inb4 Colson comes in and bashes us because we don't like Wolfgang Gartner and he thinks he has superior taste in music
And Shuffle, the only one who would hate on anything you listen to is Colson himself, you have GREAT taste in music!
Wait, who is Colson bashing, and why? He's the last person should who should be bashing other people's tastes. I thought he knew better than that.
Too many to list out, so I'll just list my favorites.
Owl City - All Things Bright and Beautiful
Kaskade - Fire & Ice
The Offspring - Splinter
The Offpsring - Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace
Swimming With Dolphins - Water Colours
deadmau5 - 4x4=12
Bring on the hate.
Hate, indeed. I only hate another person's tastes when they are driven by culture and popular media, or when their tastes are simply wrong. :p
And I can see why you love this music. I decided to give Water Colours a listen (which isn't something I often do), and was surprised that it held my attention and emotion to the end of the song.
Music in and of itself, in the sense we know it here in America, exists solely to give emotion to the listener. Whether it's a movie soundtrack meant to assist in the sorrow of a moment or the joy of a happy ending, a game soundtrack, meant to immerse the player in the artificial environment, or a song on it's own, meant to be the story, the emotion, and the atmosphere combined, it all serves the same general purpose. That's the only thing that defines good music, as far as I can currently reason.
And the songs which I listened to can by that standard qualify as good music. Such vivid pictures they bring to mind... Some imaginary, and some of people I know that struggle in similar ways.
Worth saying, the style of Water Colours reminds me a lot of a swedish chiptune composer who goes by the screenname of Malmen. Deals with a lot of similar themes, though without vocals.
Might want to check his stuff out.