Hidden Youtube Gems - 1/2/12

So, here's another edition of some songs you can find on Youtube that nobody seems to have been clued in to yet.  Again, I try to keep these guys under 1,000 views but I tend to cheat on that.

Milemarker - "Signal Froze"

Milemarker was an influential post-punk/emo/electronic band from Chapel Hill that had 6 great albums over 7 years.  Three of which were on my buddy Gavin's label, Stickfigure Records.  This song, Signal Froze, comes from their 2000 album, Frigid Forms Sell.  This video only has 173 views.  Which is about the amount of views my videos on Youtube get.  Which just goes to show that there is really something wrong with people.

Oppressed By The Line - "Sunset From The 16th Floor (Winterlight Remix)"

Oppressed by the Line is actually a one-man band consisting of musician Jon Thompson and his set of instruments.  This particular song, "Sunset From The 16th Floor (Winterlight Remix)", comes from his 3rd album, Kiku. (which is actually the Japanese verb for "to listen")  This particular video has 1443 views currently, but I'm sure that would increase greatly if more people would just pass it along.

For Love Not Lisa - "Softhand"

For Love Not Lisa is a mid-90s rock band that really didn't make a dent on the music scene other than a slot on The Crow Soundtrack. This song, Softhand, actually made a stronger impact on me. It was used on an episode of Snowboarder Magazine, as background music for a segment they did on heliboarding in Chile.  It's funny that I remember all that but forget what I ate for lunch yesterday.  Anyway, I outdid myself on this one as this video has a grand total of 7 views as I type this.  I'm pretty sure I can get this into double figures.

Mealticket - "Super-Positive"

Mealticket was 90s ska band from California.  This song, Super-Positive, comes from their 2nd album, 13 Apologies.  It can also be found on the fantastic compilation, Ska Down Her Way, which contains 17 songs of ska songs from part and whole female ska bands.  This video is at 273 views right now, but is such a happy tune, that it should definitely have more people listening to it.

Mogwai - "Time And A Half"

This one is probably cheating, as most Mogwai videos will have hundreds of thousands of views.  But this is the only version of this song on all of Youtube, which means it will probably be removed soon enough.  Mogwai is a Scottish post-rock (mostly) instrumental band that have had quite a career.  This particular song comes from their soundtrack for the film, Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait, which is a documentary of sorts that follows soccer legend Zinedine Zidane throughout the 90 minutes of a single match with subtitled quotes by Zidane and background music by Mogwai.  This video stands at 163 views right now, but given Mogwai's popularity will undoubtedly surge.