussy Galore
jon spencer before the blues explosion
Queen
great rock music
Quintron
dancey organ music
Red Aunts
hardcore female punk
Red Transistor
new york no wave featuring von lmo
The Residents
unclassifiable craziness
Roxy Music
highly influential pop rock
Ruins
japanese high-energy prog/punk duo
Sadistik Exekution
extreme death metal from australia
The Scissor Girls
90s chicago no wave
Screamers
LA's synth-punk pioneers
Le Shok
90s hardcore garage punk
Shub-Niggurath
very dark zeuhlish prog
Sparks
70s proto new wave. very catchy
Subtonix
gloomy dance punk with saxophone
Sun Ra
outstanding free jazz from venus
Sweet
ahead of their time. 80s type pop metal rock in the early 70s
T.Rex
70s pop rock
Teenage Jesus & The Jerks
minimalistic new york no wave
Theoretical Girls
glenn branca no wave before his guitar orchestras
Univers Zero
impressive chamber style prog
Upsilon Acrux
exciting new free jazz/prog from the west coast
US Maple
insane compositions from this chicago no wave group
Van der Graaf Generator
peter hammill's epic prog journey
The Vanishing
killer death disco madness
The Velvet Underground
60s experimental pioneers
Von LMO
dancey no wave jazz
White Noise
amazing soundscapes from the 60s
Whitehouse
intense power electronics. not for the weak of heart
Wolf Eyes
current electronic innovators
XBXRX
spastic punk known for live shows of pure chaos
Yes
early 70s albums are great