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I know some people have difficulty reading with music playing, but personally I find it soothing and not distracting in the least bit, but more provoking. What do you read to?
For me its usually something along the lines of Floyd, but recently its been The Apollo Project.
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Depends. If its really deep stuff then I need quiet to process it with understanding, other than that Phish.radio 24/6 don't have to worry bout nothing just hit play.
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@careful_w_that_axe_Miller said: Depends. If its really deep stuff then I need quiet to process it with understanding, other than that Phish.radio 24/6 don't have to worry bout nothing just hit play.Yeahh thats very true if its some deep shit, then no music is the best situation, but for some pleasure reading, music making it all the better!
I really like the idea of not attending to the music in order to maintain focus on the text. Share some ideas so I can create a music playlist that varies from phish=)
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Usually some jazz. Anything by The John Coltrane Quartet
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I am the worst at this, I try so hard to listen to music while reading but it doesn't work for me. I would love to develop this and work at it more though.
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Jazzjazzjazzjazz jazz. Seriously. I almost feel like it helps my comprehension of what I'm reading.
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But specifically the album Inventions and Dimensions by Herbie Hancock. It's my go to read/music album.
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third'd for jazz
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yeah! I have read to jazz before but not commonly. My go to right now. Thanks people! and keep em coming.
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anything instrumental with no lyrics is preferable. a nice loooong phish jam is best.
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Miles Davis is currently guiding my reading. It's more enjoyable than most things I have ever read to. As posted above, I highly recommend Jazz while reading.
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Usually even when there is silence songs sneak in my mind anyways. Theres always echoes up there, sometimes I repeat the beginning Dark Star motif like a hundred times when i'm reading, when i'm not reading im not so stuck on the beginning and more obsessed with the spacy sections.
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Does not matter to me. I can do almost anything with music on. As long as it's not editing a movie, practicing an instrument, or watching a video.
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One which I used to listen to all the time was Ghosts I-IV by Nine Inch Nails. It's all instrumental. From the wikipedia page for this album: "Reznor described the music of Ghosts as 'a soundtrack for daydreams,' a sentiment echoed by many critics who compared it with the work of Brian Eno and Robert Fripp."
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Funny that you bring up Eno. His whole aim with ambient was to make music that can blend into the background or be listened to closely, which seems like exactly the sort of music that's ideal for reading.
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BBFCFM on repeat
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Another jazz vote - usually Kind of Blue or A Love Supreme, as I have listened to those albums enough where they help stimulate my brainwaves but I don't feel guilty not giving the music more attention.
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@SaltyDog said: One which I used to listen to all the time was Ghosts I-IV by Nine Inch Nails. It's all instrumental. From the wikipedia page for this album: "Reznor described the music of Ghosts as 'a soundtrack for daydreams,' a sentiment echoed by many critics who compared it with the work of Brian Eno and Robert Fripp."That's seems very logically like a great choice
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I'd probably have to go with Hmmmm ahhh let's see....Phish.
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Bringing this back up!Recently started listening to Everyone Orchestra, and I think it fits quite nicely here.
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Stars of the Lid
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@steamstash said:
I know some people have difficulty reading with music playing, but personally I find it soothing and not distracting in the least bit, but more provoking.Eno - Apollo, Ambient 1 or 4, or Thursday Afternoon, Discreet Music (track 1)
What do you read to?
For me its usually something along the lines of Floyd, but recently its been The Apollo Project.
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When I have an afternoon, the dogs are walked and tired, and I have the house to myself, I really like putting on phill niblock. Ypgpn is a great minimalist, chill album.
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Sigur Rios, Balmorhea and Max Richter work for me.
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Also, check out Soma.FM. I'm on my phone otherwise I would provide a link. Google it.
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Extended dead jams
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@GhostlikeSwayze said: The Chillout SessionsGood Lovin'!
great for reading and laying around with your significant other
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Kind of an insult to some really great jazz artists.
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I like to read to either jazz or classical. Bela Fleck is also great to read to. I can't have anything with lyrics, especially if I know the lyrics.
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@me_no_are_no_nice_guy said: Kind of an insult to some really great jazz artists.I'm sorry man. Really just trying to gather different prospectives.
Honestly I will return to "The Chillout Sessions" beyond just lovin' and reading. But if i wasnt for a connection through these pleasure, I would't appreciate it at all.
What do you like to read to?
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@steamstash said: @me_no_are_no_nice_guy said:quiet. I guess something really ambient might be ok. Or some real generic jazz. But if I had John Coltrane on, it will be impossible for me to concentrate on a book.Kind of an insult to some really great jazz artists.I'm sorry man. Really just trying to gather different prospectives.
