Guest pafr Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 I'm usually listening consciously or subconsciously to music throughout the day, everyday: working, walking, wanking, etc. It's been so long since I've had long term silence, I'm gonna try a week without listening to any at all (and avoid some if I can), and I'll report the experience afterwards for interested parties. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/71265-a-week-without-music/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fondles the cat Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 i tried to do something similar for some new years resolutions, giving up things that formed a huge part of my life. first up was masturbation, couldn't last longer than 36 hours, experiment failed Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/71265-a-week-without-music/#findComment-1736057 Share on other sites More sharing options...
YO303 Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Why would you do that?? music brings joy. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/71265-a-week-without-music/#findComment-1736060 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest disparaissant Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 gotta agree with the yo-ster that seems like a silly and arbitrary thing to give up give up refined sugar or something or meat Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/71265-a-week-without-music/#findComment-1736105 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweepstakes Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 On 1/20/2012 at 2:14 AM, YO303 said: Why would you do that?? music brings joy. To appreciate it more when it's there? Also, silence can be pretty wonderful and refreshing, even invigorating. And when you turn off the tunes, you cab find a world of sounds you took for granted. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/71265-a-week-without-music/#findComment-1736148 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candiru Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Don't give up meat, music, masturbation, or anything good for you. Give up drinking for a month. Or give up not exercising. If you want results, that is. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/71265-a-week-without-music/#findComment-1736156 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pafr Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Something like that. Without music, I can listen to the environment when I walk, like birds and traffic. Then when you go back to listening again, it feels a bit refeshring. Sometimes helps you getting out of one perspective you get stuck with and allow you to be a bit more openminded about other styles and genres. Maybe it takes more than a week for that to happen. There was a period of 3 month in which everyday I woke up having one of RDJ's music playing in my head. Then I'd listen to that music to reenforce it in my mind, and try to pay attention to all the details and stuff. Helps in listening, but easily getting stuck in that pattern. So I stopped listening to electronic music, and switched to classical, mostly Bach. Now I'm curious what silence can bring to my life, so that I don't have to wake up every morning having a Bach or RDJ's stuff playing in my head. Also natural sound appreciation (mainly textural rather temporal) is a good skill to develop. On 1/20/2012 at 3:42 AM, sweepstakes said: On 1/20/2012 at 2:14 AM, YO303 said: Why would you do that?? music brings joy. To appreciate it more when it's there? Also, silence can be pretty wonderful and refreshing, even invigorating. And when you turn off the tunes, you cab find a world of sounds you took for granted. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/71265-a-week-without-music/#findComment-1736213 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pafr Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 My vegan and vegetarian friends couldn't convert me. On 1/20/2012 at 2:51 AM, disparaissant said: gotta agree with the yo-ster that seems like a silly and arbitrary thing to give up give up refined sugar or something or meat Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/71265-a-week-without-music/#findComment-1736214 Share on other sites More sharing options...
YO303 Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 What century do you think this is? In case you don't know we are in the 21st century, Nature sounds like cars, contruction, sirens, gunshots and people fighting Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/71265-a-week-without-music/#findComment-1736219 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chassis Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 tinnitus is shit without good noise in my ears. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide chassis's signature Hide all signatures Reveal hidden contents Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/71265-a-week-without-music/#findComment-1736221 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweepstakes Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 On 1/20/2012 at 6:10 AM, YO303 said: What century do you think this is? In case you don't know we are in the 21st century, Nature sounds like cars, contruction, sirens, gunshots and people fighting Depends where you live. There's places in my area where I can hear nothing but natural sounds and the distant, intermittent rumbling of overhead passenger planes. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/71265-a-week-without-music/#findComment-1736226 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RadarJammer Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 I am a pretty touch and go obsessive compulsive and probably some other disorders too and one of the typical phases I go through every so often is not listening to music purposefully, there are some basic core reasons behind it but it doesn't really matter because hobbies are all pretty arbitrary when you get down to it and its important to practice adapting to different mindsets. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/71265-a-week-without-music/#findComment-1736228 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest disparaissant Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 On 1/20/2012 at 6:13 AM, chassis said: tinnitus is shit without good noise in my ears. yeah truthfully this is my main reason for not not-listening-to-music pretty much always have something playing or some noise going to distract because fuck that ringing Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/71265-a-week-without-music/#findComment-1736230 Share on other sites More sharing options...
