Dylan wrote:Bulgarian vocal music

I, as well, am extremely fond of this balls-out vocal song-arranging and performing style.
Especially women choruses (chori?). Not the balls part.

Also, Tuvan throat singing - when done by native performers, not neo-hippy folk tribal types.

Does funk count as rock?

Also, vocal ensembles and men's quartets, barbershop or otherwise.
Additionally, I grew up within a church setting that staunchly performed SATB-arranged hymns every Sunday. "'Lo, How A Rose 'Ere Blooming."

Indeed!

Dylan wrote:Bulgarian vocal music

Did you ever hear of The Trio Bulgarka? Kate Bush used them for backing vocals on a number of her albums, and they are just otherworldly.

Opera (Italian is slightly better than french opera and on par with some German)
Blues (old Muddy Waters blues, not white people blues)
Noise/Power electronics/Soundscaping (ala NON, Smegma, Whitehouse; seems out of place here)
Japaneese taiko drum music

Now if I could combine these...

Justin from Queens wrote:Extra Harsh Electronic noise stuff.
"Killababylongcutz" - Shitmat.
= Justin

Shitmat is beyond awesome. Good call on that one.

endofanera wrote:I really like sweet soul, especially the 70s stuff from Philly -- all the Gamble and Huff productions. Lotsa strings, lotsa heartbreak, lotsa falsetto harmonies, and the occasional electric sitar solo, all set to a funky backbeat. Chi-lites, Delfonics, Harold Melvin, Three Degrees, Stylistics, O'Jays, Dramatics, Detroit Emeralds... All that shit. I love it.

Do you have either of the Soul Jazz Philly Soul compilations. I have the Chicago Soul one and it's amazing. I'm thinking about trying the Philly ones next.

geiginni wrote:Gamelan, some Ketchak...

Same here, though I'm more of a Gong Gede man myself

Rimbaud III wrote:This is certainly worth owning

Yeah, that's a phenomenal CD. Probably the best recording of Tibetan Monks I've heard. Certainly the place to start for anyone looking to buy an example of the tradition.

I'm also into old blues (Son House, Skip James, Charley Patton, etc.,) early country (Uncle Dave Macon, Clarence Ashley, etc.) and free jazz type stuff (Brotzmann, Schlippenbach, Taylor, etc.) I like quite a bit of drony minimalist stuff too (Terry Riley, Tony Conrad, CM von Hauswolff, Eliane Radigue, Phill Niblock, etc.)

I know they came out with a monster Philadelphia Int'l box set that had like 7+ CD's in it...Whew! Didn't know they came out with so many records (and great ones, at that).

Of course, the Motown 1950-1970 box set is mandatory for any music fan, and I'd say James Brown's "Star Time" is pretty unbelievable, too. Get the Stax/Volt box for extra credit.

starks wrote:I know they came out with a monster Philadelphia Int'l box set that had like 7+ CD's in it...Whew! Didn't know they came out with so many records (and great ones, at that).

Ive spent too much on getting them on vinyl to buy this. But I probably will.

I havent gotten either of the Soul Jazz comps Edward mentioned yet for the same reason. But again, I probably will.

There's actually so much stuff I listen to it's silly to try to list it all, but had to mention that I love the British fingerpicking school of guitar, sort of championed by Stefan Grossman and his ilk.

Shanachie has some indescribably beautiful comps of this style, in particular look for fingerstyle renderings of Turlough O' Carolan--

"Irish Reels, Jigs, Airs, and Hornpipes"
"Music of Ireland"

cats like Davey Graham and Dan ar Bras are BAAAAAAD.

Church bell ringing is pretty awesome

I love breakdance.
I love chicago house music mid eighties to early nineties.
I love quite a lot of early rave music.
I love a load of late eighties acid.
I love ambient.
I love love love english folk music.