Unique music you listen to?

[Robodl95]

What music do you listen to that's away from the norm? Besides the Gaga and the Beatles, the Swift and the Fray, Jay-Z and Owl City, etc. etc. etc. ? Basically people that the commercial world never pays attention to.

Feel free to link to youtube so we can check them out!

For me I love instrumental versions, especially Vitamin String Quartet and the Piano Tribute Conservatory

VSQs Lady Gaga is really awesome even if you don't like Gaga: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IN8DPNDN-6E

Don't Stop Believing VSQ: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0LKMo2cNPY

Owl City's Vanilla Twilight on Piano: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qWxptQqsw4

[MisaMii]

The XX - Intro (Long Version) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhnZkNj7kAo)

and

The XX - VCR (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI2eO_mNM88)

The XX is an amazing band. And I can't figure out in what category of music they'd fit in. But their music makes me calm. And I can listen to their music for hours, the same song all over and over. :)

[dutch]

I actually listen to a lot of Indie and other less popular genres. Awesome yet underrated songs are all over the place and there'd be way too many of such songs I can think of to recommend at the moment. So I'll just share three of them first:

Kasabian - L.S.F (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYYp5-mGQRI)

The Offspring - Kristy Are You Doing Okay (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AULaJdMPmIw)

All Time Low - Break Your Little Heart (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-3XdYpvilA)

[lethifold]

MisaMil, I LOVE The xx, though I'm sad to say they're becoming quite mainstream here, meaning everybody and their cat plays their music 24/7. Kind of puts a dampener on it if it's all you can listen to.

As for me, I can't get enough of Muscles. Check these (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_eyfvYdAiU) two (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGTEFJIcipI) songs out.

I also love The Postal Service. They definitely don't get the recognition they deserve. Check these (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUIBnmdJJ50) two out (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAPy64IgG58)

There's probably a lot more rustling around my computer somewhere.

[MisaMii]

MisaMil, I LOVE The xx, though I'm sad to say they're becoming quite mainstream here, meaning everybody and their cat plays their music 24/7. Kind of puts a dampener on it if it's all you can listen to.


Well I also listen to Arsenal - Lotuk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYywA0cyGBg), Arsenal - Saudade (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_va8jsWUlfc) and The Black Box Revelation - Love Licks (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTxybhpSA2I).
So I'm not listening to The XX only. I just posted those cuz they're currently my fav.

[MisaMii]

And LOL I just noticed PixCii, that your join date is Jan 1970. :D How on earth did you do that?

[lethifold]

I'm a Time Lord.

[MisaMii]

Can see that. But then again MTS was created in the year 2000. So still, I'm quite confused about that.

[unalisaa]

Unique? Sorry, I've got nothing. Hit me up if you want "good", though.

[iCad]

I listen to classical, mostly. I have a fondness for 18th/early 19th-century American composers, who practically no one else knows. They aren't even recorded all that much, so I have to play stuff myself.

As for non-classical stuff, I'm pretty mainstream, but I don't know much current stuff. I'm still stuck in the 80s, and I like 80s New Wave. And I like electronic/cinematic stuff. Maybe E.S. Posthumus or Rob Dougan would count as unique? I don't really know...

[hotaru801]

I love Emilie Autumn...
Here's one of my favorite songs Across the Sky (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WxjHAMO5pg)...

:D

[curl]

Linkin Park In the End was my most favorite.

[TUN3R]

I'm afraid I don't understand what you mean by ''not normal''.

[paksetti]

Um. Apparently it's weird by my coworker's standards, (I guess... because it's not standard innocuous salon pop?) But, I doubt it would shock anyone here.

Anywho, here's something-
Cocorosie- Lemonade (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tu3EcAHdHlE) (beginning's a bit slow)
Erykah Badu- Amerykahn Promise (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=my0xCQAaG8k)
April March - Laisse Tomber les Filles (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljTQVyWJ8uA)
Cake- End of the Movie (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkxtKfnOBS4)
Pogo- Wishery (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs1bG6BIYlo)

[rainheights]

I love the Postal Service. Sleeping in is my favourite song.

