Pivotal points in my music-loving career occured when I discovered (or
was introduced to):
The Beatles/George Harrison/Lennon/McCartney - Pre-1980
Hard Rock/Classic Rock/Early Electronic Stuff
(Devo, Thomas Dolby, Rush) - 1979-1981
Early Hip-Hop/Electro/R&B (Twilight 22,
Afrika Bambaata, D-Train, Jam Hot,
Rick James, Grandmaster Flash, Fresh
3 MCs, Divine Sounds, the list goes
on forever..) - 1981-
More Hip-Hop (Run DMC, LL Cool J,
Schooly D, Houdini, Mantronix,
Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde, and the
list goes on..) - -1987
Punk Rock (What?! This came at
just the right time to shake
me out of my musical malaise.. ;)
(Misfits, Minor Threat, Cro-Mags,
etc.. This was short lived.) - 1987-1988
Synth-Pop/Latin Freestyle/Some
House Music (Depeche Mode, Maurice,
Camouflage, Early Ministry) - 1988
House Music All Night Long (Hithouse,
Baby Ford, A Guy Called Gerald,
Bappi Lahiri, Kiss AMC, 808 State,
Tyree, Meat Beat Manifesto [I guess
that's not really house music, but
I got into it at around the same
time], Shamen, Renegade Soundwave,
Orbital, etc..) - 1989-
Ambient/Ethereal/Ethnic Music
(David Sylvian, Cocteu Twins,
Dead Can Dance, etc..) - 1991-
Current Incarnations of Electronic/
House/Techno Music (LFO, Aphex Twin,
Sweet Exorcist, EON, etc..) - 1991-1992
The time up until now has been spent exploring the various phases of music
that I've been through. I made this 'time-line' a little bit rigid, but t
styles overlapped a great deal - for instance, hip-hop has stayed with me
since I got into it..
I dunno, that's about it..
Darshan