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What unknown musical artist would you like to share with your fellow audiophiles?

When it comes to music, about half of my friends are "collectors" and the other half are true audiophiles. It seems the collectors are so obsessed with the size of their collections, that they leave no room in their budget for quality audio equipment. I think the audiophiles, with their focus on quality over quantity, are the ones with their priorities straight. So, unless you are on an unlimited budget, I'm guessing that audiophiles are more selective in their musical purchases. That being the case, I'm curious about what "buried treasures" have you been able to find? Thanks for responding and I look forward to discovering some good music, based on your suggestions.

I'll lead off with the band Crack The Sky, most notably their first two albums: "Crack The Sky" (1975) and "Animal Notes" (1976). I would describe them as a cross between Be Bop Deluxe and Frank Zappa. Their music is unique and totally unmistakable with anyone else. Choice cuts from the debut album are: "Ice;" She's a Dancer;" "Mind Baby" & "Sleep." Choice cuts from Animal Notes are: "Animal Skins;" "Wet Teenager;" Virgin....No" & "Maybe I Can Fool Everybody."
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clem snide was a great call .....

people less known from me:
LoFi ish
1. bonnie prince billy - despite 14 odd albums also under the pseudonym of Will Oldham etc
2. Bill Callahan / smog
3. Micah P Hinson - something like 3 albums produced in as many years
4 Jeff tweedy solo stuff outside wilco
5 king creosote Scottish folkie - nice coproduction with Jon Hopkins but I like scotland with love as well.
6 devandra banhart
7 the welcome wagon 
8 ryley walker
9 loney dear
10 Findlay Napier - glasgow and VIP are the better ones

11 Laura marling - May be too big to be undiscovered

This is the kit, Anna Burch, gun outfit, Gwenifer Raymond

dancier world - South African chap called john wizards 

old African funk like William Onyeabor etc ok that’s my list as I cook without much thinking 



wolf_garcia
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I know Duke Levine from working with him and seeing him around as he's sort of a local hero, and he blows my mind every damn time...he plays many Wednesdays with Dennis Brennan at the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge MA.
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Wolf, I drove to Austin with my bass player partner in 2008, to see what the housing market was like. We were thinking of moving there and hiring ourselves out as a rhythm section (but ended up not doing it). We checked into a fleabag motel and went downtown to get a beer. The bar we went into had a small stage (I don't think there's a bar in Austin without one ;-), on it a drumset and a couple of amps. The band was on break, but soon returned to play another set. To my utter surprise, the guitarist was Redd Volkaert! For those who don't know, Redd was Merle Haggards' guitarist for many years, including 2008. I assume Haggard was off the road, and Redd was living in Austin, doing casuals around town.

Arbert Lee (Emmylou Harris, The Everly Brothers) use to play this little bar in Ventura (on the coast between L.A. and Santa Barbara), and on those nights the place was always packed with guitar players, coming to watch, listen, and learn. He always closed the night with "Country Boy", a real showpiece for his abilities. By the way, Alberts' current drummer is a friend of hi-fi retailer Brian Berdan (that's how I met him), and his speakers are stacked Quads!

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