Yeah, I didn't really know where to put this especially since this covers a whole lot of styles, from avant-garde to broootal metal to folk, but I end up putting most of my threads here so I figured what the hell.
So, these are two pretty different bands but they're both headed up by Michael Gira and they're both absolutely amazing. Angels of Light is dark dark folky music with a touch of electronics sprinkled in. Very dark and melancholy, but absolutely beautiful. Their album "How I Loved You" is absolutely amazing.
www.myspace.com/theangelsoflight
Swans are a very interesting band. They came before Angels of Light and were the brainchild of Gira and Jarboe, his female compatriot. They crawled out of the murky depths of the NYC no wave scene to create some heavy noise rock with hints of industrial, only to expand their sound to include ethereal dirges and eventually moving completely into the realm of the avant-garde.
www.myspace.com/swansarealive
So yeah, two absolutely amazing bands that everyone must check out. I can upload Swans' Children of God, Soundtracks for the Blind, or Filth, and for Angels of Light I can do How I Loved You or their split with Akron/Family, which is pretty great on both ends. If anyone's interested, that is.