Asbestos Mango said:
For me, a lot depends on the deck I'm using.
When I'm using the Archeon Tarot, I tend to listen to Judas Priest. Really. The first time I read using that deck, certain Judas Priest songs were popping into my head, related to the particular card I was interpreting. My Deviant Moon also seems to like heavy metal. With my Gilded Tarot, it tends to be either Gregorian chant or chant from the Greek Orthodox Liturgy, although a Lifescapes collection called "Inner Peace" (which is mostly flute music) is also nice for working with that deck. My Bosch and RWS decks haven't really expressed any particular musical preferences.
I'm actually looking for suggestions on some spacey electronic music to go with my Quantum Tarot.
Perhaps look into Amon Tobin's
Supermodified and
Out From Out Where are very spacey electronic.
Bricolage is more jazzy electronic.
Also try Junkie XL's
Radio JXL: A Broadcast From the Computer Hell Cabin
To get into a contemplative mood I find myself listening to Office of Strategic Influence (O.S.I.), Thrice's Alchemy albums, Team Sleep, and sometimes the Deftones.
Some other instrumental/electronic/ambient bands/artists I'd reccommend trying are Bonobo, Ratatat, and Bones Domingo.
I also like the 28 Days Later soundtrack as well as the soundtrack for Sunshine. The soundtrack for Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath is something I would play while using the Tarot of the Origins. Rugged Ennio Moriconne type ambience with didgeridoos (or what theyve managed to make sound like didgeridoos).
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