Obscuremo.

[Fuckmaxbemis]

Obscure stuff listed alphabetically since I'm looking through my winamp. There's a few bands in there that may be more hardcore punk or metal than emo, but all of it is related:
#
1.6 band
1848
3 Segundos Antes De Queda
88 fingers louie


A
Absinthe
Adonis Battlefield
Admiral
After School Knife Fight: They have a very childish sound to them. ("His excuse: that he wasn't photogenic. But, the truth: he's just ugly")
After Words
Agna Moraines Autobiography
Algernon Cadwallader: Revival of the Indiemo.
Allegory of the Cave
Allure
Amalgamation
Amber Inn
American Nightmare (sort of)
And None Of Them Knew They Were Robots
Anasarca
Anger is Beautiful: Nice german emo, post2k, not sure exactly which dates. Pretty brutal.
Anomie: French stuff. 13 year old drummer.
Anton Bordman
Archer In Jeopardy
Army of Flying Robots: Mosh for sure! I'd die to see live.
As Dead as Dreams
Atriata
Azure


B
Baby Harp Seal
Back of Dave
Balboa
Baron Noir
Bear Garden
Bells On Trike
Benchmark
Bev.Clone
Blacktop Cadence
Bleed
Bloodshed (Good Stuff!)
Bob Tilton
Boilermaker
Boy Wonder
Bread and Circuits
Breakwater
Breathing Walker: Its moss icon but more tribalistic, actually the best Moss Icon songs were made by this group.
Bright Calm Blue
Bubblejug

C
Cadillac Blindside
Cairo Capone
Calabash case
Calm
Camber: Midwest! Fun poppy stuff.
Candle
Candyland Carcrash
Capsule
Carbomb
Carlisle: Weird scream, but, I like the simple catch to their songs.
Cedar of Lebanon
Cerberus Shoal
Cerulean
Chain to Thread
Chamberlain
Championship
Channel
Chino Horde
Christopher Robin
Cinco De Gatos
Circus Lupus
Clikitat Ikatowi
Constantine Sankathi
Cost of an Arm


D
Dahlia Seed: female vocalist, grungy stuff.
Daighila
Damezumari
D'amore
Days of...
Death Star
Dianogah
Dick Laurent is Dead!
Dimlaia
Dipleg
Don Martin 3: Seminal mid 90s emo. You HAVE to listen to thisssss.

E
Eagle Bravo
Edaline: Your generic indiemo. Very slow at times.
Egg Hunt
El Ahrairah
Elements of Need: A self-titled 7", split with Jasemine, and a couple comp songs. Played around with quiet/loud dynamics a little.
Elliott
Embassy
Engine Down
Et Tu Brute: A nice screamo band that makes switches from melodic to chaotic in their songs. Really good. Really fast.
Etchings
Ettil Vyre
Eurich
Evergreen
Ex-Ignotia

F
Faced Moment
Fall of Boss Koala
Farckus Affair, The
Farewell Bend, The: Post Boys Life.
Fieldtree
Five Stars For Failure: Amazing! A discography CD was recently released.
Five-O
Floodgate
Force Fed Glass: That... "emoviolence" sound.
Forstella Ford
Frail
Franklin
Fuel
Furnace

G
Gainer
Garden Variety: Grungy stuff.
Giants Chair
Gila Bend
Grade
Greyhouse
Groove
Groundwork
Guyver One


H
Han-Shan
Hareste, The
Harmony Set
Harriet The Spy
Hinckley
Hitmen
Home Team, The (Not sure about it being 'mo at all, but I like it. Pop punk atleast.)
Honeywell
Hour Of The Star:YOU NEED THIS NOW
Hubcap

I
I Wish I: More indiemo
Iconoclast
In Loving Memory: IThese guys would be your archetypical scene kid band if they werent so underground and didn't have such bad recording and didn't dress all funky.
In Vain
Io
Ipecac


J
Jara
Jasemine
Jeffrey And The .6 System
Jerkwater
The Jhai Alai
Julia (Obscure?): Some of the best stuff! the vocalist puts an incredible amount of emotion in to the music.
July
June Paik
Juniper Strain, The


K
Kanashibari
Kassiopeia
Kelly Affair, The
Kid Icarus
Killing Bottle, The
Knotwork (!!!)
Kolya: For fans of Sinaloa
Kassabone Red, The



L
Ladders
Land of the Wee Beasties
L'antietam
Lickgoldensky
Little Rock Nine, The (Highly Recommended! Chick scream!)
Lonely Broken Radio
Loomis Slovak
Lovesick
Lumber
Lustre King
Lync: Indiemo. 'Remembering the fireballs' album is suggested for more easy listening.

