My music collection has become very diverse in recent years. Sure, I have a lot of electronic and metal bands, but I also listen to world music, hip-hop, jazz, blues, classical, country, opera, rock…

I’m proud of the progress I’ve made—and I will happily continue exploring different genres and artists. :)

Have discovered a lot of interesting material of late and one of my favourite finds is an album from ‘07 by a Canadian band from the east coast…

Welcome To The Night Sky by Wintersleep

A great album from start to finish with 0 fillers (which is quite rare these day eh?!)

solid material and production … listen to some of their songs HERE

Also have a peek at this music video>

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-iW0zL2LI0

The boys bagged a Juno last month and recently got their album released in Japan. They are currently touring Europe (catch them live if you get the chance!!!)

I highly recommend that you pick up this fine album by Wintersleep

Also would like to share my picks of Top notch work by other Canuck bands/artists so here is my list of some the very best

Top 10 Canadian Albums Of ‘07

http://www.listsofbests.com/list/51425

I recently described 43T as “blogging about the boring parts of my life,” so eventually I imagine I’ll have a Thing for every essential facet I’d rather not ramble on about in my ‘real’ blog. ;)

Yeah, I’m definitely on a new music kick. Last week’s exploration of jazz (and discovering, among others, Cannonball Adderley, Gene Krupa, Earl Hines, Tommy Dorsey, Stan Getz) led into this week’s binge on — with the natural bridge of Laurent Petitgirard and the sudden /facepalm/ realization that ‘it’s high time I discovered Jacques Brel!’ — French music (sampled so far: Jacques Dutronc, Georges Brassens, Leo Ferre, Charles Trenet, Alain Bashung). They’re whole new worlds to me: I’m no more conversant in jazz now than I was in middle school band, and till now the chansons on my iPod went no further than Edith Piaf. I have no framework for this stuff, I don’t know subgenres or timelines or influences, couldn’t tell the greats from the underappreciated, and the ground-up novelty of it is so exciting to me…

Entering the French phase, I wonder how much of the language I could pick up if I immersed myself in the music—I know my binges on French films at least helped me maintain the level of proficiency I already had. But I’ve got to say, these guys annunciate admirably well, and if I could sing along and understand, I’d go a long way, eh? Again, exciting possibilities…

Jacques Brel. Holy hell, Jacques Brel. Yes, I was long overdue to discover this man—pathetically, I’d never realized how many Scott Walker songs I adore were written by Jacques Brel. The guy was a fucking poet, and I know that from Walker; the guy wrote gorgeous music, and I know that from ‘Ne me quitte pas.’ But I want to understand his every word, in his own language… Even scratching the surface of his discography and his meaning, he’s so amazing.

Well, speaking of just scratching the surface. I always will be in music: there’s just so much to be discovered. I’m so glad to be out of my musical rut and wading through this impossibly vast world again. I want everything… and as far as that goes, the Rough Guides are always a great place to begin a new tangent. Latin Funk? African Street Party? Chicago Blues? Yes, please!

I need new music in my life! I listen to the same stuff over and over again because I don’t know where to go for good recommendations. Pandora and Last.fm play the same stuff over and over again. My tastes must be pretty limited.

Of Montreal and Midlake… check it!
Also listened to A Fine Frenzy, INXS, and other totally unrelated bands.

I have been listening to Pandora a lot, to learn new music. It’s kinda working.

Trying to close off my vague handwave-y goals bit by bit. Between iTunes, eMusic, and KEXP, my musical horizons get expanded pretty regularly.

Since I adopted this goal, I’ve discovered new bands and sounds. Some I’ve grown to love whole-heartedly (e.g. Muse and The Feeling) while others, didn’t make it pass the first listening session.

Music is such a big part of my life, like oxygen, I can’t live without it.

I acquired an YDP-151C Yamaha electric piano, good instrument for students, I know a few things of piano, but now I’m interested in learn how to read and write , be able to write and play for her… I hope that my piano goes better than my guitar with her… she told me the other day that the piano is the most romantic instrument for her so; I decided to expand my musical horizons and give her a romantic afternoon with me playing his favourite instrument… I hope that my plan works…

Mahavishnu- jazz fusion
king Crimson- rock progresivo
Emersom Lake and Palmer- rock sinfonico