Left-field records worth checking out by musicians you wouldn't expect

There's a rather good Goldfrapp version of Winter Wonderland, too.

Bill Drummond's 'The Man' album from 1986:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbrSzpJ1Pl4

Train Above The City by Felt

Interesting

that's some mean trolling

Sergio Mendes' psycho-prog album featuring the 18+ minute jam "The Circle Game". I've yet to hear this played in my dentist office but I do live in hope.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyY1cW34kEQ

https://youtu.be/gG02P9j406I

In a quantum leap from his mid-80's output with Chas & Dave, ex-snooker legend Steve Davis' new Krautrock / Modular Synth project is actually well worth a listen.

I just picked that one up on Bandcamp, I had no clue what it would sound like but I like the people involved. its really nice - reminds a bit of Zombi but I like this better

Not a full LP, but 1/2 of Circle of Love by the Steve Miller Band consists of "Macho City", which nobody would have seen coming after Fly Like An Eagle and Book of Dreams.

man doug, i went through a pretty intense sergio mendes phase in the early 2000s. my favorites were stillness, crystal illusions, and definitely primal roots. if you can get past the saccharine flourishes in some of the vocal arrangements, it's pretty solid stuff.

also, hey: what about sam prekop's modular synth stuff? he first did old punch card in 2010 and it was a complete surprise, as nothing he had ever done (in either shrimp boat or the sea and cake) had ever indicated he anything besides a guitarist when it came to playing instruments. i didn't like old punch card at the time, just because it was so completely different from my expectations. i definitely like it now though. and he's actually pursued the sound further ever since. he did pavilion in 2013, which was a super limited run kind of thing (and it's good — possibly my favorite of his modular synth stuff) and then he did the republic in 2015, which is like a more refined old punch card sound. i'm not sure if this stuff counts, though, as it is a direction he has continued with. kind of awesome though, because he just keeps putting out records with the sea and cake simultaneously and the modular synth stuff has actually started to become a pretty important part of their sound. anyway, yeah: sam's dope.

OMG that Steve Davis thing is pretty great, thanx for that Willl.

Anyway, it may not be that leftfield for ILM but for The Osmands maybe a tad?

https://youtu.be/rlfrcNgT4u8

Aarrghh, try that again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlfrcNgT4u8

In a quantum leap from his mid-80's output with Chas & Dave, ex-snooker legend Steve Davis' new Krautrock / Modular Synth project is actually well worth a listen.

I actually went to see them live a few weeks ago and it was pretty good!

I caught a bit at Shambala festival and was pleasantly surprised too

Steve Miller has done some more interesting stuff than one would think. The second side of "Journey from Eden" is pretty good.

Saw someone bumped the Cowsills "Cocaine Drain" thread - well that one qualifies! It's a pretty good Fleetwood Mac record.

I need to spend some more time on this thread.

Is Steve Davis the snooker player who was a big fan of Magma?

One and the same.