Music to make models go by

Tobobo · 29 Jan 2008, 01:24

Hi guys,

Here I sit in the open plan office where people talk, shout and just generally make noise. But I luckly can't here any of their inane prattle as i am slowly working my way through my Cd collection.

So here is my question.....

What music helps you model faster or inspires you to create?

Mine is metal and more of the rock type genre but i'll pretty much listen to everything as long as i can't here said prattle.

Many thanks

Ivica Valjak · 29 Jan 2008, 01:26

I am fastest when I listen some tech or trance music but best thing that makes me powerful is Jaguar from Aztec Mystic a.k.a. DJ Rolando.

Shaun Tennant · 29 Jan 2008, 01:26

Really depends man. Some days it'll be gregorian Chant, somedays it's metal type stuff or rock, most days it's hip hop, but I'll listen to pretty much anything, execept perhaps adult contemporary and the radio (yech!)

juju · 29 Jan 2008, 01:27

Bluegrass! Naah, just messing with you. Depends on the day, sometimes good old rock & roll, some days metal, some days the more quiet type of tunes and some days no interference at all please! Call me moody, I don't care...

Glenn at home · 30 Jan 2008, 02:35

Got a little mix right now going on in WinAmp....

monsterzero · 30 Jan 2008, 02:36

It's weird I tend to listen to NPR or podcasts when I model, and will only go into music after I've listen to all my shows. My top picks:

  - The Adam Carolla Show
  - This American Life
  - Creative Screenwriting
  - Gamespot The Hotspot
  - KCRW The Treatment
  - KCRW The Business
  - Science Friday
  - Word Balloon

When I write or read, I will listen to more ambient types of stuff. During my daily writing routine where I don't want to get distracted at all I will put on my headphones and just loop one of these two songs.

  - Who Am I? (Animatrix Edit) by Peace Orchestra Featuring Hubert Tubbs
  - Everyday by Carly Comando ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B26asyGKDo](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B26asyGKDo))

(and for some reason I can listen to these two loop for hours)

For the most part the difference in activities is that I tend not to think creatively (language wise) when modeling so I like to catch up on radio. When I'm writing, I really need to concentrate and even hearing lyrics can be distracting.

not registered yet · 30 Jan 2008, 02:36

Totally mood-based. Fatboy Slim & Chemical Bros are favs, but I usually run the gamut from Sia to Sepultura. And since I have no shame I'll admit... I like me some Kelly Clarkson from time to time. Don't laugh, I know she's on your iPod too!

Dave

Posted by Dave U

Phil Meadows · 30 Jan 2008, 02:36

I listen to podcasts too but only a few. Mostly old radio programs and tech talk. When I do go to music it ranges from prog to '70s and '80s pop. I also dig bubblegum from time to time. Yes I admit it. Truthfully the music on most '60s bubblegum singles is very well played.

oh, and Pandora. just type in a band or artist and enjoy the ride!

Burkhard · 30 Jan 2008, 02:36

Chillout or irish on internet radio - and Pandora, too.

Shaun Tennant · 30 Jan 2008, 02:37

Phil,
Old radio podcasts? Would you be so kind as to share a link? I used to listen to the broadcast here from 11PM to 1AM and then listen to Coast to Coast AM after that till I'd be asleep. The Shadow, The Whistler all those Hard-boiled detective ones, Suspense, the creaking door, X minus 1 etc. I would love to get some of that on my ipod for working.
I forgot that I streamlink Coast To Coast AM while I work too, that show is just too entertaining, focuses on the paranormal and is just a real free-for all for ideas (sign above door says "nutcases and cracker-jacks enter here!") Once in a blue moon they break a story that turns out to be pretty big though (like the current mysterious mass disappearance of honeybees)

jeff jacobs · 30 Jan 2008, 02:37

Rammstein.

Robert Pearce · 30 Jan 2008, 02:37

ZZ Top and techno music to make me work fast. I feel more creative when I listen to Devo and Talking Heads.

azuby · 30 Jan 2008, 02:38

Well, I rarely model with Sketchup, just doing extensions. So it's Speed Metal Coding

azuby

Alex Jenyon · 30 Jan 2008, 02:38

I'm an audiobook fan myself - I own quite a few, and my local library now lends them for free.

Seems to help me concentrate far better than any playlist - listening to a story must use a completely different part of the brain to painting. Strangely enough, as soon as I start compositing I have to turn it off, as the two start competing for brain space.

Just painted about four hours straight to 'Thud' by Terry Prattchet.

AJ

boofredlay · 30 Jan 2008, 02:39

I am all over the board here.
I listen to Contempoaray Christian, Country, Classical, Trumpet concerto's, Brass ensemble & British style brass band, rock, some metal and lots of Jazz.

lewiswadsworth · 30 Jan 2008, 02:39

What do I listen to these days? Autechre, AFX, Plaid, and maybe some Radiohead or Nine Inch Nails when I want to cheer myself up. Our IT tyrant has banned internet radio at work, but before that I spent a lot of time with SomaFM's Cliqhop and this weird Czech station that is all Trent Reznor, all the time (NINnet).

Do you really listen to Rammstein, Jeff?

Posted by Lewis Wadsworth

Phil Meadows · 30 Jan 2008, 02:39

Sean, I get my podcasts from itunes, but they originate from Podshow.com . Just checked that site and they're on a channel called "Old Time Radio" natch.

not registered yet · 30 Jan 2008, 02:40

Seems everyone's "all over the board" on this one. I like to mix it up a bit on WinAmp, but mostly rock to metal.

Posted by tiersius

jeff jacobs · 30 Jan 2008, 02:41

Lewis Wadsworth wrote:
@unknownuser said:

What do I listen to these days? Autechre, AFX, Plaid, and maybe some Radiohead or Nine Inch Nails when I want to cheer myself up. Our IT tyrant has banned internet radio at work, but before that I spent a lot of time with SomaFM's Cliqhop and this weird Czech station that is all Trent Reznor, all the time (NINnet).
Do you really listen to Rammstein, Jeff?

Yea, Du Hast and Engle are a couple of my screaming favorites. I like NIN too. Devo; Kraftwerk; Karl Orff; RL Burnside; Soul Coughing, Eels; Liquid Soul; Medeski, Martin and Wood; Bitter:Sweet; Sountrack from Baraka; and the Pixies have all been on my play list in the last week.

Buffett and Bob Marley were about it over the holiday weekend.

Tobobo · 30 Jan 2008, 02:42

The band I'm into at the mo is a usigned british band called Glamour of the Kill. You all should check them out.

Here is their myspace site.

Glamour Of The Kill | Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos

Glamour Of The Kill's profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates.

Myspace (myspace.com)

Give them a listen.