Author Topic: Make a CD designed for night time commutes (Read 3890 times)

Perpetual Change · « **on:** June 09, 2010, 07:53:57 PM »

I was listening to some insurgents while driving home in the dark tonight, and remembered the peaceful and meditative effect that good, ambient-sounding music can have on a long drive or train ride home. So, here's the deal- make an album (no more than 80s minutes) that's designed for listening on those unavoidably long night drives. Something that can help us all destress in the car (or on the bus or train) while we're coming back late.

Jose Gonzales- Far Away
Pain of Salvation- Of Dust
Sigur Ros- Saeglapor
Steven Wilson- Veneno Paras Las Hadas
Porcupine Tree- 3
OSI- Terminal
Steven Wilson- Insurgentes
Jammie Lidel- Compass
MONKEY- The Living See
Genesis- Entangled
Genesis- Ripples

SPNKr · « **Reply #1 on:** June 09, 2010, 08:03:52 PM »

There's this soundtrack from the movie Taxi Driver made by Bernard Herrmann. Should be awesome for bus or train ride. 39 minutes long.

sonatafanica · « **Reply #2 on:** June 09, 2010, 09:03:56 PM »

Chroma Key - When You Drive (5:26)
Modest Mouse - The Cold Part (5:00)
Kaki King - Night After Sidewalk (3:32)
My Morning Jacket - Smokin' from Shootin' (5:04)
Gregory & the Hawk - Two Faced Twin (2:51)
Steven Wilson - An End to End (5:10)
Vampire Weekend - I Think Ur a Contra (4:26)
Jonsi - Tornado (4:14)

~35 min

ZKX-2099 · « **Reply #3 on:** June 09, 2010, 09:19:48 PM »

When I drive at night I have to listen to high energy stuff to keep me awake.

Arcaeus · « **Reply #4 on:** June 09, 2010, 09:29:57 PM »

Ulver's Perdition City

SPNKr · « **Reply #5 on:** June 09, 2010, 09:35:27 PM »

Quote from: Arcaeus on June 09, 2010, 09:29:57 PM

Ulver's Perdition City

skydivingninja · « **Reply #6 on:** June 09, 2010, 10:05:30 PM »

"Arriving Somewhere But Not Here" is a great night driving song. No More Stories by Mew is a good night driving album.

LeeHarveyKennedy · « **Reply #7 on:** June 09, 2010, 10:11:53 PM »

Poe's Haunted is this for me. Beautiful enough to relax me, amorphous enough to keep me focused, and jarring enough to keep me awake.

KevShmev · « **Reply #8 on:** June 09, 2010, 10:14:43 PM »

Peter Gabriel's Up is an awesome night CD. I remember listening to it on a long drive home late at night years ago and it about destroyed me.

Quadrochosis · « **Reply #9 on:** June 09, 2010, 10:59:24 PM »

Quote from: KevShmev on June 09, 2010, 10:14:43 PM

Peter Gabriel's Up is an awesome night CD. I remember listening to it on a long drive home late at night years ago and it about destroyed me.

Great album

Growing up, lookin' for a place to live!

HarlequinForest · « **Reply #10 on:** June 09, 2010, 11:23:32 PM »

Liquid Tension Experiment 2 is my favorite for such purposes.

splent · « **Reply #11 on:** June 09, 2010, 11:57:54 PM »

I listen to light melodic stuff... smooth jazz.

New Day for You by Basia
Never Never Love by Simply Red
Just the Two of Us by Grover Washington Jr
Lazy Days by Enya
Give It All You Got by Chuck Mangione
Callie by Joyce Cooling
Nothing Can Come Between Us by Sade
The Shape of My Heart by Sting
Lazarus by Porcupine Tree
Fake Paradise by Jean Luc Ponty
State of Grace by LTE
Getaway by Spyro Gyra
(Used to Be a) Cha Cha by Jaco Pastorius

Just over an hour.

sneakyblueberry · « **Reply #12 on:** June 10, 2010, 03:53:09 AM »

Quote from: ZKX-2099 on June 09, 2010, 09:19:48 PM

When I drive at night I have to listen to high energy stuff to keep me awake.

Hard. Slow songs whilst driving are like warm milk to a newborn. Instant death.

Portrucci · « **Reply #13 on:** June 10, 2010, 04:17:52 AM »

Ulver's Shadows of The Sun. Perdition City would also work

Zantera · « **Reply #14 on:** June 10, 2010, 05:15:02 AM »

Quote from: Portrucci on June 10, 2010, 04:17:52 AM

Ulver's Shadows of The Sun. Perdition City would also work

AcidLameLTE · « **Reply #15 on:** June 10, 2010, 06:12:48 AM »

SikTh - The Trees and Dead and Dried Out...Wait For Something Wild

That'll certainly wake you up.

lateralus88 · « **Reply #16 on:** June 10, 2010, 06:56:50 AM »

King Diamond - Abigail is good night time driving music, if you ask me. And I guarantee it'll keep you awake.

