Another what music do you paint to thread

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**Relapse**

For me, if I'm working on my IG or Marines, it's classic jazz and blues, like Professor Longhair or Billie Holiday era. I guessthat came about because there was a radio program in the early 90's I liked to listen to when I lived in Maine called "The Humble Farmer", as I painted and that was what the show consisted of. It just stuck from there.

When I work on Chaos, Necrons or Eldar, it's usually Celtic, because in my mind, it just seems to make the work go better.

**mattyrm**

I enjoy listening to Audio Books more than music when I paint these days, but it was rock and alternative when I was 18.

I think I'm getting old.

**Laughing Man**

I generally listen to Welcome to Night Vale while painting. Painting is mindless enough that I can actually listen to the episodes without distracting myself by browsing websites or such.

**Relapse**

mattyrm wrote:
I enjoy listening to Audio Books more than music when I paint these days, but it was rock and alternative when I was 18.

I think I'm getting old.

Matt, you're a force of nature. You don't get old, you evolve!

**Frankenberry**

I recently found a pretty awesome channel on Spotify: Head Bangers. Lots of rock that's akin to Crue, GnR, and other 70's and 80's loud rock, great to paint to.

I also switch to my Pandora classical and techno stations when the mood strikes. Generally, I'll listen to anything that I can groove to.

**40KNobz11**

I actually watch a lot of miniwargaming battle reports while I paint

**alanmckenzie**

I've recently started listening to audiobooks from my phone. Specifically the "The Complete Stories of Sherlock Holmes". There's about 70 hours of it.

It's totally coincided with an huge increase in productivity. There's certainly a lot less of the procrastination at the desk which would happen when I had the laptop near me, playing vids, looking at forums, etc.

**Paradigm**

Music: varies a lot depending on what mood I'm in and what I'm into at that time. Classic rock, blues, country, prog... anything goes.

I also like having sitcoms on. Stuff like Dad's Army, Only Fools and Horses and Red Dwarf that I know well enough to appreciate without watching intently.

**Trondheim**

As of late I have been listening to a mix up between Xperiment and a few other similar bands.
Goes well with anything hobby related

**Nevelon**

John Cage, 4’33”

Or on Sunday morning, I listen to WEQX’s sunday rewind. And grumble about the new fangled music that’s finding it’s way into my retro program.

**reiner**

Podcasts... Rogan, Kreischer, Deathsquad, Proops, Benson, Kashian and a couple of others.

**LuciusAR**

I usually watch something on Netfix whilst painting. I've been watching allot of Arrow whilst painting my Flames of War stuff recently.

**don.mcclain**

Honestly, I listen to a band called Yoshida Brothers, that and classical/folk music, while I paint my tau and modified guard

**dantay_xv**

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XJ07onCqAs

or

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK0ocnRfdSc

or

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgF_sgxQPeY

or anything that I can get into a groove with...

**Colpicklejar**

Beck- Sea Change

Ice Cube- Lethal Injection

**wargamer1985**

slipknot rammstiene offspring blink182 sum41

**Darth Bob**

Depends on my mood. Usually, I'll play Two Steps From Hell or other soundtracks from films. Occasionally, though, I'll play some Bayside or Silverstein.

**eohall**

I've been working exclusively on DE lately, and the playlist is always Black and Death Metal. Preferably atmospheric stuff like Weakling, Inquisition, Sacramentum.

**The Grumpy Eldar**

Roosterteeth Podcasts.
Halestorm.
[Insert more bands here.]
Various Soundtracks.

**melkorthetonedeaf**

lately it's been Dvorak (sp?) and ambient "chill-step", but I usually listen to sludge droney doom metal.

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OH! and anything with a banjo and fiddle.

**oadie**

I tend to go through phases, but never themed to the task or faction - one project (usually a few days of scattered work) will be black metal, the next will be aggrotech, the next will be doom, etc. My current listening kick has been mostly early goth/post-punk - The Sisters of Mercy, Virgin Prunes, Bauhaus, etc. Can never say how long each stylistic wave will last nor what will follow.

I can say, though, that I'll never play audiobooks, podcasts, or shows/movies in the background. My wife loves doing that - I've tried it and it's not my thing. Without actively focusing on it, dialogue loses its value, in my mind. For videos, you lose the visual aspect, which is half the content. I find music much more pleasant to have in the background when I want to focus on the task at hand.

**PotentiallyLethal**

Listening to the soundtrack from the first 5 Seasons of Sons of Anarchy at the moment

**lennymaybe**

I recently started listening to the soundtrack for Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep (tabletop RPG themed video game DLC, it's really cool) and it's great for painting.