I'm lucky to have a job that allows me to program whatever music I want in the background. I prefer ambient, ethereal stuff like Aphex Twin, and Boards of Canada. Zero 7 and Air are good, too. I also like classical, and there's a jazz violinist, Jean Luc Ponty, who's pretty good.

What type of music do you like for relaxing? Who do you listen to? I'm always looking for something new.

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I'm lucky to have a job that allows me to program whatever music I want in the background. I prefer ambient, ethereal stuff like Aphex Twin, and Boards of Canada. Zero 7 and Air are good, too. I also like classical, and there's a jazz violinist, Jean Luc Ponty, who's pretty good.

What type of music do you like for relaxing? Who do you listen to? I'm always looking for something new.

I like the sound of all that, but am not familiar with them all. Truth is I don't listen to enough music anymore. :(

I must say I'd really struggle to relax with jazz on - it sort of makes me want to bite the radio. Not sure why that is :) but when it comes to classical, I do have a soft spot for Tchaikovsky's swan lake.

I must say I'd really struggle to relax with jazz on - it sort of makes me want to bite the radio. Not sure why that is :) but when it comes to classical, I do have a soft spot for Tchaikovsky's swan lake.

There used to be a mystery show on public tv called, Inspector Morse, and Mozart helped him think. I like going into zones like that.

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I must say I'd really struggle to relax with jazz on - it sort of makes me want to bite the radio. Not sure why that is :) but when it comes to classical, I do have a soft spot for Tchaikovsky's swan lake.

There used to be a mystery show on public tv called, Inspector Morse, and Mozart helped him think. I like going into zones like that.

Yes, it was set here in Oxford - not normally known for such high rates of homicide :) there is a spin off series from that called Lewis, but I don't know what he listened to when he was thinking.

I like a lot of spanish guitar/ flamenco stuff and LOVE the soundtrack to the Good the bad and the ugly, and all Clint Eastwood's western films.

I like the new age. I have a lot of Vangelis, Kitaro,
I also like jazz, For me Candy Dulfer playing the sax is top dog. Her father is no slouch either. If you like old school jazz try some Bunny Berigan.
Im very partial to swing music. Benny Goodman is tops. I can listen to the performance he did at Carnige hall for hours. My favorite is Sing Sing Sing. The drum solo by Gene Krupa is awesome.

I do like all kinds of music now. Back in my youth it was just rock. I wouldnt even tkae a listen to any other type of music. Boy was I missing out on some good stuff. About the only genre I cant get into is Baroque.

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Yes, it was set here in Oxford - not normally known for such high rates of homicide :) there is a spin off series from that called Lewis, but I don't know what he listened to when he was thinking.

I never got into the Lewis show. I identified with Morse. I have most of those on tape. Taking my own thread off-topic a bit, but I really grew to like Doc Martin. Beautiful setting, and quirky comedy, which I like.

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I like the new age. I have a lot of Vangelis, Kitaro,
I also like jazz, For me Candy Dulfer playing the sax is top dog. Her father is no slouch either. If you like old school jazz try some Bunny Berigan.
Im very partial to swing music. Benny Goodman is tops. I can listen to the performance he did at Carnige hall for hours. My favorite is Sing Sing Sing. The drum solo by Gene Krupa is awesome.

I do like all kinds of music now. Back in my youth it was just rock. I wouldnt even tkae a listen to any other type of music. Boy was I missing out on some good stuff. About the only genre I cant get into is Baroque.

I like Vangelis, and I've heard of Kitaro, but not really familiar.

Pink Floyd is actually my favorite overall band, and they have some weird bluesy/jazzy stuff in their first albums. If anyone just thinks of PF as Dark Side of the Moon, they should listen to Atom Heart Mother, Obscured by Clouds, and Meddle and explore what PF was doing in the beginning.

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Sometime when you can check out Kitaro's Dream CD. Jon Anderson does some solos in it. My favorite is Island of life.

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Sometime when you can check out Kitaro's Dream CD. Jon Anderson does some solos in it. My favorite is Island of life.

I will check it out. Thanks for the tip!

