Comments on: My office is not a rave, dammit!

Question: My office is not a rave, dammit!

cyrusdogstar — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 07:59:56 -0800

Can anyone recommend some good electronica Internet radio that has absolutely no vocals?

I enjoy listening to electronic music Web radio stations (usually via iTunes' listing) in the background while at my computer. However, I really dislike 99% of the vocals that show up in the genre, and no matter what stream I listen to, I'm pretty much guaranteed to end up with some irritating high-pitched woman's voice breaking my concentration at some point (er, besides that of my co-workers').

Has anyone found any half-decent streams that don't play anything with vocals?

By: jontyjago

jontyjago — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 08:07:44 -0800

I can't absolutely 100% guarantee no vocals, but they annoy me too and I like the Classic Electronica channel at DI.fm so there can't be that much of it.

By: cosmicbandito

cosmicbandito — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 08:12:11 -0800

I usually listen to digitally imported over at www.DI.fm. Their trance streams are vocal free (or at least they always have been when I listen).

By: cosmicbandito

cosmicbandito — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 08:13:44 -0800

[shakes fist]From the depths of hell, I stab at the, JontyJago! That'll teach me to walk away from the keyboard with a comment half typed.

By: zerokey

zerokey — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 08:15:34 -0800

I third DI.fm - my fave is DI.fm Goa psytrance - barely anything in the way of vocals.

By: aye

aye — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 08:16:05 -0800

I can't answer it for streaming, but if you want absolutely no vocals, you're looking for electronic-themed netlabels: Epsilon Lab, Kahvi, Thinner/Autoplate. Some of them might provide m3u playlists, but it's not really streaming.

By: Gordion Knott

Gordion Knott — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 08:18:23 -0800

On the iTunes Radio Station list, Drone Zone, Secret Agent, and Bassdrive, for ambient, loungey 60s thru 00's tracks, and D&B respectively.

Mostly no singing. But I've yet to find a station that you can guarantee, 100%, free of vocals.

By: cyrusdogstar

cyrusdogstar — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 08:18:46 -0800

Huh, I know about DI.fm, but I must keep listening to the wrong channels :D I'll try the specific ones mentioned so far, thanks! (Potential answerers: do keep them coming, please :))

By: SeizeTheDay

SeizeTheDay — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 08:25:32 -0800

Gordion Knott speaks the truth. DroneZone and Secret Agent are transmitted by SomaFM, an indie broadcaster that has 10 different stations and completely rocks. Seriously. Rocks. All of them for different reasons.

By: gallois

gallois — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 08:29:25 -0800

Check out www.hbr1.com

By: bibbit

bibbit — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 09:09:03 -0800

I second soma.fm.

By: everichon

everichon — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 09:28:36 -0800

Ooooh, I am liking Soma, thanks!

By: Mr. Gunn

Mr. Gunn — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 10:29:59 -0800

Radio IO's ambient stream is OK, but there are some interspersed ads. I haven't listened to it in a while, but it was fairly unobtrusive.

You could also try pandora, starting with your favorite downtempo artist or album.

By: goo

goo — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 11:10:29 -0800

I haven't heard any vocals on philosomatika.

By: ptm

ptm — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 11:14:29 -0800

And a favorite from Korea Happyday New Age Electro Channel - this is the Winamp port. They have other player ports available on their website.

By: cowbellemoo

cowbellemoo — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 11:21:14 -0800

Calmscape was actually too 'instrumental' for me, so I made what I consider a mirror station of near-100% vocals (I won't be so vain as to link it).

Downtempo electronica, that is. Electronica is a big genre, thought, so what do you like? Trance? House? Breakbeat? Electro-pop? Nu-jazz? Trip-hop? Some sub-genres are totally without vocals and are more like techincal art than performance art.

A shoutcast search for whatever subgenre you like would be smart.

By: aceyim

aceyim — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 11:59:35 -0800

SomaFM's CliqHop is good too. I listen to it frequently while studying.

By: xteraco

xteraco — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 12:02:16 -0800

i'm not sure how helpful this is.. but i really like listning to Digitally Imported's chillout stream while i work, sometimes it has vocals, but its rare

a good search also "progressive chillout" ;)

good luck on your struggles
-xteraco