Aside from that I like Fidelity (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99_V8-YpMgg) and Adventures in Solitude (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj4b5rRDy00)

If you like Owl City, I recommend Daniel Hunter's older stuff (i.e. as playradioplay!). I like Confines of Gravity (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIHNxNXPIco) and I'm Afraid There's a Hole in My Brain (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBgPehpGxaA&feature=related).

[TrivialSim]

My Chemical Romance never get enough attention for my liking.
Or other band like Blink182, Hawthorne Heights, The Cure etc.

However I DO like some game soundtracks, which, obviously, are never like, on the charts.

[Rawra]

I'd say Ladytron. Their music are just "like it or hate it", I think. Never met anyone who likes their music, though, but I do am a huge fan :D

In fact, I like mostly not so well known bands and singers, like Kasabian.

[paksetti]

Incubus? unknown? sorry. lol. That's kinda funny.

But I'd agree with you on Ladytron and Kasabian, I've always had a soft spot for Ladytron.

[PharaohHound]

I've recently developed a fondness for A Filetta, their textures and harmonies are amazing. I like Dala, too.

[nhayes17]

James Vincent McMorrow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzMDkTdMZho&feature=related

Fyfe Dangerfield

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehGw3NDRh9Q&feature=fvst

Elbow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxczVhG0os8&feature=relmfu

Turin Brakes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkIZXKJmZ38

to name a few

[Johnny_Bravo]

Misamii: I once was on a forum thread where they all joined in 1970, 1980 and even in the 50's :lol:
Trivialsim: I love MCR and Hawthorne heights!

I currently listen 1 song by Napalm Death, it's their only normal song that's 3 minutes long, they only have samples which are about 30-40 seconds long. Puh. Grindcore..

[TrivialSim]

Trivialsim: I love MCR and Hawthorne heights

AWESOME! :D

[MAB-2000]

I don't know if my favourite music genre is strange to your country,it is in mine!

I like country:

The Statler Brothers up to Taylor Swift

The Statler Brothers - New York City (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PO6XpbaLkCU)

Taylor Swift - Mine (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPBwXKgDTdE&feature=fvsr)

Thompson Squere - Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DW9v2jyBT6s)

If you know any other songs,I would be happy to hear them,no matter if it is country or not!

[Johnny_Bravo]

*starts offtopic* Trivial: Have you already checked what your name as Killjoy name is? :) *ends offtopic*

[bassoon_crazy]

Hm... I don't know what to consider "unique". You define it as non-mainstream but I have a hard time believing that The Beatles aren't unique. They may be very popular, but they still explored a lot of different styles that you don't hear bands do too much.

I guess, for me it's The Divine Comedy, though. Apparently they're over in Europe, if they're really popular than I apologize, I don't live in Europe. lol

Timewatching (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJqXyS2SxUs)
Sticks and Stones (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqNtOCxJn24)
Charmed Life (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTdSrCJWrZ0)
Our Mutual Friend (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq_-SxYKGa8)

I guess Blood, Sweat & Tears could be considered "unique", too. According to my parents they were a really popular band back in their time, but they raised me up with rock from their time and I hadn't ever heard of the band until a year ago.

You've Made Me So Very Happy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxWSOuNsN20)
Spinning Wheel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi9sLkyhhlE)
And When I Die (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wZb75EzkW0)

[RedSneakers]

Stephan Nance, Ludo and Explosions in the Sky.

And Jason Mraz, MCR and Muse, but they're a bit more on the popular side

[cocoacup]

I'm obsessed with Bear in Heaven right now, they're weird and psychedelic but its not everyones cup of tea.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtH9MWGaAKw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SHISaFKXXY

[Eowyn24]

I listen to a lot of Kpop and Jrock that may be "Unique" music since not to many ppl know what it is.. xD

[morphius1]

Dream Theater, Dragonforce, Black Sabbath

[opiumgirl]

Anything by Dead can Dance
All Joy Division but Atmosphere gives me chills every time I hear it

[HystericalParoxysm]

*high-fives opiumgirl for liking DCD*

[Mistermook]

