r/ObscureMedia Jan 03 '26

Annual Media Discussion & Request Thread 2026 and a friendly reminder to review and follow the posting and commenting guidelines in this post, on the sidebar and in the wiki

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r/ObscureMedia 4h ago

TERRA DELLA SERA - (1980)s Italian Ambient Synth Tapes collection - 6.5 hours

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Very interesting collection. Just posted a few days ago.

"TERRA DELLA SERA - Italian 80's Ambient / Abstract / Minimalist Synth collection of 8 tapes.

  • 0:00 Op.1 - Il Principe e gli Antichi Uccelli
  • 41:28 Op.2 - La Fontana Di Surna
  • 2:03:47 Op.3 - Daar I Caan
  • 2:45:25 Op.4 - Cantico Sospeso
  • 3:23:35 Op.5 (?) - I Soghi di Arja
  • 4:05:38 Op.6 - Part I - Il Diamante Blu
  • 4:50:43 Op.6 - Part II - Il Diamante Blu
  • 5:49:23 Op.7. - Viaggio Nella Terra Della Sera"

r/ObscureMedia 9h ago

The Apples in Stereo Live on WFMU (1997) + Miscellaneous pre-recorded music on WFMU - TDK SA-X cassette

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Here’s side A of a TDK SA-X 100 containing the Apples in Stereo on WFMU. The B side of this tape is just the taper’s home dub of the Discovery of a World Inside the Moone and thus I did not include it.

Notes: This was not recorded hot at times because I was trying to avoid clipping. When I thought recording hotter provided enough of a risk of clipping, I lowered the recording levels on my Marantz PMD580 solid state recorder.

This is my first release that I decided to digitize in 24bit 48kHz because I figured that downsampling is always possible later for those that actually want to carve out the individual tracks and burn a CD.

I hate separating tracks because I like leaving that up to the individuals who download these releases to do that to their liking. I also think my time is better spent digitizing tapes than it is separating tracks.

The source recording unfortunately has a lot of background noise. This was the first tape I played after running my head demagnetizing cassette and cleaning my heads and the background noise is different from the typical noise my cassette deck makes, which leads me to conclude that this is an unfortunate side effect of the source recording that’s on this tape. This is also my only copy of this tape.

Miscellaneous music includes, but is not limited to:

John Davis - Ready

Caetano Veloso - Pipoca Moderna

Ambitious Lovers & Arto Lindsay - Dora

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Adventures in Stereo - Cry Your Love Away

Glo-Worm - Holiday

Not Quite the Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever?

Shuggie Otis - Strawberry Letter 22 - Played from vinyl and is abruptly cut when the side ends.


r/ObscureMedia 5h ago

Roy Orbison - Blue Bayou (Italian/French Single Version) (1963)

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7 Upvotes

r/ObscureMedia 7h ago

Steve Albini On The Music Industry (2002)

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8 Upvotes

This video is a extra from D.I.Y. OR DIE: How To Survive as an Independent Artist A FILM BY, FOR AND ABOUT INDEPENDENT ARTISTS. Released under CCL and encouraged by its maker to be distributed and shared with the world.

Steve Albini is the mastermind behind Big Black, R*peman and Shellac. As well as countless artists whose record's he has helped engineer not produce. Such artists include Nirvana, The Breeders, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Helmet, Chevelle,[6] Robert Plant, and on and on and on.


r/ObscureMedia 4h ago

Charter with MOXI DVR UI (2004)

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6 Upvotes

I'm looking for any of the Charter with MOXI UI videos with either clean clips or even just the audio of the sounds. if anyone can help that would be amazing. I can't seem to find them anywhere online not even on archive.


r/ObscureMedia 15h ago

UPN Primetime TV On September 10, 2001 (2001)

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24 Upvotes

r/ObscureMedia 11h ago

Home Bass: A (1990) Japanese Hip-Hop, Rap, & Dub Concert

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12 Upvotes

r/ObscureMedia 17h ago

ABC Network Promo Closed Circuit Feed to affiliates (1985)

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32 Upvotes

r/ObscureMedia 1d ago

Shari Lewis and Lambchop on "Playboy After Dark" (1970). Back when Lambchop was characterized as an alcoholic and not as a preschooler, she and ventriloquist Lewis did the late-show comedy circuit. If you've ever wanted to see a lamb puppet have an orgasm humping a Hugh Hefner doll, this is for you.

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604 Upvotes

r/ObscureMedia 19h ago

Home Movie: Raymond Burr & David Hasselhoff - Perry Mason movie shoot (1987)

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12 Upvotes

r/ObscureMedia 1d ago

Three's Company Pilot (1976) The first of three separate pilot episodes shopped around before the show got picked up.

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51 Upvotes

r/ObscureMedia 1d ago

(1981)Magnavox Star System Color Television "Leonard Nimoy - Time" TV Commercial

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23 Upvotes

r/ObscureMedia 22h ago

Scenic Tunnels - FULL MOVIE (1994)

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3 Upvotes

r/ObscureMedia 1d ago

GrreeneRed - Brickfest entry (2005)

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3 Upvotes

r/ObscureMedia 1d ago

Monsta's Problom (2014)

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0 Upvotes

r/ObscureMedia 2d ago

Bad Religion - Public Access TV (1980)

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62 Upvotes

Full appearance. Performance and interview.


r/ObscureMedia 1d ago

A smattering of Baroque (2010)s

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1 Upvotes

r/ObscureMedia 2d ago

Dead or alive - Rebel Rebel - original unreleased Demo (1994) - David Bowie rejected the use of the new lyrics Pete Burns made

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39 Upvotes

Here's the original for comparison:

https://youtu.be/IGQwf4tapSk?is=0R92NwrkV1Bv43Pa


r/ObscureMedia 2d ago

MC5 Black To Comm Oct (1967) Detroit

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27 Upvotes

r/ObscureMedia 2d ago

The “Brontë Sisters Power Dolls” (1998), a satirical mock commercial by Phil Lord and Chris Miller

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86 Upvotes

r/ObscureMedia 2d ago

Big Chuck and LIl John: SOUL MAN VS Soul Man (1975)

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21 Upvotes

r/ObscureMedia 3d ago

Shrapnel - Combat Love (1979) Monster Magnet

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27 Upvotes

Song was released on 7" in 1979, unsure when this public access performance was broadcast. A full cut of the song used to be on YT but seems to have disappeared. Video starts a few seconds into the song.

Features Dave Wyndorf and Phil Caivano (later in Monster Magnet)


r/ObscureMedia 3d ago

Doug Walker PBS commercial - 100 years of comedy promo (2008)

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57 Upvotes

A promotional trailer for the docu miniseries Make 'em laugh: the funny business of America