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Why music?

What's so important about moving air? Why do we feel so much from - so little? The reason is the way the brain uses its senses to - wonderstand the world around it. Brains use large amounts of inner - connected components that serve very abstract uses. By routing - information to different parts using a high amount of - innerconnectedness it can process information in a exponential - amount of ways. By sending carefully choosen information to send to - the senses you can take advanged of the way it processes information - to show whats really going on under the hood and to cause it to - route data in ways it normally wouldn't. Music guides the geist - through this chaotic complex world and shines light on many parts of - the mind and universe.
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- "If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of - energy, frequency and vibration." - Nikola Tesla

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Favorite artists

This list isn't in any real order. I like most of them too much - to rank them.
- This is an incomplete and ever growing list.

- Psychedelic -
- Progessive -
- Funk -
- Japanese stuff -
- Jazz -
- Rock/Alt/Punk -
- Other -

Psychedelic

The Doors

If you don't know who they are than you disapoint me. About the - closest I have to an all time favorite. When I was first learning - guitar a family friend showed me The Doors and showed me how to play - a doors rift on guitar. At first it look me to get deeper in their - music but they have always been with me no matter where I go in - life. A lot of artists haven't continued to bring me joy as my taste - changes in the same way as The Doors. If you asked me my favorite - doors song I would say all of them.
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- If you dig The Doors please check out Ray Manzarek's solo work. His - solo album The Golden Scarab is my pick for one of the most - criminally underrated albums of all time.

Robin Trower

Many people call him a Jimi Hendrix copy but he they are wrong. - While there are crossovers he does have his own style that is - different From Jimi. His old albums, new albums... are all master - pieces. He only continues to age like wine and is still making new - music to this day without selling out or sounding dated.

Jimi Hendrix

This list isn't complete without him. Jimi is like Santa, Jesus, - Abraham Lincoln... its a requirement you know who he is. Just take a - look at every artist after he got big. Jimi's greatness leaked into - all music. His influence can't be stopped by any granfalloon - borders. His influence quickly leaked into even countries that were - cultural isolated from the west. Check out Super Djata Band to see - what I mean.
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- Most places say he died from overdose but that is a lie! He was - murdered by his manager who was upset that Jimi wanted to take a - break from fame and focus on himself instead.

Babe Rainbow

A fun little viby modern psychedelic band. Also one of the few - modern bands that have well put together albums not just great - singles but shitty albums. There music is fun to listen to and a - good choice to bring you out of a bad mood.

Levitation Room

Another great modern psychedelic band. I got to see them live - once. The way their guitarist plays finger style really caught my - eye. I often have their songs stuck in my head even if I haven't - heard any of their stuff for months and I don't even realize its - them until I listen to them again.

Sugar Candy Mountain

Its one of those great bands I forgot that exists but when I run - into their music again it always brings me great joy.

King Gizard and the Lizard Wizard

A very unforgotable name indeed. You may not like some of their - music but they fill quite a bit of area so don't give up on them so - fast. A lot of their songs feel a bit gimmicky for my taste but - still a great band.

The Black Angels

Good skateboarding music. Heavy and dark. Very nice indeed.

Strawberry Alarm Clock

Its just pure 60's psychedelic extract. They got viby stuff what - more can I say.

Frank Zappa

Go check out Frank Zappa. Thats a threat.

The Beatles

The Beatles exist

Progessive

Gentle Giant

A band very few know of yet it has a cult following. They are a - must for any prog rock fans. They mix in so many sounds and really - push the limits of rock in a way even other prog bands never did. I - may even dare call them my favorite prog rock band.

Camel

Another prog band nearly no one knows about. Go listen to their - album Moonmadness right now. Thats a requirement!

The Moody Blues

Its commonly believed that they started prog rock. They are known - for their big sound and use of classical music theory. I already - called Gentle Giant my favorite prog rock band so I am going to call - The Moody Blues my favorite prog pop band. Many people don't know - that prog pop actually exists and prog pop is what The Moody Blues - is. Go listen to The Moody Blues right now! Some of their albums are - a bit slow going but thats because they are carefully created works - of art. Their most well known album Days of Future Passed is said to - be one of the greatest concept albums of all time.

King Crimson

They are very commercially successful for prog standards. How - could you not like a band with a name like that!

Van der Graaf Generator

They sound almost early Genesis. They have a strange natual - darkness that always stands out to me.

Hatfield & The North

I really dig their album The Rotters club. That album has a - special place in my heart and is easily one of my favorite albums of - all time!!! Wanta hear the crazy story behind it? There isn't one, I - just really dig it.

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

The band was started by a few law firm owners. You believed me - didn't you? They actually just have a boring name. Their music isn't - boring so go check them out! Also a lot of people hate this band for - no reason.

Caravan

Most of these bands are British but this one is the most British. - Your welcome.

