Thanks for the love on the post, gentlemen. Excellent input too.
Just to address the various requests for my playlist:
This is a multi-hour long playlist that I deliberately made long enough to extend through a whole visit, bang, and short nap--if necessary. Needless to say, I can't itemize that whole thing.
But, generally speaking, I go for ambient sounding tunes--without too many jarring, danceable beats that will excite the girl in the wrong direction--that fit within my preferred genres. I like 1970s folk, latin music, old-school hip-hop, and alternative (read: hipster) shit. Semi-psychedelic sounds work well too. That said, there are some random inclusions. It's a pretty mixed bag.
It's really about manufacturing a mood and "color." One way to think about it is that it has to be something that pairs well with the iTunes visualizer and a dimly lighted room. I'm trying to replicate the feel of a cool, comfortable lounge; the difference being, of course, that we're now totally alone.
Here are some examples to illustrate what I mean:
Just to address the various requests for my playlist:
This is a multi-hour long playlist that I deliberately made long enough to extend through a whole visit, bang, and short nap--if necessary. Needless to say, I can't itemize that whole thing.
But, generally speaking, I go for ambient sounding tunes--without too many jarring, danceable beats that will excite the girl in the wrong direction--that fit within my preferred genres. I like 1970s folk, latin music, old-school hip-hop, and alternative (read: hipster) shit. Semi-psychedelic sounds work well too. That said, there are some random inclusions. It's a pretty mixed bag.
It's really about manufacturing a mood and "color." One way to think about it is that it has to be something that pairs well with the iTunes visualizer and a dimly lighted room. I'm trying to replicate the feel of a cool, comfortable lounge; the difference being, of course, that we're now totally alone.
Here are some examples to illustrate what I mean: