Nothing weird about the request. This is one of the better ways to font search.

Check out the fonts mentioned in this Typographica article on Klavika.

Others that might interest you:

Cachet and its weaker sequel, Zemestro
Neo Sans

> a wierd request

It's fine, since you didn't append "free or real cheap"... :-/

hhp

FF Unit, Pill Gothic, Magnion, Cholla, Vista (in a distant way)

Maybe Katarine by Suitcase Type Foundry? http://www.suitcasetype.com/page.php?lmut=en&section=font&font=katarine&...

sorta kinda -- Auto by Underware.

Section
http://vllg.com/Lux/Section/mudTyper+Weights/

Morgan Sans
http://vllg.com/Feliciano/Morgan/mudTyper+Weights/

Tabula
http://www.itcfonts.com/fonts/detail.asp?nCo=AFMT&PID=ITC9194

Some great suggestions here -- thanks guys (and gal).

Cheers!