according to one of the associates in my year out practice, listening to music was against company policy, the same company policy that decidewd the office was going to be open plan.

we all told him to fuck off.

there was an old thread about this, check it out!

kind of weird--check out 'Molar', their a freestyle electronica band consisting of 3 employees in Liebskinds office

1 week straight listening to this:

The Mars Volta

www.marsvolta.com

absolutely kick ass

The Arcade Fire
M83
Menomena
The Album Leaf
Sufjan Stevens

ohhh :::: and 'This American Life' archives on NPR.
especially the one on Vic Thrill and Williamsburg.

lola,

I love This American Life. Those shows got me through charrettes in school. When you do tedious computer things (Illustrator, etc) it is good to have 1 hour of entertainment.

More my speed this week:

Joe Henry 'Tiny Voices'
Jayhawks 'Rainy Day Music'
Wilco 'Ghost is Born'
Tom Waits 'Real Gone'
John Cale 'Hobo Sapiens'
My Morning Jacket 'Acoustic Citsuoca'

Stevie Wonder 'Talking Book', 'Innervisions', and 'Fulfillingness...' ALWAYS work.

steven, i saw tom waits in seattle last month for the release of 'real gone'. it was his only show in the states this year. 2.75 hours of groveling. he puts on an amazing show.

Besides This American Life you should also check out an NPR show called "The Connection". The archive shows are all free, check it out at wbur.org.

for music: Interpol, Wilco, and the new U2.

so he's not coming to louisville, huh? :</

The Arcade Fire >>>>> indeed!

not this year. he did one show in seattle and one in vancouver. that's it. hopefully he will do some more next year. over the years, he seems to have become even more reclusive.

get realrhapsody its worth the 10 bucks a month

the rerelease of Pavement's 'crooked rain crooked rain' is so good.

mars volta really does kick ass

i like george harrison, radiohead, bob dylan, cold play and other associated artists

and

www.kexp.org

Forget music. Get a walkman that picks up broadcast TV and listen to afternoon soap operas. There is nothing more entertaining!

you should check out this band:
Sigur Ros
good stuff for 3am scheming!
the new Interpol is my recent favorite.

al green.....greatest hits

Depens on the mood..

For creative thinking:

DNB/Atmosphere:
James Ruskin, LTJ Bukem, Diesel Boy, AK 1200

Classical:
Mozart, Bach


For hashing out a model:
Korn, Weezer Manson, Some of the DNB from above

Just because:
Radiohead, Jursassic 5, Postal Service, Coldplay, LIVE

TV ON THE RADIO

DJ VADIM

MANITOBA

CORNELIUS

MYLO

NICOLA CONTE

RZA - ODB - WTC

AMON TOBIN

RONI SIZE

DiLLINJA

and some other in the ipod tuttifrutty!

what happens when i start to think about great studio music is that each artist, album or musical era (personal interest at the time) becomes vividly associated with that particular studio/thesis deadline...nice way to remember sleepless nights, potential ulcers and good times the next day!

to reiterate my favs

- underworld (all albums)
- boards of canada (all albums)
- massive attack - protection but most importantly mezzanine
- john digweed - bedrock
- steve lawler - nubreed

currently in rotation

- pinback - summer in abaddon
- interpol - antics
- jake fairley - touch not the cat
- enon - hocus pocus
- the organ - grab that gun
- lost in translation soundtrack
- solaris soundtrack

brian eno . my bloody valentine . m83 . !!! . arcade fire . dusty springfield . velvet underground . kruder . sufjan stevens . the books . notwist . lai puna . styrofoam . nick drake . built to spill . juana molina . motown . sonic youth . mogwai . sigur ros .
(i'm all over the place)

currently in my changer...

Ozomatli
Jurrassic 5
Interpol
Mars Volta
Dr. Dre's the Chronic
Sublime- Mix

nine inch nails
rza, as said before
odb is great, but he makes me laugh to much to work with it on
bjork
fight club soundtrack
beastie boys
metallica w/ orchestra
scarfaces diary album
nas
jay z volume 1
redman

it changes every week.. i've been hearing Barry Adamson's 'As Above So Below' and 'Oedipus Schmoedipus' the last one..

