I am sure a lot of us Lemmings have known about SomaFM forever. But i always like to show new people !

https://somafm.com/

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[–] 56 points 7 months ago* (6 children)

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.

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  • [–] 10 points 7 months ago (5 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago (4 children)

    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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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    Danke! So... do I have to listen via webplayer, or can it play through my WinAmp, Foobar2000, etc?

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Wow those are some old names. I guess I had forgotten Foobar2000.

    You keep being groovy, you!

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    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...

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  • [–] 47 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 child)

    “Groove Salad is sponsored by, oh wait, we don’t have sponsors”

    Dig it thanks for sharing. Donated

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    Soma is one of my favorite ways to learn about new music. And, their Christmas stations are a good alternative typical playlists.

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  • [–] 8 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    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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  • [–] 20 points 7 months ago

    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.

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  • [–] 20 points 7 months ago

    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!

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  • [–] 18 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    They need $12k funding in the next four days.

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  • [–] 14 points 7 months ago

    Their underground 80s station was a regular listen for me about 10 years ago. Glad to see they’re still going!

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  • [–] 11 points 7 months ago (5 children)

    Do these have actual human djs? Not a criticism, just wondering

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  • [–] 24 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] [S] 18 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    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!

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  • [–] 10 points 7 months ago

    I did not know of this. Thank you.

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  • [–] 10 points 7 months ago

    I can't believe I've never heard of this! Thanks for posting!!

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  • [–] 10 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    I love coding to groove salad.

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  • [–] 9 points 7 months ago

    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.

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  • [–] 8 points 7 months ago

    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

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  • [–] 7 points 7 months ago

    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.

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  • [–] 7 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Not quite the same but radio.garden is cool too

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  • [–] 7 points 7 months ago

    Groove salad is home base

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  • [–] 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

    Relevant https://hbr1.com/. Don't forget to sign their guestbook.

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  • [–] 6 points 7 months ago

    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.

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  • [–] 6 points 7 months ago

    Installed the app, listened all day at work! Totes great

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago

    I love SomaFM! Been listening since the early days. My favorite channels: Groove Salad Classic, DefCon, Vaporwaves, Department Store Christmas (during the holidays).

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago

    i also like sub.fm

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago

    Left coast 70s is my go-to to test a new client audio install. It has never offended anyone and is always "fresh".

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago

    Somafm is the best! Fluid is my favorite channel and I feel asleep to their mission control channel for years

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  • [–] 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

    I started listening to that station in high school. In the 90s.

    Edit: OK I guess I didn’t…

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  • [–] 6 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    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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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Did it? Man, my memory must be a bit fuzzy…

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

    LOL! Yeah.. It's okay, we've all been there at one time or another.

    I had just discovered soma fm in the fall of 2000 as I'd hit on listening to radio stations from around the world, and I used the old MIT List of Radio Stations on the Internet (now rebranded as radio-locator.com) to find stations that offered streams.

    It was an epiphany that there were stations that ONLY were on the web as I was mostly hunting down terrestrial broadcast stations (one of my faves at the time was a New Zealand student station - Radio-active 88.6 - it still exists!) and once I'd found a mac version of Winamp that opened .pls links, I was off and running.

    It was a heady time to be there as it all unfolded. The sense of discvovery was sharp.. more than it is now, that's for sure.

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    I use Sleep as Android as my alarm (purchased it when it wasnt absurdly priced) and use SomaFM for waking up. New song every day, and sometimes I will save the song to listen later.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    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 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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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    Thanks for reminding me

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago

    Love soma fm! Got the T-shirts and listening to Drone Zone now

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (1 child)

    Still very fond of WBOR from when I was following the Internet Roadtrip

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