modey Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 (edited) I get really depressed if I don't listen to music for at least a couple of hours a day. Music helps me escape. Edited January 20, 2012 by modey Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide modey's signature Hide all signatures youtube | bandcamp | soundcloud | twitter | facebook 0F.digital Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/71265-a-week-without-music/#findComment-1736231 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest iep Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 On 1/20/2012 at 5:59 AM, pafr said: natural sound appreciation (mainly textural rather temporal) is a good skill to develop. textural, temporal, and spatial sound appreciation is a "skill" you'll carry for life Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/71265-a-week-without-music/#findComment-1736232 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweepstakes Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 On 1/20/2012 at 6:23 AM, RadarJammer said: there are some basic core reasons behind it but it doesn't really matter because hobbies are all pretty arbitrary when you get down to it and its important to practice adapting to different mindsets. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/71265-a-week-without-music/#findComment-1736235 Share on other sites More sharing options...
keltoi Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 On 1/20/2012 at 6:20 AM, sweepstakes said: natural sounds and the distant, intermittent rumbling of overhead passenger planes. ulrich schnauss new album? Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide keltoi's signature Hide all signatures Reveal hidden contents Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/71265-a-week-without-music/#findComment-1736357 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zkreso Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 You should listen to EAI. It's like environmental sounds but interesting. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/71265-a-week-without-music/#findComment-1736363 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 On 1/20/2012 at 3:50 AM, Candiru said: Don't give up meat, music, masturbation, or anything good for you. Give up drinking for a month. Or give up not exercising. If you want results, that is. troof. On 1/20/2012 at 6:27 AM, modey said: I get really depressed if I don't listen to music for at least a couple of hours a day. Music helps me escape. yea I'm the same way, it is a constant in my life and I will never be without it. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide jules's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/71265-a-week-without-music/#findComment-1736378 Share on other sites More sharing options...
keltoi Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 i don't see how you could do this apart from moving to the wilderness or never leaving your house. music is everywhere you go. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide keltoi's signature Hide all signatures Reveal hidden contents Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/71265-a-week-without-music/#findComment-1736383 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 On 1/20/2012 at 12:57 PM, keltoi said: i don't see how you could do this apart from moving to the wilderness or never leaving your house. music is everywhere you go. even then, you have eddie vedder as your soundtrack Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide jules's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/71265-a-week-without-music/#findComment-1736386 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaarg Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 On 1/20/2012 at 3:42 AM, sweepstakes said: On 1/20/2012 at 2:14 AM, YO303 said: Why would you do that?? music brings joy. To appreciate it more when it's there? Also, silence can be pretty wonderful and refreshing, even invigorating. And when you turn off the tunes, you cab find a world of sounds you took for granted. this Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide gaarg's signature Hide all signatures www.petergaber.com is where I keep my paintings. I used to have a kinky tumblr, but it exploded. Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/71265-a-week-without-music/#findComment-1736517 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chim Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 my experience tells that periods of silence is calming and makes music sound better. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/71265-a-week-without-music/#findComment-1736521 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pafr Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Without music is like listening to a different kind of "music." Like where I'm sitting right now, I can hear a low wind sound outside. And then you can pay attention to different spatial things. Regarding spatial stuff with music, check out this presentation: http://www.ted.com/talks/david_byrne_how_architecture_helped_music_evolve.html I listened to tons of Kahvi Collective stuff before finding out about WATMM. Over there, MigloJE has some really interesting and cool ambient stuff that's more of an ambient noise than anything else. Like this release Ayesteeyah: http://kahvi.org/rel...ease_number=174 Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/71265-a-week-without-music/#findComment-1736701 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweepstakes Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 On 1/20/2012 at 12:57 PM, keltoi said: i don't see how you could do this apart from moving to the wilderness or never leaving your house. music is everywhere you go. Why is this so hard to believe? I guess I take where I live for granted. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palouse Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/71265-a-week-without-music/#findComment-1736711 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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