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music to READ to?

alieNDNalieNDN 2,181 Posts
edited March 2008 in Strut Central
Hey, im look for suggestion for full albums to listen to while reading. i find i can't concentrate on reading if the tempo is too quick and especially if there's any vocals. i want to start reading again and i need some tunage. looking for some tranquile stuff, along the lines of "moon dreams" by miles davis off birth of coolsuggestions? now that i think of it, i tend to read in silence(web browsing/magazines dont count), yet every other task in my life involves music.

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  • young_creamyoung_cream 540 Posts
    boards of canada?
  • Mad Drama TeacherMad Drama Teacher 1,985 Posts
    Surf music!

    And Buffalo Bop rock instrumentals.
  • DJ_NevilleCDJ_NevilleC 1,922 Posts
    Instrumentals or music in a language you don't understand. Jazz or dub works best for me.
  • white_teawhite_tea 3,262 Posts
    Silence is golden when it comes to reading.
  • KineticKinetic 3,739 Posts
    KPM 1045 Reading Music
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
  • alieNDNalieNDN 2,181 Posts
    since all the suggestions thus far haven't been to helpful, i took the liberty of joining the mlp forum and they suggested reading "beyond a pale horse" to the theme of "my little pony"
  • alieNDNalieNDN 2,181 Posts
    music in a language you don't understand.

    this has done wonders

  • hogginthefogghogginthefogg 6,098 Posts
    John Fahey!
  • GenePontecorvoGenePontecorvo 5,612 Posts
    boards of canada?

    yeah, them and tortoise.

    fahey wasn't a bad call either in some cases.
  • alieNDNalieNDN 2,181 Posts
    John Fahey!


    no idea who this was till i youtubed it. thanks, this is along the lines what im looking for! flamenco like stuff on a slower tempo would be good as well.

    never checked out boards of canada, i guess its cause im bored of canada, but i'l check it!

    batmon, i never checked out eno before, i'l look into that.

    oh one thing i just remembered is one day i soulseeked some nature sounds, and a sound file of a rainfall with thunder now and then was a great thing to have playing in the background
  • hammertimehammertime 2,389 Posts


    SERIOUSLY. Don't let the name/cover fool you, this is really nice dark instrumental almost lounge music.

  • DORDOR Two Ron Toe 9,899 Posts
    I was just reading a ton of boring ass manuals on projectors and listening to Teddy Rok Seven.

    Was nice



  • GenePontecorvoGenePontecorvo 5,612 Posts


    SERIOUSLY. Don't let the name/cover fool you, this is really nice dark instrumental almost lounge music.


    This is also a really good suggestion.
  • white_teawhite_tea 3,262 Posts


    SERIOUSLY. Don't let the name/cover fool you, this is really nice dark instrumental almost lounge music.


    This is also a really good suggestion.

    I have been listening to this album all winter on my ipod.
  • mr.brettmr.brett 678 Posts
    What about Cinematic Orchestra? My favorite albums is "Every Day". Some of their stuff has vocals though.
  • alieNDNalieNDN 2,181 Posts


    SERIOUSLY. Don't let the name/cover fool you, this is really nice dark instrumental almost lounge music.


    what's the name of this album, i have trouble reading it?
  • covecove 1,566 Posts
    ^^^ It's called Selected Ambient Works Vol II (aphex twin)
    It's pretty good and had some dark, scary parts that I would advise against.
    Track 3, CD 1 will always be golden in my books.

    I wrote almost all my university papers and shit to Vladislav Delay's "Entain" album...IMO, beautiful finnish minimalism that is quietly moving but not unsettling.
  • pcmrpcmr 5,591 Posts
    classical music all day
  • alieNDNalieNDN 2,181 Posts

    great call, tried this out
  • vajdaijvajdaij 447 Posts
    Vladislav Delay's "Entain"

    This, Multila, Anima. A lot of the Chain Reaction stuff works here. SND should also be non-intrusive enough for you to read to.
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