Who are the musicians you are most influenced by

[popvulture]

Steve Hillage

YESSSSSSS

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB-KvgS5rjE[/youtube]

[Chankgeez]

What about the other proggy Steve?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljxTi6A3fpc[/youtube]

[rustywire]

Oh wait, Koji Kondo, obviously! The Zelda soundtrack(s) are part of my very being.

The orig theme is one of the 8bit video game ost stuck in my head for 25 years & counting

Also on the shortlist
Castlevania: Stage 1
Contra: Stage 1
Metal Gear: Jungle
Megaman 2: Wily Stage 1
Megaman 3: Sparkman
Double Dragon 2: Stage 1
River City Ransom: Boss music
Paperboy theme
Duck Tales: The Moon

[lost in music]

Duck Tales: The Moon

I was never even a big gamer, but I have so many feelings attached to this song.

[rustywire]

I dig it. After my folks split I'd find myself with a lot of alone time when no friends could play.
Frequently used to leave my NES on in the background while playing with Legos circa early 90s.
Get home from school & go right to The Moon, letting the timer count down all 3 lives & then repeat.
It's almost silly to think how those midi/chip tunes were so...instrumental in shaping my musical sensibilities.
What those devs & composers did with 3ch/lofi voices (in mono) is downright magical.

[coldbrightsunlight]

David Byrne
Nick Cave
Annie Clark
Warren Ellis
Juliana Hatfield
Geddy Lee
Neil Young

Some of them probably come through in my music more, and obviously there's like a thousand others, but these are some of the people who most make me want to create new stuff and try to be interesting.

[Inconuucl]

I forgot about Mike Vernnart and I feel dumb. Oceansize was huge for me back in the day.

[voerking]

went through a massive Fripp worship phase in the 90's.

honestly, now my biggest influences are my friends & bandmates. i don't really give a shit about anyone else.

[Cisco]

Just off the top of my head......



Michael Toles and Skip Pitts
.....so that means Isaac Hayes as well.
Curtis Mayfield
Chopin
Paul Weller
David Bowie
Greg Ginn
Smokey Robinson
young Paul Di'Anno
Los Tres Ases
Los Panchos
Cedric Brooks
Prince
Barringon Levy
Jerry The Iceman
MC Eiht
Mikey Dread
Bach
Roger Troutman

[DarkAxel]

I forgot about Mike Vernnart and I feel dumb. Oceansize was huge for me back in the day.

we're breaux

[sostark]

Pavement
Thee Oh Sees
Deerhoof
Captain Beefheart
MES/The Fall
Sea And Cake
Velvet Underground
Can
White Fence
Sonic Youth

[popvulture]

Bach
Roger Troutman

[fuzzonaut]

Erik Satie, Dale Crover and Al Cisneros?
Probably not.

[chrisdermo]

Some of these artists had more of a hand in shaping my taste/aspirations as a teenager (generally the 'metal' and 'rock' whatever bands) more than they do now. But I also tend to find when it comes to the actual music and not the people or the ideas, very few musicians or bands really captivate me for more than 1 albums worth of material:

Tool
King Crimson
Meshuggah (Nothing/I/Catch 33)
Nine Inch Nails
Battles EP C/B EP / Mirrored)
This Heat
The Mars Volta (De-Loused)
Charles Mingus (Black Saint)
Polar Bear (Held On The Tips Of Fingers/Polar Bear)
Seefeel
MBV (Loveless, M B V)
Broadcast
Add (n) to X
FKA Twigs
Wu Tang
Madvillain
Edan
Daft Punk
Tortoise
Portishead
Steve Reich
Gang Gang Dance (more live than on record)
Liars (Drums Not Dead/ They Were Wrong So We Drowned)
MICHAEL JACKSON
Jah Shaka
Oneida
Black Dice

[lordgalvar]

Juliana Hatfield.

Chankgeez!

I guess for me:

My friends CB and TD from Crimson Jihad
DW1 from my old band