Das foreignmusik

[AmigaJoe]

Some of the best music I've heard in the past few years has come from overseas. Streaming music stations on the web are a godsend! I'm especially enamored of the darkwave/gothic and gothic metal/progressive/symphonic sound from Scandinavia, which in turn has led me back to similar groups from right here in the states. This forum seems pretty U.S./UK -centric. Do you guys follow the music scene from more exotic locales? What's your favorite sound or group?

Edited December 24, 2006 by Guest

[Red Fish]

The only place I've heard much music from besides the USA's stuff is Japan. I don't really listen to much anymore because most of what I've heard pales in comparison to other stuff, but some of the bands I had an interest in at the time were Dir en Grey (heavy metal), the Brilliant Green (pop/rock), Younha (pop/rock), and Ellegarden (punk rock).

I still listen pretty often to a cross-genre composer named Yoko Kanno. Her songs are a lot of fun to listen to.

[Ombre Vivante]

Takes all kinds, takes all kinds. I like Scandinavian music. Scandinavian Pop music, to be exact: ABBA, The Cardigans, Kent, and even Ace Of Base on the very rare occasion. I also love Italodisco and that's definitely not a US or UK thing.

[edna]

I love ABBA, Shocking Blue , Roxette...

But mainly I´m a fan of Brezilian bossa nova and pop from the 60s, French music from all times and crappy South American sixties/seventies pop singers.

Italian romantic music is also one of my faves.

[Batman]

Seu Jorge is great, he's a Brazillian pop singer, he's got an album of Bowie songs sung in Brazillian. It's great!

One of the best current metal bands is from Japan (Boris).

[Batman]

and I recently aquired an indonesian album by a group called "White Shoes and the Couples Company" from itunes.

[Farin]

I like most kinds of German Rock music (obviously )

but I also like eg French Electronica (Daft Punk, St. Germain, Air) or Swedish Rock (The Cardigans, The Hives, The (International) Noise Conspiracy or Moneybrother)

and probably a few other styles from other countries as well

[jman14141414]

One of the best current metal bands is from Japan (Boris).

There is someone outside of Japan who's heard of Boris?! *gasp*

Other foreign bands that come to mind are Rammstein, Finntroll, Die Sterne(when I'm in the mood), Kraftwerk, Ozomatli( I guess they count?)

Edited December 27, 2006 by Guest

[Farin]

Die Sterne(when I'm in the mood)

There's someone out of Germany who heard of Die Sterne?

I'd guess that more than half of my friends here don't know them...

[lonelyday]

I listen to spanish music, but it's mostly pop, although i really like spanish hip hop too because they use different instruments than the mainstream over here which makes it more interesting and danceable.