I've become a fan of a duet of sisters in Vancouver named Melodia. They play a melding, blending, soundscaping of different components that make up a bigger sound. There are lots of grainy record scratching and samples, lots of twangy, electric Morricone-style guitars and such... Their website is: http://www.members.shaw.ca/melodiaband/ and their weblog is at: http://apairofpandoras.blogspot.com/ also, you can hear them online at: http://www.newmusiccanada.com/genres/artist.cfm?mode=longBio&Band_Id=11595