Topic: Songs About Studyin'. (Read 6703 times)

Christophe · « **on:** 06 May 2009, 12:38 »

So for many of us still in the world of High School or College, Finals are coming up very soon (and for those of you who have already had them and are free or have extricated yourself from the world of Education at large, DICK Y'ALL). However, listening to brash, shouty post-hardcore is not exactly conducive to me remembering things in Econometrics.

Currently, Brian Eno's Music for Airports and The New Year's self-titled album are proving conducive to me actually doing things related to my academics. You?

rynne · « **Reply #1 on:** 06 May 2009, 12:47 »

My undergraduate roommate would refer to Phillip Glass' Music in Twelve Parts as "music for problem sets."

I'll put on some Merzbow through headphones when I'm writing a paper. No lyrics to distract me from writing, and it's great for completely blocking out the rest of the world. When doing more math-based work, I like anything fast and aggressive: multiple dance/techno genres, industrial, metal, etc.

JD · « **Reply #2 on:** 06 May 2009, 12:51 »

I do really well when I listen to punky/hardcore stuff. Yeah I don't know why either.

KickThatBathProf · « **Reply #3 on:** 06 May 2009, 12:52 »

I do similar things as rynne does. The Field and similar artists were essential to my study habits for a while

imapiratearg · « **Reply #4 on:** 06 May 2009, 12:58 »

Helios or This Will Destroy You's self-titled works best for me.

BlahBlah · « **Reply #5 on:** 06 May 2009, 14:01 »

In a thread called Songs About Studyin' only one song has been posted that is actually about studying. Shame on you all.

Avec · « **Reply #6 on:** 06 May 2009, 14:09 »

Really depends on the genre you like. I can fully focus and write when listening to classical and mellow instrumental hip-hop. I guess I should include other genres too.

Classical is kind of self explanatory.

Hip-Hop
[Nujabes]
-First Collection
-Modal Soul
-Metaphorical Music

[Blue Sky Black Death]
-Late Night Cinema

[Fat Jon]
-Afterthought
-Humanoid Erotica

[Sage Francis]
-Personal Journals

[Cannibal Ox]
-The Cold Vein

Indie/Ambient/Avant-Garde

[Andrew Bird]
-Andrew Bird And The Mysterious Production Of Eggs
-Noble Beast

[Belle & Sebastian]
Honestly, any of their albums.

[Helios]
As mentioned above, are really soothing.

[Colleen]
The Golden Morning Breaks (Highly recommended)

[Death Cab For Cutie]
All albums apply, especially Transatlanticism.

[Hauschka]
-Ferndorf

[Iron and Wine]
Majority of his albums.

[Kings Of Convenience]
-Quiet Is The New Loud

[Massive Attack]
-Mezzanine

[Mates Of State]
-Re-Arrange Us

[The Shins]
Get creative here...

[Quiet Village]
-Silent Movie

[Blind Pilot]
-Three Rounds And A Sound

[Brasstronaut]
-Old World Lies

[Camera Obscura]
I'd start with their older albums.

[City And Colour]
-Bring Me Your Love
-Sometimes

StaedlerMars · « **Reply #7 on:** 06 May 2009, 15:38 »

Quote from: imapiratearg on 06 May 2009, 12:58

Helios or This Will Destroy You's self-titled works best for me.

Eluvium as well. I have an entire post-rock play list that basically puts me in a bubble. Noise type music helps as well.

Catacombs · « **Reply #8 on:** 06 May 2009, 15:52 »

Pretty much any post-rock, I second the Helios recommendation, and I recommend you check out El Ten Eleven. I always put on whatever album has the green/leaf for the cover whenever I have to write a paper.

pwhodges · « **Reply #9 on:** 06 May 2009, 16:33 »

Although my brother always played music while working, I find that it really does interfere with my concentration - alternatively if I really concentrate any music might as well not be on.

a pack of wolves · « **Reply #10 on:** 06 May 2009, 16:46 »

Same here, although I keep really wanting to claim I always listen to the Scholastic Deth discography 'Final Examiner'.

imapiratearg · « **Reply #11 on:** 06 May 2009, 17:11 »

Quote from: Catacombs on 06 May 2009, 15:52

Pretty much any post-rock, I second the Helios recommendation, and I recommend you check out El Ten Eleven. I always put on whatever album has the green/leaf for the cover whenever I have to write a paper.

