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1- How old are you?
23, as of two days ago.
2- Do you mainly listen to one (or more) particular style(s) of music? If so, which one(s)?
Electronica. Used to listen to British progressive rock for the longest time (basically my parents' taste in music), but I discovered electronica and found a new groove.
3- Do you consider yourself one of those people who likes "all different kinds of music"?
Heh, who doesn't? I consider that to be one of those "job interview type" answers to first date questions, in regard to relationships. But, here lately I've found viable groups in almost all forms of music except country and "R&B".
4- Which bands/artists/djs do you consider your favorite as of right now?
Hybrid, BT, Chem Bros, Crys Meth, Aphex Twin, Curve, Garbage, Orbital, Orzic Tentacles, Paul Oakenfold, Sandra Collins, Sasha...I have too many.
5- Do you listen to pretty much the same music you listened to 3 years ago?
Not really. I slowly learn to appreciate the finer points of certain genres when I become exposed to the more progressive artists of their field. For example, I didn't start to get into rap until I listen to the white rappers have their chance and when rap-metal started to get popular. I really didn't like trance that much until I heard some better artists turn it into a canvas for creativity. Overall, it actually took me a while to get into most of the sub-genres of electronica (and they keep inventing new ones).
6- Do you listen to pretty much whatevers on top of the pop charts at a given time?
Hell no. Top 40 stations make me sick. Hard rock stations are only mildly amusing, as most of the bands are pretty bland. I could listen (and enjoy) to most electronica casually, if I wanted to, but that's only because I've heard the same guitar/drum/bass/vocal pattern for the past 15 years, and electronica hasn't bored me yet.
7- Do you consider your musical taste to be primarily "underground" music?
Yeah. It's getting more popular, but the top 40 hits still put up these fucking stupid bad house tunes (boom-chee-boom-chee-boom-chee) with Aqua-like lyrics. I'm hopeful when groups like Crystal Method and The Wiseguys actually gets some MTV airplay.
8- How many CDs have you bought in the last 3 months? What CDs were they?
I just went to a sidewalk sale and we bought a shitload (too many) CDs for 12 cents to 3 bucks each. I haven't gone through them all yet. Including that, I've bought CDs from VAST, BT, Hybrid, Tin Star, Haujobb, Bionic Jive, Better Daze, Seven Channels, Pluto Rising, Sunna, Crystal Method, Q-Burns Abstract Message, as well as a bunch of DJ mix CDs. Of course, my wishlist is still large (most of this stuff wasn't even on there).
9- How often do you use music swapping applications to get your music? Or do you use them at all?
Fairly often, though I believe in at least getting a physical copy of the album (with the covers and all), unless I don't like it. I've ripped the newest Garbage and Orbital albums but not bought them just because they suck (but come from artists that I really like).
10- Have you been to a concert this past year? If so, how many and who did you go to see?
Yeah, Shellie just dragged me into an Ani DiFranco concert a week ago. Not bad, but I missed my chance to go to a ICP concert with a friend of mine. It would be nice when concerts didn't cost $30-90 per ticket.
11- Do new bands interest you at all?
Always. I'm always on a quest for new music. Nothing is more exciting than finding a new band that you like with a new album that you've heard for the first time, fresh with ideas that you haven't heard of and notes you haven't felt before.
12- What is/are the style(s) of music you can't stand?
Anything simplistic, like country or bluegrass. R&B grates my nerves, too. Basically anything that puts lyrics before music. Music is music, not poetry with a few notes on top of it. You can't get away with a song that contains some singing and a few notes on the piano (Tori Amos...), or strums on the guitar (any folk singer), or beats on the drum machine (most rap/R&B singers).
13- Do your friends listen to pretty much the same style of music as you?
Yes and no. Same genres, but we clash with the details. Same with Shellie, but it can clash even more (especially when she like 80's music and other oddities).</div>