Probably not the most popular genre in this thread, but J-pop is my go to music genre. I can’t understand most of the lyrics as English is the only language I can fluently speak and understand, but I like it so much for the unique beat and the wide range of subject matter songs in the genre tend to cover. Vocaloid is also one of my favorite genres too, and out of the 30 songs on my On Repeat playlist on Spotify, 24 of them are Vocaloid songs. I pretty much listen to that type of music on a daily basis. I have two favorite artists regarding that genre.
MARETU is a well-known name in the Vocaloid scene. His song genre is psychological thriller, though some older songs from him have rock instrumentals and elements, as well as having 8-bit chiptune music. His songs are known for being catchy but mysterious and sometimes creepy with the dark subject matter they cover. I can handle most songs he makes (also because I can’t understand Japanese) but there are a couple that have extremely concerning and disturbing lyrics that give me the chills… There was this song he made months ago that I listened to, and once I read an English subbed version, I got creeped out from how graphic the lyrics were. Most songs he makes are vague or have a meaning that is hard to decipher from how many metaphors and synonyms he uses, but the aforementioned song was very straightforward with what it was about. A few of my favorite tracks from him are Before I was born,Miseenen,SIU,Pink,IYAIYAYO, and Magical Doctor. I absolutely love the singing and instrumentals, but some of the lyrics are dark and pretty negative.
Sasuke Haraguchi is a newer song producer, but he has been popular in Japan recently. I really like the minimalistic visuals of his songs and the robotic sounds and voices in them. It gives off a sort of futuristic feel to me, and I really like it. My favorite tracks from him are HITO Mania,Igaku, and hontono. However, I have heard some of his non-Vocaloid tracks and I really like the sound of those as well.
@Jimmer-jammer I listened to some more of 'Bad Dreams' and some of 'Exit' by K-os, from what I've read about the artists (including Maestro Fresh Wes) and based on the lyrics I've listened to I would say that you're more into positive/socially conscious hip hop than the gangsta stuff? It's all good though, the more variety that there is in hip hop or any genre, then the less susceptible it is to stagnation.
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
I saw the Nikki Iles Jazz Orchestra yesterday afternoon w/ Mike Walker on guitar. Two amazing sets. Fantastic musicians but Mike stood out to me for obvious reasons as we play the same instrument, when I got home I tried out a few of his licks that I remembered from the gig. Great guitarist, in a similar neck of the woods, musically speaking, to John Scofield and the late John Abercrombie.
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
I think Rob Luft is the jazz guitar equivalent of Bone Thugs N Harmony. So fast you can't really discern every phrase but you love the overall feeling of the song.
Edit: Also Marc Ribot is the connoisseur's Nels Cline imo. No disrespect intended to Mr. Cline.
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
@Jimmer-jammer Thought I'd send some more heavy music that we both can appreciate your way! This is a jazz guitarist (Marc Ribot) who also dabbles in heavy music playing rock-adjacent/metal-adjacent music/avant garde jazz interpretations of composer John Zorn's works. Hope you like!
N.B Let me know if you like surf rock 'cause they've done a surf rock-adjacent album together in that style as well.
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
@Jimmer-jammer Excellent, man, let me know what you think of it once you've listened to it. Here is the link to the surf rock/ jazz fusion album! Be great to get your opinion on both ,once you've heard them both actually.
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
Amazing hip hop from a criminally underrated artist.
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
@Yousef- Out of that list, I like Ice Cube, Ye, The Notorious B.I.G, Dr Dre & Wu Tang Clan and about 50 more that aren't my favourites but I rate in tiers sort of thing, and vary my listening habits according to mood. You have excellent taste in hip hop. What did you think of the Benny the Butcher album, by the way?
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@BlAcK_SwOrDsMaN I really loved it! Had to renew my Spotify premium to be able to turn off the forced shuffle feature. It’s exactly my vibe! I always adore hiphop with some deep message underneath.
The first half was pretty great. Blood money might be my favorite.
Don’t make me is also really good. Such a great way to end the album.
@Yousef- Great! If you liked that you might like 'Burden of Proof' even more, it's produced by Hit-Boy of Nas fame, feel free to send any hip hop recommendations you think I might like my way as well!
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won’t see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you’ll miss the entire forest. Don't be preoccupied with a single spot. See everything in its entirety...effortlessly. That is what it means...to truly "see." "
@Yousef- Also, do you like any jazz? Be great if you could let me know which artists ,if any, you like in that genre too, just a couple of favourites will do. 😂
But yeah, Jazz & Hip Hop are all I really listen to, used to listen to rock and metal and then found music that spoke to me more.
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@Yousef- Oh, sorry, I only meant jazz recs, much appreciated though. 😃
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Haha, aight! I’m a bit rusty on jazz recs but I can recommend Latino by Kenneth M Gregory and April in Paris by Count Basie. Hope those are good! @BlAcK_SwOrDsMaN
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