Following the current trend of the APers making blog posts including vids of their favorite music, I decided to make my own list. Enjoy! LOTS OF VIDEOS AHEAD

God of War 2: The Bathouse by Mike Reagan

God of War is probably my second or third favorite videogame OST of all time, and the GoW series pretty much got me interested in orchestral "contemporary classical" music alltogether. Some truly badass, epic themes in both games, and I couldn't decide whether to link to this song, or "Isle of Creation" by Cris Velasco. i decided to choose this one because it really sets itself apart from all the other pieces, with its laidback atmosphere and excellent selection of exotic instruments.

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Autechre by Krib

Aww man, I pretty much fell in love when I heard this song in Ontario back in December. it's pretty simple, but there's something really charming about the synths and the creative percussion.

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Human Nature by Justin Durban(Edgen)

Perhaps the most peaceful song of all time? starts of with a very simple melody, and the flower blooms into a complex beauty. I really think Durban does an exceptional job of demonstrating both the extremes of sorrow and joy in life through this piece.

(this is the only youtube vid I could find, not the full song- he used to have it streaming on his site www.edgen.com, and the download is located here if you're interested ).

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Gone by M83

Very driving song....and is TRU EMO. Is similar to Rig's http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen /111675. Takes a while to buildup, but once it does, the climax is like a teenager's (with hormones growing like a raging fire) after not fapping for an entire two weeks. The slideshow is also superb.

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Die to Live by Steve Vai

Out of all the DIVINE ELITE SHREDDER guitarists, Steve Vai is my favorite, I think he's the most creative with what he does, and is the least of the wanker out of the bunch. Unfortunately, I couldnt find a good vid of my favorite song by him Bangkok/Fire Garden Suite but Die to Live will definetly be suffice. Man, it was so frustrating when he didnt tour with G3 in 2007 >:(

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Level Five by King Crimson

Fucking excellent dissonant riffs in this song! Great bass tone, and theres even a bit of manipulated drums in here. The solo at 5:13 is like no other, it sounds like two dying animals trying to have sex. IMO here this is obviously a good thing.

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Rooster by Alice in Chains

This song has some of my favorite guitar tones. Great riffs, and enjoyable content matter. The music video is somewhere on youtube I believe.

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Intension by Tool

I first disliked the CD 10,000 days when it came out, it was very experimental, and didnt have a lot of the heavier, more traditional riffs and styles in their past tracks. I was disappointed by it back in 06 but now that my musical tastes have expanded I can fully enjoy it. There's still some aspects in here that I dislike, such as the wide pitch bending on the bass, but I love the hand percussion and even the IDM drums that come in around 4:45. Overall, a very trippy song.

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Spyro 3: Sheila's Arp by Steve Copeland

I recently played through Spyro 1-3 for mainly the music and nostalagia factor. I must say, even though it may sound cheesy now I think the Spyro series has some of the most underrated tracks for the PS1. I like how this track conveys some Australian musical ideas while putting together some atmosphere bits to produce an overall airy mood, to fit the theme of the level (apparently, the character is Australian but lives in Scottish place high up in the mountains lol).

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There was a few more I wanted to share, but I grow bored of this. Also, I've noticed the fad of posting old, overused 4chan pictures. well here's a fairly new, not-used 4chan picture based on the popular "Advice Dog" meme.