I am sure a lot of us Lemmings have known about SomaFM forever. But i always like to show new people !
Always updoot SomaFM.
Cliqhop, Suburbs of Goa, Groove Salad, and Drone Zone really expanded my exposure to genres like ambient, drone, lounge, neo soul, world beats, and electronic. I feel I became a more well-rounded enjoyer of music because of this station, and it deserves all the attention and donations it can get.
Groove salad is home base
I love SomaFM! Been listening since the early days. My favorite channels: Groove Salad Classic, DefCon, Vaporwaves, Department Store Christmas (during the holidays).
They are on Mastodon https://sfba.social/@somafm
Not very active tho
I’m one of today’s 10000. Thanks OP. This is excellent! I wish they had an app on fdroid. Still fantastic!
You can play it with vlc media player
I should have known. lol. Thank you.
Most media players I’ve used will play their shoutcast streams.
Excellent. Thanks!
they should! the browser version works fine though
Their site says they still need to raise 11 grand for this month, so I assume they are cash/maintainer poor. Like you said, still a great site! Thanks again. :)
All the more reason to subscribe or donate if you find a station you like. It’s like public radio/TV in that respect.
I can’t believe I’ve never heard of this! Thanks for posting!!
“Groove Salad is sponsored by, oh wait, we don’t have sponsors”
Dig it thanks for sharing. Donated
Huzzah!
Installed the app, listened all day at work! Totes great
Love me some SomaFM, for more variety I also like to listen in ByteFM (also ad-free since 2008).
DJs are talking german, but their mixes are unmatched. My favorite way of discovering new music.I also like to listen in ByteFM
Okay, I see their station list, but am not seeing a lounge channel. I haven’t heard a good lounge channel for centuries, and Soma’s “Groove Salad” station has gotten stale over the years.
These are sadly more shows than stations which means you have to keep in mind when a show or its rerun is playing and also that their sometimes a show playing you really do not vibe with. I do not think they have comparable show to “Groove Salad” and their rather verbose show naming does not help there.
Groove Crates goes a little into the same direction, but the spectrum and genres they are playing is a lot wider and has a lot more funk, soul featured.
Danke! So… do I have to listen via webplayer, or can it play through my WinAmp, Foobar2000, etc?
Wow those are some old names. I guess I had forgotten Foobar2000.
You keep being groovy, you!
Speaking of groovy, WinAmp got an modern upgrade a couple years ago, and has all those awesome visualizers built in. Plus it still has the Shoutcast network, altho I think that feature has been kind of dying over the years, not sure.
No reason not to keep using it, far as I know…
Your welcome :) They do have direct links you can import there I think. Only did that with cmus myself though. Main station: https://bytefm.stream39.radiohost.de/bytefm-mainhq_mp3-320 and they also have an alternative station which only runs music, but im not sure what schedule it is following: https://bytefm.stream39.radiohost.de/bytefm-nurmusikhq_mp3-192
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Metal radio: https://www.chronixradio.net/
I love coding to groove salad.
Groove Salad is my absolute favorite to get in the zone and work. Very few vocals, which I prefer as hearing vocals and trying to read is annoying for me.
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I’ve been listening pretty much exclusively to radio paradise for over two decades. I love it. I thank the OP for reminding me about soma too.
I thought that was a joke then I opened it and saw phish basically every six songs. Hell yeah if you love phish
Relevant https://hbr1.com/. Don’t forget to sign their guestbook.
I looked at several of their stations and didn’t recognize a single artist. I’m all for discovery, but I gotta know at least SOME of what I listen to.
Be fearless and jump in!
Secret Agent is one of the oldest channels and the most accessible. Start with that one, let it run in the background as you’re working or just hanging out - I guarantee you’ll hear something you like.
Nah just start listening. Its good for your brain!
Soma is one of my favorite ways to learn about new music. And, their Christmas stations are a good alternative typical playlists.
My god, Christmas Lounge has been a sanity saver ever since certain elements began insisting on “Christmas music” in December at home.
Around our house, it’s “Department Store Christmas”. I can only take a few hours at a time before I switch it back to “Groove Salad”.
I can only take a few hours at a time
It’s not much but it’s honest work!
Absolute truth
