I have been looking for Penderecki: Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima forever. I forgot its name and it is a really hard piece of music to put into a search bar. I have to thank you so much for that link.

Handel-Halvorsen Passacaglia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NseBdxfHk5k

Anberlin - True Faith
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMVzRYreDGw

Key of the Twilight-Yuki Kajiura
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZWZP4MOD_o

I believe that Yuki Kajiura is one of the the great composers of our time. The extent variety and beauty of her work is always astounding.

Can't beat rock and roll.

I like to listen to pop, with a strong beat, while playing WarLight.

Actually, I listen to all genres.

Haha. I was trying to be a bit challenging with my post. I'm also into many other styles of music... maybe I'll cobble together a different set of "friendly" youtube links if I decide to care enough. :3

L, interesting to hear which you like and which you don't. You seem to universally embrace experimental music played with instruments and reject experimental music played with (or augmented with) electronics. I would guess that you favor notes (and the progression thereof) over textures & the nature of the sounds themselves? With the exception of 4'33" perhaps... Very strange from my perspective, but of course taste in music is subjective and I've often disagreed with other people's tastes. I'll bet you and I listen to Free Jazz very differently!

Noct, very happy you happened to rediscover that excellent piece of music! Took me a while to re-find it myself, eventually a search of "Hiroshima orchestral piece" ended up doing the trick.

Have to completely disagree with your assessment of Kajiura though... all her music just sounds the same to me. In the genre of video game & anime composers, I'd definitely have to pick Yoko Kanno over Yuki Kajiura.

Also the .hack//SIGN soundtrack has THE MOST HILARIOUS engrish ever! How come I must know the direction of relieving~

Oh and thanks guys for introducing me to Charles-Valentin Alkan.

Edited 10/5/2013 09:17:00

@Noct - I wasn't expecting .hack, very nice. The Impossible Duet is wonderful to of course.

@Pushover - Indeed. I am not a huge fan of, as you said, experimental electronic music. Although that may just be that I haven't heard the right sort. A few of the things you put up were just jarring and unpleasant to me. I try to be as open as possible with music, but some things are pushing the limits of my endurance. Yes. It is such that the small (or large) differences in thinking can affect how we perceive the things around us. I believe that people see colours differently and things like that. It is all the mental image our personas create.

@Pushover i guess since I come from a background in Celtic and German music so those elements of Yuki's that can make her songs sound generic sound quite distinct to me.


Chameleon Circuit - The Sound of Drums
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjJWbtCShqo

You kinda have to be a Whovian to get what it is about but i feel the music can stand alone.

Here's another good one: Pas de Deux:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWwb4yvPQ5s
And here's the (crazy) piano version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxV4hSBZ9TQ

Edited 10/6/2013 18:06:47

Oh I see Noct. Yeah, I tend not to pick out the nuances you do. I mean it's very good music, I just get tired of it, lol.

You a fan of Afro Celt Sound System? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwMuvUXIvH4

Edited 10/6/2013 21:20:15

Jay Z, Kanye, Immortal Tech, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, B.O.B, Tupac, Biggie, Drake, Diabolic, Dr Dre, Eazy E, Ice Cube, Tech N9ne, etc.

Edited 10/8/2013 22:57:59

Reminded me that Weston Irish Fest is tomorrow, i almost missed it.

Another one I like. It fits with the war theme:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u6iXQ5_MCA

I'm in school to be a music teacher, so everything I do involves music :D Always love when I see a thread like this.

Hope you enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbH3HJvh2N0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqwkJGMOEbs
http://www.wimp.com/beethovensalsa/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIgjAY55k1g
http://www.wimp.com/harmonicabeatboxing/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYRMbj6U2Ww&feature=related

And then we go into my world (the world of percussion literature):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGim1g7ySpY (If you watch no others, or stop them part of the way through, just get through this one ;))
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMCtFxYNoVM&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOJy-fnq25A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY4sPFD-iBk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOQa-Gk7fxA&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKtogLSCGtM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STnTT2Jzd9c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kxtr86zmYbk
http://www.wimp.com/hangduo/
http://www.wimp.com/tinashembira/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VmW2q77tew

And finally a shameless plug, this is my first recital I played. I will be doing another this semester and will also be posting it on YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9siH7kYyv4U&list=PLE97h27yNHs8cCanz6fDezcBUNUzG0ksr


If anyone actually listens to all of this, I give you props. Really great stuff here, imho. If you have questions about anything or comments about pieces I would love to talk about them.

(Edit: Does anyone know why it makes every other link a clicky link? I wanted them all to be.)

Edited 10/17/2013 18:27:05

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsdCGQbbd8k

French House:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cy8duEIHEig

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG_dA32oH44

Noobschool, you need to put an extra space character at the end of each of your links. Forum bug.

But from the ones I could click: Doreen Ketchens - holy shit! Blew me away! And the percussion stuff is freaking awesome. I've always liked that kind of stuff but haven't listened to much, mostly Evelyn Glennie and stuff on the Bang On A Can label. In particular I *really* enjoyed 8 on Three and 9 on Two.

Chicken, I'd like (most) french house a lot better if it didn't rely so much on the sidechain. Lately I've been on a bit of an italodisco kick: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2KvpPUFIlk

Edited 10/16/2013 06:12:18

I listen to... radio

Pushover, I fixed the links, thanks for your help! Hope you can see the rest now.

What does the fox say?

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