teh Musac. polycounters and their music

indian_boy

hey guys, just wanted to get to know the people better with another one of my random general discussion posts.

what type of music do you guys listen to as you work? i dunno why i wanna know... like i said, random question

anyways... i listen to hip-hop, though, of late, its become more techno [david guetta, joachim garraud etc. etc.]. i guess the beats get me more 'pumped' to work in a sense.

Asmuel

Nothin, music just distracts me

Tulkamir

Hmm, I'm perdy sure there's been threads like this several times before. But meh, another can't hurt.

Metal, mostly. Also some classical/orchestral as well as other random shit thrown in here and there. Typically nothing with distracting lyrics or anything.

oXYnary

http://www.last.fm/user/oXYnary/

bounchfx

METAL. and game music.

greenj2

For conceptual work I find instrumental hip-hop and psy-trance work best. They're engaging without being too distracting and pretty open to interpreting into whatever I'm working on. Once I'm down to the raw labor of modeling/texturing/rigging, anything goes.

blankslatejoe

www.streamingsoundtracks.com

Joshua Stubbles

mixed stuff

A3, AC/DC, Alice in Chains, Amy Winehouse, Bob Marley, Chemical Brothers, Conjure One, CCR, Crystal Method, Delirium, Front Line Assembly, Gary Numan, GoldFrapp, Harry Gregson-Williams, KMFDM, Korn, Massive Attack, NIN, Primus, Rob Zombie, Royksopp, Theivery Corporation, 16Volt and much much more...

Neo_God

Yeah, it can really range. Although if I'm really into what I'm working on, I like to listen to music I can ignore, and also blends well on a loop.

But lately I've been listening to the Smashing Pumpkins, The Knife and Run Level Zero.

Psyk0

These days it's...

The new Beastie Boys album, Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble, Sonic Youth, People Under The Stairs, Buck 65, Old school/instrumental hip-hop and Dj stuff, U.N.K.L.E and Metal...sometimes.

Emil Mujanovic

Hardcore, Metal, Metalcore, Hip-Hop and sometimes Classical. Just depends on my mood.
Currently I'm in a real mosh mood, so pumping Unearth, The Acacia Strain, xWish for Wingsx.

-caseyjones

fogmann

The Millennium, Mouse on Mars, Swervedriver, Stereolab, Hood, The Smiths, Pavement, Starflyer 59, Nirvana, The High Llamas, Cubismo Grafico, Scientist, The Monochrome Set, The Boo Radleys, Capsule Giants, The Clientele, 1000 Violins, The Beatles, Nightmares on Wax, Josef K, Boyracer, Lilys, DJ Krush, Eggstone, The Ronettes, My Bloody Valentine, Keiichi Suzuki, The Remote Viewer, Blur, RARE SOUL VINYL, Julien Ribot, SND, Notre Dame, Cornelius, Television Personalities, Idoli, Elektricni orgazam, The Free Design, advantage Lucy, Pizzicato Five, Add N to (X), Bardo Pond, The New Pornographers, Edwin Moses, Soft Machine, Sonic Youth, Pixies, Sarlo Akrobata, All Natural Lemon & Lime Flavors, Boards of Canada ... http://www.last.fm/user/fogmann/ o.O

Jarrod1937

i usually listen to gdc lectures, but recently have been listening to theoretical physics videos, mainly ones from the perimeter institute. however when i'm in the mood for music i usually stick with e nomine.

Rob Galanakis

Bob Dylan and contemporaries. Sometimes I just pick a song and play it for a couple days straight. But after my WMP library cleared out for no reason, I've been using my Bob Dylan www.pandora.com station that I've been culling quite nicely.

Quaggs

When im Arting around, i generally listen to all types of metal, or any classic rock. im not much into techno, but i dont mind rap.

Peris

I listen to pretty much any kind of music aslong as i like it. much appreciated:

the velvet underground
black rebel motorcycle club
joy division
buzzcocks
the jesus and mary chain
amon tobin
the herbaliser
sint andries mc's
kruder & dorfmeister
dj food
coldcut

I've been loving the new beasty boys album aswell lately!

oobersli

metal or old rock mostly. I used to have a 30 minute clip of static and sound garbage that I listen to at work once in a bit. Its actually pretty calming like listening to water drip on a stupid water fall type sound.

my office is right next to the sound dept so I'm forced to hear random sound fx all day as well.