This studio's rotation playlist on I-Pod:

Mariah Carey - Emancipation of Mimi
Dilated Peoples - The Platform
Ren & Stimpy - You Eediot (..Funny Stuff)
Good Morning, Vietnam Soundtrack
Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Hillsong - Unified Praise with Delirious

The Arcade Fire

Interpol

the Shins

new Modest Mouse

Dresden Dolls

Miss Kittin

TV on the Radio

Morcheeba

MUM

Thievery Corporation

Atmosphere

.. it's all pretty different, but all great depending on the mood

BTW, I saw Arcade Fire in San Francisco, and they are INSANE live!!! For those who know them- for Laika, two of the guys put on motorcycle helmets, and beating on their heads with drum sticks!!! and.. regina is UNBEARABLE on stage. It's cute that she's into the music THAT much, but even that wears out pretty quickly!

for late nights, or for a early morning wake-up call:

AsvA
Lightning Bolt
Sunn O))))
Tribes of Neurot
Plaid
Caural
Embrace
Mastodon
Gasoline Fight
Duran Duran
Autechre
dntel
Cannibal Ox
Gescom

Under the extreme stress in the office yesterday, I got some energy-boosting help from

90 Day Men
Unwound
The Paper Chase
Wives
Electrelane
Pattern Is Movement

last night i had the opportunity to see akron/family at a goddamn house show.
psychadelic-bluegrass-folk-rock

they are touring with michael gira, and i think backing him as the angels of light right now.
anyone into the stuff put out on young god (besides gira's masturbatory works, devendra banhart) or the animal collective type vein would probably enjoy this.

and, they're even on myspace!

the last place i worked they listened to nothing but top-40 commercial radio all f***ing day. i'm really glad i don't work there any more...

lately it's been les breastfeeders or the Konks if i need some energy and am doing something repetative...

I dig out some American Analog Set and Smog (or some other yo la tengo-like band) for mid-late afternoon work... or i'll listen to "this american life" online if i'm just drafting...

the mornings it's usually local college radio...

-to

aw man....

people dont know about this guy in the US, but his work is unbearably amazing: nitin sawhney.

any of his albums, but HUMAN is literally a mind blowing piece of art. look him up

also:

zero7
tina dico (singer of the above)
massive attack (sdtrk to "unleashed")+more
aphex twin
explosions in the sky
rhead, bjork, and the rest of the really good indie/alt bands that havent been saturated with commercialism

Im currently rocking:

ZEKE - Death Alley: High speed rock and roll. Blisteringly fast.

PUFFBALL - Leave Them All Behind: High speed rock and roll. Blisteringly fast.

DWARVES - Come Clean: These guys would be all over the radio if it wasnt for their horribly offensive lyrics

GENOCIDE SUPERSTARS - III/Superstar Destroyer : High speed rock and roll. Blisteringly fast.

MOTORHEAD - High speed rock and roll. Blisteringly fast.

Theres a theme running here....

Jay ... I've played pinball with Lemmy before.

apparently the number one hit in Germany.... Please tell me this is'nt true..

http://members.home.nl/bunnywunnyja/einlamainyokohama.mp3

call me lightning
the mars volta
the kinison
ted leo & the pharmacists
cap'n'jazz
pretty girls make graves
les savy fav

DNB-My alltime Fav: Full Cycle Live ('02), www.soundcore.com for the monday aft. shows (+ great archive mp3), many of the dnb pioneers mentioned above spc. dilly, ltj.
Smiths/Morrissey-for when I feel like giving a concert at the office.
Dee-lite- Worldclique
2live crew-"is what we are"

ramones - it's alive (live album so the music is played faster than the studio recordings)
the sounds- (hit me!, seven days a week, dance with me, living in america)
sparta- wiretap scars
citizen fish
muse-origin of symmetry

some rockabilly and surf music like dick dale also helps...

last.fm - broadcasts streaming mp3s of your choice. it's awesome.

but reggae helps when i'm getting drafting-burnout. toots and the maytals is awesome as is peter tosh.

but anthem rock is good too. queen is a great pumpup...

others:
led zepplin
ramones
blondie
coltrane
ben kweller
saves the day
death cab
tons more....

lately:

The Snake, The Cross, The Crown (seeing them tomorrow night possibly)
BEAR vs. SHARK (reminds me of old HotWaterMusic)
Sage Francis
Norma Jean
Mars Volta (seeing them in a couple weeks)
Meshuggah
Bjork
Coheed and Cambria (does a day go by without them?)
Ted Leo and the Pharmacist (seeing them in a couple weeks)

High on Fire
Isis
Khanate
Zombi

rawk!!!!

Relapse bands are great smokety. Zekes new one is on relapse (home to high on fire).

\m/

the national
iron and wine
luna
m.ward

the comas
mars volta
chin up chin up
bedhead
bright eyes
edan
six organs of admittance
shining

btw, M.I.A. sucks ass!

herman's hermits
partridge family
garry lewis and the playboys
the cowsills
the fifth dimension
the monkees
jerry and the pacemakers
the grass roots

meversusyou...
MiA can defintely suck my ass anytime, or more preferably me sucking hers! Just cuz you can't get down with Sri Lankans...

Loosen up time: Dillinger Great Escape Plan

Afterhours: Remixes by Swisha House, H-Town Baby!