I downloaded a song in December last year that I have no recollection of at all. It’s really good and I’d love to know who the artist is, but sadly even when I googled the lyrics I got nuthin’. It got me wondering what other ’songs that time forgot’ were lurking in my folders. Well, there were seven, of which four came from the same unknown artist. I was shocked, these poor bands were playing their hearts out and I didn’t bother to give them their proper names. I figured this could make for an interesting ‘What’s My Line’-type guessing game – I’m nothing if not topical. The problem is that I have no clues or hints other than the actual tunes. I don’t even know if it’s ‘bigger than a breadbox’. Aaaawesome, I just made one elderly person chuckle … if I’m lucky.
OK, let’s play What’s My Band! Here are the four songs (I picked my favorite from the one band with four songs) that keep me up at night. The sad thing is that every single one of these songs are really wonderful! I can see why I wanted them in the first place, so if anybody out there happens to have an idea who they’re from and what they’re called, then for the love of Thor, take me out of my misery.
This is the song that started this whole weird post. It’s amazing and more than deserves a name. It’s a little bit punk, a little bit electronic funk, and a whole lotta mystery. I think the phrase ‘Meter Man’ is repeated a lot, but it could also be Meet Her Man, or Meet A Man.
This Biritsh(?) band and song sound familiar, I have the feeling that if I ever find out who it is by, I’ll be kicking myself. It wavers between stomping and folky & angry and sweet – love it.
Mystery song number three is a fresh take on seventies, feedbacky psychedelia.
This song did get a title, “Silver Streak”, but that didn’t do me any good. It was downloaded three year ago and I still have no idea who the band is. It’s sweeping Americana with canned vocals and a spectacular intrumental Lynyrd Skynyrd-type ending.
Your songs aren’t posted anymore, but I’m pretty sure I know what the first one is. The artist is “e nomine” and the song is “miternacht” which is German for “midnight”. Great song.
Youtube video, with subtitles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXytaD5AKyM
I laughed when you said “meter man” because before I looked up the info on the song, I thought he said the same damn thing. I first heard it on a playlist from a friend of mine who is a DJ:
http://www.addamidiom.com/djabombb_audio.html
It’s the 9th song in the Schaffelklatsch! playlist.
Hope this helps, I’ve got no idea on the others just fby descriptions.