RainyWoods
Croak-kay
"Bless thee fine and ever so splendid WorldVisioners. It is I, Angel of Underground, sent down by word from mouth of the divine holy Krishoes, here am I today to welcome you to the underground, introduce you to some obscure musicians and take your votes duuuudes.. I mean, fair and wondrous young dears of whom I am rather fond. Bless you all again. As Angel of the Underground it is my duty to share with the children those hidden gems and outsider artists like Judee Sill, Part Time, Jan Terri.. John Lennon. Gracing your banners this evening are alternative stars of the New York music scene. You might not be able to see these stars from just anywhere you so wander, but when you catch them they are as beautiful as Mikal Cronin's face."
Who's that on my banner?
Finland - It's the jizz jazz king himself, Canada's finest, Mac DeMarco.
Tunisia - Dream pop trio, Blonde Redhead.
Singapore - Former The Babies player, now rocking it out solo, it's Kevin Morby.
Ukraine - Bringing opera and a striking avant-garde style to new wave music, it's German countertenor Klaus Nomi.
Sisak-Moslavina - She founded the industrial band Throbbing Gristle. It's Genesis Breyer P-Orridge and her band Psychic TV.
Seoul - You've seen one third of this trio before as part of La Sera at WorldVision. Garage rock out with The Vivian Girls.
Poland - She's worked with your latest WorldVision winner Antony. It's Japanese artist, performer and doctor, Julia Yasuda.
Armenia - Hip hopping alternative style with Homeboy Sandman.
Peru - Hard to explain this guy in a few words as he's done it all. It's avant-garde, disco, experimental, country singer, producer, cellist and so much more. It's Arthur Russell.
Midwest USA - She doesn't want to lose you tonight because you're the only thing that matters. Say hello to the most famous person in this semi, it's the cult underground rock legend, Jan Terri.
Thailand - They rock out hard. It's What Moon Things.
New South Wales - A brilliant example of outsider artists. Soprano supreme, Florence Foster Jenkins.
Ontario - He's hip and fly, and a brilliant singer-songwriter from New York. It's Adam Green.
Sweden - From the England to the mean streets of New York. It's electronic RnB producer and artist, Blood Orange.
Banja Luka - AH Vacation AH Vaction HA HA, HA HA. Experimental artist and performer, Meredith Monk.
United Kingdom - Bringing the 70s to 2017. It's my favourite psychedelic pop rock duo, brothers The Lemon Twigs.
Central Macedonia - Super cool Alternative RnB singer. It's Abra.
Romania - Impossible to pigeonhole her. It's experimental singer-songwriter Xenia Rubinos.
Portugal - They've just released their second album. Haunting indie-rock from Big Thief.
Svealand - Hugely influential rock band who worked with Andy Warhol. It's The Velvet Underground.
Kosovo - Let's rock like it's the 90s again. The loud and fuzzy bubblegum rockers, Charly Bliss.
British Columbia - The godfather of lo-fi bedroom pop, R. Stevie Moore, and he's joined here by his friend and biggest fan, Ariel Pink.
Slovakia - AAhhhHHHHHHhhhhAHAHHHHHHHHHHAahhhHHHHHHHHHHHAHHHHH HHHHHHHAAaaaHHHHHH HUUUHAAAAAWAAHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHAAAAAAAAAHahahahahah HAAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAaaAaAAAAAAAAAAaaaaa.. OOoooowaaa.. Oowwwwaaaa AAAAHAHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaa it's avant-garde queen, Yoko Ono.
Austria - She's an electronic pioneer. The first person in the world to synthesize their voice on record. It's experimental artist, Annette Peacock.
Tunisia - Dream pop trio, Blonde Redhead.
Singapore - Former The Babies player, now rocking it out solo, it's Kevin Morby.
Ukraine - Bringing opera and a striking avant-garde style to new wave music, it's German countertenor Klaus Nomi.
Sisak-Moslavina - She founded the industrial band Throbbing Gristle. It's Genesis Breyer P-Orridge and her band Psychic TV.
Seoul - You've seen one third of this trio before as part of La Sera at WorldVision. Garage rock out with The Vivian Girls.
Poland - She's worked with your latest WorldVision winner Antony. It's Japanese artist, performer and doctor, Julia Yasuda.
Armenia - Hip hopping alternative style with Homeboy Sandman.
Peru - Hard to explain this guy in a few words as he's done it all. It's avant-garde, disco, experimental, country singer, producer, cellist and so much more. It's Arthur Russell.
Midwest USA - She doesn't want to lose you tonight because you're the only thing that matters. Say hello to the most famous person in this semi, it's the cult underground rock legend, Jan Terri.
Thailand - They rock out hard. It's What Moon Things.
New South Wales - A brilliant example of outsider artists. Soprano supreme, Florence Foster Jenkins.
Ontario - He's hip and fly, and a brilliant singer-songwriter from New York. It's Adam Green.
Sweden - From the England to the mean streets of New York. It's electronic RnB producer and artist, Blood Orange.
Banja Luka - AH Vacation AH Vaction HA HA, HA HA. Experimental artist and performer, Meredith Monk.
United Kingdom - Bringing the 70s to 2017. It's my favourite psychedelic pop rock duo, brothers The Lemon Twigs.
Central Macedonia - Super cool Alternative RnB singer. It's Abra.
Romania - Impossible to pigeonhole her. It's experimental singer-songwriter Xenia Rubinos.
Portugal - They've just released their second album. Haunting indie-rock from Big Thief.
Svealand - Hugely influential rock band who worked with Andy Warhol. It's The Velvet Underground.
Kosovo - Let's rock like it's the 90s again. The loud and fuzzy bubblegum rockers, Charly Bliss.
British Columbia - The godfather of lo-fi bedroom pop, R. Stevie Moore, and he's joined here by his friend and biggest fan, Ariel Pink.
Slovakia - AAhhhHHHHHHhhhhAHAHHHHHHHHHHAahhhHHHHHHHHHHHAHHHHH HHHHHHHAAaaaHHHHHH HUUUHAAAAAWAAHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHAAAAAAAAAHahahahahah HAAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAaaAaAAAAAAAAAAaaaaa.. OOoooowaaa.. Oowwwwaaaa AAAAHAHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaa it's avant-garde queen, Yoko Ono.
Austria - She's an electronic pioneer. The first person in the world to synthesize their voice on record. It's experimental artist, Annette Peacock.
Voting: Votes all sent to me, YES, you heard right. Send your votes to RainyWoods. Hold my handle gently as I enter the foreboding world of vote collecting. I have a piece of paper here... and a crayon... and I guess I just write numbers down, right? And then use the beads on my abacus to multiply and divide and stuff. Hold me.
Deadline: 12/08/2017 20:00CET