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Telasi
2011-02-11, 12:25 AM
Pretty much what the title says. Do you guys know of any good music or songs that have the right sort of feel to go along with a Shadowrun game? I've gotten good songs from threads like this before, so I thought I'd give it a try. Any genre is fine, and links are wonderful.

Moff Chumley
2011-02-11, 12:43 AM
There are a couple of different moods and feels, the way I see it. The first thing that springs to mind is some of the more fast paced, twisty varieties of electronic music: Venetian Snares (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSR_g3thb24), Pendulum (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQA1d0QQvf8), and Fatboy Slim (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkC2GvaQiQU&feature=related) all seem suitably futuristic, dark, and otherwise moody.

Semidi
2011-02-12, 07:19 AM
Assume all are NSFW due to language and/or content.

I'd dig on some Aphex Twin (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdZs5PVcwBs&feature=related), Angelspit (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rM0HNzm8dno&feature=related), Combichrist (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xG44s2ANFo0), Covenant (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWDyPw0vFxw), Crystal Castles (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2gdbQpESNY), Daft Punk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtdWHFwmd2o), Does it Offend You Yeah? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf_Rv0hCF6I), Fatboy Slim (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1SpFt7zJUM&feature=fvst), Front 242 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPpUFBVSyWs), Front Line Assembly (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQj-syygshQ&feature=related), Funker Vogt (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-x0vsL8xaWw), KMFDM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvZqWq0ZNjk), Leftfield (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fvimphEeN4), Nit Grit (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOQWaskgB_0), Nitzer Ebb (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAS_wmiYTzE&feature=related), OhGr (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJSsEPSmdMI), The Prodigy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmin5WkOuPw), Skinny Puppy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xodnJOGAetI), Yoshida Brothers (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFjvzuPnmRU).

This is pretty much a one through of my itunes and grabbing things that jumped out. Going with the theme of cyber-punk, a lot of these artists have an electronic vibe along with the aggressive punk thing. Some of theme are more focused on the "Cyber" aspect (Aphex Twin) and others with the "punk" (AngelSpit). The most unusual group here would be the Yoshida Brothers who were thrown in because they mix the traditional with modern music and Shadowrun can have an Eastern theme, which they could fill.

Today I learned I have a lot of music that could fit a Shadowrun game.