The children of the night, what sweet music they make

DarkJager

I'd like to start a thread for my fellow insomniacs, simply to provide some much needed soundtracking for the early hours. So what do you listen to? What tracks make the race to sunrise more relaxing for you? Personally I have to have a bit of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DLnUwUpnb8

And a bit of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z44I5sNh364

And for those nights I've got a nice bag of chronic:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeD5it2Ahxk

So really a mixed bag of sorts!!

LovelyTom

I like to listen to The Prodigy at night

Keeps me pumped

Red Hand

Golden Brown-Stranglers

Walk on by-Stranglers

Nice and sleazy-Stranglers


Haha, just kidding, I don't have a preferred genre. I hate rap/r and b/sh*te, though.

Doctor DooM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd3a189vcVc

In honour of our wonderful new forum!

DarkJager

LovelyTom wrote: »

I like to listen to The Prodigy at night

Keeps me pumped

I like prodigy and assorted other bangin choons mainly on the weekend...when I'm in a sufficient state of mind!!

Dragan

During the night time i will normally listen to quieter stuff because my flatmate would be asleep. John Butler Trio, Jeff Buckley and Fat Freddy's Drop all made the list last night, as a sample. I'll actually keep track in future and let you know what i end up listening to!

Ruu_Old

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvDYAwBeMg4

Dragan

This song has been really floating my boat while the poor innocents sleep!:eek:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDgS6qLsVM4

thusspakeblixa

that
or
this

mike65

Ambient cool jazz for the late night vibes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shPx_sts8B8

Obviously the vast reverb is missing oh well.

Mike

Photi

Jazz Funk man...


Wait for it..

ash xxx

+1 for Jeff Buckley. I always find that the Eagles and Scott Matthews help me get through the wee hours of the morning

Doctor DooM

The Floyd, of course, as well.

thusspakeblixa

...And Sigur Ros
Or some experimental stuff... I had Mr.Bungles ''Disco Volante'' on the other night
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onyCiIkoffw

Doctor DooM

thusspakeblixa wrote: »

...And Sigur Ros
Or some experimental stuff... I had Mr.Bungles ''Disco Volante'' on the other night
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onyCiIkoffw

The Gathering too...

Dragan

thusspakeblixa wrote: »

...And Sigur Ros
Or some experimental stuff... I had Mr.Bungles ''Disco Volante'' on the other night
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onyCiIkoffw

Oh hell yeah. Lately all the Explosions in the Sky albums have made it into my circulation.

Awesome music.

thusspakeblixa

Dragan wrote: »

Oh hell yeah. Lately all the Explosions in the Sky albums have made it into my circulation.

Awesome music.

There's nothin like the sound of ''Ma Meeshka Bow Wow'' at 3am

Aisling(",)

some good tunes but inevitably this is going to be out up

em i dont know how to get the embedding thing to work but it was insomnia by faithless.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOy5LOsV6Vs

KnifeWRENCH

I love listening to quieter, more relaxing music at night. Here are some of my fav. night time tunes:

Garbage - Milk
Garbage - Drive You Home
Massive Attack - Teardrop
Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy
Siobhan Donaghy - Ghosts
Smashing Pumpkins - Crestfallen
Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight Tonight
Velvet Underground - Pale Blue Eyes
Radiohead - All I Need
Radiohead - How To Disappear Completely
The Sugarcubes - Birthday
Bjork - All Is Full Of Love
Bjork - Joga
Bjork - Cocoon
Bat For Lashes - Horse And I
White Stripes - As Ugly As I Seem
White Stripes - In The Cold Cold Night

These are just off the top off my head! I'm sure there's loads more...

Creature

Currently listening to Depeche Mode. And doing a good job it is .

Also The Holy bible by the Manic Street Preachers sounds better at night. Don't ask me why.

Crumble Froo

Photi wrote: »

Jazz Funk man...


Wait for it..

Oh, the double! That's even worse! Funk! Funk? Jazz's deformed cousin?!

hehe... but hmmm, night time music, i always prefer something i know off by heart already, and can (usually drunkenly) sing along to... Incubus, The Tea Party, Jeff Martin, The Doors, Elbow, Ride.... Nothing too heavy, just something i can chill and bob to.

thusspakeblixa

Creature wrote: »

Also The Holy bible by the Manic Street Preachers sounds better at night. Don't ask me why.

