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Need to add some music to my cafe, current offerings of classic jazz, latin jazz and sprinkling of Quantic are going down well but the staff are going nuts over listening to the same musci every day,

suggestions please..


 
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Slayer


 
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Minimal tech house


 
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CFH - I guess you won't be one of my regulars then? 😆


 
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😀


 
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Any of these albums..
[url= http://www.hernancattaneo.com/music/ ]Hernan Cattaneo[/url]

Quality choons IMHO.


 
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I used to have a few "Mojo Club Dancefloor Jazz" compilations that were inoffensive without being insipid, no idea if you can still get them.


 
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Cafe you say?


 
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Gregorian chants ,everyone likes a nice chant,oh and some pan pipe music from Peru 😀


 
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Il Sogno del Marinaio

Available to check out on Spotify.

Femi Kuti? Or is that a bit too energetic?


 
Posted : 05/09/2013 1:50 pm
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Steve Reich - that'll *really* drive 'em nuts! and the customers away..

Don't know your tastes, or staff's or indeed customers, so I'd just plug what's on in background while I work - which is either music radio (R3) or at the moment celtic folk - Julie Fowlis, Capercaillie; could chuck in some nice fiddle tunes too.

Maybe even the Jan Garbarek / Hilliard collaboration - not that's it's just background, but good in its own right..


 
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Chap Hop wins! Get some Mr B in there as well!

On a side note, try this lunacy;
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Posted : 05/09/2013 1:52 pm
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In our shop we listen to Smooth 70s quite a bit.
Non offensive music ,no DJs and a rare advert.
Have the scum bags come after you for licences to play music yet?


 
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Bit of a French cafe theme;

Also to get the whole place going "Ratatattataa" at the appropriate moments.


 
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You do sell tea, don't you;


 
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Posted : 05/09/2013 2:01 pm
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What about some of the Late Night Tales compilations?


 
Posted : 05/09/2013 2:02 pm
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Just tell the staff your putting Christmas music on in 3 weeks. ...problem solved:-)


 
Posted : 05/09/2013 2:05 pm
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A Nouvelle Vague playlist? Even I wouldn't find that annoying!


 
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You need some cake with that tea


 
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Posted : 05/09/2013 2:08 pm
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Some standard background music.

Air
DJ Shadow
RJD2
Portishead??


 
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Seu Jorge- the life aquatic studio sessions
Acoustic covers of David Bowie classics in Portuguese


 
Posted : 05/09/2013 2:38 pm
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Jose Gonzalez


 
Posted : 05/09/2013 2:47 pm
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Why not get your staff to put some playlists together.


 
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And Sabattum by Rondellus. A medieval tribute to Black Sabbath, covering the classic tracks on period instruments. In Latin. Actually, very nicely done.


 
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Anything by the Oregon Guitar Quartet.


 
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the Cafe is in the heart of touristsville Edinburgh and the staff do not really represent the typicall clientle I have done the "staff picks" thing and it got a bit out of hand... see list above for the typicall kind of results 🙂 We are also affiliated with The Edin Festival and so can't have "pop" or "electronic" music as the Festival staff/lovies/patrons complain...Having sneaked Quantic in there is an achievement.

Prize so far goes to McMoonter as that sounds worth trying. Free Coffee next time your in 🙂


 
Posted : 05/09/2013 3:04 pm
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are you @ The Hub?


 
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Senor Coconut and his Orchestra. sneak a bit of pop rock and electronica through the back door via some rather good latin rhythms.

And not bloody jose Gonzalez.

RUBEN Gonzalez. Serious suggestion. Amazing pianist, amazing musician. amazing person too, apparently. Might sound like yer typical hotel music to start with, but the more you listen, the more it unfolds. It's beautiful.

Introducing... Ruben Gonzalez. Been recording all his life, this is his debut album in his own name, recorded age 72.


 
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can't have "pop" or "electronic" music as the Festival staff/lovies/patrons complain

Hmmmmm.....
The musical stylings of Mulligan & O'Hare?


 
Posted : 05/09/2013 3:42 pm
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Anything by Runzelstirn & Gurgelstøck.


 
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[url= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manu_Chao ]Manu Chao[/url]

Edit: and Cake. Lots of Cake.


 
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tinariwen go down well at my brother's gaff. both with staff and punters.

I might also think about gjallarhorn, valravn and kari bremnes


 
Posted : 05/09/2013 4:04 pm
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Capercaillie?


 
Posted : 05/09/2013 4:05 pm
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Bonobo.

Do you have a PRS license?


 
Posted : 05/09/2013 4:16 pm
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Customers conversing, punctuated with the making and serving of coffee. No PRS required.


 
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