I like a (I think) Ukrainian band called (I think) Los Colorados. Whatever they call themselves, polka rock can be sort of awesome. Zee Avi used to be more fringe, when she was just doing YouTube stuff, but I guess she has an album and everything now. I used to have, but now don't and have been searching for without success, a great album by a band that called themselves the Nudes (who aren't another band called the Nudes) that featured another guy I've been known to listen to that no one's heard of, Walter Parks. I keep waiting for a Portuguese singer who calls herself Ana Free to improve and be worthy of acclaim because I think she has talent, but for a while now I think she's basically been taking her music to a pop-y, soft rock, terrible place that's probably going to do well in Europe even as much as I despise it. Basically, with some notable exceptions (hello Madonna and Britney Spears, how did you find your way into my play lists?) I'm guessing that all or most of my music is going to be off the beaten path if your metric is Lady Gaga. I listen to a lot of music, but I can honestly say with the exception of covers and Pokerface I've not even listened to Lady Gaga. Or maybe I have and it didn't register because I didn't like it?

On the other hand, I shudder to think of anyone thinking that Dead Can Dance or Joy Division or Sabbath was "out there" really. Maybe it's because I'm old, and all of that was pretty damned popular when I was younger. I mean, I also listen to a lot of Aimee Mann and Colin Hay, and those are names that aren't on the tip of people's tongues I guess... except that he used to be the lead singer for Men At Work and she used to be the lead for Til Tuesday, notable for "Voices Carry" in the 80s. Those got a ton of time on MTV back in the day, when it used to play music instead of bad reality television.

I guess it really depends on how deep your musical sniffer goes. Tom Waits has had a career for decades and dozens of albums, is he not commercial enough these days? Or Lyle Lovett? Elvis Costello? Leonard Cohen? I think Alison Moorer is awesome even though I just have one of her albums, but I'm not even sure her more famous husband, Steve Earle qualifies as "commercial" when commercial is Lady Gaga. What about my favorite band ever, The Pixies? I know a lot more people seem to recognize them than it used to seem, but I don't know if they're really mainstream enough for comparison to Lady Gaga. How about about Ween? Hammers of Misfortune and Slough Feg? Eliot Smith? Calexico? Alexi Murdoch? Squirrel Nut Zippers, or even Mediaeval Baebes? Camper Van Beethoven and Kate Rusby? Gillian Welch? Back when it wasn't a depressing excursion of comparison where I'd simply feel old, I went to see some sort of concert at least once or twice a week... and since I knew people in radio I got to see a lot of groups when no one had heard of them yet. I like a lot of different sorts of music, even weird, experimental stuff that I frankly can't figure out if I think is awesome or if it freaks me out or if it simple annoys me, like the Michael Gira/The Swans or Deerhoof. All of these bands have significant plays on my phone and computer, and that's not even counting classical music, which I mostly leave up to Pandora and doesn't get reported to my counters.

[crocobaura]

I like this song at the moment.

http://youtu.be/MQqj0MwWwQ4

[opiumgirl]

On the other hand, I shudder to think of anyone thinking that Dead Can Dance or Joy Division or Sabbath was "out there" really. Maybe it's because I'm old, and all of that was pretty damned popular when I was younger. I mean, I also listen to a lot of Aimee Mann and Colin Hay, and those are names that aren't on the tip of people's tongues I guess... except that he used to be the lead singer for Men At Work and she used to be the lead for Til Tuesday, notable for "Voices Carry" in the 80s. Those got a ton of time on MTV back in the day, when it used to play music instead of bad reality television.

I guess it really depends on how deep your musical sniffer goes. Tom Waits has had a career for decades and dozens of albums, is he not commercial enough these days? .

Ha! I also like Tom Waits. I love Leonard Cohen and Pixies- I would just consider them much more well known than Dead can Dance. At least among people I know.
I love Violent Femmes and Nick Cave too. And Pink Floyd and pretty much anything by Roger Waters

I am older and I have never heard Lady Gaga. I don't have a tv and I don't listen to the radio. I prefer to listen to my own collection of music I actually like. So I think mainstream music passed me right by starting in the early 90's.

