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- [Usuário excluído] disse...
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- Set 10 2008, 22h02
Muzak -- Background music while reading, please help me!

I'm in the hunt for music that I can have in the background while I'm reading books for my university course. What I need is recommendations.

What I am looking for is mostly instrumental music, but it could also be music with lyrics that I don't comprehend(that is: nothing that distracts me, but some kind of music that will spread harmony in my room!@#)

Music that has been working well before are some of these(ambient/classical/instrumental folk/etno-jazz/electro/etc):

Mahler
Kama Aina
Aphex Twin
Most Valuable Players
John Fahey
Jim O'Rourke
Arvo Pärt
Brian Eno
Björn Olsson
Ljudbilden & Piloten
Bert Jansch
Bjørn Torske
Library Tapes
Mulatu Astatke
Stars of the Lid
Träd Gräs Och Stenar
Gábor Szabó
The Field
Lindstrøm
Ravi Shankar

To name a few. My absolute favorites up till now have been Kama Aina and John Fahey -- but I've just listened to these fellows too much, and need some new blood! So please, help me! =)

PS. And since I'm asking here --- please recommend any WFMU-dj that plays this kind of stuff, but that I've missed! Or any other Internet radio-dj.

[quote][b][user][/user][/b] disse: I'm in the hunt for music that I can have in the background while I'm reading books for my university course. What I need is recommendations. What I am looking for is mostly instrumental music, but it could also be music with lyrics that I don't comprehend(that is: nothing that distracts me, but some kind of music that will spread harmony in my room!@#) Music that has been working well before are some of these(ambient/classical/instrumental folk/etno-jazz/electro/etc): [artist]Mahler[/artist] [artist]Kama Aina[/artist] [artist]Aphex Twin[/artist] [artist]Most Valuable Players[/artist] [artist]John Fahey[/artist] [artist]Jim O'Rourke[/artist] [artist]Arvo Pärt[/artist] [artist]Brian Eno[/artist] [artist]Björn Olsson[/artist] [artist]Ljudbilden & Piloten[/artist] [artist]Bert Jansch[/artist] [artist]Bjørn Torske[/artist] [artist]Library Tapes[/artist] [artist]Mulatu Astatke[/artist] [artist]Stars of the Lid[/artist] [artist]Träd Gräs Och Stenar[/artist] [artist]Gábor Szabó[/artist] [artist]The Field[/artist] [artist]Lindstrøm[/artist] [artist]Ravi Shankar[/artist] To name a few. My absolute favorites up till now have been [artist]Kama Aina[/artist] and [artist]John Fahey[/artist] -- but I've just listened to these fellows too much, and need some new blood! So please, help me! =) PS. And since I'm asking here --- please recommend any WFMU-dj that plays this kind of stuff, but that I've missed! Or any other Internet radio-dj.[/quote]

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- movingtype disse...
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- Set 24 2008, 21h58
you must have read my mind. perfect timing.

[quote][b][user]movingtype[/user][/b] disse: you must have read my mind. perfect timing.[/quote]

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- movingtype disse...
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- Set 24 2008, 21h59
--but, uh, sorry I couldn't help. in solidarity.

[quote][b][user]movingtype[/user][/b] disse: --but, uh, sorry I couldn't help. in solidarity.[/quote]

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- gesticulador disse...
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- Out 11 2008, 11h48
try Colleen or Hauschka

[quote][b][user]gesticulador[/user][/b] disse: try [artist]colleen[/artist] or [artist]hauschka[/artist][/quote]

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- kaz_mira disse...
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- Out 22 2008, 20h21
definitely depends on your taste, but some albums I find calming/focus-inducing are the following (and they're all over the map in terms of genre/style):

Huun-Huur-Tu - If I'd Been Born an Eagle
Movietone - The Sand and Stars
Juana Molina - Tres Cosas
The Aluminum Group - Wonder Boy
Pablo Casals - Bach Cello Suites (i only have Vol. 2 but that alone is an hour and a half long and so beautiful i haven't sought out the other volumes)

Parker & Lily and casino v. Japan are very mellow and space-y, perfect for studying with, but i can't recommend any specific albums.

hope that helps ... and thanks for the list you provided! always good to pick up new study music. keeps your brain on its toes :)

[quote][b][user]kaz_mira[/user][/b] disse: definitely depends on your taste, but some albums I find calming/focus-inducing are the following (and they're all over the map in terms of genre/style): [artist]Huun-Huur-Tu[/artist] - [album artist=Huun-Huur-Tu]If I'd Been Born an Eagle[/album] [artist]Movietone[/artist] - [album artist=Movietone]The Sand and Stars[/album] [artist]Juana Molina[/artist] - [album artist=Tres Cosas]Tres Cosas[/album] [artist]The Aluminum Group[/artist] - [album artist=The Aluminum Group]Wonder Boy[/album] [artist]Pablo Casals[/artist] - Bach Cello Suites (i only have Vol. 2 but that alone is an hour and a half long and so beautiful i haven't sought out the other volumes) [artist]Parker & Lily[/artist] and [artist]Casino v. Japan[/artist] are very mellow and space-y, perfect for studying with, but i can't recommend any specific albums. hope that helps ... and thanks for the list you provided! always good to pick up new study music. keeps your brain on its toes :)[/quote]

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- [Usuário excluído] disse...
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- Nov 14 2008, 21h55
awesome, awesome recommendations. Colleen, Hauschka and Pablo Casals have gotten most sound space in my speakers so far.

