Bands you discovered recently who really light your fire

[Bunnyboy]

You know when you go through phases of getting disillusioned with music and revist all your old faves, instead of seeking out new stuff, then - SUDDENLY!! - a great band you have never heard comes your way and blows the jaudice from your skin?

Well, for 10 points here are my two at the moment:

Chora - AFAIK they havnt actually released a record yet, I think they have a 3" CD out next week.
Amazing power electronic improv that encompasses jazz, US Hardcore, ambient, musique concrete, etc.
Their live show is structured, but the sounds that they make are improvised.
Stunning

Melt Banana - Me mates have been going on about them for ages, so I decided to get an album by them.
JESUS f**king CHRIST!!!
Mind-bogglingly fast punk/pop/hardcore with free jazz bits, loops, drum n bass sections - the sound of a established genre being made fun and intersting again.

So, who has floated your boat recently

[herodotus]

Yeah, Melt Banana rules.

Isis
Cafe Tacuba
Joel R.L. Phelps and the Downer Trio
Trevor Dunn's Trio Convulsant
Mars Volta

[Bunnyboy]

And Isis rule as well!!

Have you heard Old Man Gloom??

[nuffink]

Prefuse 73
Chicago Underground
Isotope 217
Ahmad Jamal (not new but I've just discovered him)

[herodotus]

And Isis rule as well!!

Have you heard Old Man Gloom??

No.

Do tell.

[hello1234]

Mars Volta

[o'malley]

I just got that "Handsome Boy Modeling School" record, I think it is really funny and creative.

[o'malley]

Mars Volta

Yeah, they kick ass!

[cron]

The All Tomorrow's Parties festival has really opened my ears to a lot of rock stuff.

A band called Afrirampo (two Japanese teenage girls on drums and guitar, both doing vocals) absolutely blew the shit out of everyone lucky enough to see them. Easily the best surprise of the festival. You can listen to 20 mins of their set at the Radio One site by following this link:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks ... music_rob#

... and fast-forwarding to 1 hour 15 mins. The player only lets you fast forward in 5 or 15 minute increments. If you hit 1hr 15mins exactly (be quick ), that's only about 10-20 seconds after they came on stage and started confusing people with their "we are eating tomorrow" chant.

I honestly can't recommend this band enough. f**king amazing semi-improvised noise rock with a stage presence to match. I met the drummer, Pikachu, later in the wekeend and had a very nice conversation with her in exceptionally inventive (not to mention cute) broken English.

That stream is due to be pulled later today (Radio 1 only keep things for a week), so hurry up if you fancy a listen.

[Bunnyboy]

And Isis rule as well!!

Have you heard Old Man Gloom??

No.

Do tell.

guys from Isis and a few other bands from that scene (poss converge, but am probably wrong)

Imagine Isis songs stretched to 20+ minutes.

f**king epic

All the power of Isis but with extra emotion and melody.

(Plus EP 2 has a really f**king funny solo in it)

[dystonia_ek]

Anomali. Great, wierd, abrasive goodness.

http://www.hypnagogia.org.uk

[SuitcaseOfLizards]

New? Well, all new the past 2 weeks:

Nashville Pussy
Qntal
Bad Brains
Leaves' Eyes
Betty Blowtorch

You can tell I have a weird taste in music, right?

[The Chase]

I just discovered TV on the Radio. fuckin bad A!!!!

[philipc68]

Autolux
Explosions in the Sky
Interpol (older, but new to me)
Menomena

[vurt]

saul williams