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Posted - 2006.10.09 11:35:00 -
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gorrilaz has a nice cd you can buy for about 10-15 dollars with somewhere around twenty songs on it if i remember, and the are all very chillax songs which are pretty decent to listen too when you're just cruisin in your low-ridin titan through warp space and what nots
for mining i would suggest classical music or something that has a bit of length to it without being the same 4 second sound loop over and over for the next 30 minuites of your life ( so rap is out of the question ). this of course doesn't exclude techno, trance, drum and base, or something where the general purpose is a distinct rhythm base with a climatic acceleration ( as is the norm in previously mentioned categories ). not to mention the whole futuristic technology appeal of the music suites the game.
for combat i wouldn't necesarily describe the "obvious first choice" of rock bands like disturbed or system of a down mostly because when you get into a battle the action can be rather fast paced ( or at least i find having to maintain target locks, modules, and ammunition reloads as well as ship navigation a rather involving task ) and you won't really have much ear to pay mind to the songs themselvevs. and with the main focus of such song types being harsh lyrics a bit more so than actual musical rhythm it has a potential of becoming lost in the background of the action as harsh noise. instead some classical would suit well ( not exactly ride of the valkries, more so william tell overture or in the hall of the mountain king ), techno and similiar relations can easily come in to play as their primary is on a fast rhythm suitable to the combat.
essentially, following music types meet my recommendation for the EVE experiance:
techno family
rock family
classical family ( including swing, big band, and its associates )
others can apply in their respected situations. but the following i do not recommend:
rap, hip hop, associates
country
pop ( britney spears and the likes x_x;; )
and here are some bands you might want to consider investigating:
gorrilaz
postal service
system of a down
avenged sevenfold
yoko kanno and the seatbelts
tesunio imahori
basement jax
those are the ones that seem to put numerous titles in my eve playlist
now, if you are so wise as to run eve in windowed mode so that you may watch a movie or browse the internet while you wait for your ship to fill those 5000 cubic meters of ore some things i personally suggest you watch ( available free online )
redvsblue
animix
amv hell 3: the motion picture
those can easily disolve several hours of time, and even when you go to your game to set the next warp destination you won't really miss anything important so theres no need to pause or go back ( these have an even balance of audio and visual presentation, unlike most movies where the main focus is on what you see not what you hear )
speaking of audio presentations. might i also suggest getting ahold of comedy act audios such as brian regan, steven wright, pablo francisco, and the many other stand up comics available?
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