I have a SomaFM sticker on the back of my car right now! Love them. Been listening for a long time. Discovered some of my now favorite artists from Groove Salad and Lush.
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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.
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“Groove Salad is sponsored by, oh wait, we don’t have sponsors”
Dig it thanks for sharing. Donated
Huzzah!
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.
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.
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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.
Still very fond of WBOR from when I was following the Internet Roadtrip
Heck ya! LEFTTT
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.
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SomaFM is the GOAT for chillout / ambient / triphop. Been listening to their Groove Salad channel since 2005 and still do to this day. Paying for it for as long as I've had a decent job. The only non-FOSS sticker worthy of my university laptop:
Everyone should listen to SomaFM!
They need $12k funding in the next four days.
I just dropped 20 bucks! Always worth it for over 2 decades of Secret Agent.
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.
I can't believe I've never heard of this! Thanks for posting!!
Groove salad is home base
Their underground 80s station was a regular listen for me about 10 years ago. Glad to see they’re still going!
I did not know of this. Thank you.
Do these have actual human djs? Not a criticism, just wondering
They have curators, who create the playlist and select the songs, but they are not live mixing or selecting what's is going to play. In each of the stations you can check the bio of the people behind the music selection.
Yeah Rusty Hodge is the original I think but there are a bunch covering the different stations
The curation is human yes. There are prerecorded snippets of the djs throughout the day.
Sadly I doubt there are many 24/7 live DJs today. Though I'd love that job!
I've actually encountered a lot of free radio streams with human DJs for at least the majority of the day. Two off the top of my head:
https://www.thelotradio.com/ (this one even has a camera on the DJ)
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I love SomaFM! Been listening since the early days. My favorite channels: Groove Salad Classic, DefCon, Vaporwaves, Department Store Christmas (during the holidays).
SomaFM is awesome. Please support.
Their eclectic Christmas channels are on 24/7 in my house during December. And Groove Salad can turn any get-together into a classy chill.
I started listening to that station in high school. In the 90s.
Edit: OK I guess I didn’t…
90's? You listening via a time warp? Station went online in 2000.
Or are you talking about Rusty's micro-FM station that he ran from his basement in '99.
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Installed the app, listened all day at work! Totes great
Indie pop rocks is my go to when I don’t know what I’m in the mood for.
And their Xmas stations are always great
Used to listen to it all the time, and there to to know great music. My SomaFM t-shirt is still going strong but is going to become a pijama any day soon.
One of the best web sites ever. I just turn on Synphaera and then off the background music in RPGs, it is a nice change.
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.
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i also like sub.fm
Left coast 70s is my go-to to test a new client audio install. It has never offended anyone and is always "fresh".
Been a while since I last listened to SomaFM, they have a couple of good channels for sure.
Somafm is the best! Fluid is my favorite channel and I feel asleep to their mission control channel for years
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