Nadette asked what I listen to. The answer is not simple in the least little bit, unless I brute force list all artists and soundtracks in my library. This is an out of date list; I've since added about twenty artists to the list.

Highlighted items have slightly greater precedence in my playlists, but everything gets listened to on a regular basis. Also note that if it looks relatively common (Dido or Sarah Mclachlan come to mind), I'm probably listening to trance remixes, and therefore it is not. Luminary and Smith & Pledger are underlined because I can listen to those for hours and probably qualify as favorites, but I dont' pick those.

Aalto, Above & Beyond, ABS, Activa, Adam Nickey, Afrocelt Sound System, Agnelli & Nelson, Ah! My Goddess, Akhenaton, Albert Ayler, Amoeba, Amon Tobin, Andain, Andy Hunter, Anne, Apocalyptica, Apollo Four Forty, Apoptygma Berzerk, Armik, Armin van Buuren, Arrakis, Art of Trance, Ascension, Astral Projection, ATB, Atrium, Aurosonic, Ayumi Hamasaki, Azad, Bangkok, Barber, Basement Jaxx, Bassrace, Beastie Boys, The Beatles, Beethoven, Berg, Berio, Bessie Smith, Blutengel, Bone Thugs 'N Harmony, Bosco, Brahms, Brain in a Box, Breath Frequency, BT, Carl Douglas, Carla Vallet, Catalyst, Chakra, Charlie Parker, Cheb Khalid, Chemical Brothers, Chic, Chicane, Choying Drolma, Chris Botti, Clanger, Rebecca Clarke, Copeland, Cowboy Bebop, Crazy Town, Crumb, The Crystal Method, D-Flame, DAF, Darude, Das Ich, Dazz Band, Debussy, Deep Forest, Deftones, Delerium, Depeche Mode, Detsl, Dido, Different Gear vs The Police, DJ Cheb I Sabbah, DJ JEan, DJ Nathan Profitt, Kabalevsky, Don Davis, The Doobie Brothers, DragonForce, Havannah, Duderstadt, Earth Wind & Fire, Ebara Masashi, Edison, Elgar, Emiliana Torrini, Emily Bidinger, The Engine Room, Enigma, Enya, Evanescence, Fat Boy Slim, Feldman, Ferry Corsten, Fictivision vs C-Quence, Filo, Firestorm, Firewall, Fluke, Fourplay, Frase & Koto, Front 242, Front Line Assembly, Full Intention, Futureman, Gabriel & Dresden, Gabriela Robin, George Antheil, George Clinton, Global Warming, Govi, Graeme Revell, Groove Armada, Groovemaster 303, Gareth Emery, Haddaway, Hamaguchi Shirou, Hans Zimmer, Haris C vs Digitalis, Hassan Bohmide, Henry Cowell, Hiroshima, Hooverphonic, Howard Shore, Huun Huur Tu, Hybrid, I Ching, Ilaria Graziano, Incubus, Indigo Spirit, Iron & Wine, Charles Ives, James Horner, Jamiroquai, Jarre, Jelly Roll Morton, Jenny Dalton, Jesse Cook, Joe Hisaishi, John Cage, John Coltrane, John O' Callaghan, John Powell, John Zorn, Judge Jules, Jun Chiki Chikuma, Juno Reactor, Justine Suissa, Karsh Kale, Kasta, Keny Arkana, The King's Singers, Kirsty Hawkshaw, Klaus Badelt, Koji Kondo, Kool Savas, Korn, Kosheen, Kyau vs Albert, Ladytron, Laibach, Lange, LCD Soundsystem, LDC, Leama & Moor, Leftfield, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, Loreena McKennitt, Los Super Seven, Louis Armstrong, Love Hina, Luminary, M, Mahoraba, Mahoroba, Mai Yamane, Man With No Name, Mannheim Steamroller, Maor Levi, Marc Dorsa, Mark Soskin, Martin O'Donnell, Masaaki Endo, Masayoshi Furukawa, Masters & Nickson, The Matrix 1-3, Matt Hardwick, MC Solaar, Meat