M
M.I.J.
Maginot Line, The
Malva
Man Behind Glass
Manrae
Marla Singer
Marmot Venture, The
Meleeh
Men As Trees
Merel
Mesa Verde
Milkwede
Monsula
Mr Willis of Ohio

N
Navio Forge
No Knife
Non Toccate Miranda
Noisy Sins of The Insect
Noneleftstanding
Nothing Left To Grasp


O
Oh My God Elephant: Really mellow tunes that can change into really whiny jams. Really good.
Old Hearts Club
Olive Tree: Did a split with Toru Okada. Really whiny, but really awesome.
Only Airplanes Count
Only if You Call Me Jonathan
Ordination of Aaron
Orwell: Vocalist is Bob Nanna of Hey Mercedes, Braid, City on Film.
Owltian Mia


P
Paddington Bear Affair, The
Parades End
Passenger Train Proposal
Patterns Make Sunrise
Pawn
Petethepiratesquid: Silly name, a few outstanding tracks though.
Peu Etre
Phasma Phasmatis: Kinda' Like Carlisle, 'cept it's a slower.
Pine, The
Plunger
Polar
Policy of Three
Pony Boy Curtis
Poonjab
Prozac Memory
Psara
Puzzlehead


Q
Quest for Quintana Roo

R
Rachel (Not Rachel's)
Radio Flyer
Rain
Reach Out
Reason To Believe (hardcore punk. I'll rec 'em here anyways)
Remember Van Gogh
Republic of Freedom Fighters, The: crying over the top of chaotic, heavy guitars.
Rights Reserved
Roadside Monument
Rocket Science
Rusty James: German stuff.


S
Saddest Day
Saddest Landscape, The
Samuel
Schema
Scout
Second Story Window
Second Wind
Seeing Means More
Sense Field
September: Really sad almost IHM-esque lyrics with some of the absolutely best song structure you will ever come across.
Shotmaker
Shadowman
Shivering, The
Shokei
Shoulder
Sideshow
Sinking Steps...Rising Eyes
Sleeping Body
Spirit Assembly
Springhill (sort of. Again, if not 'mo, pop punk, I like it)
Spy Versus Spy
State Route 522
Stella Brass, The
Stratego
Strictly Ballroom
Sweater Weather
Sweep The Leg Johnny
Symptom Of Isaac


T
Takaru
Taken (really heavy)
Ten And Two
Ten Boy Summer
Terrorvision
Third Memory, The
Thirty Ought Six
This Town Needs guns (acoustic stuff)
Three Letter Engagement: I recommend these guys. Vocalist is like Jeremy Enigk of Sunny Day Real Estate) and soem really nice catchy stuff.
Time In Malta
To Dream Of Autumn
Trigger Quintet, The
Turnip


U
Uncrush
Undiscovered
Unherd
Union Young America
Unwound


V
Van Pelt, The: Vocalist speaks rather than sings. Good lyrics, good music.
Vanilla
Vine
Vitreous Humour
Volume Eleven


W
Wallside
Watership down
Weep: 100% whiny emo. You need this.
William Martyr 17
Wolverines

Z
Zann

Enjoy! Feel free to contribute and I will edit the post and add it in there!

Credits to contributors: Nevuk

[xJangsterrx]

You have just a pinch of too much time on your hands...

Umm, good job though, i never could have done it, i don't have the patience

[heyRomanticA__x]

Those bands are obscure?

[love_american_style]

yeah...i've heard Time in Malta so they can't be obscure.

[Fuckmaxbemis]

Those bands are obscure?

....Well, yeah.

