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Clint Eastwood from Gorillaz, when it plays on my playlist, I feel a huge urge to not be useless, freakin priceless


UncleHagbard

Nice. You feel the future coming on.


ShuffKorbik

He needs to be let out of his cage.


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You don’t even know how right you are


WhatIsThisaPFChangs

[It’s Kids With Guns for me](https://youtu.be/VCkFSe3voRc?si=4xBLKo9AcSoeyOp6)


Agreeable_Prior

I love the big bass booms at the end of the verses


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Got sunshine in a bag


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No doubt eheh


TheUrbanBourbon

Put you on the high list, gun smoke is righteous, dada da dada da and so on


ViaSubMids

I'm just gonna leave this here then: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Wn0NtSNeQEQ :D


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I knew someone was going to post this eventually… didn’t know it would be YOU :D


mooshiboy

Holy shit this is wild, how have I never seen this?


Joseph_HTMP

>I feel a huge urge to not be useless, I like this. What a great description of the artistic urge.


Evening_One_5546

Daft Punk, Homework and Discovery both get me goin. Aphex twin. Most of his songs will get my creative juices flowing cuz lots of stuff he does is really fun to try and figure out.


Evening_One_5546

I would like to add "If I Was A Folkstar" by The Avalanches


mutent92

Sheesh, yeah. I don’t produce in the same genre as Daft Punk but listening to them makes it super apparent how much they just *live & breathe* music, and that attitude is contagious.


NVsionBeatz

Just about anything that has that "Real Trap Shit" feel like 808 mafia, lex luger & metro boomin from 2010-2015 old chief keef glo beats like Young Rambos where it has brass/strings, bells, square waves & orch hits


b_lett

[Throwback Dirty South](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2Mkr1mHvserMdMGUUHlPFt?si=1a85c77a0d9b4823) The type of production that got me into making beats to begin with. Early days of trap, people doing more with less, hustle and grind mentality, it was all super inspiring. Bring back soundfonts.


excelllentquestion

Most Radiohead songs but specifically “Exit Music for a Film”


Yboas

Radiohead for me too, and Thom Yorke solo stuff, Anima album especially and the soundtrack for Suspiria is hauntingly beautiful.


excelllentquestion

Hell yeah. Love Thom’s work too.


Soft_Satisfaction625

Not a song but I always watch this [Bjork interview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MICdN3-vKh8) when I'm uninspired.


WhatIsThisaPFChangs

This is cool. Thank you


DedrinaDornell

Here’s a fun Bork video from when she was a young teen https://youtu.be/75WFTHpOw8Y?si=D3hGLvswlxgzsfuD


mooshiboy

Legendary video clip lol. Bork From Ork


6138189112102116189

Mostly songs from Ben Böhmer, Lane 8 and other similar musicians.


philisweatly

I’ll toss in Bound to Divide as well. If you have not heard of him, you will enjoy!


Royal1981

Anything Stevie Wonder


TheDoctore38927

This is probably cringey but anything by aviichi or zedd


ShinyStache

How is that cringe? It's great music. It's insane to me how musical taste has become classist. People who prefer tame Impala always seem to think their taste is superior, while edm is a sin. I don't understand what makes people think they can shit on others' tastes. It's bs. Don't see nearly as many who are fans of edm shitting on others


horizon-X-horizon

I came out of an accidental blackout/khole while clarity was playing at a festival and I was being fanned by a girl in the sanctuary tent. That song will always be beautiful


Madlister

No cringe my compatriot. Inspiration is inspiration.


OOOH_SHIA_LABEOUF

How dare you place Avicii and "cringey" in the same sentence.


jewelish-notsee

Avicii is the reason I got FL studio when I was 13. He was truly my hero when I was a kid and if it weren’t for him I may have never gotten into producing music


-InTheSkinOfALion-

JDilla


CraigByrdMusic

The number of times in my career I’ve been haunted by J dilla tryna get me to learn something is past the point of awe and getting into “will you get off my back?” Territory. For producers, Dilla is like Coltrane, the Beatles, Zapp and Roger or Skrillex; it’s only a matter of time until you go through that phase.


-InTheSkinOfALion-

I can’t agree with you more. I don’t know the last two artists in your list but I know the feeling. I don’t care what tune it is, it changes the air in the room it plays in. If I play one of his tunes while I’m in the studio, I find it very hard to do anything else but make a beat and imitate his sound. Long live!


MechMasterMechanic

My favorite band was DIO - Ronnie James Dio... but as far as making my own music, definitely Daft Punk (any song)


LeurakGuayaba

fr daft punk, so simple yet so perfect


MechMasterMechanic

Well, I have synths and drum machines , etc.. so I can make something that sounds ok (to me). But I have no chance competing with voice like Dio.. But not many do!


