What Genres of Music are Aspies Into?

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Personally, Ive always thought that ELECTRONIC rock/punk would appeal to people with aspergers and possibly autism. (also 1980's electronic music with vivid rifts etc)

electronic rock uses vivid but simple musical notes abd tunes to convey emotions, often repetitive, with Random and musically unfitting noises added in.

Seeing as people with aspergers experience simpler and a less complex range of emotions, Music which 'simplifies' emotions more so than mainstream music should appeal more to aspies as they can better and clearer comprehend the music's intended emotions and thus gain more emotional satisfaction from it and feel less confused and less insecure from listening to it.

The band DEVO is an excellent example of this sort of music. (dl some devo songs off of a p2p if you havent heard of them or check out their myspace).

The lead singer's girlfriend even said that he may have mild aspergers. Therefore the lead singers mild aspergers may well be influencing the music DEVO produces.



Also the repetitive sounds/noises of electronic rock/punk music may appeal to the obsessivness of aspies.

Prog Death Metal.

I don't like electronic music so much as there are some background sounds that can drive me nuts (throwing the radio through the window literally), my NT kids can't really hear them but learnt to always wear headphones.
I like string instruments and really like Einaudi (piano), also accoustic guitars/strings esp DMB.

well im personally a huge fan of devo.

several people in my lifetime have hinted that I may have aspergers or be autistic.

when i first began listening to devo, I can literally see myself learning something about human emotions and connecting with 'all those emotions in life which I never understood'.

I also think Video Game theme music may be popular with aspies.

How many different kinds are there? That's probably pretty close to the right number then.

I'm pretty fond of elevator music. Not easy to find where I live, we have nothing over two stories. It was a sad day when they automated elevators, I had high hopes of being an elevator operator. And another goal crushed.

Dark Wave/ Electronica.

The Crüxshadows and Ego Likeness, especially.

I think listening to DEVO might even help in alleviating the negative symptons of Aspergers.

Just force yourself to listen to and engage with some devo tracks for few hours, till you enjoy them.

When I did that, I found myself more relaxed, feeling more emotionally complex beleieve it or not, twitching less, having less obsessive thoughts and feeling optimistic and willing to engage with more emotional content such as films, books and even socializing.

I'll just put my Pandora list here. Not really into the whole genre thing.

Slayer, Modest Mouse, Modeselektor, Jurassic 5, Notorious B.I.G., Between the Buried and Me, Pig Destroyer, Fear Before the March of Flames, Aphex Twin, The Mars Volta, Genghis Tron, My Bloody Valentine, Refused, Ken Ishii, Death From Above 1979, Field Mob, The Sound of Animals Fighting, Pink Floyd, Nile, Atari Teenage Riot, Explosions in the Sky, Wu-Tang Clan, Lightning Bolt, Converge, The Locust.

Bold = electronic or heavily electronic
Italics = moderately or somewhat electronic
Underlined = hip-hop

Mostly I like stuff with alot of signature changes, dissonance, and fast beats. Rhythm is my main thing. Lyrics never really do anything for me. On internet quiz questions which ask me which set of lyrics I relate to best, I am usually stumped. VOCALS are important, though. Mostly for the tie-in with rhythm. Hope this helps. :]

I heard a girl in a dress
Say her face was a mess
I heard theres no reason why
I heard that nows the time to buy

On planet earth
Ill probably stay
On planet earth
Its a place to live your life

Where pleasure follows pain
People go insane
Fly around in planes
Pray that it wont rain
Drive around in cars
Get drunk in local bars
Dream of being stars
Well I lived all my life on planet earth

I saw a girl lose all control
When she lost her new mink stole
I saw her try to catch a man
Things I couldnt understand

On planet earth
Ill probably stay
On planet earth
Its a place to live your life

Where pleasure follows pain
People go insane
Fly around in planes
Pray that it wont rain
Drive around in cars
Get drunk in local bars
Dream of being stars
Well I lived all my life on planet earth

I saw a man on a stage
Scream put me back in my cage
I saw him hang by his tie
I saw enough to make me cry
On planet earth
On planet earth

I lived all my life on planet earth
I lived all my life on planet earth
On planet earth
(repeat)


{ these lyrics clearly and orderly convey a 'happy' human beings life on earth and what they enjoyed and hated about it, in an easy intellectually atainable fashion.

the music strongly accompanies each event of the persons life along witrh the lyrics to convey what you are supposed to feel at different time sin your life]

I mostly like orchestra. I have a preference for movie scores that use leitmotif.

I also like New Wave / synthpop from the '80s.

this is promising stuff. Lots of people are mentioning a likin gfor synthetic/electronic music.

Way too many types to box me in. I don't like much electronica, though I did like Devo when they were "Pop".
I hate country music but my favorite singers are Michael Nesmith, kd lang, Hank Williams 3.
I like Harry Connick Jr, Mozart, Bach, Vivaldi, Ravel, De Falla, Miles Davis, Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, Calexico, Gipsy Kings, the various artists from Buena Vista Social Club.

I guess I'd have to say Ambient is my favorite.

I can enjoy all forms of music.

But I feel less stressed, less confused, less chaotic, thinking more clearly and more euphoric and more engaged with DEVO and electronic rock.
Maybe its because DEVO music has an addictive quality to it and is generally positive and upbeat.

Listening to DEVO gives me more control of myself emotionally, I can function better.