98% of the bands listed, I have never seen mentioned on these forums. And, considering the majority of the board still listens to crap like Underoath, yeah, it's obscure.

And uhh, judging by the picture on your profile, you're fisherknight on slsk, right?

[Aiwendillie]

lol, how the hell did Fuel get in there? They're one of those popular alt rock bands.. I've heard of a few of the bands, but yeah, most of them are doomed to loom in the dark pit of obscurity forever ;-).

[chickendude]

Those bands are obscure?
That's what I was thinking...

And re: Fuel, you have the wrong band. He's talking about the punk band of the late 80s/early 90s.
http://bandtoband.com/index.php?Page=Search&BandId=707

[Nevuk]

The obscurity of these bands is relative. I've heard most of them due to Chickendude, when he was on a posting early 90s emo bands kick, a good deal of them came up. And most of the skramz people have heard of some of them, at least. (Everyone knows about Bear Garden, for example). But I'm going to make a list of just the obscure bands I'd recommend highly.
(oh, you skeleton!) Not huge into the "whistleblower"? sound.
After School Knife Fight They have a very childish sound to them. ("His excuse: that he wasn't photogenic. But, the truth: he's just ugly") I believe they were all about 16? I like it a lot.
Anger is Beautiful Nice german emo, post2k, not sure exactly which dates. Pretty brutal.
Bear Garden* (Released Disco Biscuit EP, one of the better recent ones)
Bleed
Breathing Walker (Its moss icon but more tribalistic, actually the best Moss Icon songs were made by this group)
Bucket Full of Teeth* This is one of the best emoviolence bands
Cedar of Lebanon
Don Martin Three Seminal mid 90s emo. You HAVE to listen to thisssss.
Elements of Need A self-titled 7", split with Jasemine, and a couple comp songs. Played around with quiet/loud dynamics a little. I think the Jasemine split is far better than any of the other releases.
End of Century Party* Orchid (another Emo violence band, Orchid is better)
Fall of Boss Koala* Rehashing what's been done before. Doesn't really strike me as anything new/worthwhile :/
Five Stars for Failure Amazing! A discography CD was recently released.
Forcefedglass That... "emoviolence" sound, I think? I find it trendy and not very unique, maybe if you like that style you will like them, though? (Yeah, this is only for emoviolence fans)
Gray Matter One of the popular 80s hardcore bands on Dischord, worth checking out.
Hiretsukan* Not too original but not bad, I like them.
Hoover* Pretty crazy. Sound changed quite a bit. Released some really good material
Hour of the Star YOU NEED THIS NOW
In Loving Memory* This is one of the bands that always puts me in a good mood. Lyrics aren't that great, but everything else is.
Knapsack :/ Never liked them.
Little Rock Nine Nice 90s emo with dual vox. The lyrics are very sincere.
Man Behind Glass I think all they released was a demo? It's great, though!
Petethepiratesquid* Silly name, a few outstanding tracks though.
phasma phasmatis I find them boring.
the pine* I like the s/t and Homeless Life 7" a lot, everything else I can't really get into.
Plunger* AMAZING
Republic of Freedom Fighters - Good song titles, LP is one of my favorite releases, crying over the top of chaotic, heavy guitars.
September AMAZING. Really sad almost IHM-esque lyrics with some of the absolutely best song structure I've ever come across. You need to listen to this record all the way through or else you can't really appreciate it.
Shotmaker Another pretty popular early 90s hardcore band. Nice dynamics, although the discography is a bit lengthy. Sometimes I wish bands wouldn't release so much. I'd like them much better as I think they never really changed their sound enough for the entire discography to remain interesting.
Sinking Steps...Rising Eyes Not a huge fan.
Takaru*
The Trigger Quintet AMAZING, you can download their s/t I believe off last.fm. DO IT!
Torches To Rome (Ok, they are hardcore, but they need more love) Pre-Bread and Circuits. LISTEN TO THIS!
Van Pelt Was never that huge into these guys, either.
Weep 100% whiny emo. You need this.