Honestly I will return to "The Chillout Sessions" beyond just lovin' and reading. But if i wasnt for a connection through these pleasure, I would't appreciate it at all.
What do you like to read to?
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@me_no_are_no_nice_guy said: @steamstash said:Jazz has proven to be quite a reading pleaser for me as well.@me_no_are_no_nice_guy said:quiet. I guess something really ambient might be ok. Or some real generic jazz. But if I had John Coltrane on, it will be impossible for me to concentrate on a book.Kind of an insult to some really great jazz artists.I'm sorry man. Really just trying to gather different prospectives.
Honestly I will return to "The Chillout Sessions" beyond just lovin' and reading. But if i wasnt for a connection through these pleasure, I would't appreciate it at all.
What do you like to read to?
Are you really into Coltrane?
I personally find that if I'm really digging a tune I will get nothing done but mentally fall into a state of bliss where no reading gets done.
Usually attempt to keep that stuff for driving, longboarding, biking, hiking, and other physical or mentally concentrated activities.
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Big cypress. Or anything from '99-'00 for that matter. 6/14/00 is a great chill show to relax and read to.I always read with music on in the background. I'm one of those people who can't stand silence. It's too distracting.
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As a high school student, I frequently find I need quiet in order to read, even when I'm not gonna get it.
So. I clamp on the headphones and throw on one of these artists
Stars of the Lid (as mentioned earlier)
Tim Hecker
William Basinski (The Disintegration Loops are amazing)
SUNN O))) (a little jarring if you're not into drone metal)
Earth
Godspeed You! Black Emperor (For which there is also a separate thread on the front page right now)
The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble
Nicholas Jaar
Oneohtrix Point Never
Slow Six
Boards of Canada
Plus other various post rock and ambient / droney stuff.
But If I'm doing some math or something like that, then I can listen to jazz and not totally lose my train of thought. I'm a fan of:
Coltrane
Thelonious Monk (especially his stuff with Coltrane, man that stuff is awesome).
Bill Evans
obviously Miles Davis (particularly Sketches of Spain has been on repeat a lot. Everyone should be required to listen to Kind of Blue)
Charlie Parker
Charles Mingus
Eric Dolphy
Andrew Hill
I listen to smatterings of classical while I work too, but I don't understand the nuances of it nearly as much as jazz or any other genre.
So. I clamp on the headphones and throw on one of these artists
Stars of the Lid (as mentioned earlier)
Tim Hecker
William Basinski (The Disintegration Loops are amazing)
SUNN O))) (a little jarring if you're not into drone metal)
Earth
Godspeed You! Black Emperor (For which there is also a separate thread on the front page right now)
The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble
Nicholas Jaar
Oneohtrix Point Never
Slow Six
Boards of Canada
Plus other various post rock and ambient / droney stuff.
But If I'm doing some math or something like that, then I can listen to jazz and not totally lose my train of thought. I'm a fan of:
Coltrane
Thelonious Monk (especially his stuff with Coltrane, man that stuff is awesome).
Bill Evans
obviously Miles Davis (particularly Sketches of Spain has been on repeat a lot. Everyone should be required to listen to Kind of Blue)
Charlie Parker
Charles Mingus
Eric Dolphy
Andrew Hill
I listen to smatterings of classical while I work too, but I don't understand the nuances of it nearly as much as jazz or any other genre.
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6/22/94 icculus on repeat.
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the ambient jam from lemonwheel gotten me through plenty of hours of reading
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@steamstash said: @surroundsoundI'd have to second that...Great Artists listed there.
You have a real mature sense of music
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JazzAlso some post-rock. Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Explosions in the sky, Do Make Say Think, Mogwai etc.
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@PricklyHairs said: I like to read to either jazz or classical. Bela Fleck is also great to read to. I can't have anything with lyrics, especially if I know the lyrics.Instrumental Phish is also good unless I get too tuned into the jam.
I'm too ADD to listen to anything with lyrics and actually comprehend what I'm reading.
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must...have...quiet.../and no TV
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@geogaddi said:
@steamstash said:Aww shucks. Thanks.@surroundsoundI'd have to second that...Great Artists listed there.
You have a real mature sense of music
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@careful_w_that_axe_Miller said: Depends. If its really deep stuff then I need quiet to process it with understanding, other than that Phish.radio 24/6 don't have to worry bout nothing just hit play.this.
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