Editing Approved Music (section)

==Other==
*'''Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica''': Rock music made by a [[Malkavian]]. Actually, is it even rock music? Is it Jazz? Is it Blues? The truth is nobody really knows, since the guy who wrote it was trying to make something as ''completely unlike'' anything that had become before as possible with standard instrumentation and vocals. What further adds to the confusion is that this thing has been cited as the best album of all time by some [https://www.scaruffi.com/music/best100.html very] [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/oct/12/johnpeel.popandrock notable] music critics. As such, it is prime shitposting material on /mu/. Weirdly enough, it's actually got moments of not only being catchy as fuck, but also strangely quotable and can be used to judge the patrician levels of any passing normie. MY FROWN IS STUCK, I CANNOT GO BACK TO YOUR FROOOOOOOOWNLAAAAAAAND!

*'''Munir Bashir''': The master of the Oud as well as Maqamat music. The guy was so strict about keeping the musical traditions of Iraq pure that he quit his home country after discovering that a lot of performers were starting to take heavy influence from western pop music in order to please the masses. If you want to experience quintessentially [[Crazy Hassan|Arabic]] music, this is your best chance.

*'''Paco de Lucia''': One of the greatest flamenco guitarists of all time. Even legendary guitarists in the rock-jazz-blues tradition would think that they didn't know fucking shit about how to really play guitar after listening to his music. He was made prisoner as a kid by his father and made to play guitar all day. His musical feats are made even more impressive when you consider that he was completely self-taught and contributed a lot to the sound of modern flamenco music without even being able to read traditional notation (he did it all completely by ear). Legends say that he didn't play [[skub|electric guitar]] because he feared that he would make it a musically respected instrument.

*'''Nouvelle Vague''': You need horror-tinged lounge music for your urban fantasy game? Well, here's some Bossa Nova covers of British New Wave songs<ref>It's partly a pun: Bossa Nova translates to English as "New Wave", which is also what "Nouvelle Vague" translates as.</ref>. Given that New Wave had a ''lot'' of horror-tinged hits, you have a lot of selections to pick from. Just to start with, their covers of "Bela Legosi's Dead", "The Killing Moon", and "Blue Monday" all give off the right amount of menace for your use.

*'''Triarii''': A musical group whose work can best be described as Roman Legion Marching Dirges. You might recognise one of their pieces (We Are One) as the opening theme for the [[If the Emperor had a Text-to-Speech Device|Emperor's Text-to-Speech Device]]. Dark and Imperialistic, most anything you pick from their albums fits the Imperium of Man to a T. Like Sabaton, their comment section tends to attract a great deal of [[/pol/]] garbage, but so long as you do the right thing and ignore them, you'll be treated to some of the finest Grimdark music you'll find anywhere.

*'''Two Steps From Hell - All of it''':  A music production company that makes epic trailer music.  Every time you saw a movie, video game or TV show trailer with epic music that didn't appear in the actual show or game, it was these guys.  Despite movie trailers being their day jobs, they regularly release albums of epic instrumentals.  Chances are, you've already heard them and said "This is epic".

*'''Miracle of Sound''': Music based on various aspects of geek culture, primarily video games and TV shows.  An Irish solo act, he changes styles to suit the subject matter from metal (Doom) to synth (Cyberpunk 2077) to sea shanties (Assassins Creed Black Flag) and more.

*'''The Longest Johns''': Sea Shanties. A great fit for any Naval campaigns or games, especially Victorian or Pirate themed ones. "Bones in the Ocean" is a standout hit.

* '''Scott Joplin''': ''the'' quintessential ragtime composer. If you’ve ever watched a silent film or have something set in the early 20th century (or even have something set in a Western saloon) chances are you’ve heard his music. A proper cover should have a bouncy and energetic sound you’d expect from a rowdy saloon, as it’s explicitly meant to be something you’d dance to.

*'''The Blues Brothers''': Another fictional band, started by Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi of ''Saturday Night Live'' fame over their shared love of Blues music. As a cover band, both the band itself and the movie staring them is a great entry point for the Blues genre (as well as R&B and Soul); the movie in particular is also full of Blues legends like Aretha Franklin, Cab Calloway, James Brown and Ray Charles. Sam & Dave's ''Soul Man'' is their best known showstopper.