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Sometime when you can check out Kitaro's Dream CD. Jon Anderson does some solos in it. My favorite is Island of life.

I will check it out. Thanks for the tip!

Aint the internet grand?

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Ponty and Kitaro are also in my collection, as are Jean-Pierre Rampal and James Galway. Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, all good.

Suzanne Ciani, especially her "Pianisimo" disks and "Meditations" are good for unwinding before sleep.

Joannie Madden's "Song of the Irish Whistle (I & II) are good.

Eric Tingstad & Nancy Rumbel's American Acouostic works are very soothing.

Hawaiian Slack-key guitar and ukulele.

Native American flute - R. Carlos Nakai and Richard Spotted-Horse come to mind.

I prefer smooth jazz, like Candy Dulfer, Mindy Abair, Joyce Cooling, Dave Coz, Acoustic Alchemy, for background when I'm working on the computer. Don Ellis, Bill Chase, Brubeck, Maynard Ferguson, BS&T, and a local band called ZZAH. And western/cowboy music, like The Sons of the San Joaquin.

The first button on my car radio is classic rock, the second is the local public radio station, KVPR. Not for the NPR talkers, but for the classical music, and The Thistle and Shamrock and a local jazz program on Sunday nights.

Really, I like just about any knid of music except rap/hip-hop. The pounding bass and the "scratching" give me headaches, and the foul language just turns me off. And the R&B divas trying to break the chandeleer hurts my ears.

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Music is always being played here randomly from my collection (even at night while I'm sleeping), but when I get into some serious work it's usually AC-DC, Nickelback, Pearl Jam and other similar type bands played loudly.

Cheers.

The first button on my car radio is classic rock, the second is the local public radio station, KVPR. Not for the NPR talkers, but for the classical music, and The Thistle and Shamrock and a local jazz program on Sunday nights.

I've called into NPR a couple times about some random snippet they've used as filler between programs, and found some interesting new music that way.

Tangerine Dream is something else I listen to a lot at work.

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Music is always being played here randomly from my collection (even at night while I'm sleeping), but when I get into some serious work it's usually AC-DC, Nickelback, Pearl Jam and other similar type bands played loudly.

Cheers.

I wouldn't be able to concentrate on my work with that stuff going on. I need something that puts me in a zone and tunes out distractions.

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Music is always being played here randomly from my collection (even at night while I'm sleeping), but when I get into some serious work it's usually AC-DC, Nickelback, Pearl Jam and other similar type bands played loudly.

Cheers.

I wouldn't be able to concentrate on my work with that stuff going on. I need something that puts me in a zone and tunes out distractions.

I have to ration the times that I play anything that's liable to get me wiggling and jiggling along to it - for fear of breakages :)

The first button on my car radio is classic rock, the second is the local public radio station, KVPR. Not for the NPR talkers, but for the classical music, and The Thistle and Shamrock and a local jazz program on Sunday nights.

I've called into NPR a couple times about some random snippet they've used as filler between programs, and found some interesting new music that way.

Tangerine Dream is something else I listen to a lot at work.

Npr used to have a link on their website listing what muscic they played. I havent been to the site for quite a few years so I dont know if they still have that link) And yes Ive heard some good music that intriqued me enough to find out what is was.

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NPR recently took an unreleased new piece of music from that band I like, Boards of Canada, and used it as background sound for some programs. Boards of Canada is kind of weird and low-key. They didn't advertise anything; they just dropped off some limited edition vinyl albums at some random stores around the world.

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The first button on my car radio is classic rock, the second is the local public radio station, KVPR. Not for the NPR talkers, but for the classical music, and The Thistle and Shamrock and a local jazz program on Sunday nights.

I've called into NPR a couple times about some random snippet they've used as filler between programs, and found some interesting new music that way.

Tangerine Dream is something else I listen to a lot at work.

I saw them in a Concert once in Germany. I don't think anyone ever posted a link here. Can't say, I am a fan.

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Tangerine Dream is something else I listen to a lot at work.

I saw them in a Concert once in Germany. I don't think anyone ever posted a link here. Can't say, I am a fan.

They're kind of a cult band; only die-hard fans would probably enjoy them live.

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It was a freebie ticket.

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