A little bit of everything (except classical), which is why I listen to BBC 6Music.
^^(without singling out em2) be nice if people posted specifics of what they like even if you do have broad tastes, its rather vague just to say "you like bit of everything".
I didn't really have an interest in music till my late teens, my first album was
"invisible band" by travis - given to me on a birthday by a friend. not the greatest album but it really got me intrigued made me actively explore listening to music. I think I like it cos it was everything most popular music at the time wasn' - i.e it was earnest, and melancholic. the second album I got, which I bought myself on account of it being "packaged pretty" lol, was
() by sigur rós - didn't like it first and went in drawer for few months until I fished it out and it made sense - this album changed everything, as it really opend my mind to all sorts - it also features the most narcotic drumming sequence at end of the last track (live it is breath taking). their album released prior to that-
ágætis byrjun, is also pure genius, which I got later.
A lot of the music I listen to is influenced by my brother, a lot of its from the 80's too. he's massive
new order fan, and I'd probs count
power, corruption, lies and
technique as favourites. I adore a bit of odd, with my love for
cocteau twins particularly
heaven or las vegas and am massive fan of late era
talk talk - with
laughing stock probs being my favourite album all time! I also love quite a lot of early 90's shoegaze bands,
split by lush,
souvlaki by slowdive and
loveless by my bloody valentine. my bloody valentine is also probs the best gig I've ever been to when I saw them at the atp festival last year on their reunion tour (would've been too young when they were around originally
).
All that sums up the "bread and butter" of my music taste, but theres a lot of more acessible stuff I like too, from early millenium
kylie (how can anyone not like "
love at first sight" lol) to the odd
girls aloud track (
memory of you is postpunk-in-disco-genius :P) which I insist to friends is "clever pop"
. I also don't just look to new bands that are coming out but I like going back to past, and discovering oldies - like last year I discovered my love of the 70's german band
can and 80's
grace jones.
anyway I compiled an end of year list of albums I loved released this year for another forum so here is below along with descriptors...
teen dream - beach house (uplifiting dream pop)
crystal castles (II) - cyrstal castles (dirty electronica - think sweaty, youthful party of excess)
subiza - delorean (modern balaeric - think summer, the coast, barbecues)
topp stemning på lokal bar - casiokids (twee norwegian electro-pop)
hidden - these new puritans (brooding, atmospheric rock with suspense)
some reptiles deveoped wings ep - egyptian hip hop (northern, melancholic, electro rock)
total life forever - foals (one of my current fave bands, seeing them in london on ny!
)
clinging to a scheme - the radio dept (earnest reserved indie pop)
black city - matthew dear (dark electronica)
sit down, man - das racist (tongue in cheek hip-hop)
body talk - robyn (love-in-a-box swedish pop)
there is love in you - four tet (dancey brooding electronica)
black noise - pantha du prince (melancholic techno)
palinopsia - d'eon (80's synth fans will like this...)
that we play - games (...as will they this)
...so yeah, hopefully that is useful answer in summing up the type of music I listen to - its not easy if you have disparate tastes, and yeah I'm a bit bored lol! don't expect everyone to do full write up like this lol, but like I say be nice if people were more specific.
also does any one use last.fm? mines here if anyones interested>>
http://www.last.fm/user/volcanicash