+ 1
That gets a lot of play here at around 4 - 5 am

DJ_Spider

While searching for Eylisum found this! It's called Kill The Ninja!
(WARNING: Strobe images!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODOcGNX_Rgs

Crumble Froo

duh! how did i not cop this earlier!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lrrHNZydAE

kate bush - nocturn

Fad

i find double albums are good at night (or quad if youre a thrice fan)

examples for me being:

Smashing Pumpkins: Mellen Collie and the Infinite Sadness
and conversly
Say Anything: In Defense of the Genre

night time means theres more time to listen to it, thus i ll liten to the whole thing

Doctor DooM

Listening to Release by Pearl Jam... Now that is a Nocturnal song.

thusspakeblixa

On the ''double albums'' topic-
Tonight on the Blixa-stereo (blixeo)
is New Orders' ''Substance 1987''
It's very very good. It has Blue Monday and True Faith but ''Ceremony'' is a very nocturnal song to me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-url7FON-Fk
and yes I know the Joy Division version is better....

Doctor DooM

Ziltoid the Omniscient by Devin Townsend for Me. Pure prog rock awesome.

Agent Smith

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2KwKGiBjs4

please rise for the anthem.....

thusspakeblixa

Agent Smith wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28TeUbYvXS0

please rise for the anthem.....

heh heh that is the king of all nocturnal tunes! I had forgotten it!

Dyr

I used to put the solaris soundtrack on shiffle/repeat to drown out the external noises that kept me awake

Or try this, do a search for "night" in yer media player et voila, nocturnal sountrack.

thusspakeblixa

Bambi wrote: »

Or try this, do a search for "night" in yer media player et voila, nocturnal sountrack.

Just did!
''I wanna rock and roll all night''

animan

In the Air Tonight by Phil Collins came up when I searched night.

thusspakeblixa

Justice ''Cross'' sounds better at night I think
Try it. Especially ''Phantom Part II''

Doctor DooM

Currently rocking my musical world.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6Y7nys00dk

fonpokno

i'm on my usual rufus wainwright/duke special/newton faulkner super calm relaxy playlist with the occasional musical thrown in... nothing like musicals for calming the soul.

cHaTbOx

love everything so far because i love music.Some of my best lyrics come at nite.

I love listenin to led zep black dog and lionel richie at nite

odd combo but it works for me.

kerash

Probably the ultimate Nocturnal song:D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaLjwSpZ6Cs

kowloon

That doesn't strike me as the usual MTV fare.

cHaTbOx

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEKC5pyOKFU

I think i may have messed this up

Supposed to be the arcade fire -wake up

Its a brilliant song at nite

kerash

kowloon wrote: »

That doesn't strike me as the usual MTV fare.

does MTV even have music anymore? First time I heard it was years ago on the radio, in the middle of the night, totally creeped me out!

kowloon

Not really a nocturnal track as such, but one of the few music videos I have any time for (I think videos generally take away from music).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FS69fuCOhTM

kowloon

kerash wrote: »

does MTV even have music anymore? First time I heard it was year ago on the radio, in the middle of the night, totally creeped me out!

True enough, I think it's all reality tv crap now.

Dyr

kerash wrote: »

Probably the ultimate Nocturnal song:D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaLjwSpZ6Cs

I've only seen this video once and immediately i wanted to repeatedly kick Tom Waits in the face. Does my f***in head in.

Dragan

Melody Gardot is winning the vote right now.

If you haven't heard her then check out "Worrisome Heart" and "Some Lessons"...what a voice.

Dord

Bambi wrote: »

I used to put the solaris soundtrack on shiffle/repeat to drown out the external noises that kept me awake

Or try this, do a search for "night" in yer media player et voila, nocturnal sountrack.

Jaysus I tried this and ended up with 182 songs in the list! :eek:

Out of that list, this is one of my favourites.

Sage Francis - Black Out On White Night

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=El_-rM3i4JY

No video unfortunately, only the song.

Doctor DooM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xpkRj99FH0

something a bit nocturnal and unusual for ye, I am your shadow by dead can dance!

Dord

Can't believe nobody has posted this one yet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Unnh0T2Ftro

:cool:

thusspakeblixa

Dord wrote: »

Can't believe nobody has posted this one yet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Unnh0T2Ftro

:cool:

Philo- the uncrowned king of Crumlin
and on another note- the one ''hit'' I can't ever stop listening to, all day and night- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEVNoYFpLps&feature=related

estebancambias

Avril Lavinge: Damn Cold Night.

Makes me reminisce all the time. France 2003 with my parents and sister will always live in the memory.

Driving through the motorway with the sun blazing, cutting off into smaller villages....finding a state of the art tennis court and playing on it before being chased off by two old men.

The best damn pizza in Boulonge(or however you spell it)...getting a brilliant pizza near rennes....

Sorry lads....It just has good memories.

Doctor DooM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzFtU3k2oa0

how about some spooky brazilian metal?