Very very off topic…
But for everyone of you who want to get to know each other a bit better (and is interested in the question like me): the what are you listening to, when you are working thread!?
And do you get inspired by the music!?
First answer by myself:
At the moment I am listening to amusing 70s and 80s soul. Maybe because I am working on a happy looking revival mix of cooper black and goudy heavyface. Well, I should better listen to beach boys I think :)
Bye: Steven
http://www.last.fm/user/grafixforlife/
but worth checking out: http://www.last.fm/group/Typophiles (if other people actually left the iScrobbler app running)
I'm currently obsessed with the new cds by Gregory and the Hawk, Marit Larson, NOFX, and Nickel Creek. Also The Waitresses, Phil Ochs, Devildriver, Ephel Duath, The Rentals, and Regina Spektor. Pretty all over the place.
Hmmm, gonna have to put the skip on Deicide.
Death metal usually throws a wrench into the whole shuffle thing. I like to make playlists by genre/mood and shufffle inside those.
The Waitresses! My god, that's a blast from the past. I should talk, I've been listening to Blondie Parallel Lines, Velvet Underground & Nico, Talking Heads.
Also, the new Neil Diamond (Rick Rubin produced), Beth Orton, Gomez (seen the last two play recently), Chocolate Genius, Jeff Buckley, Neil Young, Johnny Cash but will check out some of the others on the Typophile list.
Yeah, pretty all over the place. Girls Against Boys just came on. Haven't heard that in a while. Heard some pixies a while back too. Those bands bring me back to high school. Are the waitresses the ones who had that song "I know what boys like"
heh. This is a fun thread. I don't know if I necessarily get inspiration from the music but it is required. Ok, back to work.
I've been all over the place recently. Here's some of the stuff I've been listening to:
György Ligeti - Lux Aeterna, Musica Ricercata
Arnold Schönberg - Pierrot Lunaire
Tangerine Dream - Zeit
King Crimson - Lark's Tongues in Aspic, Red, Lizard
Iannis Xenakis - Anastenaria, Electronic Music
Sonic Youth - SYR 3, SYR 4
Radiohead - Kid A
Elis Regina & Tom Jobim - Elis & Tom
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue, Bitches Brew
4'33" lol. I work mostly in silence since the lyrics of most songs distract me from the words I'm dealing with in my work.
However, on the subway, on the iPod, in addition to earlier mentions: Patti Smith, Damien Rice, Golden Palominos, Beck's Guero and Guerolito (altho I can't BELIEVE he's a scientologist!), Decemberists, Franz Ferdinand (anyone else think they sound a lot like Frankie Goes to Hollywood?), Fiona Apple, Marc Ribot, MC 900 Ft. Jesus, Radio Head, Lucinda Williams, White Stripes (plus the one with Loretta Lynn).
Patty you should check out Sigur Rós if lyrics distract you from the words your dealing with at work. Other bands on that tangent include: Múm, The Album Leaf, Boards of Canada and Sound Tribe Sector 9
Today I've got my Dance Mix going in shuffle mode on iTunes: FC Kahuna (Chillout 2003), Jem (Finally Woken), Lustral (Best of Trance Vol 1), Air (Moon Safari), Erykah Badu (Worldwide Underground), William Caslon Experience (Same), Missy Elliott (Da Real World), No Doubt (Rock Steady), Racoon (Universal Vibes), Sarah McLachlan (Bloom: Remix Album), ATB (Two Worlds), Better Daze (Remix Project) and a few I won't mention as I don't want to admit to all of my guilty pleasures.
oooh, saw nickle creek in concert last week and they did "toxic": too funny. i still wish i would have been there to see/hear them do "where it's at." and if you have their last album, "anthony" is so much better live. and i wish they would have performed "helena."
good to see some favorites enjoyed by other peeps: pink martini in particular (another great concert). can't believe no one else is listening to clap your hands say yeah...
quote - I work mostly in silence since the lyrics of most songs distract me from the words I’m dealing with in my work.
I agree with you. So I tend to listen to instrumental music or music with lyrics in foreign languages. I'm big on Gypsy music from just about everywhere, and also non-techno ambient music. Classical is also a very nice thing to design to…
peace
Ahmad Jamal, Cross Country Tour: 1958-61
Swinging, sparkling... simply amazing.
--Michael.
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When a jazz mood hits I love: Coltrane (Ballads [one of the sexiest album in the world], Giant Steps, Lush Life, My favorite things), Mingus (Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus), Bill Frisell with Dave Holland and Elvin Jones, Toots Thielemans (Ne Me Quitte Pas), Etta James (At Last), Sarah Vaughn (Love Songs), Madaleine Peyroux (Careless Love)
I can't listen to anything while I work but my old 60gig iPod has every opera ever written on it with multiple recordings of most by different artists. I have to be careful not to sing along when the bass arias come on. A strange bald guy singing Don Giovanni arias alone in a crowded subway is not a pretty sight :-)
ChrisL
For the ultimate in music that disappears: Golden Bowls by Karma Moffett
Fado: Amalia Rodrigues, Mísia
Flamenco: Pepe di la Matrona
Roma: Taraf de Haidouks, Istanbul Oriental Ensemble, Romica Puceanu
Turkey: The Erguner Brothers
The throat singing of Tuva
The overtone singing of Sardinia
Russian Orthodox choirs
There is so much good music in the air…
peace
Anyone of you saw White Stripes!? They had such a nice stage. So lovely designed.
The whole stage and the equipment was painted in red.
http://images.freemusic.cz/koncerty/whitestripes/12.jpg
On every side of the stage were hanging very nice banners.
http://sophiejarryonstageandback.neufblog.com/photos/uncategorized/the_w...
They had also real palms painted in white on their stage. Nice Carpets everywhere on the ground. Many kitschy stuff, like cuckoo clocks, those little hawaian girls puppies that dances to the sound of the music. The whole area looked like a beautiful red livingroom. I wish my room were so comfortable.
And by the way: The music and the show was breathtaking. I wonder how 2 people could entertain a hall so much.
Some misc. great music:
Anyone courageous enough for something different in a foreign language, I can recommend anything you can get by Maria Dolores Pradera (from the Canary Islands). One of the richest voices in the history of mankind.
And there are some incredible performances by Om Kolthom (Egypt), if you can get an ear for Arabic scales and instrumentation. Otherwise it is music to drive away unwanted houseguests. Few westerners are capable of enjoying this, but if you are feeling adventurous...
Anything by Rhonda Vincent (killer bluegrass)
Unforgettable by Terumasa Hino (standards by a Jazzman from Japan playing a cornet)
Brad Paisley's guitar licks on Time Warp from the new CD (left me speechless) will confirm country musicians are stepping up to the plate as far as chops go.
Some raw, heart-wrenching Mexican rancheras for those not offended by anything Mexican, can be found on the early works of Chavela Vargas. Later on she lost a lot due to excessive tequila drinking, I think.
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