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[music] Relaxing Study Music
4rch3nemy
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I'm looking for music along the lines of Goldfrapp (Seventh Tree or Felt Mountain), The Album Leaf, Royksopp, Lemon Jelly, Bonobo, Thievery Corporation, Kruder and Dorfmeister, Mum, Boards of Canada, Sigur Ros, and Explosions in the Sky. That's a pretty un-same list, but I hope you get the gist of what I'm looking for.
Or alternatively just give me a list of music that you love listening to while studying. This stuff transports me to another dimension entirely, it seems.
Thanks for any and all suggests.
Or alternatively just give me a list of music that you love listening to while studying. This stuff transports me to another dimension entirely, it seems.
Thanks for any and all suggests.
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Red Sparowes is in a similar vein to Explosions in the Sky
Amon Tobin and The American Dollar are similar to Boards of Canada
Personally, I also like Philip Glass and New Age-y music (Andreas Vollenweider, David Arkenstone) while I am hitting the books.
Also, check out M83's Saturdays = Youth.
Friend of mine was looking for the exact same thing, and heard me playing songs from Eingya when he was over at my place, and now it's one of his favorite albums.
When I get home I could list out more stuff in the vein of Mum, Boards of Canada, Bonobo, K&D. Seems like Explosions in the Sky is an outlier in your group (not that it's bad), but is the most different from the rest.
And Amon Tobin is similar to Bonobo, not Boards of Canada ;D
Whenever I'm trying to study or concentrate (for me it's when I'm drawing), I recently started listening to the new Muse album. It really seems to stimulate my mind without distracting me.
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Ulrich Schnauss, Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92, Quadra - Based on a True Story, Global Communication, Single Cell Orchestra, Speedy J
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfZAxZW-Ouo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0VAkPjrnWM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-ayuRE5xd8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOW2Nmb94vw&feature=related
Alternately, pick up a few CDs of classical music. I'm not enough of a classical scholar to tell you what composers are better or worse for studying, but try and find some of the the lighter more melodic stuff.
Maybe some Rachmanninof choral work.
Anything written before 1650
Really, like anything writen before 1650
Max Richter has some really good sparse piano melodies that keep me dreamy. Check them out if you like this kind of music.
Hammock is a great suggestion that has been on my "sleep" playlist for quite some time. Thank you for reminding!
Ratatat and Pretty Lights are just too busy for studying, IMO.
Ulrich Schnauss and Global Communication are great! Also was on my sleep playlist. 76:14 is one of the best ambient albums ever made. (have yet to check out your other suggests but I'll probably love them).
Amon Tobin has some great stuff. Love chocolate elvis. Going to check out the other suggests as well.
If you guys have anymore suggestions, I'm still all ears! Can always use more!
Telefon Tel Aviv
Red Sparowes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQbNx_TZrbo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGlJjVdzPDY
Cocteau Twins are also good for this. If the voice sounds familiar, Elizabeth Frasier did some tracks with Massive Attack and is generally awesome.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtBr5JKSuks
Cocteau Twins! How could I forget. I love the collaboration with Harold Budd.. ambient dreampop at it's finest.
Aphex Twin is good when you consider the 2 ambient releases he's done (albums, anyways). Some of it is a little ugly for my study time but there are some definite gems on those 2 albums. The rest is too glitchy/IDM for studying even though I love the Richard D James album and Drukqs.
The Cinematic Orchestra - Excellent! How did I miss this when I know of Ninjatune all too well? I suck. This is great stuff.
Telefon Tel Aviv - Added. Reminds me of.. *digs through his epic music collection* Kelpe, Seven Ark, Cepia, and Ochre. I had some TTA but apparently lost it in the mix.
Red Sparowes I haven't heard of until now.. youtube'd 'em and they're great post-rock! You just reminded me of a few MORE post-rock outfits. Tortoise which I love.. they're so chill and really different for post-rock. The Samuel Jackson Five which has a hilarious name but is really damned good. Do Make Say Think is really great, if only for their first album (which has a special place in my heart as one of the best post rock albums ever made). Lights Out Asia is so soothing.
Still looking for more! I'll post the artists I've got in my studying playlist (full of post-rock, chillout, idm, and ambient) in a week or so. I'll keep adding until then.
Boredoms - Super AE
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillion
Mogwai - Happy songs for happy people
A Silver Mt. Zion - He Has Left Us Alone But Shafts of Light Sometimes Grace the Corners of Our Rooms
And maybe (not very soothing, but definitely study-worthy)... Venetian Snares - Rossz Csillag Alatt Szueletett
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Also definately check out do make say think like someone else suggested.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dd411muNmbg&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPoNoNvyu5k
I'm partial to The Books but they might be a little busy in some spots. Even when they're busy, though, it's not loud. Might keep you awake during studying without making you want to pound things.
You probably own some Plaid and there's plenty of good stuff in there, especially in Not For Threes and Rest Proof Clockwork. Bola's first album just got re-released and is full of good mellow electronic music. Some Murcof might fit, and at least Vladislav Delay's Entain album would likely work quite well (as well as some of his other stuff).
For instruments w/o drums, there's Town and Country, especially their album C'mon. Swod's most recent album is rather laid back and is electronic drums and acoustic piano.
I'll swing it into Prog territory... some select tracks from Blackfield (Cloudy Now), Anathema (The Silent Enigma), Oceansize (Long Forgotten), Marillion (Ocean Cloud), Pineapple Theif (Little Man), Porcupine Tree (Heartattack in a Lay By)....
I expect most of the above you might not be after. But they do fit the bill for relaxing and losing yourself into a trance, or at least that's what any moderate prog-dork will tell you. (* wavey*)
Also right down your alley will be Bliss.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SI9ke2Ju7XY
Adore put out a pretty excellent EP earlier this year called Emotion that is full of pretty beautiful and chill electronica
Air France are sometimes a bit busy but generally makes for good study music, and are great anyway
Apparat. Seriously. Walls is an amazing album. Moderat, the collaboration he did with Modeselektor, is also great but is a little too thumpy and bass-heavy for study music.
Bibio has been compared to Boards of Canada, but his releases vary a lot. My favorite is Ambivalence Avenue, but is a little louder and less relaxing than some of his other stuff.
Boat Club are another band out of Gothenberg that do The Tough Alliance/Air France style stuff. They're more Royksopp-ish than the other two, I'd say.
The Broadway Project is the electronica project of UK-based composer Dan Berridge, and is basically perfect for this kind of thing. A sweeping, epic kind of electronica. Compassion works best, thematically.
Caribou - Check out Caribou. Another artist whose style differs album-to-album. The Milk of Human Kindness is probably his most traditionally electronic work and is probably best for this.
uh, I've got to run now but I'll post some more later if this thread is still going.