Recent Music Obsessions

[ 17 April 2007 ]

I recently had someone write in asking me what I was listening to at the moment. This is good — much better than asking what my favourite bands of all time are. My tastes change & evolve so much that I could never really answer that honestly or fairly.

I can tell you that some of my favourite music of all time has been produced by the following: Atmosphere, Pharrell Williams, Skinny Puppy, N.E.R.D., Elliott Smith, Legendary Pink Dots, Gridlock, Broadcast, The Flashbulb, Venetian Snares, Ludacris, Antony and the Johnsons, Coil, Haujobb, Proem, Bohren and Der Club of Gore, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Bola, Panacea, Patrick Wolf, On, Can, Felt, edIT, Fiona Apple, Forss, Room Noir, Bitcrush, Immortal Technique, John Legend, Justin Timberlake, Damien Rice, Prince, Michael Jackson, Grand National, Enduser, Snoop Dogg, Dr Dre, The Tear Garden, Outkast, Notorious B.I.G., Bonobo, Amy Winehouse, Cut Copy & TLC.

Most of it falls into one of three categories: weird glitchy electronic, hip-hop or evocative singer-songwriter. I don’t really like listening to ‘rock’ music, which I define as anything heavily guitar-based. It just doesn’t do anything for me.

Anyway. Here are some tracks I’m enjoying at the moment, organised into weird little groups for your pleasure:

Best songs to wake up to:
<3 Roll Deep feat. Alex Mills — Remember The Days
<3 2Pac — Old School
<3 Justin Timberlake — My Love ;D
<3 Nelly Furtardo feat. Timbaland — Promiscuous
<3 Patrick Wolf — The Libertine/Bloodbeat
<3 Stevie Wonder — Sir Duke

Best songs to write to:
<3 Death Cab For Cutie — Brothers On A Hotel Bed
<3 Bola — Aguilla
<3 Proem — I Don’t Know How To Tell
<3 Bonobo’s Live Sessions EP
<3 Keef Baker — Daffodil Particle

Best songs to dance around your living room to:
<3 Nas feat. Ludacris — Virgo
<3 Pharrell feat. Snoop Dogg — That Girl
<3 LL Cool J — You & Me
<3 Pussycat Dolls feat. Snoop Dogg — Buttons (yes, my taste is questionable)
<3 Jamie Foxx feat. The Game & Snoop Dogg — With You

Best songs to sing along to:
<3 Paul McCartney — Riding To Vanity Fair
<3 Amy Winehouse — Stronger Than Me / In My Bed
<3 Regina Spektor — Samson
<3 Souls Of Mischief — 93 ‘Til Infinity
<3 Imogen Heap — Oh Me, Oh My
<3 Notorious B.I.G. feat. Frank Sinatra — Juicy/New York, New York
<3 TLC — Sumthin’ Wicked This Way Comes
<3 Bic Runga — The Be All & End All
<3 Fat Freddy’s Drop — This Room

Straight-up beautiful songs:
<3 Room Noir — Days
<3 Damien Rice — The Blower’s Daughter
<3 The Cranes — Beautiful Friend
<3 Iron & Wine — The Trapeze Swinger
<3 Otis Redding — Try A Little Tenderness

Though, of course, a cursory glance at this will tell you my favourite overall tracks since the 4th of October, 2005. Yow!


Super-love & cupcakes,
Gala <3


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Comment

  1. Cool eclectic selection Gala. My sister recently introduced me to Death Cab for Cutie. I was a bit cynical about it at first but it has definitely grown on me! Its so lovely! My music obsession at the moment is The Dears – Gang of Losers. I am TOTALLY obsessed with it. I think I have possibly spent over 2 months pretty much listening to it non-stop!

    <3 Emma · Apr 17, 03:51 PM · #

  2. You should listen to Shiny Toy Guns. They are my current favourite band.

    www.myspace.com/shinytoyguns

    <3 gggirl · Apr 17, 05:36 PM · #

  3. I LOVE Elliott Smith. Death Cab, Regina and Iron & Wine are also good.

    You should check out Of Montreal, I really think you’d enjoy them:

    http://www.myspace.com/ofmontreal

    http://www.ofmontreal.net/flashsite/index.html

    <3 Kristen · Apr 17, 06:49 PM · #

  4. hehe I’ll give you some more tracks to listen to this week sometime, when I get round to updating my blog! Another 10 songs, and maybe a whole album review… we’ll see.

    Some nice music choice there tho chicka :)

    <3 blackberrymoose · Apr 17, 07:19 PM · #

  5. i LOVE atmosphere. :D :D yay, i am so glad someone else likes them, i don’t seem to run into many people who do.

    i agree with the above commenter, of montreal is great~

    <3 hyuju · Apr 18, 08:57 AM · #

  6. I also love Pussycat Dolls’ Button..How about my taste, is it questionable, too? lolz..you got nice tracks there..

    <3 your wiki guide · Apr 18, 08:50 PM · #

  7. Oh, Patrick Wolf. Sigh.

    <3 Vanessa · Apr 19, 02:25 PM · #

  8. I L O V E! Iron and Wine and am listening to Regina Speckter Samson right now!!
    he he

    <3 lady jade · Nov 23, 11:20 PM · #
 

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