Prog in unexpected public places.

Pekka wrote: If you happen to be in our library right now, you're forced to listen to VDGG's Still Life for the next 15 minutes.

Aren't libraries supposed to be quiet?

infocat wrote: Pekka wrote: If you happen to be in our library right now, you're forced to listen to VDGG's Still Life for the next 15 minutes. Aren't libraries supposed to be quiet?

Pekka wrote: infocat wrote: Pekka wrote: If you happen to be in our library right now, you're forced to listen to VDGG's Still Life for the next 15 minutes. Aren't libraries supposed to be quiet? Nah, not ours. We have concerts and stuff pretty often (and a free recording studio for the customers), for example this guy played there last week: http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/eero-koivistoinen.aspx Every day the last 15 minutes before closing we put something on, from jazz to death metal to classical to pop. Of course last night when the VDGG was playing, some really stoned guy who had been sleeping under his umbrella for some hours woke up and came to compliment us for the choice.

Do you work at this library?  Sounds like you're putting on music just to scare the last customers into leaving so you can go home! 

^ Nice. 

^ OK, how about if we just rule out all of prog electronic?! 

Dayvenkirq wrote: ^ OK, how about if we just rule out all of prog electronic?!

It's hard too. It's just so layered and offers up some incredible diversity. I would say its a lot like classical music in the sense where both types of music are 'thinking man's music.' when I listen to Schultze it's like my mind is Playing Chess with itself. Sounds weird. Yes. But the complex lengthy pieces that are usually found in electronic prog really make your mind go off on a few tangents. Complexity and enjoyment are definitely found here for me ;)

Guldbamsen wrote: progbethyname wrote: Dayvenkirq wrote: ^ OK, how about if we just rule out all of prog electronic?!  It's hard too. It's just so layered and offers up some incredible diversity. I would say its a lot like classical music in the sense where both types of music are 'thinking man's music.' when I listen to Schultze it's like my mind is Playing Chess with itself. Sounds weird. Yes. But the complex lengthy pieces that are usually found in electronic prog really make your mind go off on a few tangents. Complexity and enjoyment are definitely found here for me ;) Nice way to put it dude Prog electronic can very easily become sonic wallpaper, but then it probably isn't as good as it could be... I will say this though, it isn't recommendable to approach the genre like one would a rock album or a folk album for that matter. It's about the sea and its soundtrack - all of these colourful layers of sound that have next to nothing in common with the explosions of the rock template.

I agree that it's not recommended to approach the electronic prog genre casually. You really have to be in the right head space to enjoy it and let it fade nicely into the background for your self. It's not something that is lyrically driven or typical sounding. For me personally, I can listen to it doing just about anything except going to the gym of course. Lol that would not work! Na anyway, electronic prog is the kind of music where you can peel back layers of your conscience and really be one with the music and not really have to think about it at all. That's why it's easily the best background music for me and I am so surprised it isn't used more often by where we go to do our menial tasks in life like going to the dentist, shopping for food, going to the bank and of course getting a haircut. Playing KLAUS SHULTZE's A Study For Brian Eno in tbe backround may make these things more enjoyable for me in life.

I watched the movie "Safe House" over the weekend.  During the closing credits they played  Kanye West tune.  Remember, he had already sampled King Crimson a couple of years back.  This track was based around a sample of Phil Manzanera's guitar, I believe from the song "K-Scope".  A bit of the song is also looped in a Dodge Dart advertisement.

Evolver wrote: ... Kanye West tune.  Remember, he had already sampled King Crimson a couple of years back.

Huh! How about it?! I didn't know that!

Unexpectedly heard prog on my tv screen while I watched the Sopranos. Main character TONY. S enjoys the likes of PINK FLOYD, JETHRO TULL, RUSH and prog related BOSTON.

I just found it very funny and strange that a neanderthal like Tony Soprano listens to music like that. Also, he plays METALLICA at his strip joint establishment.