I've got a nokia comeswithmusic sub which expires soon- unlimited free downloads from the Nokia shop. So, I want to abuse it but I've already downloaded literally everyhing I can think of. So, random recommendations please!
I'm already pretty well equipped with rock and metal, but interested in more folk, drum and bass, classical and that difficult and small genre "Anything that sounds a bit like Mogwai". But really, tell me what you think is great.
No Cheeky Girls though.
1) New Model Army - http://www.newmodelarmy.org
2) The Wick Effect - http://www.amazingtunes.com/users/thewickeffect
all else is redundant 
The XX
Joy Formidable
Mumford and Sons
Exquisite Corpse
Wilco
TV on the Radio
Death cab for Cutie
To start off with
Godspeedyoublackemperor
A Silver Mount Zion
Stars of the lid
Labradford
Explosions in the sky
Would probably appeal for the Mogwai part of you.
Arvo Part
Steve Reich
Terry Reilly
Henryk Górecki
For some Modern "classical/minimalism" type stuff.
Philip Jeck
William Basinski (the disintegration tapes)
Oval (94 Diskont)
For "what the **** is that it is beautiful?" moments.
Edit, oh and Gavin Bryars' "The sinking of the Titanic/Jesus' blood never failed me yet".
an "eclectic" mix of DnB, "alternative" (whatever that means?) and folky stuff:
lynx and kemo
nightmares on wax
grizzly bear
department of eagles
bon iver
calexico/iron and wine
burial
Death in June
Faultline
Venetian Snares
Sheep on Drugs
Johnny Flynn and the Sussex Wit
cracking stuff.
Get the American Recordings series by Johnny Cash. Five albums of the most beautiful music made.
god speed you black emperor apparently..
Squarepusher? Venetian Snares as above.
Second Squarepusher.
Also look up Three Trapped Tigers, 65daysofstatic
Clutch!
The Arcade Fire
Modest Mouse
Broken Social Scene
The Decemberists
Bonny Prince Billy/Will Oldham/Palace Music
Tortoise
Karine Polwart
The Unthanks
Editors
Kitchens of Distinction
Lau
Also, if you like Mogwai, check out Crippled Black Phoenix. Dominic Aitchison from Mogwai, along with guys from Gonga, Electric Wizard and others.
Nightmares on Wax - In a Space Outta Sound
(and send me a c**y please)
Mozart's Requiem
Beethoven's 6th Symphony
Philip Glass's Violin Concerto
Prokofiev's 'Classical' Symphony
Brahms' German Requiem
classical stuff:
Peter Maxwell Davis - Maximum Max [DECCA], it's nice and accessible
Alarm Will Sound performing Aphex twin, bonkers stuff
Grimethorp Colliery Band performing Malcolm Arnold
clutch
RHCP
PE
Mastodon
Everlast
Gomez
Molotov (great mexican rap/rock)
Massive attack
Metallica
Anthrax
M83
Apse
Billy Childish??
heard some M83 on Zane Low (sp?) the other day, anywhere i should start with their stuff Dobbo?
Steve Earle- folk/country/rock
Philip Glass - seminal American minimalist composer
Jonathan Richman - not sure how to categorise this.
Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie, Woody Guthrie - American folk
MMW 4shared if you don't have a conscience.
Dead Cities, Red Seas and Lost Ghosts is all good,
Before the Dawn Heals Us is good as well...
Also @ Northwind everyone needs some dub reggae so try King Tubby or Scientist.
The Dodos
Harvey Danger
Eliza Carthy
Alela Diane
Broadcast
Electrelane
queens of the stone age!
try Nathan Fake - Drowning in a Sea of Love. he states Mogwai as his biggest influence. worth a listen.
i was just listening to M83 and seeing them as a big Nathan Fake influence
the break in 'You are here' feels like it's making me come up on the last pill i took about 5 years ago all over again 
Duran Duran
The XX
The Temper Trap
Phoenix
Death Cab for Cutie
Empire of the Sun
M83 are lovely. Close your eyes and drift away on a sea of sound.
Start with "Before the Dawn Heals Us"
Sigur Ros in a similar vein
King Cannibal for a total contrast (and then some!)
for something new, fresh and a bit different:
Various Production (if you haven't got The World is Gone, get it!)
Hudson Mohawke
Flying Lotus
Mike Slott
The Temper Trap
You mean the Tempest Trap I reckon.
http://www.thetempertrap.net/Home/
the temper trap , i did hear a Fern (i`am so cool) cotton call them
the tempest trap
fern cotton can call them whatever she wants 
Saw a guy called Flying Lotus in manchester the other night, he was good.
Also, Battles are good
And some other good stuff
Russian Circles
ISIS
These Arms are Snakes
Drive Like Jehu
Logistics
And Minor Threat, Fugazi etc all the classics
Lone
Lemon Jelly
Kids In Tracksuits
J Dilla
Memo
Panik
codeine velvet club are pretty good
the airborne toxic event
edward sharpe and the magnetic zero's
marina and the diamonds
florence and the machine!
Sir Lord Baltimore - if you can find it
The Monks
The Sonics
Chocolate Watchband
The Melvins
The Gories
The Mummies
Thee Headcoats
The Slits
for starters
the black angels
death from above 1979
If you're after drum and bass I'd recommend the likes of these:
Marcus Intalex
Commix
Calibre
Klute
LTJ Bukem
Some of the stuff from the mid 90's is pretty damn good too, such as:
Source Direct
Photek
Peshay
Ed Rush
Omni Trio
As you said folk, I've got to mention Rodrigo y Gabriela. Its acoustic guitar music, but do all sorts of stuff including metal covers.
Sorry 
I second Wilco and TV On the Radio.
I'm not sure that I like anything that you wouldn't already know about but would suggest you try The Notwist, Sparklehorse, Jim White, Shivaree, Engine7, Ben Harper, Fleet Foxes, Midlake, Gordon Giltrap, Pavement, The Hold Steady, Xavier Rudd and Suzanne Vega if you haven't already.
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