This thread showed up like it was meant for me in this very moment as I’m currently laying in my sofa and blasting this on high volume and drowning in the vibe:

Afro Celt Sound System - Volume 2: Release (Real World Gold)

Haven’t heard anything truly like it so I think it fits the thread.

This album has been with me since my childhood.
My mom used to house sit this crazy special house during the summers around 1998-2005 that belongs to a clay sculpture artist, my mom discovered this band there and loved this album especially.
It was mostly my mom, me (born 1990) and my little sister (born 1992) in the middle of the woods all summer break in this absolutely dream like house, it’s something out of a movie really.
A lot of the house was built by the artist dude, with tons of handmade clay sculptures, mosaics, wooden details of animals and twisted tree logs built into the structure. The sides of the road through the woods to the house was filled with totem poles, human-ish figures and other sculptures.
We just enjoyed the woods and the house, made clay art and nice food, went bathing in the river and took care of the garden.
There are so many deeply connected smells, sounds, sights and feelings in me to that house, it really affected me in a great way.
I so wish I could post photos of it but I have no contact with the owner and don’t want to do it without his permission.

The shaggs.

A fortune teller told a father his kids were destined for stardom. Empowered by this, he forced the teen/adult kids to form a band. The result breaks all the rules of music. ALL of them. Ones that you don’t even know existed. Frank Zappa considers them better than the beatles

One that comes to mind is Hella - Hold Your Horse Is

There have been ‘Math Rock’ bands before and since but these guys were on another level IMO, especially the drummer.

I would also say anything by Melt Banana.

Aphex Twin and Boards of Canada.

I’m really relieved that this thread isn’t just filled with a bunch of hiphop from the last 10 years that is not actually unique at all, which is 100% what I was expecting.

Edit: this is a really fucking good thread

KLF - Chill Out

Astounding album. Nothing quite like it.

Ha, I came here to say Bitches Brew before seeing it was in the OP!

I’d add Loveless by My Bloody Valentine: much-imitated, but there’s nothing quite like it.

Also, my early '90s bias is showing here, but In Utero by Nirvana is uniquely brilliant. No one’s melded beauty and ugliness so successfully in any medium.

Captain Beefheart

The Tiny

Future sound of london

Ren

I’ve been trying to find something similar to Holly Herndon’s Proto, but haven’t succeeded yet.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWGJxgOf-Z3CW7tJoN9f4lzIf8CEuMgne

Tierra Whack - Whack World

The melding of the audio and visual on a high art concept album is just chefs kiss. Everything she does is just genuine Christ she’s on Twitch now and just a blast to watch. Genuine creative people are amazing to watch.

Alamaailman Vasarat - www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk8rHXLLFdw&list=OLAK5uy_lYZj_YUq87l-FS9wF8anChzP4jOXXMxTA

Heads up it’s an acoustic band, not some dude with a synthesizer.

Keygen church ░█░█░░█░█░█░ Nothing ive found sounds like this guy, its quite incredible

Anything by King Gizzard & The Lizzard Wizard

The Refused - The Shape of Punk to Come … blending melodic, hardcore, jazz, and electronic into one punk album

Salmon - Paco Drop the Chicken … Very eclectic rap / punk, beat-oriented with lots of changes. A personal favorite “local” band.

I’ll throw my few in here:

Lemon Jelly - KY
Paul Simon - Graceland
Air - Moon Safari
Portishead - Dummy
Alt-J - An awesome wave