Influences
This is an ill-advised attempt to list the influences that have shaped my music. I've selected one song per artist/band and provided a YouTube link for each. While many of these songs might not immediately seem to resemble my own music, their influence is undoubtedly present, in one way or another.
Please note that selecting just one song per artist is a challenging task. There might be even better examples, and it's difficult to represent all my favorite songs from an artist with a single pick. Moreover, an artist's influence on me doesn't necessarily mean I like all their work.
There are countless artists who have inspired me, and I may have forgotten to include some on this list. Therefore, take this list with a grain of salt. This is my way of paying respects to the artists who have left a mark on my musical nonsense.
- ABBA
- Afrika Bambaataa
- Amon Tobin
- Angelo Badalamenti
- Anthrax
- Aphex Twin
- Autechre
- AWeX
- Beastie Boys
- Björk
- Bob Hund
- Bogdan Raczynski
- Busta Rhymes
- Cat Rapes Dog
- Clawfinger
- Coldcut
- Crispin Glover
- Culture Club
- Cylob
- Cyndi Lauper
- DAF
- Danny Elfman
- David Bowie
- David Lynch
- Deee-Lite
- Denki Groove
- Die Krupps
- Donna Summer
- Eboman
- Emergency Broadcast Network
- Enigma
- Enya
- Eurythmics
- Frank Zappa
- Frankie Goes To Hollywood
- Front 242
- Funki Porcini
- Genesis
- Giorgio Moroder
- Grandmaster Flash
- Hallucinogen
- Hardfloor
- Hardsequencer
- Herbie Hancock
- Hexstatic
- Ilsa Gold
- James Brown
- Jerry Goldsmith
- Kate Bush
- Ken Ishii
- Kim Wilde
- KoxBox
- Kraftwerk
- Laibach
- Leningrad Cowboys
- Leonard Cohen
- Lucky People Center
- Luke Vibert
- M
- M/A/R/R/S
- Madonna
- Marilyn Manson
- Marusha
- Massive Attack
- Meat Beat Manifesto
- Megadeth
- Members of Mayday
- Metallica
- Michael Jackson
- Michael Land
- Michel Legrand
- Mike & Rich
- Mike Oldfield
- Ministry
- Missy Elliott
- Moby
- Modest Mussorgsky
- Monster & Maskiner
- Monthy Python
- Narada Michael Walden
- New Order
- Nine Inch Nails
- Nirvana
- Orbital
- Paza Rahm
- Peter Gabriel
- Peter McConnell
- Pink Floyd
- Plone
- Portishead
- Primus
- Prince
- Public Enemy
- Queen
- Rage Against The Machine
- Raver's Nature
- Ray Parker Jr.
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Refused
- Ren & Stimpy
- RMB
- Rob Hubbard
- Rock Steady Crew
- Roxette
- Rölli
- Sepultura
- Sleepy Sleepers
- Sparks
- Squarepusher
- Stevie Wonder
- Suicidal Tendencies
- Sven Väth
- Technohead
- The Bar-Kays
- The Beatles
- The Bran Flakes
- The Breeders
- The Chemical Brothers
- The Doors
- The Future Sound of London
- The Jacksons
- The KLF
- The Orb
- The Pointer Sisters
- The Prodigy
- The Residents
- The Shamen
- The Simpsons
- The Speed Freak
- Thomas Chrome
- Tower of Power
- U.S.U.R.A.
- Ultra-Sonic
- Underworld
- Värttinä
- Weird Al
- Westbam
- Wiley
- Yello
- μ-Ziq