Foreign Music

[Aya-kun]

Does anyone listen to music not from the U.S.?

I actually like it a lot better than the stuff they play on the radio today (besides oldies, of course). The newer music to me is just blah.

I like Saybia, a Danish band, Japanese music (a.k.a. J-pop), and Chinese pop.

Edit: To everyone who asked, It's all right if they still sing in English. Just as long as they're not from the U.S. ^^ Saybia actually does a lot of English. They're very good, but really hard to find. ><

 

[Z500]

i'd guess that most of the music i listen to is from outside the US, except for most of the death metal. right now i'm listening to black metal from japan

 

[Qyöt27]

I'm fairly international in my tastes. Of course, if by 'foreign' you mean 'non-English' that cuts out a huge chunk. I do listen to a variety, though. German Rap, German Industrial, French Rap, Visual Kei, J-Rock, J-Pop, Italo Disco (which I would lump into 'non-English', even though much of it is in English; most of the time the lyrics make no sense at all), Scandinavian Metal (although the stuff I listen to is generally in intelligible English), Gregorian chants, Russian Rock, and probably a few more I can't think of at the moment.

As for English-speaking countries, I like early 90's Britpop, Australian Rock, and the like.

 

[nadroj1985]

Sigur Ros is from Iceland. They're really cool.

 

[12volt_man]

Does anyone listen to music not from the U.S.?

I actually like it a lot better than the stuff they play on the radio today (besides oldies, of course). The newer music to me is just blah.

I like Saybia, a Danish band, Japanese music (a.k.a. J-pop), and Chinese pop.

One of my favorite bands is the Saw Doctors, who are Irish.

Does that count?

 

[Verv]

I like a lot of Oi that is foreing -- lately, the only Oi that has been pretty good has been foreign, it seems. Especially non-English language Oi, such as Orlik (Czechoslovakia), Los Fastidios (Italy), etc. I really enjoy the foreign sounds because they seem to be fresher and more free from overly stereotypical sounds.

 

[antiarte]

Anyway, I listen to Shakira's old stuff, Julieta Venegas, some Ana Gabriel now and them, and Bjork, she's Icelandic. And Radiohead's British. And Ali Primera, who's from my home country, so that's foreign to you, I guess. And some of the old Jeanne Moreau songs. And I think Mia Doi Todd is French. i listen to her a lot.

 

[TheDandyMan]

Sigur Ros is from Iceland. They're really cool.

So is mum. They're both quite unique.

Tiesto is from Holland.

 

[DigitalBrie]

I listen to a LOT of German Industrial and synth-pop.

(kmfdm, wolfsheim, blutengel, l'ame immortelle etc)

 

[Breetai]

Does anyone listen to music not from the U.S.?

Ummmmm..... yes.

Did you mean to say "western music", instead of "music from the U.S."?

 

[Ginsu]

I'm into south african goth rock.

 

[DigitalBrie]

I'm into south african goth rock.

South African goth rock?

ANy examples?

 

[Ginsu]

South African goth rock?

ANy examples?

The Eternal Chapter
The Awakening
Ashton Nyte

 

[ps139]

I'm obsessed with Shakira, I have been listening to her non-stop lately. She is real popular in Spain (I was there for 10 days a few weeks ago). I only listen to her songs in Spanish, I don't like the ones in English.

 

[antiarte]

I'm obsessed with Shakira, I have been listening to her non-stop lately. She is real popular in Spain (I was there for 10 days a few weeks ago). I only listen to her songs in Spanish, I don't like the ones in English.

Yes, her Spanish stuff is so much better. Donde Estan Los Ladrones is her best album to date, IMO.

 

[DigitalBrie]

The Eternal Chapter
The Awakening
Ashton Nyte

Hehe

Thanx

I went back to SA about a month ago, It strikes me odd there ebing goth rock from there.

 

[Bargainfluger]

My eclectic tastes include (but are not limited to):

1. Kjøtt- punk, not usually my style, but I like these guys (Norway)
2. Kodo- Japanese taiko drumming (Japan)
3. Kaizers Orchestra- don't know how to describe them, except that they are amazing (Norway)
4. The Pillows (Japan)
5. Witches (Japan)
6. Quarashi (Iceland)

Those are the ones I can think of off the top of my head, my two favorite being Kaizers Orchestra and Kodo.

To be honest, Sigur Ros hasn't lived up to the hype for me. I've listened to them a few times, but I just can't get into them.

 

[Moros]

I like some EuroRap, lots of folk music from around the world, and other miscellany.

 

[wgjones3]

Pete Murray, thanks to Kristian by way of SOF.

 

[gig]

I really like KYO, a French rock group who manage to have a unique sound in the midst of so many sound-alikes in the Western world; I like some of the music coming out of North Africa (traditional mostly); tons of U.K./Irish music--Coldplay, Iona, U2, Travis, The Sundays ...