Background Music to Model by

zenrat · October 11, 2022, 04:29:36 AM

Talk radio. Summer is coming which means the cricket will be on bringing with it the inane chatter from the commentary team which makes a good background noise.

When the talk gets irritating (which it will do soon as we are on the run up to a state election) then a selection from my iPod. Last thing I played was TISM.

Old Wombat · October 11, 2022, 04:54:05 AM

Quote from: zenrat on October 11, 2022, 04:29:36 AMLast thing I played was TISM.

Good choice!

NARSES2 · October 11, 2022, 06:21:22 AM

Quote from: zenrat on October 11, 2022, 04:29:36 AMTalk radio. Summer is coming which means the cricket will be on bringing with it the inane chatter from the commentary team which makes a good background noise.

I'll listen to the Test Match commentary in the summer for the same reasons. Can't listen to football in the winter in the same way as I'm far to involved.

jcf · October 12, 2022, 11:21:44 AM

Music library on my iPhone or iPad, often on shuffle so it'll be a mix of Swans, Nick Cave, Portishead,
Rob Zombie, PiL, PJ Harvey, Sonic Youth, Throbbing Gristle, Einsturzende Neubauten, Foetus, Faith No
More (first album), Sublime, Cypress Hill, Billy Bragg, Robyn Hitchcock, Bowie, Brian Eno, Die Antwoord,
Sigur Ros, Bongwater, Ann Magnuson, Butthole Surfers, Chumbwamba, Current 93, Dead Can Dance,
Dead Kennedys, Ministry, Man or Astroman, Revolting Cocks, Richard Thompson, Leonard Cohen, The Jam,
Danielle Dax, Joy Division and so on.

Beth Orton's Kidsticks has been on repeat play recently.

kitbasher · October 12, 2022, 01:56:06 PM

Finished off my LHC GB entry to some Ian Dury and the Blockheads.

jcf · October 12, 2022, 03:01:22 PM

Quote from: kitbasher on October 12, 2022, 01:56:06 PMFinished off my LHC GB entry to some Ian Dury and the Blockheads.

zenrat · October 13, 2022, 02:57:26 AM

Quote from: jcf on October 12, 2022, 11:21:44 AMMusic library on my iPhone or iPad, often on shuffle so it'll be a mix of Swans, Nick Cave, Portishead,
Rob Zombie, PiL, PJ Harvey, Sonic Youth, Throbbing Gristle, Einsturzende Neubauten, Foetus, Faith No
More (first album), Sublime, Cypress Hill, Billy Bragg, Robyn Hitchcock, Bowie, Brian Eno, Die Antwoord,
Sigur Ros, Bongwater, Ann Magnuson, Butthole Surfers, Chumbwamba, Current 93, Dead Can Dance,
Dead Kennedys, Ministry, Man or Astroman, Revolting Cocks, Richard Thompson, Leonard Cohen, The Jam,
Danielle Dax, Joy Division and so on.

Beth Orton's Kidsticks has been on repeat play recently.

I can't say I like everything there but there is enough to keep me happy.

I saw Foetus live in London in the early 2000's. A workmate said "want to come to a gig tonight, I got free tickets". His friend (or might have been his cousin) was something to do with the record company. I had heard of Foetus but not heard any of his music. We went straight from the office and were seriously overdressed. Awesome gig. I went out and got hold of as much of his music as I could.
The friend (or cousin) was the spitting image of Sarah Michelle Geller. But only in profile. Look her in the face and there was no resemblance.

NARSES2 · October 13, 2022, 05:34:32 AM

Quote from: zenrat on October 13, 2022, 02:57:26 AMThe friend (or cousin) was the spitting image of Sarah Michelle Geller. But only in profile.

Buffy

comrade harps · December 25, 2022, 05:21:55 AM

When l'm modelling l'm often listening to Spotify and also building playlists that eventually get turned into mixes and posted on Mixcloud. It's mostly ambient stuff:

https://www.mixcloud.com/comradeharps/

Beermonster58 · December 25, 2022, 08:05:58 AM

For myself, I like something loud in the background. Today's choice :Sabaton
https://youtu.be/UUBdP0X8axc

Weaver · December 25, 2022, 05:08:54 PM

I like all sorts of music from folky, singer-songwriter stuff to some pretty heavy metal. However most music doesn't work for modelling for me, because if I like the tune, I have to give it my full attention: it doesn't deserve to be background 'muzak'. So for modelling, I usually play talky things on Youtube, i.e. videos of podcasts. David Lightbringer's long Game Of Thrones videos are good for that. Others are Bridget Phetasy's Walk-Ins Welcome, Brett & Heather Weinstein's Dark Horse Podcast, some of The Lotus Eaters stuff, some of Jordan Peterson's stuff, and Q&A videos by Forgotten Weapons, The Chieftain and Drachinifel.

The only exceptions in the field of music are ambient/psychedelic instrumental stuff like Ozric Tentacles. Current new-found favorite in this genre is My Sleeping Karma. Havn't tried it as modelling mood music yet, but it seems promising:

Old Wombat · December 26, 2022, 07:47:07 AM

Quote from: Weaver on December 25, 2022, 05:08:54 PMForgotten Weapons, The Chieftain and Drachinifel.

My three favourite Toob "channels" right there!

Them & the Time Team back catalogue that I'm hunting down (if I wasn't such a cheapskate I'd fork out for History Hit & have full access to them all).

Weaver · December 26, 2022, 03:59:12 PM

Quote from: Old Wombat on December 26, 2022, 07:47:07 AM
Quote from: Weaver on December 25, 2022, 05:08:54 PMForgotten Weapons, The Chieftain and Drachinifel.

My three favourite Toob "channels" right there!

Them & the Time Team back catalogue that I'm hunting down (if I wasn't such a cheapskate I'd fork out for History Hit & have full access to them all).

Some other good ones:

Aircrew Interview
Lindybeige
Calum
Mustard

DogfighterZen · February 04, 2023, 04:19:30 AM

Quote from: Weaver on December 25, 2022, 05:08:54 PMI like all sorts of music from folky, singer-songwriter stuff to some pretty heavy metal. However most music doesn't work for modelling for me, because if I like the tune, I have to give it my full attention: it doesn't deserve to be background 'muzak".

Same here... i'll lose concentration as soon as one that i really like comes up so i normally just put some podcast on like Joe Rogan or Lex Friedman, Randall Carson, etc. either on spotify or youtube.
That and aviation docs and channels like Rex's Hangar, Ed Nash's military matters...