I asked the same question in the vegan & vegetarian forum. if you're interested, you can harvest some pretty darn nice stuff there too:

http://www.last.fm/group/Vegans+and+Vegetarians/forum/2596/_/457170/1#f7535184

and regarding wfmu! I've just ordered a wfmu-tshirt. hot mama! I'm gonna be one proud swedish rooster when I rip apart the post package, and putting it on - walking up and down the streets of Göteborg -- strutting, swaggering! HOOLY DIVER!!

ps. In my quest for muzzak I actually disovered what gives me the deepest harmony: SILENCE.

[quote][b][user][/user][/b] disse: awesome, awesome recommendations. [artist]colleen[/artist], [artist]hauschka[/artist] and [artist]pablo casals[/artist] have gotten most sound space in my speakers so far. I asked the same question in the vegan & vegetarian forum. if you're interested, you can harvest some pretty darn nice stuff there too: [url]http://www.last.fm/group/Vegans+and+Vegetarians/forum/2596/_/457170/1#f7535184[/url] and regarding wfmu! I've just ordered a wfmu-tshirt. hot mama! I'm gonna be one proud swedish rooster when I rip apart the post package, and putting it on - walking up and down the streets of Göteborg -- strutting, swaggering! HOOLY DIVER!! ps. In my quest for muzzak I actually disovered what gives me the deepest harmony: SILENCE.[/quote]

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- [Usuário excluído] disse...
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- Nov 16 2008, 18h29
(movietone!)

[quote][b][user][/user][/b] disse: (movietone!)[/quote]

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- ccc_ddd disse...
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- Nov 23 2008, 17h06
Jan Jelinek (especially Kosmischer Pitch), and múm are a couple of my favourites - they get played to death any time I need to concentrate at work. Also J.D. Emmanuel.

[quote][b][user]ccc_ddd[/user][/b] disse: [artist]Jan Jelinek[/artist] (especially [album artist=Jan Jelinek]Kosmischer Pitch[/album]), and [artist]múm[/artist] are a couple of my favourites - they get played to death any time I need to concentrate at work. Also [artist]J.D. EMMANUEL[/artist].[/quote]

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- androgene disse...
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- Jan 2 2009, 7h17
Boards of Canada

i can't believe they haven't been mentioned yet.

riot going on.

[quote][b][user]androgene[/user][/b] disse: [artist]Boards of Canada[/artist] i can't believe they haven't been mentioned yet.[/quote]

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- DBinNYC disse...
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- Jan 23 2009, 15h04
I'd recommend some soothing gamelan

[quote][b][user]DBinNYC[/user][/b] disse: I'd recommend some soothing gamelan [/quote]

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- StDionysus disse...
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- Jan 27 2009, 5h20
I'd recommend some Gnac.

[quote][b][user]StDionysus[/user][/b] disse: I'd recommend some [artist]Gnac[/artist].[/quote]

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- bugaspard disse...
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- Jan 28 2009, 17h55
I find M.S. Subbulakshmi's vocal ragas very good for reading.

[quote][b][user]bugaspard[/user][/b] disse: I find M.S. Subbulakshmi's vocal ragas very good for reading.[/quote]

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- gojiro13 disse...
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- Jul 18 2009, 10h24
If you like silence, you might enjoy my preferred choice for studying accompaniment: radio static. The Reynols also did a record with Pauline Oliveros featuring processed tape hiss, but it can get a little intrusive at times.

I'm no expert but I'm sure there are lots of drone bands that would fit the same bill.

Don't forget that you also need an antidote to get you out of studyspace. Make mine Manowar!

[quote][b][user]gojiro13[/user][/b] disse: If you like silence, you might enjoy my preferred choice for studying accompaniment: radio static. The [artist]Reynols[/artist] also did a record with [artist]Pauline Oliveros[/artist] featuring processed tape hiss, but it can get a little intrusive at times. I'm no expert but I'm sure there are lots of [tag]drone[/tag] bands that would fit the same bill. Don't forget that you also need an antidote to get you out of studyspace. Make mine [artist]Manowar[/artist]![/quote]

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- Bomb-20 disse...
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- Mai 13 2010, 22h01
Michael Nyman
Vibracathedral Orchestra

[quote][b][user]Bomb-20[/user][/b] disse: Michael Nyman Vibracathedral Orchestra [/quote]

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- tom_dissonance disse...
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- Dez 25 2010, 18h50
the tag "flotation tank" is good for this.

"30,000 Leagues Under the Scene" out now: last.fm | Bandcamp

[quote][b][user]tom_dissonance[/user][/b] disse: the tag "[tag]flotation tank[/tag]" is good for this.[/quote]

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- northern-spy disse...
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- Fev 14 2011, 15h49
The Most Powerful Healing Muzik in the Entire World

If you can, track down the 6 CD set "The Most Powerful Healing Muzik in the Entire World" compliments of Mark Mothersbaugh - should do the trick

Northern-Spy Records
northern-spy.com
last.fm/group/northern-spy+records
twitter.com/northernspyrecs

[quote][b][user]northern-spy[/user][/b] disse: If you can, track down the 6 CD set "The Most Powerful Healing Muzik in the Entire World" compliments of Mark Mothersbaugh - should do the trick[/quote]

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- [Usuário excluído] disse...
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- Jul 15 2012, 20h26
Not sure how AFX Drill'n'Bass, with all that beat variation, is gonna be background music.

[quote][b][user][/user][/b] disse: Not sure how AFX Drill'n'Bass, with all that beat variation, is gonna be background music.[/quote]

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- ToughJohn disse...
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- Jul 16 2012, 3h50
I would suggest something by Zoviet France. Shadow, thief of the sun is a good start.

[quote][b][user]ToughJohn[/user][/b] disse: I would suggest something by Zoviet France. Shadow, thief of the sun is a good start. [/quote]

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