Beat Manifesto, Medicine Drum, MELL, Mendelssohn, Metallica, Mirco de Govia, Mirror's Edge, Misja Hesloot, Transa, Moby, Moogwai, Mozart, Mortal Kombat, Mr. Sam, Mu-ziq, Mussorgsky, Myth, Nelly, New York Musicians, Nicely, Nickel Creek, No Doubt, O' Jays, Oceanlab, Orbital, Orjan Nielsen, Ornette Coleman, Outkast, Owen Clark, Oxide & Neutrino, P.O.D., Pale 3, Parliament, Passiva, Paul Oakenfold, Paul van Dyk, The People Under The Stairs, Perlman, Peter Gabriel, Philip Glass, Plaid, Plastikman, POB, Poltergeist, Power of Seven, Prokofiev, Propellorheads, Purple Shroud, Queen, Quietman, Rachmaninoff, Rammstein, Rapid Eye, Ravel, Ravi Shankar, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Reflekt, Reynada Hill, Riva, Rob Dougan, Robert Gitelman, Robert Miles, Robert Nickson & Daniel Kandi, Rock Steady Crew, Ronski Speed, Rusch & Murray, Safri Duo meets Ayla, Saint-Saens, Sakupen, Salamander, Sandler, Sarah Hopkins, Sarah McLachlan, Sasha, Satie, Schoenberg, Scott Joplin, Sean Paul, Seatbelts, Second Sun, Sequentia, The Servant, Sholan, Shostakovich, Sigur Ros, Simon & Garfunkel, Slusnik Luna, Smashing Pumpkins, Smith & Pledger, Solid Sessions, Sonorous, Soundtracks, Stargaze, Steve Reich, Sting, Strange Cargo, Stranglers, Strauss, Stravinsky, Sunny Lax, Super 8 & Tab, Sydney Thiam, Talla 2XLC, Tan Dun & Yo-Yo Ma, Tarkan, Tchaikowsky, Team Sleep, Technossomy, Temple One, Tenthu, Teriyaki Boyz, Terry Riley, Thrillseekers, Tobias Enhus ft. Junkie XL, Tony Allen, Trilithon, Tsuneo Imahori, Tuva, U2, Union Jack, Utah Saints, Uz Jsme Doma, Valentin Copeau, Valve, Van Gelder, Vangelis, Varese, Vast Vision, Vector 13, Vertical Horizon, VnV Nation, War, Way Out West, Whirlpool, Will Smith, Wise Guys, Yoko Kanno, Zakhm, Zumi-Kai Original Instrument Group, 2 Players, 311.

I WILL END YOU.

Ehhh, I pulled this list a while ago for a friend who was interested, and it's just sat around on my hard drive; it's alphabetized because that's how I pulled it out, and it's easier to find something you're looking for when alphabetized. I happen to be a classically trained musician, although I don't keep up with it as much now that I'm getting into my career in science, and yes, I do like minimalism, because it has a lot in common with trance and the like. It's a tad surprising to me that Glass is missing on this list, because I have some of that sitting around too. I'd say maybe a quarter of the artists are trance artists, but a fair bit of this stuff is multi-ethnic in nature, like my collection of European rap, or my buddhist relaxation musics. There's also all that movie music in there, but that's just because the reason I like movies in the first place is inherently tied to the music. You can have all the crappy acting and stupid gimmicks you want in a movie, if I like the music, then I'll like the movie.

You're pretty cute yourself, Sakari. Invisibility hat? 

Optimaler: First of all, ok - Also, I was able to listen to your link. It is very chill. I like it. So, is this an example of what you like to listen to? Is this trance? Who is the artist? You, perhaps?

Maybe when I'm semi-satisfied with my current project. Music, that is.