I've tried to trim that list down a lot. I've starred anything I think isn't that rare. In order for this to be less of a pointless namedropping thread, I'm going to come back in and edit reviews attached to each of the bands. Because really, all it is at the moment is pointless namedropping.
Edit: almost all of the descriptors are by Chickendude.

[ACA]

Frail<3

[chickendude]

The obscurity of these bands is relative. I've heard most of them due to Chickendude, when he was on a posting early 90s emo bands kick, a good deal of them came up. And most of the skramz people have heard of some of them, at least. (Everyone knows about Bear Garden, for example). But I'm going to make a list of just the obscure bands I'd recommend highly.
(oh, you skeleton!) Not huge into the "whistleblower"? sound.
After School Knife Fight They have a very childish sound to them. ("His excuse: that he wasn't photogenic. But, the truth: he's just ugly") I believe they were all about 16? I like it a lot.
Anger is Beautiful Nice german emo, post2k, not sure exactly which dates. Pretty brutal.
Bear Garden*
Bleed
Breathing Walker (Its moss icon but more tribalistic, actually the best Moss Icon songs were made by this group)
Bucket Full of Teeth*
Cedar of Lebanon
Don Martin Three Seminal mid 90s emo. You HAVE to listen to thisssss.
Elements of Need A self-titled 7", split with Jasemine, and a couple comp songs. Played around with quiet/loud dynamics a little. I think the Jasemine split is far better than any of the other releases.
End of Century Party* Orchid.
Fall of Boss Koala* Rehashing what's been done before. Doesn't really strike me as anything new/worthwhile :/
Five Stars for Failure Amazing! A discography CD was recently released.
Forcefedglass That... "emoviolence" sound, I think? I find it trendy and not very unique, maybe if you like that style you will like them, though?
Gray Matter One of the popular 80s hardcore bands on Dischord, worth checking out.
Hiretsukan* Not too original but not bad, I like them.
Hoover* Pretty crazy. Sound changed quite a bit. Released some really good material
Hour of the Star YOU NEED THIS NOW
In Loving Memory* This is one of the bands that always puts me in a good mood. Lyrics aren't that great, but everything else is.
Knapsack :/ Never liked them.
Little Rock Nine Nice 90s emo with dual vox. The lyrics are very sincere.
Man Behind Glass I think all they released was a demo? It's great, though!
Petethepiratesquid* Silly name, a few outstanding tracks though.
phasma phasmatis I find them boring.
the pine* I like the s/t and Homeless Life 7" a lot, everything else I can't really get into.
plunger* AMAZING
september AMAZING. Really sad almost IHM-esque lyrics with some of the absolutely best song structure I've ever come across. You need to listen to this record all the way through or else you can't really appreciate it.
Shotmaker Another pretty popular early 90s hardcore band. Nice dynamics, although the discography is a bit lengthy. Sometimes I wish bands wouldn't release so much. I'd like them much better as I think they never really changed their sound enough for the entire discography to remain interesting.
Sinking Steps...Rising Eyes Not a huge fan.
Takaru*
The Trigger Quintet AMAZING, you can download their s/t I believe off last.fm. DO IT!
Torches To Rome (Ok, they are hardcore, but they need more love) Pre-Bread and Circuits. LISTEN TO THIS!
Van Pelt Was never that huge into these guys, either.
Weep 100% whiny emo. You need this.

I've tried to trim that list down a lot. I've starred anything I think isn't that rare. In order for this to be less of a pointless namedropping thread, I'm going to come back in and edit reviews attached to each of the bands. Because really, all it is at the moment is pointless namedropping.
:)

[Nevuk]

Haha, you already did what I was going to do for me!


Mind if I edit your comments back into my post?

Edit : Oh fuck, i can't believe I forgot Republic of Freedom fighters , definitely one of my favorite releases. A bunch of guys crying to heavy, dischordant music.

[chickendude]

Go for it, everything I have ever created/said/done is anti-copyright.

