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Yachar Cogito ergo cogito from Estonia Since: Mar, 2010
Cogito ergo cogito
#1: Mar 18th 2011 at 2:53:59 AM

...then what kind of music would that be?

Feel free to go into details.

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chocoboxxx Since: Dec, 1969
#2: Mar 18th 2011 at 7:04:30 AM

reatraeux synth-jazz-fusion.

edited 18th Mar '11 7:04:51 AM by chocoboxxx

Wicked223 from Death Star in the forest Since: Apr, 2009
#3: Mar 18th 2011 at 7:57:49 AM

  • Progressive rock-influenced hip-hop.
  • Ambient music of varying kinds.

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KitsuneInferno Jackass Detector from East Tennessee Since: Apr, 2009
Jackass Detector
#4: Mar 18th 2011 at 8:19:53 AM

  • Hip-hop influenced prog-metal.
  • Orchestral hip-hop.
  • IDM with metal elements.

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pagad Sneering Imperialist from perfidious Albion Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
Sneering Imperialist
#5: Mar 18th 2011 at 8:44:10 AM

Progressive rock-influenced hip-hop.

Hip-hop influenced prog-metal.

I would like to hear these things.

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JHM Apparition in the Woods from Niemandswasser Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: Hounds of love are hunting
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#6: Mar 18th 2011 at 9:51:56 AM

Retreaux synth-jazz-fusion.

Me Too!. But not wussy fusion. If I had it my way, it would be like Bitches' Brew-era Miles Davis meets the Legendary Pink Dots, but with the attitude of John Zorn.

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xexyzl Since: Jan, 2001
#7: Mar 18th 2011 at 11:13:03 AM

Viking/Death Metal. Because it hasn't been done yet (to my knowledge).

Saeglopur Resident Hipster from Various places in the UK Since: Jan, 2001
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#8: Mar 18th 2011 at 11:14:11 AM

Guitar-led Ambient, preferably with a 12-string.

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Litis from Israel Since: Jul, 2009
#9: Mar 18th 2011 at 11:36:06 AM

Industrial sludge metal a la Godflesh, but with more experimentation, progressive song structures and conceptuality. To put it another way, kind of like '90s Neurosis if they had just Dave Edwardson on vocals, drum machines and an industrial atmosphere. Maybe I'll finally have time for learning guitar in a month or so, and I have an easy source for vocal training.

Alternately, technical death metal heavily based on unusual tuplets. I reckon it would be insanely complicated to learn but ultimately worth it. I'd be interested in making it melodic, though, since I'm more interested in the interaction between notes rather than rhythms that it would provide. Speaking of that, I'd love to get recommendations for melodic music featuring unusual tuplets, like five against six...

edited 18th Mar '11 1:57:59 PM by Litis

inane242 Anwalt der Verdammten from A B-Movie Bildungsroman Since: Nov, 2010
Anwalt der Verdammten
#10: Mar 18th 2011 at 11:45:38 AM

Noise/Industrial with loads of samples. I do this, just not well. :P

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TheGloomer Since: Sep, 2010
#11: Mar 18th 2011 at 12:34:08 PM

Generic late eighties pop metal, probably. Maybe combined with generic early eighties pop rock.

Nyktos (srahc 84) eltit Since: Jan, 2001
(srahc 84) eltit
#12: Mar 18th 2011 at 12:35:50 PM

Power metal songs about giant robots.

I guess it is.
mailedbypostman Since: May, 2010
#13: Mar 18th 2011 at 1:47:19 PM

Baroque orchestral progressive power metal with elements of post rock and trip-hop.

SpainSun Laugh it off, everybody from Somewhere Beyond Here Since: Jan, 2010
Laugh it off, everybody
#14: Mar 18th 2011 at 1:51:26 PM

pagad: Endtroducing.... by DJ Shadow is Prog/Rap sounding.

At least to me, it is.

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BoundByTheMoon Kvltvre Vvltvre from The Spanish Sahara Since: Jun, 2010
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#15: Mar 18th 2011 at 1:55:30 PM

[up][up][up]Why has that not been done yet? It should be.

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adrasl300 Dude steals from gods! from Ostrogothia Sweden Since: Nov, 2010
Dude steals from gods!
#16: Mar 18th 2011 at 2:35:43 PM

Geeky somewhat experimental prog melodic metal, Drums should be dynamic, No ratatata drums that you hear so much in power metal nowadays, Away with baroque inspired "neoclassical" wankery in favour of a sound more influenced by romantic and modern classical music,

The best part of classical music is the harmonies anyway, And come to think of it I never really heard counterpoint being explored in metal, Also a fluid technical sound that never seem to get bogged down in repetition, very smooth transitions from heavy parts to soft when wanted, Again not unlike classical music, Music that adapts to the lyric matter.

Not that far away from Mailedbypostmans idea it would seem.

edited 18th Mar '11 2:40:29 PM by adrasl300

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merton defiance from my heart to yours. Since: May, 2009
MajorTom Since: Dec, 2009
#18: Mar 18th 2011 at 4:45:14 PM

A little bit of everything.

I'm more interested in good instrumentals than good lyrics. (If I even went lyrics at all...)

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#19: Mar 18th 2011 at 6:30:45 PM

Surf metal and orchestra rock.

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NEO from Qrrbrbirlbel Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
#20: Mar 18th 2011 at 6:47:26 PM

Metal containing...

  • Highly powerful, speedy and melodic sessions.
  • Acoustic guitars + Distorted guitars.
  • Orchestral stuff.
  • Prog ideas as long as it doesn't sound like Dream Theater.
  • Hip hop and electronic sections would be welcome, as well as chiptunes.
  • The above ideas used either separatedly or at the same time depending of the song.
  • My albums would, if possible, fill almost the entire 80-minute space on the CD. Lack of content would be no trouble.
  • A backstreet boys cover.

edited 18th Mar '11 7:11:20 PM by NEO

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merton defiance from my heart to yours. Since: May, 2009
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It's easy, mmkay?
#23: Mar 18th 2011 at 10:50:43 PM

I can compose, but rarely and mediocrely.

If I could compose well and often, then I would compose musical versions of my stories.

At first I didn't realize I needed all this stuff...
DonZabu Since: May, 2009
#24: Mar 18th 2011 at 11:42:48 PM

Catchy pop music with hard-driving drum n' bass beats.

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YonTroper Since: Aug, 2009
#25: Mar 19th 2011 at 2:22:21 AM

I would probably start out by composing progressive death metal, combining my favourite styles of instrumentation:

  • Eight-string guitars, with guitar solos inspired by Nationalist classical composers, plenty of tremolo picking and double-hand tapping, and probably also using dodecaphony.
  • Bass turned higher than normal in the mix, used to drive melodies. Riffs would probably have heavy distortion and be played high on the neck. Possibly 5- or 6-string too.
  • Low-pitched death growls which incorporate more musical pitch than usual, combined with softer baritone cleans (none of that pseudo-"operatic" clean vocal bullshit).
  • Drums have double bass, par for the course, but used more subtly, and plenty of drags on the toms and grace notes on the ride.
  • Keyboards used only to add atmosphere, though there are sometimes some more prominent melodies and a couple of (not too prominent) solos. And NO ORCHESTRATIONS.

Could also incorporate two or more of the following styles: psychedelic rock, gothic rock, dream pop, sludge metal, shoegaze, dark ambient, post-rock and world music.


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