Steve Reich - One of the founding fathers of minimalism and experimental electronic music. He helped make loops cool.
John Adams - The second president of the United States. He also writes music occasionally.
Nobuo Uematsu - Calling him a "Japanese composer of video game music" is like calling Magnús Ver Magnússon an "Icelandic strong man."
Amon Tobin - One of the great musical storytellers and foley artists.
Tortoise - Five math teachers picked to live in a house together and make excellent music. Just kidding - their real (complicated) history is here.
Erlend Øye - And his many incarnations, including Kings of Convenience and Whitest Boy Alive.
LCD Soundsystem - I'm losing my edge to James Murphy. Everyone he knows is more relevant than everyone I know.
M83 - Great for when the world catches on fire.
Frédéric Chopin - Kind enough to make a few of his preludes manageable for even the most amateur pianist.
John Coltrane - A love supreme, a love supreme. What does it all mean?
You can observe Epicte's listening habits (read: stalk him) at LAST.FM.
Others
Bill Murray - The first and one of only a few to answer all Five Questions correct on the Kilborn-era Daily Show.
Peter Sellers - An inspiration to us all, especially this guy.
Don DeLillo - "The writer is the person who stands outside society, independent of affiliation and independent of influence."
Michael S. Harper - A man who knows how to rattle a few cages.
David Mamet - How good is David Mamet, anyway?
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec - French Impressionism - good for what ails you.