[Fuckmaxbemis]

The obscurity of these bands is relative. I've heard most of them due to Chickendude, when he was on a posting early 90s emo bands kick, a good deal of them came up. And most of the skramz people have heard of some of them, at least. (Everyone knows about Bear Garden, for example). But I'm going to make a list of just the obscure bands I'd recommend highly.
(oh, you skeleton!)
After School Knife Fight
Anger is Beautiful
Bear Garden*
Bleed
Breathing Walker (Its moss icon but more tribalistic, actually the best Moss Icon songs were made by this group)
Bucket Full of Teeth*
Cedar of Lebanon
Don Martin Three
Elements of Need
End of Century Party*
Fall of Boss Koala*
Five Stars for Failure
Forcefedglass
Gray Matter
Hiretsukan*
Hoover*
Hour of the Star
In Loving Memory*
Knapsack
Little Rock Nine
Man Behind Glass
Petethepiratesquid*
phasma phasmatis
the pine*
plunger*
september
Shotmaker
Sinking Steps...Rising Eyes
Takaru*
The Trigger Quintet
Torches To Rome (Ok, they are hardcore, but they need more love)
Van Pelt
Weep

I've tried to trim that list down a lot. I've starred anything I think isn't that rare. In order for this to be less of a pointless namedropping thread, I'm going to come back in and edit reviews attached to each of the bands. Because really, all it is at the moment is pointless namedropping.

I'm glad that I know all of those and don't know why I didn't put Phasma Phasmatis in there or After School Knife Fight. ASFK is one of my favs.

Stuff like Bucket Full of Teeth, Gray Matter, Hoover, and especially Knapsack, IWouldnt consider obscure. But, whatever floats your boat mate. still great stuff.

[Fuckmaxbemis]

Also, as a note, Petethepirate squid was on a 4 way split with a couple of other bands, not just a demo. That happened to catch my eye.

Just to defend this list, I don't neccessarily think greatly of absolutely all these bands, some of them aren't that great, but, again ,it's only a list, and I thank all who decided to put opinions in each of them. I got tired just writing the band names, so, forgive me. I plan o ntaking all the commentary other people wrote and put it up there, so thanks guys.

[mht]

change this thread to: "who can fucking name drop the most music in one post thread"

[Fuckmaxbemis]

Made the topic so that people could really discover some stuff, lighten up.

[Nevuk]

Alright, I also added in my comments on the ones you didn't and inserted Republic of Freedom Fighters.

[chickendude]

I think it would be cute if you did change it, though.

[Nevuk]

change this thread to: "who can fucking name drop the most music in one post thread"
Yeah, thats why I wanted to add review or at least notes on what the bands sound like, I even said that in my most. It doesn't serve any purpose at all otherwise. Now at least I'd think you have some idea of what it sounds like, and if you'd even like it.

[mht]

With a music rec, especially ones so obscure like this try: adding a reference of where people can hear a sample of the band's music would make a lot of sense. Maybe even a 'sounds like' or for 'fans of' type deal to give people a heads up if they want to skip a couple bands or 20 of them. Also maybe noting if the band is not together or still active so they can get heads up see one of the live or understand they shouldn't expect new material from a band already broken up if they enjoy it.

But that is my two cents on the issue, looks much better than just listing a bunch of names that are completely against the normal or majority on this website and that maybe 20 actual users know of or like half the bands on the list itself.

I mean I could list all the bands in my itunes too, but what is that going to help or do without some sort of reference to help get the music out to people who are looking or want to understand?

[The Revisionist]

Blarg

[Fuckmaxbemis]

With a music rec, especially ones so obscure like this try: adding a reference of where people can hear a sample of the band's music would make a lot of sense. Maybe even a 'sounds like' or for 'fans of' type deal to give people a heads up if they want to skip a couple bands or 20 of them. Also maybe noting if the band is not together or still active so they can get heads up see one of the live or understand they shouldn't expect new material from a band already broken up if they enjoy it.

But that is my two cents on the issue, looks much better than just listing a bunch of names that are completely against the normal or majority on this website and that maybe 20 actual users know of or like half the bands on the list itself.

I mean I could list all the bands in my itunes too, but what is that going to help or do without some sort of reference to help get the music out to people who are looking or want to understand?

Working on it.

I like most of those bands. And it's quite a coincidence. I can't say any of them I'd want to listen to all the time, but I have my different moods, and yes, I've listened to all of them.