When I thought about unique music DCD came to mind immediately as no-one else sounds like them. Tom Waits would also fall into this category, so would Joy division and Metallica!
But I doubt if I could find someone who doesn't know Metallica.

A band that also comes to mind would be Springbok Nude Girls, they had an absolutely instantly recognizable sound.

[acid_paradox]

Interpol (though you could probably tell), LUDO, Explosions in the Sky, I Set My Friends On Fire, Jimi Hendrix (popular, but not exactly mainstream nowadays), and Joan Jett (again, not exactly mainstream). I'm not sure about you guys' areas, but in mine, I'm a musical alien.

[Mistermook]

I'm not sure about you guys' areas, but in mine, I'm a musical alien.
I like to think of "my area" as the Internet, that way I can allow myself more peers without permanently bruising my face from facepalming. On the other hand, I'm pretty sure my particular flavor of musical tastes can be rather toxic to people in its entirety... I've pretty much given up on a high end of compatibility on just about everything with anyone.

But pffft, I'm not giving up my Ween moments for people, and for the people who can stand Ween I'm not gonna get rid of my Patsy Cline.

[DrowningFishy]

Jo (http://youtu.be/juaaet_ur8E) Kwan (http://youtu.be/TsQ0NE0clxg) Woo (http://youtu.be/pyKVdFeTDe4) is by far my favorite male singer. The middle song i linked is my favorite song by him. You can't get more unique then a mans voice then his; and he makes it seem so easy too.

And of course there is Miyavi (http://youtu.be/x4Zt2-jTAXQ) which is unique because he really that hyper in real life. Seen him in two differnt concerts... Wait in the music video he seems VERY calm. XD

The music list I listen to is so vast I don't know where to go when it comes to unique. Oh you can't forget Apocalyptica (http://youtu.be/rjXFRSuSnh4).

But Sophia's (http://youtu.be/4rZD-XsSbJc) video's will leave you wondering WTF. Funny thing is I never discovered Sophia till the singer played Kamen Rider Eternal.

As I leave I leave you with Alestorm (http://youtu.be/ta-Z_psXODw)

[VerDeTerre]

I like this song at the moment.

http://youtu.be/MQqj0MwWwQ4 The opening is beautiful! Thanks for sharing it. What language is that? I love the soft sounds of the flute, the vocals, and acoustic guitar in the beginning. I can see why this song would stay with you.

[paksetti]

The opening is beautiful! Thanks for sharing it.


I agree- that song is really awesome crocobaura.

Ooh, lemme share a few that I'm listening to too much lately.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5OMCRF7UUg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb_faNDTjWA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEY9GJAm8bA&ob=av2e

that last one.. eh. If you watch IFC, you've probably seen the ads for the album but I thought I'd share it anyway. It's normally not my style, and in fact it's the only song off that album I like- it's pretty gravy.

[HexYeah]

OMG! Where do I start?

Some songs on my ipod

"Listen to your love" by Mona
"Colors" by Grouplove
"Changing" by the airborne toxic event
"take the world" by she wants revenge
"banquet" by bloc party
'PDA" by interpol
"Punching in a dream" by naked and famous
"Mk Ultra" by muse
"Junk of the heart" by the kooks
...and lots of queens of the stone age songs. :D

[VerDeTerre]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5OMCRF7UUg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb_faNDTjWA

Very interesting. The first one is hypnotic with the syncopation just before it sounds like Reggae. The softness of the second one reminds me a touch of Spirit of the Redman, Song of the Earth (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5WHzqd-apM), inspired by Native American voices. I love it for long drives; it's calming and meditative. It gets a little hokey at one point in the middle, but the rest is great.

[Riptide651]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDGwlEJTjc4&feature=related

You have to listen to the entire song to love Warning: 10 minutes, the first 5 to 6 are a slow piano guitar melody, then it gets intense

[AdonisPluto]

In the morning I listen to Jazz, daytime classical, evening any other music. I practically love any music as long as it is not metal, electro or R&R

[paksetti]

VerDeTerre, you may like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXfkm4L0bU4&feature=related
(the music doesn't start up until about a minute in, if you're in a hurry.)

[ElementMK]

Hooray, a hipster competition!

