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•INNOVATIVE ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, DESIGNERS & FORWARD THINKERS• Stress ~ Justice "MUTO" ~ BLU
Windowlicker ~ APHEX TWIN*--In no particular order, this skratches my surface: Chopin / Beethoven / Debussy / Brahams / Mozart / Vivaldi / J.S. Bach / Prokofiev / Rachmaninov / Liszt / Dirtstyle Records / Beatjunkies / X-ecutioners (formerly the X-Men) / the Serial Wax Killer / the Wax Fondler / Invisbl Skratch Piklz / the muthafuckin' Allies / Triple Threat DJs / AsIsPhonics / Obscure Disorder and Audio Research Recordings / Rhymesayers / Alias and Anticon Records / LTJ Bukem, Future Engineers, Big Bud, Rantoul, PHD and Good Looking Records / Thirstin Howl III and Skillionaire Records / God Forbid of That Handsome Devil / R.A. the Rugged Man / Em and Shady Records / NWA, Dre and Aftermath Records / Photek / DJ Quik / Portishead / Tricky / NIN / Push Button Objects / the Herbaliser / Afro-Cuban Allstars / the Clipse / N.E.R.D., the Neptunes & StarTrak Music / Brand Nubian / N.O.R.E. (Capone&Noreaga) / Mobb Deep / Nas / Kool G Rap / Big Noyd / G-Dep / dj Krush / Def Squad (Redman, Erick Sermon, Keith Murray) / El-P, Aesop Rock, RJD2, Vast Aire & Vordul Megilah (Cannibal Ox) and all the Def Jukies crew / the entire WU-Tang roster / Jill Scott / Alicia Keys / Esthero / Suzanne Vega / Natalie Imbruglia / Goapele / Duran Duran / Peter Gabriel / the Cars / Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers / Journey / Interpol / Calvin Harris / Chester French / Daddy Kev / Awol one / KRS1 and BDP / Peanut Butter Wolf and Stones Throw Records / Guilty Simpson / Madlib / Ned Hoddings / Shy FX / Ed Rush, Optical and Virus Recordings / Urban Takeover / Prototype Records / FC Kahuna / Way Out West / Rakim / Lord Finesse, OC, Big L, Fat Joe, Showbiz & AG (DITC) / Jadakiss, Styles P, Sheek Louch (D Block) / Juelz Santana, JR Writer, Cam'Ron, Jim Jones (Dipset)/ Jin / DMX and the whole double R / Brick Records / Goodvibe Recordings / EPMD / Bedrock Records / Science Department / Lexicon Ave. / the Youngsters / Monk and Rabbit in the Moon / JayCeeOh and the Deck Demons / Large Professor and Main Source / Masta Ace (and the INC) / Edo G. / Luther Campbell (2LiveCrew) and Luke Skywalker Records / Poison Clan / Swollen Members and BattleAxe Records / MC Eiht and Compton's Most Wanted / Mad Skillz / Sage Francis and the non-prophets / the entire Boot Camp Clik and Duck Down Records / Wise Records / Icadon, Ready Roc, Runt Dog, Saukrates and Gillahouse Records / DJ Radar / DJ Shadow / Kruder & Dorfmeister and G Stone Records / Jigga man aka JayHova aka Jay-Z / Thievery Corporation / M.O.P. / Ming & FS and Madhattan Records / OM records / Kanye West, Common, John Legend, Consequence and GOOD Music / Timbaland beats / Just Blaze beats / Havoc beats / Alchemist beats / Mos Def, Talib Kweli (BlackStar) / Hi-Tek beats / Gang Starr & ANY Premier beat / Josh Wink / Kerri Chandler / Sylk130 (King Britt) / Marcus Todd / Nuyorican Soul (Masters At Work) / Cut Copy / the Notorious B.I.G. / the Lost Boyz / Obie Trice / Sticky Fingaz / Tragedy Khadafi / Skam2 / Kurupt / dat nigga Daz / the Doors / UTFO / Pete Rock & CL Smooth / Run DMC / RATATAT / Just-Ice / Diamond D / the Geto Boys, Scarface and Rap-A-Lot Records / digable planets / Ras Kass / Saigon / MC Breed and the DFC / Company Flow (the indelible MCs) / DJ Babu and Dilated Peoples / Jurassic 5 / A Tribe Called Quest / Slum Village / Black Milk / J-Dilla / Royce the 5'9" / the Visionaries / Public Enemy / Shabaam Sahdeeq / Artifacts, Young Zee, Pacewon (outsidaz), Revelation (Revvy fuckin' Ruger), Ant, OSA, or anyone from Brick City Jersey / Boogiemonsters / the Kreators / James Dolo aka KRC / Too $hort / ICE T / Ice Cube / the entire Alkaholiks & the Likwit crew and King T / the Beatnuts / de la soul / the Roots / Big Daddy Kane / Fabolous aka LOSO / Adam F / BT / Cass and Slide / Anthony Pappa / Deep Dish / Sander Kleinenberg / Nick Warren / John Digweed / Future Sound of London / Hybrid / Thomas Bangaltar (daft punk) / Justice / Ed Banger Records / Luke Chable / King Unique / Grayarea / Ozgur Can / Santiago Nino / Global Underground Records / Renaissance Records / Jimmy van M / HECQ / Miles Davis / Chet Baker / Michael Bublé / Harry Connick Jr. / Danny Elfman / Hans Zimmer / Thomas Newman / James Horner / Stanley Clark / Sting and the Police / Stevie Wonder / Herbie Hancock / Michael Jackson / Lenny Kravitz / Joshua Tree and earlier U2 / David Bowie / Dj Vadim and Jazz Fudge Records / Ninjatune Records / MoWax Records and pre-Stankonia Outkast to name just a few favorites. MUSIC IS SUBJECTIVE --*
