Member Since: 19/07/2004
Band Website: http://www.cognitionmc.com
Band Members: New Cocoon!
Influences:
Some bands/artists who have been the most inspirational to my own musical style/sound are:
Themselves, Company Flow, Buck65^, Anonymous Inc, Ceschi, El-P, Aesop Rock, Atmosphere, Why?, QWEL, Odd Nosdam, Sole, Sixtoo, Alias, Dose One, Passage, Restiform Bodies, ADeeM, Glue, Dorian Three, Adverse, Sage Francis, 2mex, Radioinactive, Busdriver, Freestyle Fellowship, Wu-Tang Clan, Escape Artists,Thesis Sahib, Penny, Noah23, Bending Mouth, DJ Vadim, Masta Ace, Das Efx, Common, Prefuse, Gang Starr, Lord Finesse, Fat Joe, OC, Nas, Biggy, 2pac, Public Enemy, Poor Righteous Teachers, Redman,
Other bands/artists that I'm really into include:
Genesis (Peter Gabriel Era & early Collins era), Yes, Arena, Rick Wakemen, Steve Hackett, Van der Graaf Generator, King Crimson, Robert Wyatt, Caravan, Egg, Gong, Blue Oyster Cult, The Doors, Cream, Blind Faith, Steppenwolf, The Rolling Stones, Deep Purple, Can, Iron Butterfly, Led Zeppelin, Marillion, Rush, Jethro Tull, The Velvet Underground, The Beatles, Triumvirat, Echolyn, Magenta, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Gatsby's American Dream, Circa Survive, Saosin, Dredg, Bloc Party, Modest Mouse, The Sound of Animals Fighting, Songs:Ohia, Damien Rice, Finch, These Arms Are Snakes, Bear vs Shark, The Blood Brothers, The Fall of Troy, The Juliana Theory, Atreyu, It Dies Today, The Arcade Fire, Interpol, The Hanging Garden, AFI, A Static Lullaby, Avenged Sevenfold, Alexisonfire, Funeral For a Friend, Underoath, Tiger Army, Son of Sam, Alkaline Trio, Glassjaw, Head Automatica, Saves the Day, A Perfect Circle, Tool, Last Amanda, Death Cab For Cutie, 30 Seconds to Mars, As I Lay Dying, From Autumn to Ashes, Matchbook Romance, My Chemical Romance, Thursday, Thrice, Subtle, Transatlantic, Dream Theater, Symphony X, The Gathering, Spocks Beard, Radiohead, Portishead, The Mars Volta, At the Drive In, Nick Drake, Elliot Smith, Depeche Mode, The Cure, The Smiths, Morrissey, Joy Division, The Shins, Bjork, Sole & The Skyrider Band, Dosh, So-Called Artists, Greenthink, Anti-Pop Consortium, DJ Shadow, DJ Krush, Losaka, Controller 7, Scott Matellic, Emynd, Jel, L'Roneous, iLLOGIC, Mr. Lif, tons of hiphop from 88-96 way too much to list
Sounds Like: MIGHT AS WELL SAY: COPIED THE STYLE OF (fill in the blank) or JUST ANOTHER (fill in the blank) clone..... now....I'm comfortable with the fact that my style didn't just come out of nowhere with no influence....I like to think that Cognition sounds like Cognition....Epic Hop it is.....
Record Label: Sleeping Giant Music (DIY)