Proclivities wrote: 

Luvs me some Sunbears.

...not really that "strange" - but very mellow and cool.  Kind of spooky, chill-out music.

 ScottFromWyoming wrote: 
They do speak English (sort of) over there...

 haresfur wrote: 
I'll listen to that later... got the beer and cooking going here, don't want to interrupt it. But I was just talking the other day about Australia's astounding per capita output of great music. I probably won't ever have enough loose change to get down there and just take it in, but I'd be in hog heaven. Back in the 80s I was on a pretty serious Aussie alternative kick and there was a store in San Francisco that fed my habit pretty lucratively and I just gave up... every time I'd think I had a good collection, a whole 'nother batch of bands would bubble up...
 
I told this story before but hey, I'm old so I get to tell stories more than once twice. Short version is I had ordered up a CD of proto-new-wave-alt-something rock from I Forget The Label and it arrived as I was about to drive to the hospital where my daughter had been born... so I'm listening to that and hop out of the car a couple hours later, walk in and spot Deniz Tek's photo on the wall... he's an ER doc there. Okay that's not such a reach since he's originally from Michigan but still, that was weird.

 miamizsun wrote: 
My current favourite is Jinja Safari:  Earnest optimistic world music from BMX boys.  Oh to be young again (knowing what I know now of course)

 haresfur wrote: 
i'd like to ask you for a favor, really your opinion

are there any interesting artists or radio from that part of the world that you might share

for years i've listened to a little alt/college radio both there and nz

i have discovered the little bushmen, fat freddy's drop, the blackseeds, etc.

any help and direction/discovery would be much appreciated

thanky thanky

 miamizsun wrote: 
Reminds me of the banda version of Rivers of Babylon I heard.  No idea who did it but it was awesome.

I have a CD of Australian Aboriginal Reggae.  Unfortunately its not very good and is very poorly recorded.

while dining out last night (literally on huge deck) i listened to a good reggae band

they played some marley, dennis brown, etc.

however when they did reggae versions of some barry white and louis armstrong i was impressed

strange - 8

cool - 9.5

this guy is kinda strange and definitely cool

 oldviolin wrote: 
I'm sticking with the first part of my statement though.

 Coaxial wrote: 
It was supposed to go in the "Cool" column...

 oldviolin wrote: 
I must be strange because I don't find this strange. I've always liked this song a lot.

this is very cool

http://www.audionautix.com/

 miamizsun wrote: 
and it only took fourteen to get from the Monkees to Miles Davis.  
 
 
 
 
 
 

 I'm shocked both that it did it and that I tried it.

wow rob zombie to perry como in twenty five songs