Magma

They write concept albumns about a race of aliens called the - Kobaïan. The lanauge they sing in is the lanauge the Kobaïan speak - so not very many people actually know what they are singing about. - Yes, the aliens are real.

Yes

One of the first prog bands I got into. Don't let their - commerical success scare you away. They are indeed very - wonderful.

Can

The greatest Krautrock band of all time. tbh its one of those - bands I really need to listen to more.

Amon Duul II

Another great Krautrock band. They have a bit heavier sound than - Can.

Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd is not a prog rock band.

Funk

Parliament Funkadelic

The funkest band in the list. More funk than you can handle! - p-funk is some pretty strong stuff. Its lethal. Its actually two - bands but its members kept going back and forth and they forgot were - each band started and ended.

Sly and the Family Stone

A vey influential funk band ineed. They were mixed race and - gender, and they were an important part of the civil rights - movement. Also their single Thank You is the first song ever - released with slap bass which was played by Larry Graham.

Graham Central Station

Larry Graham created it so that means its 100 percent funk. Larry - Graham is the enbodiment of funk so anything he touches gets turned - into pure 100 percent organic funk.

Cymande

This one is quite different than any of the funk bands on this - list and really is its own thing. Their name is a calypso word for - dove which is a symbol of peace and love. You can hear the peace and - love in their music and it flows into the ear and through rest of - body. This is a band that truly transforms their geist into energy - and vibrations for rest of the world to hear.

Lafayette Afro Rock Band

Another band that is so funky its lethal! They were not that well - known during their time recording but have gained much more of a - following now. Do check them out if you think you can handle so much - funk!

Average White Band

Its hard to believe a bunch of white dudes can get so funky but - they did and its real funky!

Jaco Pastorius

Jaco Pastorius is one of the greatest bassists of all time. He - played for Weather Report and released some really funky solo - work.

Billy Cobham

Billy Cobham is one hell of a drummer. He played for Miles Davis - and Mahavishnu Orchestra. You need to listen to his solo work now - (thats a threat). He also had influence on many prog artists - including King Crimson.

Shuggie Otis

His dad had a band and personally knew many very well known - artists so Shuggie grow up around them and learned guitar at a very - young age. He played in his dads band as a little kid and they would - make him dress like a old man so they could sneak him into bars to - play with the band. As he got older he got countless offers from - some really big artists to play in their band but he gave them all - up and instead produced his own albums and remained a small artist - so he could make the music he wanted to make.

Janko Nilovic

Holy fuck I forgor this dude existed for a while but dam his - music is funky!

Eddie Hazel

The first lead guitarist for Funkadelic. His Hendrix like playing - is very badass. He is known for his guitar playing on Maggot Brain - though he also has a great solo album which became rare not long - after its release and is often not talked about much to this - day.

Gil Scott-Heron

As of writting this He is an artist I discovered more recently. I - dig it so far. He writes songs that are political which is quite - based.

Mandrill

Not really my favorite funk band but still funky. And funky is - good.

Japanese stuff

They get their own section even though not all this artists play - the same style because 1: this list is going to get messy, 2: they - are better than the other artists, 3: some of these artists I - discovered like yesterday or an hour ago as of writing this so I - don't know what to say.

Kikagaku Moyo

The best psychedelic band of all time. THE BEST. You will - be ruined for all other psychedelic music once you hear them. Sadly - they broke up.

The Pillows

Best known for making the soundtrack for FLCL. Go watch FLCL - (thats a threat). Their music is killer and I dig it.

Ginger Root

Ginger Root is the bomb. I got to see them live and let me tell - you it was easily one of the best artists I have ever seen live. So - much energy!!!

Pacific album

This album was made by multiple artists. Its one of the best - albums I have ever listen to. Good music for when skateboarding - around town buzzed on kratom on a clear warm day without a single - worry in sight.

Unsorted short but ever growing list of Japanese artists

T-SQUARE
Masayoshi Takanaka
Naniwa Express
Casiopea
Haruomi Hosono
Shigeru Suzuki
Tatsuro Yamashita

Jazz

Jazz is about the best music. A lot of this is more on the fusion - side btw (:

Allan Holdsworth

My pick for greatest guitarist of all time. This dude learned - guitar himself and jesus mother fucking christ he can play. Not only - can he play fast but we can still play with at least as much geist - as Jeff beck, play the most harsh finger breaking far apart scales, - all while leaving Joe Satriani and Steve Vai in the dust. Guitar - was his side hobby. His main thing we brewing. Dam this fucker - got a hell ton of autism.

