For some reason, I always think of Rammstein when I think of SR music.

We used Rammstein for SR to, but more importantly we used it as combat music in our Starwars™ RPG, yes it was D20 and yes it was just me and some guys with glasses in my friends basement.

Quake 1 had good background tunes...

I will get railed for this one, but I thought Hendrix was overrated. The studio stuff sounded great, but a lot of his live stuff that I heard was just sloppy. Maybe it was the drugs (his not mine), but I think one of the requisites for being a guitar legend is a good live show as well as studio tracks.

I'd put Stevie Ray Vaughn over Jimi any day.

No argument from me as far as Hendrix is concerned. An exception to your disclaimer about sloppy live players is Jimmy Page though, who was one of the sloppiest guitarists, but still brilliant.

Are you just listening to the recordings or watching the concert footage? Was he by any chance playing it behind his head or with his teeth?

I forget what song it is, I was listening to an anthology of Hendrix, but there was some notes I have never heard follow each other, but it worked. It was a what the hell was that moment and I remember backing up the cd to catch it again. IMO he was quite original. Stevie Ray Vaughn stuff just seems kind of blah and the same to me. A matter of taste, I guess.

It may date me, but my first love saw Hendrix at a music festival in 1968.

Speaking of Page, I've run a lot of games with Hendrix, Zep, and others in the background.

Understood. The recommendations that I gave are all in the same sound vein as the Blade track. Also, another worth trying to download (just the song, not worth buying the CD) is Rob D "Clubbed to Death"... that has a pretty badass sound to it.

edit: Fortune, let me know if you pick up or download any of those CDs/songs. I'd be interested to hear your take on them.

Great tracks, all of them I have most them on a CD I did, have it in my car mostly but when they can get hold of it we use it to run to!!

what are they like I haven't herd of them?

torz x

You got it, and thanks again.

I should point out that the titles in the parenthesis are the album titles, not the track names.

Rabbit in the Moon created a stellar album of mixes and remixes in 1998. They sampled a bunch of contemporary artists for background mood enhancements. Unlike a lot of the other techno/DJ artists out at the time, they went for moody urban-city-at-night sensations. They were pretty good for that album. Specifically, the track that samples Tori Amos' voice is really good. You don't have to be a Tori appreciator to enjoy that track. Can't think of the name of it right now, though IIRC it is called O.B.E. (short for Out of Body Experience)... which is exactly what it feels like.

A good astral projection song.

Amazon Review & Info: Rabbit in the Moon Vol. 1

That's definitely helpful to know.

So then can you give me a couple of specific song titls that are in the same vein?

Sure... <cracks knuckles>

Massive Attack (which you'll probably get the most fun out of)
*Angel
*Risingson
*Teardrop
*Inertia Creeps
*Mezzanine
*Protection
*Three
*Karmacoma
*Better Things

Crystal Method [LB stuff (Legion of Boom) is extremely Shadowrunny]
*Starting Over (LB)
*Born Too Slow (LB)
*True Grit (LB)
*Realizer (LB)
*Weapons of Mass Distortion (LB)
*Acetone (LB)
*High and Low (LB)
*Wide Open (LB)
*Trip Like I Do
*Busy Child
*Vapor Trail (inspired track)
*She's My Pusher
*Jaded
*Bad Stone

Perfume Tree
*Both Oceans
*Flooded
*Instantaneous

The Orb
*Molten Love
*Toxygene
*Asylum
*Ubiquity
*Secrets
*Assassin
*Outlands

Also, might want to check out Aphex Twin "Windowlicker". I'd go a longer post, but that should suffice for any immediate downloading pleasure. Oh shit, and try downloading Chemical Brothers "The Golden Path"... just for fun.

Dam good album, If you are looking at Aphex twin i would recommend 'come to daddy' and 'window licker' But some of the NIN covers/remixes are great, Mixes for cash, is a dam good album!

For massive attack you cant miss out unfinished sympathy, which is also a dam good track.

torz x

Come to daddy gave me nightmares for weeks!!

and windowlicker well you need to see it to belive it!! *shiver*

torz xx

yep, but you can't help watching ...... with a kind of weird fascination!

Indeed windowlicker was NASTY!

heheheh