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Aug-26-2005 19:10

When you Sleuth your ten (or maybe 20+) cases per day, what do you listen to?

Personally, I have phases. Lately, I've been listening to my Japanese stuffs. >> << Wild ARMs 3 OST (*worships*), The Best of Detective Conan, DDR music. It's strange.

But then sometimes, I dig out my Beatles (late Beatles are the best), Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks, etc. albums. It's all good.

Aug-26-2005 20:12

I actually watch TV while I sleuth. Currently the Rocky Horror Picture Show. (of course)

Aug-26-2005 20:19

In a vain attempt to further immerse myself in the time period, I listen to a homemade assortment of oldies from the 1920s-1940s. It has a lot of Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and some Ella Fitzgerald. Oh and of course it includes Paul Whiteman's "Charleston" (and his "Mississippi Mud")

There are some WW2 songs in there too - Andrew Sisters and Bing Crosby stuff.

Aug-27-2005 17:58

I'm the only listening Evanescence while i sleuth ? :p

Aug-27-2005 18:07

I have some Evanescence on my computer. =P

Let's see... Bruce Springsteen, No Doubt...

Aug-27-2005 18:09

i just play.i dont listen to anything

Aug-27-2005 18:10

they should add sound effects to the game

Aug-27-2005 19:06

I believe sound effects can be annoying after a while.

Aug-28-2005 17:16

Try this:

Reciepe to Freak Out!
1. Sleuth of coarse, but it must be the featured mysteries, so you do a lot of reading and thinking.
2. Late night around 1 or 2 am works great.
3. Silence and darkness. No tv, no extra lights, nothing.
4. And the music: Bela Bartok's "Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta." Its only about 27 minutes long, so very managable. I know no one owns it. But I'd guarante that the local college/university has a few copies. This isn't music written to sound scary (programatic) but it really gets the mind working.

If you really want to mess with your mind, replace step 4 with Steve Reich's "Come Out." Again ask your local University, they've got it somewhere. Its awsomely insane! Try it and you'll know what I mean! Its call "phasing" and... well information comes to those who want to know, eh?

Aug-28-2005 23:37

Oooh, you're right, did a little sample listening at amazon and Bartok's music does create an eery atmosphere - if I wasn't such a scaredy-cat, I might even get around to trying out that freak formula of yours :D

As it is I think I might start out trying Professor Woo's idea of getting further into the time period - that sounds really cool too :)

Aug-29-2005 00:06

Oopsy - not that Bartok's music isn't in line with getting into the time period - and there are indeed many interesting classical compositions from that time too :)