(38) Muzik

One of the most common questions to ask when getting to know someone is the type of music they're into. Well, my taste of music isn't really all that ordinary. I like/can tolerate just about every genre, but the ones I actually enjoy the most aren't the kinds you hear on the radio.

One of my favorite genres is techno, or electronica, whatever you want to call it. I've never been able to distinguish the difference between all its different sub-genres. I love the fast paced music, heavy bass, the melodies, and I love it when there are good vocals. Oddly enough, when people think of techno they just think of drugged-up club music, but I've been noticing the exact opposite. A lot of the techno I have is just as artistic as the other, specifically in regard to lyrics. Finding love, losing love, going through changes, etc.

I'm also absolutely in love with anything that falls into an ambient, spiritual, slow, jazzy, earthy type music. I've barely met any other person who likes it as much as I do, and the fan-base for these bands, such as Delerium, Blue Stone, or Enigma is pretty small.

Female-fronted metal bands are what my Zune mostly consists of, and that's probably what you'll catch me listening to on any given day. I don't know why. A lot of time I find it so unusual and unique how well it works that you can take gothy, dark, heavy sounds and then top it off with a woman's voice. Its odd and definitely not for everyone's tastes, but I love it!
A lot of time the women have really opera-like vocals, hitting notes that you won't hear too often in any other genre. So mixing that with the symphonic orchestras, pianos and violins, electric guitars, bass and drums, it completely captures me. This isn't to say all female fronted bands are always pretty and peaceful, some can be right out there with the "boys".

Overall, I think my taste in music is dark, sometimes heavy, sometimes light, but kind of has a feminine ring to it. As of recently, its also not unusual to catch me listening to DevilDriver, Children of Bodom, or other "manly" bands like that. Not so long ago, I never used to like them because they all sounded the same, but I guess I never gave them a chance and now I'm growing onto them. I also love Gojira, every song sounds different, and they use all kinds of sound effects, like birds chirping or wind blowing, and other environmental-awareness-through-metal techniques like that. Here are some fun ones;

Finntroll - Folk-metal
Battlelore - Lord of the Rings Metal
Nightwish - Opera Metal
Gojira - Tree-Hugger Metal