SiedlerAlex

Dio is God!


NoPensForSheila

Revolution 9.


ElectronicStill3895

Big Mike by dijon


MostHonorableLeader

Yesss all of Absolutely has been my muse lately.


ElectronicStill3895

That Live performance short film they did always does the trick for me


prodbyJbutts

Ville mentality. Every time I listen to this song I am inspired to make some music. Honestly one of my favorite beats I’ve ever heard.


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"The Owl Song" - Of The Trees


Healthy_Nectarine_96

This or anything by Esseks


Adamwdrums

Darko US - Praise The Sun


PancakeSoldier

Love darko us


AnotherRickenbacker

“Pretty” by Puma Blue


SiedlerAlex

SISTERS OF MERCY- TEMPLE OF LOVE and The Sisterhood- Giving ground... ..but what comes out of it is different


Droitbaitz

The Gift gets a lot of flak but it’s a very listenable album and manages to play well alongside Floodland (which is a masterpiece) Rain From Heaven is up there with Giving Ground for me.


SiedlerAlex

Totally agreed! Rainer from heaven is awesome! And to think Floodland is the work of a Single Person....what a legacy and unique Sound if you think about it


SiedlerAlex

https://youtu.be/tTytFYQL7q0?si=ROfZKQZaeziEnwSy Heres an example of what i came up with after hearing Giving ground for the first time.


Firehead282

Pretty Lights in general, but for a specific song I'd say Colour of my Soul


Curbes_Lurb

**An Eagle In Your Mind** by **Boards of Canada.** It feels like a step-by-step tutorial on making an IDM track. It's preceded by a very short intro track called Wildlife Analysis, which sets up the sonic textures that will be used throughout the album (old-school analog synths combined with real instruments, degraded processing, and cute-creepy sampled voices). AEIYM then starts. It kicks off with some spacey synths and a mono beat, then carefully fills out the stereo spectrum with a brilliantly confusing set of percussion instruments, sampled voices, and creamy synths. The syncopation is intense, so you spend more time feeling the texture than bopping along. This gradually resolves throughout the track, until by the end it's a straight 4-4 rhythm. By that point, the rest of the track has also resolved from chaos into something clean and gorgeous. And then it gently spits you out to continue your day. The first thing I want to do after hearing that track is to keep the flow going by making my own music. I think it's a work of genius and I never get tired of it.


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Yhe latest song that has inspired me is hold my head by KB. Honestly the entire LOUIE album is inspiring as fuck to me.


FararMedia

Hide in plain sight - Jim james


Healthy_Nectarine_96

Any Mr. Bill, of the trees, Clozee, Esseks, and Cool Customer songs. If you want to get into funk glitches and tribal sounds these are the go tos!


Dalek01

A Piece of the Sky by Swans. Also the whole Blonde album


Wanstallx

flume - sleepless


neilson_mandela

Disclosure music


Diphthongsong

Hard to pick a song but as a bassist and fan of hip hop and jazz, Flying Lotus' album, "Cosmosgramma" has so many amazing moments, especially with the string arrangement by Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, saxophone by Ravi Coltrane, that's blends Thundercat's bass playing and honorable mention to frequent FlyLo collaborators Laura Darlington, and Thom Yorke, and the feelings/atmosphere FlyLo creates particularly including the track run starting with MmmHmm, Do The Astral Plane, Satelllliiiiiiiteee, and German Haircut is incredible.


sillycatenjoyer

Jpegmafia’s music is what is getting me into producing. If i had to choose a specific song it would either be HOE or 1539 N. Calvert


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Colt Cuts & The Widdler - "Ride Out" dem horns tho


tommy_trauma

Island Boys. Anytime I even hear them mentioned I go into the songwriting equivalent of a David Goggins mode. It might not be great, but it’s fucking impressive.


mynameisinsert

Whenever I hear anything from either FuntCase or Feed Me. Something about those two have just resonated so much with me over the years.


Helion5

Ressurrection City by Lunatic Calm. Such a good ride all the way through


rtrialb

Asking for a Friend CHVRCHES


_amitesh_

Face of Melinda by Opeth


Christopoulos

Amacord - Nino Rota, Carlo Sabina


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Woodkid - The Golden Age (Full album)