Putting a note on each of them was too much work at the time. I'll make sure to add more about each later.

[mht]

We got it, you're cooler than us.



only proves my posts more right.

[chickendude]

I would have died to find this list a couple years back, so I disagree that even just a list of names isn't helpful.

[Nevuk]

Thats always been my main issue with the list, it gives absolutely no clue at all about 99% of the bands it has in it. Is it useful? Yes, because once you have heard of a band you can acquire material off of it, but I'd never know what was what based upon it. Its still useful, but it would be a much greater aid with info about what each band sounded like.

[mht]

Engine Down is on that name drop list. And we all know that dude is currently in Sparta... so for a user who has no idea about those obscure named clown bands, they could say well I like Sparta currently.. so I'll check out Engine Down first.

[Fuckmaxbemis]

Sparta is rad. I always dug Jim Ward.

[peacelovemusic]

I am saddened. No X, Y, or Z bands?

lol I should send this to my ex-boyfriend. He thinks MCR is the most hardcore band ever. Maybe that's why I broke up with him...

[Nevuk]

Hardcore? I've never heard anyone say that before. Makes me hate MCR even more than I already do.
And you could always add Zann and Yossarian is Drowning, but the first isn't good at all and the other one isn't obscure.

[Fuckmaxbemis]

MAybe. Actually, go for it, that's what this topic is meant for. Check out some of it yourself.

[Fuckmaxbemis]

^ What?

Are you saying I should put a band called 'Utarid' In the U section?

[Fuckmaxbemis]

I thought she said there were no U's, but I'm just really oblivious to everything tonight.

I don't know, are they obscure? I'm bad at that game.

There's a bunch of U's. There's no Y's. I could put Yaphet Kotto or various other bands, but, not obscure enough IMO.

I've never heard of them ,but I looked them up and they're pretty good, and they're associated with Daighila somehow, and they're rad.

Added.

[lucasfcosta]

omg
3 segundos antes da queda... shame they have so few songs, but they're actually quite good.

[Wobbie]

Great list. I think there was a thread a few months ago where someone (chickendude?) posted a bunch of OOP links. I think i have it bookmarked...

Yeah, here it is. Has a few of those bands.

http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=218521

I'm working my way slowly through the midwestmo/indiemo list. Great stuff, i really like the Edaline album. And i love how mediafire never expires.

[Nevuk]

Man, the amount of bands there are in this genre always overwhelms me.

[Fuckmaxbemis]

Yeah. I am sometimes shocked myself. I am shocked sometimes because some of it is real good and nobody listens to it. Or mentions it. :\

[mht]

Jim Ward can suck a huge dick and die, Keeley Davis too that mother fucker breaking up Engine Down to join Sparta. What garbage.

[TheBaroness]

Great list. I think there was a thread a few months ago where someone (chickendude?) posted a bunch of OOP links. I think i have it bookmarked...

Yeah, here it is. Has a few of those bands.

http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=218521

I'm working my way slowly through the midwestmo/indiemo list. Great stuff, i really like the Edaline album. And i love how mediafire never expires.

Edaline are awesome

[TheBaroness]

Jim Ward can suck a huge dick and die, Keeley Davis too that mother fucker breaking up Engine Down to join Sparta. What garbage.

Engine Down >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Sparta

[Fuckmaxbemis]

Jim Ward can suck a huge dick and die, Keeley Davis too that mother fucker breaking up Engine Down to join Sparta. What garbage.

Whatever, Sparta was okay.

[mht]

Me taking a dumb on stage and watching it play music > Sparta.

[Fuckmaxbemis]

Me taking a dump on stage, watching it play music and sing lyrics= Say Anything

[Fuckmaxbemis]

Bumparoo.

[itsjustadrian]

Yeah. I am sometimes shocked myself. I am shocked sometimes because some of it is real good and nobody listens to it. Or mentions it. :\
but then again, there alot of bands that just sound so much alike.

[Fuckmaxbemis]

I don't know. My ears are trained to perhaps believe otherwise. I all depends on my mood. But that's why I tend to lean toward Indiemo. They experiment more with it.