Jesse Moody

wow hmmm i have such a range on my pc that i guess i can say a little of everything. It's all on random too so it may play 2 Pac then lead into Anthrax and then on to The Beatles or some crazy shit like that.

EarthQuake

Stole a bunch of Gauss' music since he showed up. Recently its been this:

Interpol
Spoon
The Strokes
White Stripes
Modest Mouse
The National
and some other random stuff, theres sooooo much that i listen to sort of randomly it would take years just to list.

sonic

I am a total metalhead. Killswitch Engage, Lamb of God, Bury Your Dead, Arch Enemy, All That Remains, Chimaira, etc etc...

and don't forget Dethklok

Emil Mujanovic

Good list there sonic, especially Dethklok! I get them cranking every so often and still one of my favourite songs to play on GH2 (next to All That Remains - Six).

-caseyjones

MoP

Recently, I've been listening to The Dear Hunter mostly, with some Acroma and Biffy Clyro thrown in there.

Also got a few stations that I flick between on Pandora (Opeth, Porcupine Tree, Tool, The Dear Hunter) to find new bands I might like.

http://www.last.fm/user/moppius <- that's a little out of date since I forgot to install the Winamp plugin when I rebuilt my computer last month. Also, I need to find a way of getting the tracks I play on my iPod onto last.fm, since mostly that's what I listen to at work.

Asherr

http://www.last.fm/user/Asherr/

Guriamo

mostly hiphop like immortal technique, jedi mind tricks, sage francis,...

dom

Right now I'm into Imogen Heap and Kenna...

Smashing Pumpkins, Verve, My Chemical Romance, Keane, Hed Kandi, Game OSTs, radiohead, some jazz and classical, more game OSTs..

EmAr

I don't usually listen to music while working on something unless there is some distracing noise outside. I'll buy a noise canceling headphone set if they get a little less expensive someday.

What I listen is mostly metal(Meshuggah, Fear Factory, Symphony X, Metallica(old stuff of theirs) etc.), movie/anime/game soundtracks(Spirited Away, God of War(awesome!), Gran Turismo, MGS series, Metal Slug series), some smooth jazz(Acoustic Alchemy), some fusion(Liquid Tension Experiment, Gordian Knot, Quartet Muartet) and some classical stuff.

Hollowmind

Metal, metal, and more metal. Well a little industrial, punk, and goth (very little goth, I think the only one I listen to is Switchblade Symphony)thrown in there, too.

notman

My music library remains within the Rock to Metal. The bands range from Anthrax (where my handle and avatar come from), Korn, Clutch, and Kid Rock, to Bob Seger, Tom Petty, and Boston.

JesseMoody: Good to see someone else mention Anthrax. It's a band that it seems no one ever knows.

jaalto

From metal to classical music.

Steve Schulze

At this point in time, its all about 65 Days of Static, interspersed with a bunch of old trip-hop albums that I found at work. Lots of Portishead and Tricky.

jam

I tend to spend more time listening to online music programs and podcasts. I vary between, 3hive, coverville, npr:asc, and the regular game related casts... along with whatever decent myspace bands I come across.

skankerzero

I actually stopped listening to music.

When I first started in the industry, I listened to music non-stop. Then... I kinda just got burned out with my collection and the current trends.

So now I just play dvds for ambient sound.

Luxury

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Wow. First time I've ever heard of anybody mention that band in the real world. My friend got me hooked on them in '98 because his brother was in the band.

As for me - Mostly downtempo and more ambient stuff these days. UNKLE, Apparat, DNTEL, Tristeza, Boards of Canada, Explosions in the Sky, Yume Bitsu, and the album that I currently can NOT stop listening to: Bodi Bill.

bearkub

http://www.last.fm/user/bearkub

that is only a small sampling of what all that I actually listen to. As most of the people who know me can tell you, I am a bit of a music fan.

A friend of mine actually refered to me as a "music whore" at one point. ;D

moose

heavy stuff. Fast stuff, hard beats, fast wailing guitars, complex music. Keeps my brain working. Will also mellow out to some things too.

heavy: Slayer, Daath, Cradle of Filth, Behemoth, pantera, meshuggah (though they are a little *too* much sometimes), Children of Bodom, Lamb of God, Nile, pigdestroyer, Origin, stuck mojo, system of a down,... etc etc etc etc, lots to list.

