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Otherwise, 69 love songs by the Magnetic Fields as it is both a fantastic album and nearly three hours long.
It's one of my very favourite albums, but the lyrics are far too clever and prominent for working to.
Something cheery and light-hearted so The Cure - Disintegration.
The Band-The Band (brown album)
The Band-The Band (brown album)
I'd rather go for Orbital's brown album.
The "where time becomes a loop" bit would be quite apt.
American Idiot, Screamadellica, Absolution.
I use these 2 on endless repeat for any mundane tasks I have to do
Evan & Jaron ST
Alice Band - Love Junk Store
Melodic, Happy inoffensive pop
On a good day: Bladerunner Soundtrack by Vangelis
On a bad day: The Downward Spiral or The Fragile by Nine Inch Nails
If I could only have 1 track though, it'd be something like Hyperballad by Bjork.
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@binners I love the roses, but we listen to absolute radio a lot at work (not my choice) and I’m sick of hearing roses tunes now.
Count yourself lucky. We get to listen to Shite FM - a selection of about 8 songs from the likes of Ed Sheeran and Dua Lipa. Thankfully it's not as prominent now that Little Miss Titsandmakeup moved to the other end of the office and has a bit more work to do.
I can always cope with Miles Davis and recently enjoyed Fila Brasilia. Bonobo is also a common choice for work.
This has made me put the Orbital album on actually.
So so good.
This has made me put the Orbital album on actually.
Went through a phase recently of listening to Tiny Foldable Cities over and over again. That's probably what I'm going to do now in fact.
It would change daily for me. I could handle Deltron 3030 if I’m allowed the full and instrumental versions back to back.
Alabama 3, hits and exit wounds.
Sleep - Jerusalem (dopesmoker) whole album (both sides) is one song of epic stoner drone rock
Not listened to Alabama 3 for ages, will get them on tomorrow.
For me, Meat Puppets, Up on the sun. Perfect album for having on quietly in the background as the soundtrack to a productive day of putting numbers in boxes
Not sure I could have a single album on a constant loop. Have had a few albums recently that I have listened to a few times but not back to back on loop. More often I have had one of my Spotify Daily Mixes which gives a nice bit of variety when I don't have anything specific.
Most recent listens are Kip Moore (Wild World Deluxe) and Vince Gill (Okie)
Not on loop but I have listened to Ben Folds Rockin' the Suburbs quite a lot recently. So either that, or Origin of Symmetry, or Black Holes and Revelations, or The Colour and The Shape.
I could go on but I definitely can't pick just one.
Beaster.
It’s only 31 minutes long so I could listen to it lots.
Any day that has ‘that’ guitar solo in it multiple times is a good day.
I wouldn't want anything I have a particular like of as it'd ruin it for me. Possibly Something by Tool. Good but not a go to Listen.
White Light, White Heat
First to mind was Wise Guys, Executive Suite.
Or
DJ Shadow, Endroducing
Rolling Stones, Let it Bleed
Arrested Development, MTV unplugged 93
Ministry of Sound, Chill out Sessions (original, 2001?)
This is what I am currently going with.
Perfect for working, foot-tapping, shoulder-slinking, songs mostly go on for ages so don't grab your conscious attention.
The entire album is a banger, but this is a fave track from it. Motherlode by the Godfather of Soul himself.
If it means I only have to work one day for the rest of my left then the first ****ing album I can lay my hands on. Otherwise presumably I can choose a different album every day? Too confused by question, in which case which ever album I own I feel like listening to all day long.
Webster Lewis and the post-pop, space-rock, be-bob, gospel tabernacle chorus and orchestra baby. (Live in Oslo)
OK I get it, one day I'm being forced to listen to one album on loop. Not every day just this special day. Ok.... Orblivion by The Orb. It'll do.
For accelerated learning purposes, something at 60bpm for revising things and 70bpm for learning new things. It's meant to be lyric free as well.
Personally I work best to Mumford & Sons Sign no More album. Why? Dunno. But the ability to yell out "you really ****ed it up this time..." is pretty much perfect.
Springsteen… The River
The most defining music of my very misspent youth.
Follow that with
I know that is two, dont get me started on the Blackburn Raves...
Springsteen… The River
Just Fabulous.
I've seen him and the E street Band live a few times. Each member of the band has to be able to play/recite the full catalogue of songs they have ever done.
The last time was at Man City ground, some random bloke in the crowd had a full santa outfit on. Springsteen spotted him, pulled him up on stage and made the entire band play 'Santa Claus is coming to town'
It was middle of July.
V by Wooden Shjips
I'd be pushed to pick but something from the following
Royksopp - Melody AM
Monster magnet - Dopes to infinity
Tool - Lateralus
Queens of the stone age - songs for the deaf
Alice in chains - Dirt
I could go on
Something cheery and light-hearted so The Cure – Disintegration.
Or Wish ... to wish impossible things....
I think I’d go for The Boatman’s Call by Nick Cave
I was fully down for this from the OP as my playlist for tomorrow, but now I’m tempted to go for QOTSA and Tool for my day in the (home) office tomorrow.
It would have to be instrumental for me, the repetition of lyrics would grate after several repeats. Tool’s ‘Lateratus’ is indeed a fine album, but I couldn’t listen to it on repeat.
Probably something by Eno, from his Ambient series, or Fripp & Eno ‘Evening Star’, which would just blend into itself.
Bob Marley- live for a happy day
Bruce The River for a thoughtful day
Joy Division Unknown Pleasures.. you can work that one out.
Presumably someone's suggested a recording of Satie's Vexations already?
Probably Ladies & Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space by Spiritualized.
Only album I truly love that is varied enough to not send me bonkers after a few straight listens I reckon.
Beaster
God I adore that album, but it’s one of the shortest of all times which has to count against it in this context.
Or ... with headphone on and as loud as you ears can stand.
If the thread was "If you had to choose one mix off YouTube.. " yeah? Which it ain't. So it's The Best of Abba for you.
On further thought, I might go for something by the Penguin Café Orchestra actually.
This one would do:
Would be a toss up between too very different albums
The The-Soul mining or The Jam- All mod cons
Depends on what work I'm doing. Thinking requires no (or few) lyrics, so 26 mixes for cash by Aphex Twin is about two hours long and the right sort of tempo.
Getting stuff done that doesn't need thinking about? DJ Yoda's how to cut and paste, the '80s edition. Or All Day by Girl Talk. Or Froot by Marina and the Diamonds.
Think it would have to be something like Underworld dubnobasswithmyheadman
Black Sabbath - Live Evil
Einaudi - Islands
Tool - 10,000 days
Bush - Sixteen Stone
or some dirty acid techno mix by Chris Liberator or the like.