Nice. Don’t usually listen to much electronic music but every now and then the web throws up a gem.
By the way, have you tried Spotify? I find it’s a really good way of discovering new artists linked to musicians you already like. Might be worth a try (the adverts are annoying, but you can avoid them.)
That is how I use YouTube. I can’t stream spotify at work, but they don’t censure YouTube because the agency needs it for work related things. So I queue up and artist and letter rip. That is how I discovered Gold Panda, which is one of my favorite electronica artists.
I would give so much to be able to listen to my own music at work. Instead I’m stuck hearing looping xmas songs and inane chatter on the store radio station. Need to get an office job.
I would put a chopshick trough my eye if I couldn’t plug in at work. I analyse numbers all day and nothing is more satisfying than diving into a giant data set while plugged into some really good music. Depending on the data set, i change up the music.
Office life isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. A lot of managers don’t like me plugging in, my last one kept telling me to have only one headphone on because he wanted me to be available as his disposal. Honestly it was one of the things that made me start job seeking again. It was a control thing for him. I could still hear my phone ring and most of my job was QA through email, I had no customers coming to my desk and really no colleagues aside from him. He just didn’t like the fact that I tuned out and did my work. Now I can plug in all day long and no one cares as long as I do the job and do it well. People are asshats sometimes.
Sounds ideal. My job is about as bad as I could imagine. Trying to work under pressure with crowds of customers (mostly elderly and oblivious) standing in the way. Children running underfoot while we’re wheeling heavy equipment about. Makes me want to scream.
@thehusk: I have had my share of truly shitty job in my life. I had to kiss a hell of a lot of frogs to get this job. I totally feel your pain, especially the kids running underfoot part. God I hate customer service or sales. Not for the weak of heart. I just kept channeling my inner hermit until I wound up in the job I’m at now. Dream big my friend, you too could be a cube hermit listening to Youtube and weeping bitter tears into your luke warm coffee.
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This is really wonderful. So soothing. Thank you for sharing.
@thehusk: since you are listing to mellow music look what I found today:
youtube.com/watch?v=usIv4YULewM
I have CJ Catalizer queued up right now and it is pretty awesome I must say. Thanks for turning me on to it.
Nice. Don’t usually listen to much electronic music but every now and then the web throws up a gem.
By the way, have you tried Spotify? I find it’s a really good way of discovering new artists linked to musicians you already like. Might be worth a try (the adverts are annoying, but you can avoid them.)
That is how I use YouTube. I can’t stream spotify at work, but they don’t censure YouTube because the agency needs it for work related things. So I queue up and artist and letter rip. That is how I discovered Gold Panda, which is one of my favorite electronica artists.
I would give so much to be able to listen to my own music at work. Instead I’m stuck hearing looping xmas songs and inane chatter on the store radio station. Need to get an office job.
I would put a chopshick trough my eye if I couldn’t plug in at work. I analyse numbers all day and nothing is more satisfying than diving into a giant data set while plugged into some really good music. Depending on the data set, i change up the music.
Office life isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. A lot of managers don’t like me plugging in, my last one kept telling me to have only one headphone on because he wanted me to be available as his disposal. Honestly it was one of the things that made me start job seeking again. It was a control thing for him. I could still hear my phone ring and most of my job was QA through email, I had no customers coming to my desk and really no colleagues aside from him. He just didn’t like the fact that I tuned out and did my work. Now I can plug in all day long and no one cares as long as I do the job and do it well. People are asshats sometimes.
Sounds ideal. My job is about as bad as I could imagine. Trying to work under pressure with crowds of customers (mostly elderly and oblivious) standing in the way. Children running underfoot while we’re wheeling heavy equipment about. Makes me want to scream.
@thehusk: I have had my share of truly shitty job in my life. I had to kiss a hell of a lot of frogs to get this job. I totally feel your pain, especially the kids running underfoot part. God I hate customer service or sales. Not for the weak of heart. I just kept channeling my inner hermit until I wound up in the job I’m at now. Dream big my friend, you too could be a cube hermit listening to Youtube and weeping bitter tears into your luke warm coffee.
Mmm…lukewarm.
(sighs wistfully) One day