The Advantage is a band that plays video game music. They manage to somehow stay in the old-school vein using the standard guitar/bass/drums and no electronic sound. Has an almost mellow sound, not as harsh as other video game tribute bands.

British (if memory serves correctly) band that sounds very pop-punky. Reminds me of Yellowcard and Lost Prophets. Although not usually my cup of tea, this group piques my interest within the genre.

Heavily remixed songs, with audio clips from the far ends of the world mixed in. Record scratches and various voice clips dance over a solid funky beat.

Look at this freakin' CD cover! Also the sound is rather different from other groups. Give it a listen, it can't really be compared to anything. Well, maybe Cibo Matto, but Cibo Matto is less-known, so the mention is sort of self-defeating.

The perfect amalgam of rock and electronica/dance. Sounds like a drum machine in tandem with a human drummer, mixed with standard-fare guitars and bass replacing synths, and a more rock-like singer adhering to the rules of dance, all sealed together with fade and reverb effects.

Indie is not a genre (or at least it wasn't until people decided to pretend it was one). Indie originally meant something produced without a record company behind it. This album has a very indie sound- it is not the highly polished, professional album that one usually hears. I like this because it makes you feel like the band isn't so separated from you.

Thumping music that goes "uhn tiss uhn tiss" (dance) mixes with chorals like peanut butter and chocolate. If you liked the music in The Matrix, you will enjoy this. If you didn't like the music in the Matrix, you still have a chance of enjoying this.

Electronic, faintly pop-ish music. Wonderful female vocals over ever-changing acoustic guitars, strings, electric whirrs and electronic beats.

British rap. Pokes fun at the genre, with the standard-fare lyrics about drugs (lack of or too much of), as well as not-so-generic lyrics ("I loved a monkey"). Funky guitars and piano slip into the mix, supporting the drumbeat.

Calculated chaos. Intense guitar and drums that fade in between orderly speedy rhythms and descents into musical chaos. Also has atari-like electronics here and there. Simply amazing, but may take a few listens to get seasoned to.

Junior Senior is...Junior Senior. Funky basslines and guitar, some electronic elements, and a switch between R&B drums and disco percussion. Excellent use of brass. Full of energy.

If System of a Down had been from Japan, they would sound like this. Also includes a guy who sounds like an evil little gnome or something. Switches between happy pop and screaming that would frighten the singer of Poison the Well.

What the hell. No two songs of this band sound anything alike. They are so odd and quirky, but without being alienating.

Lo-fi fuzz meets folk. Songs that manage to be cheery about two-headed fetuses in jars, Anne Frank, and having ashes poured from an airplane over the sea.

Remember what I said about Mr. Bungle? This band is Mr. Bungle. On crack. Also, the guy who animated Dexter's lab did the cover art. No lie.

A full orchestra and various world instruments and vocals. Very psychedlic, with electronic influences.

In Glorious Times, their other CD, is also worth a listen. Sounds like lunacy, the ramblings of a madman, and schizophrenic instrumentalists. This will send a chill down your spine.

French band with a very chill sound. My favorite backup vocals of all time. Guitars keep rhythm with the drums while piano and strings play the melody with the singer.

Not a different band, but just the members of the Deftones playing a different style, it would seem.