Well, ladies and gentlemen, I present to you my guiltiest of pleasures: The Boy Least Likely To (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w54RJYpeHVk); a band that mostly appeals to the 7-10 year old girl demographic. A band I loved for a good portion of my teenage life.

oh god why

[paksetti]

Hooray, a hipster competition!

Pff. You want adorable kid's songs? Ima outhipster yo ass.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPOnLhTtZzs&feature=relmfu

[ElementMK]

You are both sick and cruel, my good sir. I just ended up wasting a half-hour listening to Yo Gabba Gabba song segments.

Also, my awesome indie hipster band covered the topic of balloons (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y9Unon9Gq4) way before yours did!

[Yazoo]

I like KPop such as:

f(x)

Big Bang

Girl's Generation

Super Junior

2NE1


I like JRock such as:

The Gazette

Dir En Grey

Antic Cafe

D'Espairs Ray

Malice Mizer

Versailles (I absolutely love them!)

X Japan


JPop:

Mika Nakashima

Utada Hikaru

Nana Mizuki

Ayumi Hamasaki


I am also getting into 40's Jazz >.> I heard it when I was when this candy shop, and now I can't remember the woman that was singing, but I was snapping my fingers along with the song

[vhanster]

Not sure I fully understand the definition of "unique" music, but lately I like to listen to trailer soundtracks from various movies.

Such as Audiomachine's "Akkadian Empire" and "Guardian at the Gate" (from Avatar movie), Epic Score's "The Time Has Come", and "Mind Heist" from Inception.

[Riptide651]

Anything from Portal is unique....

[live2draw]

yayyy glad i found this thread! I can talk about my "weird" music tastes!

I'm a big fan of asian popular music, mainly japanese and korean, but that's only because I haven't got to any others yet. I listen to:
Super junior
YUI
FLOW
Orange Range
2pm
Shinee
SNSD
and a whole host of others. but where I'm from, this is unheard of. My friends look at me like I'm crazy. But its ok, I don't care! my music makes me happy! :lol:

[VerDeTerre]

VerDeTerre, you may like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXfkm4L0bU4&feature=related
(the music doesn't start up until about a minute in, if you're in a hurry.) Oh that was worth it! It's beautiful! Oddly enough, the opening notes remind me of the old 70s rock song When the Morning Sun Has Come (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBt7vnFg-gk) by Jesse Colin Young.

There's a CD I have that I cannot find a link to youtube for that you might enjoy, if you like international music like that called I Ching of the Marsh and the Moon.

[Hencing]

I love looking for new music and bands, and will spend ages on iTunes just clicking through and listening to the samples. I'm really into alternative, post-rock, modern classical/instrumental stuff as the moment. My favourites at the moment:

Anything by Jonsi: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5VgLOs0LwQ

Nils Frahm: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkbf1-cVUuY

Valgeir Sigurdsson: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kp5n2vd8c9o

Sin Fang: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7Mr2c_96Vo

[KKiryu007Joker]

Vocaloid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eRel19HM6E&list=FLntI4mz7weRwN8iUZ9LgCOQ&index=5&feature=plpp_video

[Pixelhate]

Frank Zappa : Stink foot (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf8TM4CIk5g) for the fun
The residents : Hello Skinny (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvJiyOPmsJs) for the weirdness
Steve Tibbetts : Yumchen Turkar (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rrpu7dPEZ8) for the beauty and the spirituality

Can't find anything alike in today's music...

[AnnaBubblegum]

Christina Perri: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNsZVO6Yy0k&ob=av2e

Oh, and you probably don't know her, but Marina ROCKS *.* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_oMD6-6q5Y

[paksetti]

@Pixelhate- Hah! My dad used to play a lot of Zappa for me when I has a baby, and my brother used to always try to get me into The Residents. I'd never heard of Yumchen Turkar before. You have good taste!


