[-empyre-] listening to music

[Glenn Bach <gbach@csulb.edu>]

john hudak wrote:

> i think it would be interesting to hear what others members of this panel
> and list enjoy listening to and why.  do you listen to relax?  do you listen
> intently (analysing what you are hearing), or do you listen as background?
> do you listen to music/sound that makes you feel good, or that shares
> something in the way you think (i.e. lyrics that you identify with).

The majority of my music listening is done here at work, and I tend to 
favor either background music or non-harsh pop music.  So, right now 
it's Yo La Tengo, Sigur Ros, Nick Cave, Cat Power, Magnetic Fields, Nick 
Drake, Mojave 3, Mark Kozelek, etc.  Instrumental post-rock like Loren 
Connors, Lanterna, Set Fire to Flames, Pan American, Brokeback.  A lot 
of dub--King Tubby, Prince Far-I, Augustus Pablo, etc.  Electronic stuff 
like Dan Abrams, Jan Jelinek, Lilienthal, Monolake.

Basically music that isn't too loud, abrasive, high/low frequencies, or 
stuff that won't embarrass me too much when someone walks into my office.

Now, when I'm painting, or cleaning house, or driving, then, all bets 
are off--an opportunity to listen to everything else.  Although when 
drawing, often I work in silence, allowing the sounds from the outside 
world to do their thing . . .

Anyways.  Lots of other threads I want to reply to, so hopefully later 
today or this evening . . .

G.