Cool foreign bands?

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Aside from most my punk/indie stuff i'm listening to alot more softer stuff, electronic stuff. One band that I started listening to call Air from France is so damn good. What are some other bands like this? When i mean electronic, synths and stuff, not drum machines and techno..
 

UglyCasanova

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Another vote for Sigur Ros

Mogwai -- They are from Scotland and are the best band evar!!!
Godspeed You Black Emperor -- Canadian band. They are instrumental and sound like a mixture of rock with classical music
Fly Pan Am -- Another Canadian band
Radiohead -- They're foreign

I'll have to think of others, but all mentioned are great.

Also, they are not foreign, but check out Dorkweed. They have a song called You're so Trailer Park and I can't get it out of my head. I can't find it anywhere on DC or WinMX, and I've been to every CD store around here, but alas no Dorkweed. If you know where I can find this song, I will be glad to pay for it buy the way, please tell me.
 

UglyCasanova

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Also try

Labradford
The For Carnation
Spiritualized
Jackie-O Motherfvcker
A Silver Mt Zion
Mercury Rev
Modest Mouse
Sonic Youth
Built to Spill

probably think of more later
 

ShadowDJ

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Built to spill 0wnz.

You said no indie, but Eastern Youth is an awesome Japanese band that plays rock. They opened for ATDI here in Seattle.
 

ShadowDJ

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Modest mouse is great too, They played with 764-Hero, A song called "whenever you see fit." It was awesome. 764-Hero- excellent band.

Black Heart Procession is a great electronica band. Light moog and they play the saw. I own one of their CDs and it's really good.
 

thomsbrain

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hate to break it to you guys but modest mouse isn't foriegn. however, they are awesome and you should check them out anyway. ;)

as for foriegn and "electronica," check out Portishead, probably the best trip-hop group EVER. Tricky and Sneaker Pimps only wish they could be this good.
 

B00ne

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Kruder & Dorfmeister, Massive Attack, Portishead, Future Sound of London, Future Sound of Jazz, (the last two I think are Compilations of Variuos Artists), Squarepusher...