Chill: deftones, bjork, amorphis, apex theory, alice, GnR, Oysterhead, Teamsleep, type-o etc etc..

classical: Tchaikovsky, Bach (mostly sonatas & violin solos), Brahms, Bruch, mostly violin and brass stuff for me. horns will melt your brain, so good.

frostymoose

lots of stuff.
anything from Dillinger Escape Plan & All That Remains to Barenaked Ladies & Billy Joel.

moose

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lots of stuff.
anything from Dillinger Escape Plan & All That Remains to Barenaked Ladies & Billy Joel.

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THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE MOOSE
/ANTLERBATTLE

ebagg

At work I listen to podcasts. Once I get my little iPod knockoff (it's in the mail!) I'll be listening to a variety of music, definitely lots of rock, as well as game music and opera, I find ambient music with no vocals a great accent to my work.

Asthane

My tastes vary a lot, from metal/gothic to the everpresent soundtracks and sometimes even dance/trance. A trip to Pandora Radio always finds a couple new bands to try.

rawkstar

audiobooks all the way, listen to audiobooks just about every day at work, it really makes tedious stuff fly by fast and makes it fun, i usually grab like a really long series and just get completely engrossed in it, fun stuff. also a bunch of standup comedy is good for you. as for music: tool, more tool, chevelle, deftones, apc, silversun pickups, some more tool, coheed, rise against and some good ole' richard cheese

diminished_Self

im constantly listening to music
http://www.last.fm/user/diminished_Self/

or
audio books (i turn off the scrobbler for these) lately its been the vampire chronicles. before that it was the dark tower series.

or
great for background ambient when im sick of music and dont have an audiobook.
http://power.listentoamovie.com/

dom

anyone knows of a good audiobook store other than audible.com? the DRM really bugs me and the device download options are really limited.

gavku

Atm listening to: Girl Talk, Camile, UNKLE, The Mars Volta, Pendulum......and The Mighty Boosh;)

bearkub

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im constantly listening to music
http://www.last.fm/user/diminished_Self/

or
audio books (i turn off the scrobbler for these) lately its been the vampire chronicles. before that it was the dark tower series.

or
great for background ambient when im sick of music and dont have an audiobook.
http://power.listentoamovie.com/

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You get 2, count them 2, "ROCK ON!!"'s for:

1) Having Mike Doughty at the top of your most played artists list.
AND!
2) Having The Hold Steady in your list.

\m/ \m/ to you, my man. ;D

Ruz

the killers, joy division, wolfgang press, kasabian, gary numan, elvis and loads more.
I play the mighty boosh too. BTW there is a new series in the autumn gavku

jgarland

I listen to a lot of stuff, though it's typically alt-rock, funk-rock, etc. I'll occasionally throw on one of Mitch Hedberg's (God bless) routines, though. He was a very funny man.

Red Hot Chili Peppers, Modest Mouse, They Might Be Giants, The White Stripes, Rancid, The Shins, and U2 all currently top my playlist. Good stuff.

Ramucho

currently: Tool, a perfect circle, NIN, Incubus, Soil, Pain, Ministry, Static-X, Ennio morricone and tryin out Chevelle actually (that I read on Rawkstar's post)

bounchfx

two bands I feel i need to promote because of their fucking awesomeness that I never hear people mention are:

Dredg
He is legend

edit: should mention they are both rock/metal genre

check them both out

foreverendering

I'm a big audiobook fan too, do you guys have any audio book recommendations?

So far my favorites have been A Song of Ice and Fire by GRRM, the Harry Potter series, and the John Corry detective novels. I've also listened to some other series like A Saga of Seven Suns & A Wheel of Time (though I admit I haven't finished that one yet).

Any other long series that are good (with a good reader)?

StrangeFate

...you metal freaks


Yann tiersen, Manu chao.

Emil Mujanovic

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two bands I feel i need to promote because of their fucking awesomeness that I never hear people mention are:

Dredg
He is legend

edit: should mention they are both rock/metal genre

check them both out

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I tried listening to Dredg a few years ago, but I just couldn't get into them. I think mainly because it took me so long to actually find anything and when I finally did, it wasn't actually worth the effort. Might give it another go though.
Currently listening to Internal Affairs.

-caseyjones