So- this is pop, but it's eighty years old. So I dunno if it counts as "unique" or anything like that... I just really like Cab Calloway.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHqjMhD04uA&feature=related

[Pixelhate]

Ha ! Cab Calloway : a blue chip ! (Duke Ellington as well). If you're "in the mood" for this kind of music I suggest Don Byron's "Bug Music" album. These are covers of songs of this period with the present recording quality, it's super fun and offers like a zoom effect on these wonderful and sophisticated compositions.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhoEXGQoQV4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRZE-AdN4js

Someone made me discover F. Zappa when I was 11, so I've basically switch from lullaby to crazy rock at that age. Seems that I didn't get out of it so far :)
According to my standards, your family have good taste too ! You seems to be very eclectic, which is the sign of an open mind (what else can we expect from someone listening to FZ as a baby !) :p

[kiwi_tea]

I don't know if it's too out of the ordinary, but I'm a huge Blues and Gospel fan. I have also seriously listened to the Shaggs. Often.

Didn't It Rain - Sister Rosetta Tharpe (http://youtu.be/SR2gR6SZC2M)
Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl - Bessie Smith (http://youtu.be/gGypxhxCE5Q)
My Pal Foot Foot - The Shaggs (http://youtu.be/XR9d4ESlpHY)

(The Shaggs were weirdly untalented girls encouraged to form a band by their insane father back in the '60s. Their music is amazingly charming and tuneless, and kinda great).

[Riptide651]

UNIQUE is such a Relative term...

[simbalena]

The residents : Hello Skinny (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvJiyOPmsJs) for the weirdness


Yay for the residents! I was gonna post that ages ago, it's one of my favourite songs but after I watched it and followed a few youtube links I ended up in a bad bad place where MTS kiddies should never venture!

E.g.

The Third Reich (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRweyGHJ3bc&feature=related)

and

Gingerbread Man (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hr-I6-gxecg&feature=relmfu)

After that I just had to shut down the computer and take a rest.


And now here's some Tom Waits to take everyone's mind of this creepy stuff ...

Murder in the Red Barn (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo1TD1tjvaI)

:lovestruc

[paksetti]

Bibio- Weekend Wildfire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abKiIIHi4Ak

(video is stupid but the song is awesome.)

[strawberrydreams123]

Certainly in my country (which is the UK, if you were wondering) the type of music I listen to is unique.
I am a huge Kpop and Jpop fan. Like, obsessive. I cry for no reason over the people I love... Bom from 2NE1, Sooyoung from SNSD and T.O.P from BIGBANG T_T
I have a blog on Tumblr about it (if anyone is interested it's http://2ne1snsdbigbang.tumblr.com/) where I can talk to people from my country who feel the same way as me, or people from countries like Japan and South Korea (or any Asian country in general really). ^o^

[prettysims101]

80s synthpop and new wave (Eurythmics, Howard Jones, Missing Persons, Yazoo, etc.), 90s pop and some rock, module music (those are music files that are composed on a tracker), music in French and Japanese, Gackt, and some lesser known Madonna songs (Gambler, Frozen, etc.), and basically songs that most people don't hear on the radio very often.

[SusanSenpai]

I listen to a LOT of LapFox Trax by Renard Queenston. Go look it up, he makes a HUGE variety of electronic music.

[DigitalSympathies]

The Mars Volta. Yeeesssss boy.

[paksetti]

LapFox


I still can't believe this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRWGxGHidI8) was used on Adventure Time.

[Parselmouth]

I'm really into alt-rock music but Jack Johnson's just flippin' awesome!

[simbalena]

Nitin Sawhney is quite unique.

Nadia (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBjxLv9Dfhk)

Koyal (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhBYykbZWN4&feature=related)

I only have Beyond Skin but I think I need to investigate him further.

[noobkiller138]

I listen to classical, soft jazz, and ... heavy metal. Much of the metal I listen comes from all across the world. Soft jazz is mostly Dave Grusin.

Swiss: Sybreed - Neurodrive (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tE_bPAopn3k&feature=related)
Japanese: 44 Magnum - Matter of Concern (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pTs2s3TG2Q)
South African: The Narrow - Travellers (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p88qh4QUnc)
Germany: Rammstein - Feuer Frei (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHUsIU161w4)
Dave Grusin: Playera (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR2z3jjCKhM)

We produce a lot of garbage in the US. Not just waste, but garbage in the sense of music, too.