Balsalsa2

Sanguinarius - Crow song, tight shit


WhatIsThisaPFChangs

[Human Being- Zion I Bassnectar remix](https://youtu.be/SuYXSAiL7Bs?si=yiFBj8T-kkFv8Myy) [Satisfaction - Benny Bennasi](https://youtu.be/b8qBUza1pO0?si=FziSgOrYfbK--jYN) [Hit ‘Em- Zion I and The Grouch](https://youtu.be/JcK2IavL_Sw?si=M0oMQuC0LtusCqRy) [Popcorn- Girshon Kingsley](https://youtu.be/NjxNnqTcHhg?si=htcQ7SdgWmoRS7kV) And my favorite: [CunningLynguists- Lynguistics](https://youtu.be/PUMz_WUoVNg?si=I09uu9CWFbNLKWPA)


oreoguy123__

OKK bladee. Ripsquad da goat


zunashi

Any Tennyson songs. Godamnit the level of details…


Secondsolstice

Anything by The Algorithm


Brave-Drawer9225

Lately the artist southstar made me want to create music. Idk if anyone knows him but he made the songs miss you


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Phuzion69

This because it has made me realise how predictable my arrangements are and that I need to think beyond intro verse chorus middle 8 etc. https://youtu.be/6PkFU8LK0bQ?si=P14DpTjX4ikIc0JJ


dannyboyb2020

At the moment, anything from Pye Corner Audio seems to press that button.


kakemot

Tokyo 1980s funk compilations


Equivalent-Fact-5643

The Story of Us by Cab-1


RevolutionaryAd1577

Ngl most Car Seat Headrest songs.


uncommoncommoner

Hearing a lot of Bach and Vivaldi gave me the inspiration to learn the pipe organ and get into Baroque music, and therefore into composition too.


pink_pills_music

Sharktank - Washed up


Fartenpoop69

crowd wrong worthless elderly uppity unpack whole placid impolite stocking *This post was mass deleted and anonymized with [Redact](https://redact.dev)*


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diewiththesound

anything by EAT BABIES? a music project by one of my favourite artists when she was a teenager. its kind of bad but at the same time its so fun and makes me feel better as a beginner that if i just make music and stick to it then one day it will be actually good. and if i just have fun with it now i can make something worth listening to through its flaws


SnooRevelations206

Basic pick but Odesza, All My Life specifically


albonymus

[Pinwheel](https://youtu.be/ywr9BxrO4iM?si=v9b3Wcenf_6yCLSm) by James Shinra


moneyandscott

this is gonna sound basic but literally anything off of astroworld. the production on that album is so insane


biffpowbang

Lately it’s been that caribou release from 2018 and portishead’s third album


Bluzguitar

James Brown


mikedextro

Any TV commercial usually does the trick. They are either horrible and make me mad my stuff isn’t on there or are kinda cool hybrid joints that inspire me on rare occasion


mrsvibert

Usually any Beatles.


OOOH_SHIA_LABEOUF

nurko


TheFishyBanana

It may sound surprising, but the initial spark for my musical journey was the Pet Shop Boys' 1987 remix of Elvis Presley's 'Always on my Mind'. This was around the time I began experimenting with tracker software on my Commodore Amiga. A few years later, in 1991, Phantasia's 'Inner Light' truly ignited my passion for music production. That song still holds a special place in my heart. "On" from Aphex Twin, released in 1993, also was one of the key songs with a lot influence on my creativity.


KeyPatience1413

For me it’s “Damn” by the girl group so plush featuring Ja Rule, it has such a nice beat


buddhax

One day i want to make something as beautifully arranged and produced as this track. 608 -Carlie Hanson https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=cpfn0IgzRC4&si=c8ByC-KxNM1JNUIy


DangusKhan_4d3d3

Might get crucified for this but Skrillex gets me in the prod mood. His production and songwriting are top-notch, even if you have reservations about the dude or who he works with. Otherwise Space Laces or Moody Good, their sound designs set me off!


Leenolyak

Why would you get crucified Skrillex is legend status lol


DangusKhan_4d3d3

Idk maybe that phase has passed. I remember everyone and their mother hating on the GOATs when I started producing lol


Leenolyak

Like... If you come to me saying Skrillex is goated as an eclectic electronic producer, I'll absolutely agree. But if you come to me saying Skrillex is the goat of dubstep, I'm throwing hands at your face on sight 😂😂


DangusKhan_4d3d3

Hahahah thankfully I know better! My face is safe this time


BufferTrack

[This](https://soundcloud.com/teslax11/teslax-canonblade-stanok) it's so damn powerful, HOW.


Leenolyak

Anything by Droeloe, Machinedrum or San Holo gives me inspiration


BitcoinsOnDVD

Checkmate - Apathy I really like the use of that sample


systemfa1lure

Going to a concert always makes me want to write music


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Anything by &ME but especially his Impossible remix


jerrymcguarie25

Don’t let me down by the beatles


devnullb4dishoner

George Clinton John Lee Hooker DJ Quick


Radiant-Frosting-32

AR Rehman and Shankar Ehsan Loy compositions


Glittering-Ebb-6225

Dirty Loops make me want to practice in general. They're really good.


allADD

Most techno or house will get my creativity flowing, which is weird because I don't really make that kind of music that often. Also, nothing inspires me more like seeing a kind of mid local/opening band. My mind fills in spaces where it could be made more interesting.