Sigz · « **Reply #17 on:** June 10, 2010, 01:04:58 PM »

Quote from: AcidRainLTE on June 10, 2010, 06:12:48 AM

SikTh - The Trees and Dead and Dried Out...Wait For Something Wild

That'll certainly wake you up.

Mine:

Kaki King - Life Being What It Is
Au Revoir Simone - Trace a Line
Modest Mouse - Float On
Brand New - Limousine (MS Rebridge)
Thrice - Night Diving
Rosetta - Wake
Isis - 1,000 Shards
God is an Astronaut - Suicide by Star

Needs a little adjustment, but I quite like it.

Marvellous G · « **Reply #18 on:** June 10, 2010, 01:11:46 PM »

This might be a little mainstream, but meh:

Riders On The Storm - The Doors
I Don't Trust Myself With Loving You - John Mayer
Always Returning I and II - Brian Eno
Since I've Been Loving You - Led Zeppelin
Autumn Mood - Erroll Garner
Manhattan - Kings of Leon
Black - Pearl Jam
You've Really Gotta Hold On Me - She & Him
Juxtaposed With U - Super Furry Animals
Sleepwalk - Santo & Johnny
A Thousand Miles - Vanessa Carlton
Can't Stand Me Now - The Libertines
In A Manner of Speaking - Nouvelle Vague

And then the daddy of all late night songs:

Naima (Live in Stockholm) - John Coltrane.

All of Miles Davis' Kind of Blue is perfect too. [/overly long list]

skydivingninja · « **Reply #19 on:** June 10, 2010, 06:29:39 PM »

Quote from: KevShmev on June 09, 2010, 10:14:43 PM

Peter Gabriel's Up is an awesome night CD. I remember listening to it on a long drive home late at night years ago and it about destroyed me.

This sounds awesome. I'll have to try it next time.

LTE · « **Reply #20 on:** June 10, 2010, 09:05:13 PM »

All you need.

Portrucci · « **Reply #21 on:** June 10, 2010, 09:13:37 PM »

^ good choice

splent · « **Reply #22 on:** June 10, 2010, 09:25:33 PM »

Quote from: sneakyblueberry on June 10, 2010, 03:53:09 AM

Quote from: ZKX-2099 on June 09, 2010, 09:19:48 PM
When I drive at night I have to listen to high energy stuff to keep me awake.

Hard. Slow songs whilst driving are like warm milk to a newborn. Instant death.

See slow stuff calms me down after having a really hard day.

Volk9 · « **Reply #23 on:** June 10, 2010, 09:40:39 PM »

Quote from: Arcaeus on June 09, 2010, 09:29:57 PM

Ulver's Perdition City

Came in here to say that.

skydivingninja · « **Reply #24 on:** June 11, 2010, 07:41:32 AM »

This is my night driving playlist. "Naima" is a very recent addition thanks to this thread.

Closer-Kings of Leon
Growing Up-Peter Gabriel
Untitled 4-Sigur Ros
Arriving Somewhere But Not Here-Porcupine Tree
Space Oddity-David Bowie
Astronaut Down (lol its a concept mix CD!)-Chroma Key
The Death of Music-Devin Townsend
Naima-John Coltrane

Marvellous G · « **Reply #25 on:** June 11, 2010, 09:59:04 AM »

Quote from: skydivingninja on June 11, 2010, 07:41:32 AM

This is my night driving playlist. "Naima" is a very recent addition thanks to this thread.

Closer-Kings of Leon
Growing Up-Peter Gabriel
Untitled 4-Sigur Ros
Arriving Somewhere But Not Here-Porcupine Tree
Space Oddity-David Bowie
Astronaut Down (lol its a concept mix CD!)-Chroma Key
The Death of Music-Devin Townsend
Naima-John Coltrane

All of Only By The Night is actually pretty good late night music, I'd never realised before.

Kotowboy · « **Reply #26 on:** June 12, 2010, 08:20:29 AM »

Absolutely PERFECT for late night driving.

wolfking · « **Reply #27 on:** June 12, 2010, 06:43:54 PM »

Joe Satriani - Driving at Night

Fluffy Lothario · « **Reply #28 on:** June 13, 2010, 11:16:24 PM »

Just fill a disc with Indian classical and you're good to go.

Volk9 · « **Reply #29 on:** June 15, 2010, 12:20:38 AM »

I'd also recommend Theivery Corporation's The Mirror Conspiracy. Great album

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