*--Anything mind-blowing or engaging that forces an appreciation for life ie. Irreversible , Shallow Grave, Dark Days ft. dj shadow. // films that focus on the humanity of life from a global point of view ie. Baraka or the TRUE matrix -*( Koyaanisqatsi, Powaqqatsi, Naqoyqatsi )*- // anything kubrick -- ie. the Shining, A Clockwork Orange, Full Metal Jacket, Dr. Strangelove, Barry Lyndon, Eyes Wide Shut. // anything david lynch -- Mulholland Dr., Blue Velvet, Lost Highway, Inland Empire. // anything bruce lee . // darren aronofsky -- Pi, Requiem for a Dream, the Fountain. // anything hitchcock . // Dario Argento (Suspiria) // Quentin Tarantino -- Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill vol 1 & 2. // dramas -- No Country for Old Men , The Presitge, the Machinist, Eastern Promises , Head Trauma, Old Boy, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, H, Audition, Ong Bak, Sin City, 300, se7en, Session9, Saw, Ringu (the Ring), Ringu ø, the Eye (1 & 2), Cure, 28 Days Later , 12 Monkeys, Pet Sematary, Swimming with Sharks , Sixth Sense, Blair Witch Project, Apocalypto, Braveheart, the Usual Suspects, Snatch, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead , Shawshank Redemption, Misery, Fight Club, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Where the Buffalo Roam, Belly, Boyz in the Hood, Juice, Amores Perros, Amelie , City of God (cidade de deus), Hero, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Jet Li's Fearless, the Killing Fields, Journey from the Fall , American Beauty, Sleepers, ZOE, Frida, the Cube, Dark City, the Others, Pan's Labyrinth (El Labrinto del Fauno), the Orphanage (El Orfanato), Aliens, There Will Be Blood , Bram Stoker's Dracula, Interview with a Vampire, Serpent and the Rainbow, Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), Primal Fear, Night of the Living Dead, Scarface, Heat, Scent of a Woman, a Dog Day Afternoon, Carlitos Way, the entire Godfather series. // animated joints ie. dj Qbert's WAVE TWISTERS , AKIRA, Ninja Scroll, Ghost in the Shell, Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, X, Fantasia, Toy Story 1&2, a Bug's Life, etc. // documentaries ie. -- the Bridge , Dead Space, INFAMY , Hacking Democracy, the Corporation, the Vice Guide to Travel , the Freshest Kids, Style Wars, Scratch, Dithers, the Run Up, Piece by Piece, disinformation, etc. // Friday, Swingers, Austin Powers, Borat, Three Amigos, National Lampoon's (Family / Christmas) Vacation, Raising Arizona, and Coming to America are always hilarious and Dave Chapelle, Bill Cosby, Chris Rock, Jamie Foxx, Chris Tucker, Eddie Murphy, Katt Williams, Vince Vaughn, Steve Carell, Sacha Baron Cohen, Steve Martin, Chevy Chase and Richard Pryor (R.I.P.) will always make me laugh--*
*-- HBO 's Autopsy, Carnivale, Entourage, America Undercover, the Sopranos, Tales from the Crypt, live boxing events, Taxicab Confessions, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Da Ali G show .... soccer on Fox Sports World & Fox Soccer Channel .... Nova on PBS .... the Discovery Channel consortium .... Seinfeld .... the Office .... 60 Minutes .... the National Geographic channel .... Independent Film Channel .... Google Current .... the Twilight Zone (B/W) .... Ghost Hunters .... Run's House .... Rob & Big .... Unbeatable Banzuke .... Ninja Warrior .... Super Big Product Fun Show .... Most Extreme Challenge .... Dion & Pilar / Prime Time Love--*
Uncredited: the Art of the Title Sequence .... OBEY: Supply and Demand, the Art of Shepard Fairey .... DPM: by Hardy Blechman .... Dondi White: Stylemaster General .... Futura (2000) .... Urban Discipline .... the Fine Art of Corporate Sponsorship / the Corporate Sponsorship of Fine Art .... Post No Bills .... 2D Visual Perception .... Everything You Shouldn't Know (disinformation) .... Tablist, Scratch, Computer Arts, Wallpaper* magazine ....
ENVELOPE PUSHERS & PARADIGM SHIFTERS-- ie: Stephen Wiltshire