What are you listening to?

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My taste in music is…eccletic. My library is pretty extensive but normally I just set VLC to randomly skip through it. One song is old blues, the next electronic, followed by rock or country.

The only thing that I consider a staple in my musical diet is the The Morning Show on KEXP. Unsurprisingly, it is a variety show. I have been listenting now for 25ish years and 3 different addresses. I was lucky that they were early adopters of streaming over the interwebs, since I moved away from the Seattle area in 2008.

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BTW, could any of you recommend some soft instrumental music or bands ( with at least some percussions) that i could listen to while reading books?
Thanks

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Between 2003 and 2005, I would often to listen to solopianoradio.com, which has meandering piano. Kind of generic but soothed my soul in troubled times. (Just had a listen to the free stream: the ad segment is much longer now.)

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(Not sure if you were replying to me there…)
I’m not really a fan of piano.
I’m looking for something a bit like Portishead without lyrics.
I’ve been combing bandcamp to find something but always end up with that doesn’t fit. Eithehr too lively or too fast.

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Did someone already suggest Brian Eno?

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Here’s a sequel to that one…

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Is there anyone that sounds like Portishead these days?

I find that The Olympians (ie Sirens of Jupiter | The Olympians) and Ikebe Shakedown (ie Brushfire | Ikebe Shakedown) pair well Portishead, even though they do not sound all that similar.

I am not really confident this is what you are looking for, but its worth a mention

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So trip-hop or downtiempo are the generes you want.

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A few things that might fit with Portishead

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Elvin Bishop! Now, that’s a name from the past.

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@raublekick a most excellent selection.

I might also try DJ Shadow - Entroducing and almost anything by Madlib. And MF DOOM - Special Herbs, all the volumes

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One of the very best! Love that album and would definitely make it into my Desert Island Discs top 20.

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How about nonsense lyrics like Cocteau Twins

Or Mogwai

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Absolutely yes, though I prefer the “Excessive Ephemera” mix of it, which is much looser and more fun IMHO.

@TonyBarrett mogwai is awesome, good call.

I might also add Godspeed You Black Emperor!, my favorite F♯ A♯ ∞

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I’ve not heard that mix.
I had a radio show back in my university days, and I used Stem/Long Stem for my jingle. That album will always have a special place in my heart.

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Ninja Tune label have a 24/7 channel of their releases on the tube

Japan’s DJ Krush was also trip hop influenced

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Oakenfold’s mix of Play Dead (mostly removing beats) is a powerhouse, I reckon

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Dark Lady from the album Cold Krush Cuts hits the spot!

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Ha. Was just listening to it tonight.

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Playing snap with Bomb the Bass

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