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I am quite sure all music-loving people here and there admire such moments of artists they adore/respect, which are quite "unusual" or perhaps even quite "rare" for their usual genre or repertoire. What kind of name could we give to such occasions? Perhaps..."far-out"? Back to the main point - if you remember my previous topics regarding "best album openers/closers" (2lazy2link), you know the drill already. No? Let's get some things straight again: - Pick max. 4 unusual* songs (repertoire-wise + links are preferred!) of artists that you either "adore" (or admire, w/e) or just respect. - Explain your fav choices (e.g. "What does make this song "far-out" in their repertoire?"). - Anything goes at this point, so demolish all the language/nationality barriers and feel free to post your favs outside "our usual J-music territory" as well! edit: *you don't have to be necessarily familiar with artists' WHOLE production - just as long as you have at least one example of "unusual factor" off e.g. certain album or w/e. OP's example/starter post: 1. Doremidan - Akai Kutsu (from s/t single) I admired Doremidan for being able to be up for so long despite having less and less attention from vk fandom by time - and having some "unique" tendencies in normally "familiar" vk music ideology. "Akai Kutsu" is interestingly enough of their first, and yet still most unusual track to date imho. Why? I am not that familiar with Doremidan's whole repertoire, but trust me - I haven't found any other song of theirs that conveyed same-ish "eastern campfire"-ish vibes. The fact ,that this is pretty "stripped down" compared to what we usually hear from Doremidan's colleagues and perhaps from Doremidan itself, should be noted too. Lovely and sincere ballad-ish tune, 'nuff said. 2. LUNA SEA - 4:00AM (from "LUNACY") https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSQKz-iJ548 Luna Sea's "characteristics" are quite easy to define, when it comes to music - be it their "raw" self-titled era or the "safe" SHINE-era. But as with most respected acts, moments of "carefree experimentation" are always expected. "4:00AM" might sound like typical late-90s pop for negligent ears - but mind you, the idea of having r'n'b-y vibes (e.g. female chorus) and dream poppy instrumentation/performance was a total "out of nowhere"-experience for LS fanbase back then. Sure, such formula has already cultivated to the point where many might find it tiring *cough*Gazette*cough*, but "4:00AM", or the whole "LUNACY"-album is not worth missing out! 3. Uverworld - Born Slippy (Underworld cover) (from "Ø CHOIR") Uverworld might not be the one I adore, but I have a certain level of respect towards their audible desires to try out various elements, and even genres. Sure - usually covers tend to be quite different from artists' respective repertoire, but "Born Slippy"-cover imho stands somewhere in between of something "familiar" (e.g. elements from the original song) and "far-out" (e.g. Uverworld's stylistic tendencies and interesting twists). Inclusion of almost all-band tribal drumming, ambient-ish guitars, original-respecting vocals and bass has my warm welcomes, just like any other fitting method of experimentation And that's it from me! Feel free to post - but make sure that you follow my "4 picks"-rule. Let's play it fair and square as always