Music To Create By...

When I'm writing, I like to have music on in the background to support and enhance the frame of mind I want to be in.

If I'm writing articles and want to produce them quickly and consistently, I'll pick some music that is kinetic and rhythmic and moves me along.

Some of my favouite albums for this are Incunabula by Autechre, dubnobasswithmyheadman by Underworld and Tom Tom Club by Tom Tom Club. Although that last one oftens results in some quirky improvised hip shaking slightly at odds with my steadily typing fingers.

If I want to create in a calmer, more thoughtful mood, create more deeply and personally maybe, then slower, more ambient music fits the bill.

The likes of Submers by Loscil, Takagi Masakatsu's Journal For People or Opus Pia, and anything by Aarktica are all on heavy rotation on the stereo.

Different music for different needs.

And of course sometimes, I'll just enjoy the silence...

So what music do YOU create by? And why?

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