Well, at the moment, I'm hoovering up a lot of European industrial and aggrotech;
Wynardtage, Nachtmahr, Suicide Commando, Extize, Komor Kommando, X-Fusion
To relax, I enjoy the Buddha Bar compilations (international lounge/club stuff),Jean Michele Jarre, and early Tom Waits.
Also I enjoy Ленинград (Leningrad, extremely rude and fun Russian ska-punk), Юрий Кирсанов (Yuri Kirsanov, a Russian squaddie, who wrote and recorded his songs whilst out in Afghanistan in the 80's. Generally it's just him and his guitar, sometimes with his mates joining in, or reading poetry. His songs often feature local sounds, too. Contacts, the muezzin, BTRs, hinds kicking up a racket. Really captures the emotions he is experiencing, and naturally, banned by the Soviet Union.).
Otherwise, I enjoy most old blues and many of the biggies, like Dire Straits, Fleetwood Mac, Pink Floyd, Iron Maiden, Sepultura (but not Soulfly), I like some ridiculous pop nonsense, hard trance, dirty electro (which is really just watered down industrial IMO), and any other bits and bobs which grab my attention.
