Sometimes I listen to the same song over and over again for days because it just fits. I love shoegaze music, making electronic bleeps, bloops and beats, minor second chords, the smell before a good rain which is only surpassed by the the smell of leaves on the ground at the peak of autumn, secularism, jumping up and down, dreaming with my eyes open, a long bubble bath in the dark, the sound of my kitties when they purr next to my head as it vibrates through my pillow, looking into people's windows, knee and thigh high socks, that moment before a kiss, that moment after a brush of the lips on a bare neck, snarky garrulous comments, The Brothers Quay, tibetan hot butter tea, epic costume dramas, good lighting, melted wax on wrought iron, espionage tactics, forensic intrigue, naughty froward behavior, a good stretch in the morning, moxie, festering malignancies, discommodious situations, sheepish fops, late night frolicking, skeleton keys,lingering reverberating notes, dens of iniquity, cabinets of curiosity,carnal canoodling, sassy flamenco guitar playing, pumpkin patches, steamy nature documentaries, solipsistic sonorousness, dark alleys, rare refractory resplendency, pseudoscientific jargon, sultry shadows, overcast twilight hours, a plethora of well placed mirrors in all the right situations, video gaming, heavy fog and weathered cobblestone streets, entymological oddities, malevolent trickery, molls with moxie, spore-ingesting pronged ants,reptilian osteology,word etymology, aural delights in all sorts of delectable flavors and colors!, wanton wayward robots, saucy double entendres, Jan Svankmajer vignettes, overgrown ivy on mossy dark red brick facades, conspiracy, cookies full of arsenic, unabashed lustfulness, mice on toast, captivating foibles, poppies and violets, falafel and couscous with a dash of tahini sauce, covert information and erudition gathering techniques,poison and the subversive lifestyle which dabbling in poison seems to bring on,eccentricity,cunning oblique allusions,fun with pillows,metaphoric streams of thought, dastardly deeds accomplished efficiently,Fritz Lang's sets, sideways stares,lecherous impish laughing,salacious imagery, flickering candles behind tulle,swanky surroundings,molten variegated wax,beheadings with lip trembling,velvet tipped rattlesnakes,landscapes on fruit pits,anarchist accordion players who will follow me around and play their duets at all the appropriate times, pernicious penguin provacation and most importantly....spies in seductive apparel particularly ones who utilize lipstick pistols and are fond of miniature grenades encapsulated in ball point pens...I really cannot get enough of them.
What an odd question.
If you absolutely need secular names here are only a few... Wumpscut, Atrium Carceri, Test Dept., Desiderii Marginis, Raison d'Etre, Atomine and Elecktrine,Cure, Die Form, Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio, Haujobb, Winterkalte, Nurse With Wound, Danny Elfman, Feindflug, Ah Cama-Sotz, Heimataerde (Gotteskrieger), Skinny Puppy, Deutsch Nepal, Einsturzende Neubauten,Iszoloscope, Lycia, Peter Murphy, Dr. Steel, Prokofiev, Tangerine Dream, Kronos Quartet, Theatre of Tragedy (Aegis primarily), Codec & Flexor, Clan of Xymox, Kraftwerk, Zentriert Ins Antlitz, PJ Harvey, Coil, Julee Cruise, Klezmer music, Aslan Faction, Siouxsie, Cocteau Twins, Lamb, Chopin, Sigur Ros, Nick Cave, Debussy, Goldfrapp, Meat Beat Manifesto, Plaid, Antigen Shift, Verve, Shostakovitsch, Satie, Brian Eno, Dot Allison, One Dove, Ascii.Disko, Sisters of Mercy, Amon Tobin, Tricky, Taraf de Haïdouks, Bowie, Hemisphere Artists various compilations, Synapscape, Camanecroszcope, Talvin Singh, Autoclav 1.1, Nina Hagen, Ciëlo, Massive Attack, Lassigue Benthaus, Kalte Farben, Front Line Assembly, Future Sound of London, Gogol Bordello, Funker Vogt, Laibach, Hocico, Das Ich, Tool, Orb, Autechre, Material, Deine Lakaien, Qntal, Diamanda Galas, Spectre, Dead Can Dance, Amon Tobin, Lustmord, Dresden Dolls, Squarepusher, Greenhaus,Cranes, mum, Slowdive, Lush, (early) Dir En Grey, Aphex Twin (particularly the select ambient tracks),Bauhaus, Gridlock, Tom Waits, Jill Tracy, Tiger Lillies!, Berthold Brecht, Kurt Weill, Ms. Edith Piaf, Angelo Badalamenti (this man is a musical genius), Billie, Ella, Thelonius, Mingus...
Things that get me 'hot under the collar': Cacaphonous pianos, frenzied accordian duets,zither melodies make me weak in the knees as do mandolins and cellos played in a splendid manner, beats in interesting time signatures, drum and bass, Portuguese fado,obscure music of the 1920's and 1930's,Egyptian and Turkish percussion,layers and layers of wet reverb,echo chambers,soundscapes which wrap themselves around my mind and body causing a falling sensation which is most delicious and highly recommended, distant distorted music boxes, seductive inquiries whispered subversively, the crackling of a fire, claps of thunder, delicious discord, tablas, opera that makes my heart feel like it may explode from my chest,soundtracks that ooze inspiration, really-really good downtempo-lounge.
I also have a particular fondness for classic video game music (think Ninja Gaiden, Mega Man! I have spent entire weekends listening to the entire scores from so many of them).
I enjoy independent films and documentaries quite a bit as well as quirky sci-fi fare. Hm, I am also fond of film noir and martial arts films. I am not sure I could even begin to list my 'favorites'.
I haven't watched Tee-vee in years.
Lately, piano and keyboard and tons of synths have my heart. Creation is orgasmic.
Scientific theory and random quirky science trivia, eccentrically animated graphic novels, dystopian tales of unrest, torrid autobiographies, cyberpunk makes me hot...
All humans are fallible. Additionally, why try to emulate others when you can build yourself to what you aspire?