Mahavishnu Orchestra

People will think your crazy if you tell them to check out this - band, people will think your crazy if you rock out to this. But its - the bomb. It showed me a side of music I haven't gone into before - than. I was listening to Led Zeppelin and that shit before I - discovered the depths of fusion and prog waiting for me. The best - parts of life is when you discover something new and fall deep into - the depths of a rabbit hole. Thats when the world opens up and you - start to think differently and open your mind. Thats why its good to - try new things. I wouldn't be who I am today without that push from - Mahavishnu Orchestra. They are a different breed of jazz fusion than - the stuff most fusion fans are use to. Its much harsher and almost - meaner. they dis into parts of the geist other artists stay far away - from.

Miles Davis

You jazz peeps already know Miles Davis. If your a song writer of - any style that haven't checked out Miles yet give him a try. His - music is a good example of how to use space in music to open things - up and close them down. Compare his works and you will see what I - mean. While I haven't dug into his stuff much I really dig his album - Bitches Brew. Its very different than the smooth easy on the ear - stuff people often think of when it comes to Miles Davis. Its closer - to Mahavishnu Orchestra.

Rock/Alt/Punk

Talking Heads

You need to listen to the Talking Heads. Now, its a - requirement. Its a funky silly litte band. The front man David Byre - is rocking with autism so its a given its going to be a good band. - There is no band that sounds anything like them. They have no right - to be as funky as they are!

Ween

A wonderful little silly band. Best known for their album The - Mollusk which influenced the creation of SpongeBob Squarepants. - If it influenced SpongeBob so it gotta be good! They have - other great music though that album really stands out to me. This - silly little SpongeBob album is somehow one of the greatest pieces - of music of all time! It can easily compare to the prog and fusion - stuff on this list. The mood changes quickly but in a very musical - way that paints an entire landscape of many different colors.

Morphine

A really wonderful little treo. Their front band Mark Sandman - plays a bass with only 2 strings tuned in 5ths and he plays it with - a slide, their saxophonist Dana Colley can play two saxophons at - once, and their drummer is just a total vibe.

Joy Division

This band reminds me of my CS teacher who had a bow tie and - worked at a standing table with borderline too many monitors plugged - into a little mac book. Every morning when I walked in normal music - was never playing, it was often a mix of alt rock and EDM that was - quite fitting for a programming class. He gave everyone rubber ducks - so we can have an inanimate object to use to ask for help. He always - called himself a lizard person and was a Doctor Who fan. I assume - this is a universal experience and everyone had a CS teacher like - this. He must have been a standard issue factory made CS teacher - because if a mad man with a bow tie who jams out to Joy Division - isnt your average CS teacher I dont know what is a average CS - teacher.

The Clash

One of the first bands I really got into. I listened to them a - lot when I was first learning guitar. They got a good sense of humor - to.

Ramones

When I was little one of my sisters friends had a dad who was a - fan of the Ramones. He gave me a data disk full of pirated music - which included a lot of stuff by the Ramones. I instandly became a - Ramones fan. I dont listen to them much lately but they will always - have a place in my heart.

Dr.Feelgood

This is a mean ass band. Their music was a rebellian against the - prog rock and glam rock music that was becoming big at the time. Pub - rock bands like Dr.Feelgood went fuck it all and instead played mean - raw drunken rock n' roll. This is the kind of music I listen to when - skateboarding or when I need to get shit done.

ACDC (Bon Scott era)

I know what your thinking its that band with songs that always - sound the same and has sore throat sounding vocals. Well they - were not always like that. In their early days they had a better - vocalist: Bon Scott. And they fucked around with different sounds a - lot more.
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- These are the Bon Scott era albums:

High Voltage
TNT
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Let There Be Rock
Powerage
Highway to Hell

Powerage and Let There Be Rock are my favorites out of all of - them. Powerage was my first CD I ever got and I keep going back to - it all the time. Its their best album by far. RIP (rock in pleace) - Bon Scott.

ZZ Top

I dont listen to them much anymore but they had a big influence - on my guitar playing. One of my favorite albums by them is Tejas. - Its a very underrated album. I dig the darker more ambient tone of - Tejas. Also go listen to their first album. Its completely - killer!

Other

Jeff Beck

While many think Jimi Hendrix is the greatest guitarist of all - time many more enlighted people pick Jeff Beck. Not that Jimi is bad - or anything but holy fuck Jeff Beck can really play guitar. He puts - soooo much geist into his music and makes the guitar sing in a way - no one else can. I still have my own pick for greatest guitarist - though.

Tipsy

I was in a music store with some friends and one of their records - was playing in the store. Later, I wished I bought it so I went back - and they no longer had the record. They don't have very much - released and seem to be dead. They don't seem to have much of a - following and they website is down. You can find it here on the wayback machine.

Messer Chups/Messer Fur Frau Muller

A russia band I discovered recently as of writing this. I dig - them so far but I haven't checked out much of their stuff.

Silver Apples

They are a electric band that uses DIY synths made from miltary - surplus radio gear along with other shit. Not really something I - would care to jam to much but still a good band.

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