[x-kisses-for-yooh-x]

I absoloutely LOVE country music! A bit strange for a 16 year old girl from Scotland but I don't care, I know that if I could sing I would sing country music :D

I'm really loving The Civil Wars at the moment, they're a little bit country folk but not excessively. I have to say I do love their song Barton Hollow when it gets the loud acoustic guitar strumming going and the blues style vocals. What can I say? I'm a country girl at heart! ;)

[Saturnfly]

My favourite band is an eccentric duo from Sweden called The Knife. They're that band where I love pretty much every song on every CD. ^^

[paksetti]

I'm reviving this thread, so deal.

This is rather late but, Damocles, your music is awesome.

And now I'll add my biz.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0ul5Sl02nw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyiCHmXSJso
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URWAgbnfQnE

[vhanster]

The Hamster Dance Song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3G5IXn0K7A)

[GnatGoSplat]

I love New Age music, it's been my favorite since I first heard Enigma in the early 90s. It makes me feel emotion, like Classical, but has a beat that makes me want to get up and dance.
Hardly anyone likes New Age anymore, I guess it's an acquired taste.

Lucia Micarelli - Lady Grinning Soul (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVKApskrIhg)
Mythos - Kaleidoscope (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmlpOOtbAWU)
Delerium - Angelicus (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqUb3L1IRYA)
Delerium - You And I (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HfoxQigHWA)
Delerium - Just A Dream (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2zi91r9yAM)

[piggypeach]

It's not very unique for a person in general, but it's unique considering I'm a teenage girl who usually follows the ultra-mainstream:

Alt Rock songs, or whatever genre you would call songs such as "Dignity" new politics, "Through the fire and flames" - dragonforce, "Kings of cydonia" - muse, "What I've Done" - Linkin Park, "Holiday" - Green Day. You know, those kind of songs. Yeah I like them (:

[vhanster]

Plants vesus Zombies' Sunflower Song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N1_0SUGlDQ)

Part of the lyrics is used as my signature

[DigitalSympathies]

Some music I chill out by.

Televators - The Mars Volta (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_MiLiLdmdU)

Hyper Chondriac Music - Muse (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok4z1-IGIo0)

Vampires Will Never Hurt You - VSQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBelQL7FS1k)

[ella_in_wonderland]

I like that weird song by The Chordettes, Mr Sandman.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDXT7wC9jrc

[Dimension_E310]

E.S. Posthumus, Mt Eden, Bass Mekanik, Blank & Jones, Dream Techno

there is my list haha...sortof

[daniandan]

The Badger Song. I used to start singing this in class to annoy everybody, and it worked

[McGuire406]

Paul Gilbert. He was the guitarist for Racer X in the 80s and Mr. Big in the 90s (got back with them in 2009). He currently has a solo career (since 2000 or so) and has a few albums out. He's a great guitarist and musician and seems like a really cool guy. I only have two of his albums (7 total, I think), but I'm going to looking into buying more of them. I would suggest that you guys check out the songs Older Guy, Black Rain Cloud, and Plastic Dracula by him.

[dickies_icebox]

maybe Amadou and Mariam? I'm sure they're popular other places, but definitely not here.

[minimogut]

Considering the fact that I'm a teenage girl, it's probably considered pretty odd that I like almost all kinds of music, except for the kinds that teenage girls supposedly listen to, ie. pop music. I like Alternative, Emo, Metal, whatever you can name, I probably like it. I also love electronic music. But my all time favorite music are teh epic soundtracks. Anything from Two Steps from Hell, Zack Hemsey, Movie Soundtracks, KPM Music. IT'S ALL SO PRETTEH! I also adore music from other cultures.

[daniandan]

Anything on the radio, apart from pop music. I still prefer listening punk and rock

[paksetti]

Hieroglyphics- Shift Shape (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GCUvjUa2v8)

Chrome Sparks - Still Sleeping (Feat. Steffaloo) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvDjMGgAJF8)

XXYYXX-About You (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-A1NyhwoiU)

David Byrne & St. Vincent- Weekend in the Dust (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsMr_1U_m00)

enjoy, kidlets. :beer: