The music I listen to when I read is very important. It has to fit the mood and must not distract me (making, for instance, hip-hop a big no-no when reading). I generally tend to go for more ambient or abstract music during reading time as it's non-intrusive and helps me concentrate.
'Le Fumeur de Ciel' was a surprise discovery for me. Prior to finding it, I'd never heard of Julien Neto, and to this day, he remains somewhat enigmatic and elusive. Sometime around 2007, I picked up this album from Boomkat after seeing it in one of their regular emails. I didn't know what to expect, but I admired the beautifully minimal cover art and wanted to hear more.
What I finally heard was a collection of downtempo electronica that is absolutely perfect for reading. There are evenings where all I want to do is close the curtains on the world, sit in bed with the ambient glow of the bedside light, a good book and some music, and during such times, this album is a regular fixture. It is perhaps because I have played it so often during such times that it has become an all-time favoruite of mine.
'Le Fumeur' to me sounds like being wrapped in a warm blanket of sound and reminds me of those preciously cosy and intimate moments of alone time that the introvert in me craves, and as the album opens, I gleefully sink into that world, book in hand.
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