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Self explanatory, my favorite albums, singles, and EPs. Hover for name, artist, and a bit of personal commentary. The nine works below are a redux of my general taste in music.
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These releases aren't favorite favorites, but I really enjoyed them.
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As you can see, my taste in music is rather eclectic. I enjoy listening to a very broad assortment of musical styles and artists, because for me, through songs and albums I often end up learning about not just that work itself, but the people and experiences that shaped and influenced it. I am especially interested in cases where a song or release takes on a life beyond it's original context. An example that stands out to me is British singer's Angie Gold's 1985 Hi-NRG hit single Eat You Up, a song which wound up achieving an enduring popularity in Japan, Korea, and Hong Kong, and even being included in several DanceDanceRevolution games.
While I do have some preferences when it comes to music, I've learned that it's unwise to discount entire genres on account of their over-familiar "Top 40" representations. For example, although I was never particularly interested in rap, I enjoyed Irina Kairatovna's 13 ВЫПУСК and De Lacure's Anuar, albums which combine contemporary rap production with Kazakh language vocals and sample from the traditional music of Central Asia, so I never know what's out there just waiting to be discovered.