Good reading music

[Vegard Pompey]

I've been reading a lot to Bohren & der Club of Gore lately. It's slow, instrumental, ambient yet abrasive enough to block out outside noises when played loud enough. So it's pretty great, however it doesn't really fit the mood of the books I've been reading lately.

I would like some more music like it, but with different moods. I guess I'm generally looking for ambient music, but feel free to recommend whatever works as reading music for you.

 

[Zephyrus]

Xasthur

 

[Lord Kur]

4'33" by John Cage played on repeat

 

[cookiecutter]

Xasthur

I came in here to say this. Xasthur always works very well for me. In general I find the slower more ambient styled black metal works well for reading/studying.

 

[PowerSpirit]

Dead Can Dance

 

[Orion Crystal Ice]

Njiqahdda - Njimajikal Arts and Bozzio Levin Stevens - Black Light Syndrome would work well..though the first one might make you want to put your face in the book and put a gun to the book.

 

[Seditious]

I've found these quite good recently when I'm writing

Mago de Oz
Michael Angelo
Vinnie Moore
In the Woods
Negurã Bunget
Virgin Black

 

[Ultimate_Symphony]

Vinterriket
Darkspace
Arcana
Winds
Age Of Silence
In The Woods
October Falls
Ulver (electronic era)

 

[tagradh]

My reading playlist has shizzle like Boards of Canada, Paul Ruskay, Bear McCreary, Biosphere, Datach'i, Brian Eno, Douglas Irvine, Jon Hallur, Atrium Carceri, Michael Meaera, The Angelic Process, Helios, Portal, Nadja, Darkspace, Autechre, M83, blabalblalblalbla.

 

[Vegard Pompey]

4'33" by John Cage played on repeat

ambient yet abrasive enough to block out outside noises

I'll be sure to look into your suggestions. I see you've all recommended several musical acts with vocals, I'm not sure if that will work but I'll try.

 

[AchrisK]

My reading playlist consists of silencio.

 

[Vegard Pompey]

Very helpful asshole.

 

[tagradh]

Very helpful asshole.

You should so kick his ass in time with some Meshuggah.

 

[Base Delta Zero]

Scorn
Rosetta
Zombi
Grails
Tribes of Neurot

Scorn, especially. I used to do my homework and read/write to Scorn alot. I'll read to alot of Godflesh too.