I Love Music

Music affects some of us more strongly than others. For me, music has the ability to lift me up like nothing else. If you are like me I've found some music I want to share with you.

The stuff you hear on the radio is like eating junk food. It's not the best. I've found a distributor, Magnatune.com, that is happy to share their music, let you listen to it and if you want to buy it, it's very inexpensive. They share 50% of their income with the artists that make the music, that's why they can say, "We Are Not Evil."

With their permission I've linked this page to some of the music I've bought for myself. Enjoy and if you like it, please support the artist.
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Immortal_ by Val Davis
Val's music has been compared to a cross between Stephen Stills and Peter Gabriel. He was featured on NPRs "All Songs Considered", received regular airplay at WXPN in Philadelphia, has been played on college radio stations and hundreds of Internet radio stations and podcasts. After many weeks in the #1 position on the acoustic charts, it has settled in the top #10 all time at Garageband.com.

Twilight Archive by Twilight Archive
Mysterious, suggestive, and creating a distinct sense of place, the music blends improvisations with worldly writing and producing skills. A rhythmic fuel smolders beneath the sultry surface. Deep and hypnotic grooves propel the hip melodic motifs that guide the listener through sophisticated resonant soundscapes. The atmosphere is inviting yet still enigmatic. Timeless and thoroughly modern, the music is as fresh as it is familiar. This is tomorrow's sound establishing a new trend today.

 

Bad Things Happen All The Time by John Jackson
There are layers here, countermelodies, instrumentation...heart. The title track, "Bad Things Happen All the Time," is a brilliantly subtle critique of the misguided optimism of political leaders, and is an absolute must-hear.

 

Jetuton Andawai by The Headroom Project
The Headroom Project fuses traditional world music with modern rhythms and audio design, resulting in driving beats full of natural power, color, and heat. Combining influences from Africa, the Middle East and Asia in a modern electronic milieu. influences include such artists as Peter Gabriel, King Crimson, Frank Zappa, Fred Frith, Aqsak Maboul, COS/Daniel Schell or Dead Can Dance.

 

Gettin Down to Business by Jive Ass Sleepers
Funk, jazz and dance music from the 90s with touches of Herbie Hancock, Jeff Lorber, Roy Ayers, The Crusaders, Average White Band and many others. 'Gettin Down To Business' is an album that draws from influences fusing 70s jazz funk with modern drum programming and a twist of Latin on the side.

 

Afterburner by Seismic Anamoly
Seismic's arsenal includes tunes that could be classified as Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Guitar and Instrumental Rock and Acoustic, but it is all home-grown Rock n Roll.

 

 

Shall We Dance by Beth Quist
A seamless blend of ancient and ultra-modern influences, Shall We Dance is a collection of scores for modern dance choreographers by the talented composer, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist Beth Quist. Naturally, this album more strongly features Quist's compositions, which range from ambient and free-form ("Air Chair") to driving and intense ("Fives"). However, her legendary four octave vocals are featured prominently on Shall We Dance as well, albeit in a more abstract, atmospheric way this time around. "Ritual" is an especically good example of this; it expertly plays on the divine tension between instrumentation and vocals, striking the perfect balance between a timeless sound, and a more modern, ambient one.

 

Bohemian Rap CD by Marginal Prophets
—Winner, 2004 California Music Award for Outstanding Rap Album
—Opened for Black Eyed Peas, De La Soul, Spearhead, and Fishbone
The Marginal Prophets are a 5-piece Hip-Hop/Garage band from San Francisco that brilliantly combine odd samples, funk/rock riffs, and decidedly non-traditional b-boy lyrics into a smart-alecky punk-rap mix that appeals to anyone who came of age back in the day when college radio actually mattered.

 

Modern Anguish by Norine Braun
Artsy and intellectual, tuneful and savvy, Norine Braun will zing to the heart of any listener. Norine Braun's repertoire ranges from ethereal, reflective moods to sizzling bluesy rock that test the limit of popular music.