Interactive Inspiration Interactive Poll

This was a great poll and once again it wasn't easy to decide on my votes 'cause this time around we got to listen a lot of rhythmical, up-beat and driving sax sounds which I really love. So, I decided to focus on those tracks that inspired me most to make my song selection, whereby I have also payed attention to reflect the musical diversity of this poll.

So, my votes will go to:

Dengue Fever: 1000 Trears of a Tarantula A perfect starter track, there’s a lot going on here and it inspired me in many ways. First it reminded me that I actually have a 70s Vietnamese pop rock album in my vinyl collection that I haven’t listened to for ages. The Dengue Fever track led me eventually to Sarathy Korwar who combines Indian raga, the Asian and psychedelic elements with Western music styles. There’s a track that includes the driving sound of a sax but I thought that it was a bit too similar to the Dengue Fever track.

(The) Nits: A Touch of Henry Moore A very original piece, 80s new wave combined with elements of art rock, I would say? It begins with a mesmerizing barrage of marimbas, paired with drums and synthesized sounds (Do I hear some Steve Reich influences here?). That directly led me to my second nomination, Ben LaMar's rhythmically jittery and chaotic "Sometimes I Forget How Summer Looks on You", played with a comparable insturmentation.

The Adults: Boomtown An interesting and surprising project composed of Kiwi and African/Sudanese artists. It’s especially great to learn about Jon Toogood, the initiator of this project who I didn’t know before although I’m relatively familiar with the New Zealand music scene, however more with the current one. Btw. did I mention that I'm crazy about dancing? lol - I’m glad that my track by Ben LaMar was an inspiration to Nick. Conversely, I was also inspired by The Adults in many ways but I had already posted three suggestions at the time. :(

Honorable mentions:

The Comet Is Coming, always an inspiration but I can’t vote for both of Kees' songs, can I? :P

Blurt, a great find, I absolutely love them but the Dengue Fever track where the sax is also very present has this “exotic” extra twist to it, 60s/70s Cambodian pop rock, besides I have to admit that I do have a slight preference for contemporary sounds. 

A big thanks goes out to George for this awesome poll idea! I would have liked to see more people joining, though. It's the summer break, I guess. Thank you all for the music, overall a great selection!