Every Direction Is North?

Tristeza is also awesome. A lot like El Ten Eleven.

Addendum: I also like to put on slowcore or shoegazer when I'm studying. The American Analog Set or Stereolab are the kind of mellow, repetitive stuff that works great. Both have lyrics, but they're either practically undecipherable or in French.

Catacombs · « **Reply #12 on:** 06 May 2009, 17:49 »

Quote from: imapiratearg on 06 May 2009, 17:11

Quote from: Catacombs on 06 May 2009, 15:52
Pretty much any post-rock, I second the Helios recommendation, and I recommend you check out El Ten Eleven. I always put on whatever album has the green/leaf for the cover whenever I have to write a paper.

Every Direction Is North?

Yes, that one. It's great!

Kyros · « **Reply #13 on:** 06 May 2009, 19:31 »

Stars of the Lid man, Stars of the Lid.

When I was still a History major I could read entire tomes with that stuff blasting.

Nowadays as a Media Studies guy I can pretty much listen to anything while studying/cranking out papers and such.

Tehz · « **Reply #14 on:** 06 May 2009, 20:23 »

It seems like when I study/do homework, I can do it like three times as fast and three times as efficiently if I have Aphex Twin on.

TheFuriousWombat · « **Reply #15 on:** 06 May 2009, 20:29 »

Stars of the Lid, Eluvium, Grouper, Jacob Harris and a bunch of other ambient artists are ideal for me. I can sometimes read/write to music with lyrics (audible/clear lyrics anyway so Grouper doesn't count) but usually they distract me so I avoid them.

StaedlerMars · « **Reply #16 on:** 07 May 2009, 03:45 »

Quote from: pwhodges on 06 May 2009, 16:33

Although my brother always played music while working, I find that it really does interfere with my concentration - alternatively if I really concentrate any music might as well not be on.

See, I study better when I'm not listening to anything, but I'm much more easily distracted. And since I can't study in my room, I have to go study in place where the noise isn't under control. So I'd rather control it by putting something akin to white noise on (ambient or post rock) without singing.

words are generally bad and distracting.

Also, I find that putting on a record is a good way of pushing through an hour of studying. Not stopping until the music stops, and once you're in the mood, you don't even notice anymore, which is great, but I think the music is a good initiator to get you in the mood.

McTaggart · « **Reply #17 on:** 07 May 2009, 03:54 »

Sometimes I hook up Electroplankton to my speakers, set the Hanenbow toy to do something that sounds neat and then leave it while I work, sometimes prodding it to mix things up again.

valley_parade · « **Reply #18 on:** 07 May 2009, 05:02 »

Same thing I said on facebook: Japanese ambient/IDM. Daisuke Miyatani is fucking ace, man.

Cernunnos · « **Reply #19 on:** 07 May 2009, 09:45 »

Maybe I just missed it, but nobody mentioned Boards of Canada.
what is up with that?

Thrillho · « **Reply #20 on:** 07 May 2009, 12:03 »

I work best when listening to something I can't sing (or rap) along to, as otherwise I'll end up writing the words to the song in my work.

TheFuriousWombat · « **Reply #21 on:** 07 May 2009, 15:15 »

Oh yeah, lyrics in languages I don't understand are also usually fine. That means I put on stuff like that Heim EP from Sigur Ros (the all acoustic one) which is relaxing and pretty and fine as non-distracting background music.

StaedlerMars · « **Reply #22 on:** 13 May 2009, 16:21 »

Quote from: Cernunnos on 07 May 2009, 09:45

Maybe I just missed it, but nobody mentioned Boards of Canada.
what is up with that?

See, I took this recommendation, and yeah, it's really good study music.

jimbunny · « **Reply #23 on:** 13 May 2009, 17:04 »

What's more distracting than music? Online forums!

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