Yet another introduction

Hello, I'm Wolf. I enjoy writing and wearing women's clothing. I'm just kidding. No, about the second one.

I'm a bit of a tenderfoot compared to the other genius posters on this blog; my music knowledge is nothing compared to their vast mental encyclopedias of obscure musical trivia and taste. So, I'm here to learn as well as to hopefully expand the musical libraries of others.

I'll start with introducing two artists you may or may not have heard of:

Nujabes - A DJ and producer out of Japan that many know from his work on the Samurai Champloo soundtrack. His work is composed of, (at the same time,) hard hitting beats and soulful jazz fills, catchy piano hooks and unexpected changes in mood, and, I will dare to say, sorrow and euphoria. Great music to chill or dance too; when he collaborated with rap artists, what resulted was something you can listen to and feel like a gangsta' without feeling slightly stupid. (I say collaborated because Nujabes (Jun Seba) was killed in Feburary 2010 in a car crash, much to collective sorrow of the music world.)

Recommended Tracks:
Feather (feat. Cise Starr & Akin)
Kumomi

Emily Wells - A young artist out of the big old state of Texas, Emily Wells is like a one woman symphony orchestra who shoots hip hop out of her fingers. With clever use of the infamous loop pedal, Wells creates music that lies down and jumps back up, reminding you both of Beethoven and quirky hiphoppers like Hot Chip. And this all happens while Well's sweet voice dances atop her classical rhythm of awesomeness. Seriously, give this a listen.

Recommended Tracks:
Symphony 1 in the Barrel of a Gun
Symphony 2 and the Click Click Boom

Third new guy in a row

And I am talkative, so my posts are unlikely to share the brevity of previous ones. As a gift for reading my post, I offer ...And So I Watch You From Afar, an Irish post-rock band. This is not post-rock from the domain of Explosions In The Sky and Godspeed You! Black Emperor, though; while ASIWYFA have undoubtedly studied the genre, they do not deal in slow-building, crescendo-based epics, but raw musical passion. While there is undoubtedly technical skill to spare among the four-piece- check out drummer Chris Wee's chops- they never descend into technical wankery, as is the risk with instrumental rock. Music to headbang to, from start to finish.