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Welcome to MB, Nate. Having a do-over, I see!
Though tbh, I prefered your first list-of-five:-
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. Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band
. Station to Station by David Bowie
. In Utero by Nirvana
. Bitches Brew by Miles Davis
. Strange Days by The Doors
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Dir En Grey is a Japanese metal/rock band that seems to annoy a lot of people. Their music can be sort of weird, but also very beautiful. The vocalist is amazing, but also the very definition of an acquired taste. I actually very much would NOT recommend that you check them out 
I think you'd be wasting your time.
Stam1na is finnish thrash/progressive-metal or something. I love their use of melody and harmony.
Arkona is russian folk/pagan/progressive metal.
You probably know Tori Amos at least somewhat, as she's had some occasional radio play over the past two decades.
Madredeus is Portugese folk music that often comes quite close to the traditional fado style of music.
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^ Thanks for the explanation - I might explore the last three on the list.
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Not too familiar with these either. I know Beefheart and Van Morrison somewhat. No idea about the rest. Never even heard Tamikrest mentioned anywhere - and I go through a LOT of music websites!
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^ Tamikrest play desert blues with lots of solid elec guitar. Best (and slowest) track on
Toumastin, imo:-
From Spain To Spain is a bold reinterpretation of medieval music, or so says the cd cover. But Vox don't appear on Youtube, so you'd have to dip into the catalogue of Real Music, their US distributors. Actually, as they are German, you could just take a train across the border, and start asking.
@ Plankton: I saw Dwight Yoakam play in a London pub once. The girl I was with liked him more than I did - which I put down to the extraordinarily tight jeans that he used to wear.
@ Neapolitan: I also fell in love with my first Kottke album; for me it was
Greenhouse