I love SomaFM so much. Been a listener for around 20 years, maybe a bit longer. Nice surprise to see this posted today, it must be fate that I happened to wearing my Soma FM t-shirt to work.
ETA: Other stations I listen to sometimes (that have web sites anyway):
Your comment made me stop and calculate and I was surprised to find I’m similar. When I really need to focus groove salad has always been my thing. Sometimes I find myself reluctant to putting it on because I know I’ll get sucked into the task and not surface again for a long time.
bityard 156 days ago [-]
Yes! There is also a Groove Salad Classic channel now too.
vFunct 157 days ago [-]
Yep. Same for about 20+ years. IndiePop generally my station while programming.
StefanBatory 156 days ago [-]
After over 20 years of nonstop streaming, Proton Radio is evolving!
Starting August 26th, the 24/7 live stream will officially shut down, and all Proton Radio shows will move to YouTube.
:(
jmclnx 157 days ago [-]
I found them many years ago because Slackware shipped and still comes with "/usr/bin/soma". I still listen and send soma a few $ to keep them going!
Favorites:
* Left Coast 70s
* Mission Control
* Deep Space One
FWIW, Deep Space One is active now :)
bityard 156 days ago [-]
Now I wonder if that's how I found them? Very likely through some open source stream player, at any arte.
captn3m0 157 days ago [-]
I think I started listening because Clementine shipped with it in the default Radio station list.
I have been listening to groove salad since high school. I was happy to run into the team at defcon and express my gratitude. Also, if you love the station, don't forget to donate/support[1] them.
I've been using SomaFM for some time now since I saw someone mentioned it on HN a bit back. Synphaera Radio is one of the few sources of music I can listen to that helps me focus rather than being a distraction. Most of the music is the perfect amount of background noise to prevent my mind from wondering.
efskap 156 days ago [-]
Discovered groove salad from watching Notch take part in ludum dare game jams. I quickly adopted it as my coding music as well. So great to see they're still going.
ompogUe 156 days ago [-]
First fell in love with Groove Salad.
100% #1 BEST Christmas/Holidays playlists. Topped off with 4 hours of a "Auld Lang Syne" playlist starting at Midnight NYE!
StefanBatory 156 days ago [-]
I love their SF radio with police chatter - I can't explain, but it's just so engrossing. Genuinely my favourite.
Also, I learned about SomaFM in the past from HN too :)
ETA: Other stations I listen to sometimes (that have web sites anyway):
https://www.friskyradio.com
https://www.protonradio.com
0: https://www.mooreds.com/wordpress/archives/1666
Starting August 26th, the 24/7 live stream will officially shut down, and all Proton Radio shows will move to YouTube.
:(
Favorites:
* Left Coast 70s
* Mission Control
* Deep Space One
FWIW, Deep Space One is active now :)
YourClassical also has monthly stories for kids podcast https://www.yourclassical.org/podcast/yourclassical-storytim...
1. https://somafm.com/support/
https://web.archive.org/web/20050204025216/http://monkeyradi...
100% #1 BEST Christmas/Holidays playlists. Topped off with 4 hours of a "Auld Lang Syne" playlist starting at Midnight NYE!
Also, I learned about SomaFM in the past from HN too :)