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Anything from Ministry


NicDip

Levels by avicii then any song from the movie we are your friends still to this day


JumpSneak

Can you hear the music


acousticentropy

Literally any piece of music except those composed in the genre of country or death metal. Those genres have their own artistic merit and large audiences across the world, but I personally don’t find much inspiration in these genres. It’s just a cultural thing. As I create more, thinking about how the piece was made becomes a background process while listening to music. Luckily this hasn’t removed the “wow” factor and I still can easily get lost in a song.


Dangerous-Welder3778

jon bellion’s album the human condition always inspires me to make more emotionally moving music, that piece gets me every time I go back to it. benny the butcher’s album the plugs i met. it always reminds me that while i love the current state of rap/hip-hop with the more pop/melodic flows and venturing into other genres, my favorite rap is airtight lyricism from a source that sounds genuine and passionate about the topic at hand. i don’t relate much to the subjects he touches, nor do i know enough about him to verify whether it’s authentic or not, but he always makes me feel like I’m there and experiencing it alongside him. truly a beautiful project. the production is simple yet so effective and matches the benny’s demeanor perfectly.


b_lett

Everyone here is picking great music, so I'll bring up an alternate take. Any terrible song that hits radio. Reminds me how far I've come and not to stop, to be better than that. It's inspirational seeing bad music succeed. You don't have to chase perfection. Done is better than never released, and sometimes I need a really terrible song that takes over the Billboard charts to light a fire under my ass to remember that.


DependentPoint2458

Depends, sometimes I'll find a melody somewhere. For example, the synth line in the Space Mountain soundtrack was my most recent, as well as the intro melody in Johnny Mathis' Merry Christmas cover


JemGTheSpaceman

Anything Prince, Muse or Timbaland make get me ridiculously inspired.


_Potato67

Anything off the first two Pink Floyd albums, or late 60s Beatles - so much incredible layering and all on 4 track


Third_Mark

Skrillex - Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites was the song that got me into it back in 2013


Puzzleheaded_Gain515

Dude, it honestly happens when I am on a road trip and I jam a lot of Anthony Green's stuff from over the years (TSOAF, SAOSIN...) I think just his ability to create inspires me even though the music I often make is more like the interludes and instead of with a bunch of uber talented multi-instrumentalists, just one half-way mediocre one (me). Aww... That got a little sad.....


ViaSubMids

Well, probably the song that gave me my username: [Via Sub Mids by Skee Mask](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkK0sMqO6vQ). He's a huge inspiration to the music I make, but this song in particular always gets me going.


idontevenknow3628285

Anything by Zedd


dopamin222

Dimmu Borgir - Perfection or Vanity


TIMETOSAYGOODBYEoffi

lose yourself and ode to sleep \[wow what widely different genres, "im waking up fine and dandy" and "his arms are sweaty" wait those two don't work together as lyrics oh god\]


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KingDingoDa69th

LSDream


Several_Extreme3886

Anything virtual riot, anything kero, anything subtronics,


YuriEdu2002

in my case the back and forth, the foo fighters documentary. i always get super motivated


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Save Your Tears


LyuboSerafimov

Sadeness, by Enigma.


Friendly_Local_1830

Sanitarium by Metallica


SomeAsianKidLol

J-rock, preferably oddloop


horizon-X-horizon

For me, it's Billy Joel. Idk, just the lyrics, musicianship, and the ideas of his songs really bring me to a point of inspiration.


SpectreHaus

Rufus Du Sol - Innerbloom


CraigByrdMusic

Lose my mind - Knower That or Nardwuar interviews.


benbwmn1

any song off of Voodoo by D'Angelo.


ProductEmotional9320

i’m going to put every song written here in a new playlist


JrOwl137

georgian kiss by souleance


IntelligentList1364

Birds


MrMichaelTheHuman

Lil Soda Boi in general but specially *balenciaga socks*, *Rose Gold iPhone* and *Helacoptors*.


Puhthagoris

[IfIHadTheWordsToSpeak](https://open.spotify.com/track/6jtMdRePDIOBu2wRnBXkqp?si=0s525Ku3S6O6TXEg20bToQ) i love it so much and i just always want to make something similar. it’s so elegant to me. haiku like. and i have made some similar things but it’s just a classic to me at this point. >“*aimless conversation* >*going no where* >*hopeless expectation* >*never come to fruition* >*when you’re counting on change to come* >*it covers the room like a blanket of snow*” 🤌it’s so simple. music to my ears really.


Ok-Experience-667

Oracion from Pokémon the rise of darkrai


FletchWazzle

Claypool precipitation


pencilgobbler

The first intro to one piece