I think most of us have bands and albums that we think others would love if they heard them, I spent around 10 years in the 90s heavily involved in the underground music scene in Australia and parts of the US so I have literally dozens of amazing, influential, ahead of their time albums that only relatively a few people have heard of. So I figured why not give you guys a listen and you can do the same for me and maybe we'll all discover some cool music 
So that's what this thread is for. Not going to judge what counts as 'obscure' but if they're a household name start a different thread please =) Bands like say Sonic Youth, while well known would also fit this thread because there's plenty who have never listened to them.
Give a brief explanation of the album or band, what it is you love about it and any other info you might have that you want to share.
First up:
SLINT
Some have heard of Slint and some haven't. Those that have, probably would have raved if they had heard them. Over the last 20 years since their second and final album, Slint have become a massively respected and revered legend in underground music, often featuring in the top 5 all time lists of their most influential bands. Legendary producer Steve Albini, who has produced albums for The Pixies, Nirvana, Sonic Youth, Garbage, Slint, and many many others, and was himself the frontman of seminal chicago hardcore industrial band Big Black, and more recently Shellac, once stated in an interview that Slint was the only band he would ever produce for free.
I've jammed with and played at parties with various members of Slint as I lived for a period with their bassist in their hometown Louisville, Kentucky back in '96.
Their music, frankly, defines definition and defines genre, although they've been credited with starting several genres of underground music to their bemusement. Slint broke up in 1990 just one year after their second and final album 'Spiderland'. After gaining mostly word-of-mouth recognition throughout the 90s and 2000s they reformed in 2005 to play a series of shows in Europe and the US where they headlined large music festivals.
In most Slint fan's opinions they never released a bad song, but I'm going to go ahead and recommend you start with the album 'Spiderland' and here is the epic track "Good Morning, Captain". Warning, you may be amazed.
So that's what this thread is for. Not going to judge what counts as 'obscure' but if they're a household name start a different thread please =) Bands like say Sonic Youth, while well known would also fit this thread because there's plenty who have never listened to them.
Give a brief explanation of the album or band, what it is you love about it and any other info you might have that you want to share.
First up:
SLINT
Some have heard of Slint and some haven't. Those that have, probably would have raved if they had heard them. Over the last 20 years since their second and final album, Slint have become a massively respected and revered legend in underground music, often featuring in the top 5 all time lists of their most influential bands. Legendary producer Steve Albini, who has produced albums for The Pixies, Nirvana, Sonic Youth, Garbage, Slint, and many many others, and was himself the frontman of seminal chicago hardcore industrial band Big Black, and more recently Shellac, once stated in an interview that Slint was the only band he would ever produce for free.
I've jammed with and played at parties with various members of Slint as I lived for a period with their bassist in their hometown Louisville, Kentucky back in '96.
Their music, frankly, defines definition and defines genre, although they've been credited with starting several genres of underground music to their bemusement. Slint broke up in 1990 just one year after their second and final album 'Spiderland'. After gaining mostly word-of-mouth recognition throughout the 90s and 2000s they reformed in 2005 to play a series of shows in Europe and the US where they headlined large music festivals.
In most Slint fan's opinions they never released a bad song, but I'm going to go ahead and recommend you start with the album 'Spiderland' and here is the epic track "Good Morning, Captain". Warning, you may be amazed.
