I received
Strapping Fieldhands - Discus (1993) from my secret Santa.
This is certainly an obscure choice! My initial impressions were that of bewilderment as it's hard to know what the hell is going on sometimes. It's a very quirky left-field lo-fi indie rock album, sometimes resembling Guided By Voices at their weirdest or Beck's early anti-folk material. Listening to this for the second time the songs start to reveal themselves and you start to pick out melodies in the songs. Although the album is enjoyable it didn't quite set my world alight, but I can sense that this is an album that requires patience and repeated listening to truly appreciate. The standout tracks for me are probably 'Sad Lament of the American Indian' and 'Lonnie Donnegan's Mum's Tea Chest' and 'Mysterious Girl'.
Not quite sure who sent it to me. Whoever did must have a penchant for very strange and obscure music so I'm going to have a guess at either Jack Pat, Bob, or Stu.