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YSK about SomaFM, an independant non-commercial internet radio with really nice and diverse curated channels

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Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Yingwu@lemmy.dbzer0.com⁩ to ⁨youshouldknow@lemmy.world⁩

https://somafm.com/

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  • Novocirab@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    For a simple distraction-free control via Linux’s command line, you can install mpg123 and add the following to your ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc:

    function soma() { mpg123 -@ http://somafm.com/nossl/$@.pls; }
alias somaoff="kill $(pgrep mpg123)"

    Then from your console:

    # Tune into station "Lush"
soma lush 
# Turn Soma off
somaoff

    The specific station names to enter after soma are the ones in the URL of each station’s webpage, e.g. “folkfwd” for Folk Forward, as its URL is somafm.com/folkfwd/.

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  • Kaput@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Somafm.com is fantastic. Been listening to them for 20 years, still no ads. Groove salad was my initial beat. I’m mostly on bossa now for office work ambiance, it’s great as background music to open onlinm eeetings. I know this make me sound like an old fart, because I am. They even got groove salad classic channel now… Anyway, good electronic, country, metal pop, vintage they have it all in well curated channels. Checkout secret agent or Illinois Street location nge for quirky ambiances.

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  • PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I would add Radio Fip into the discussion, French, eclectic as hell, with many channels (though I pretty much only use the main one)

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  • Cabslock@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Seems cool at first impression! Anyone know if I could play it on my Sonos system?

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    • d1181055@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Seems like you can, it’s listed on their website under Players

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      • Cabslock@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Oh great!

        Thanks for finding that for me, will check it out!

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    • mox@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      SomaFM uses shoutcast/icecast streams, so just about any half-decent media streaming device or software can play it.

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  • Chee_Koala@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    SomaFM is my fav Radio Station!

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  • theskyisfalling@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Wow they have a dubstep channel and judging by the last played tracks listed they are actually playing proper dubstep as well as the more commercial american style sound.

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    No DnB though.

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  • SparrowHawk@feddit.it ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Oh yeah finally! I was dying to listened to a radio where i could find actually novel new music, thank you so much!

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  • letsgo2themall@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I love somafm! Been listening for a long time. Buy some stickers from them! They don’t play ads and need income.

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  • HamsterRage@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Groove Salad plays constantly on all the Nest devices through my from morning to night.

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  • twistypencil@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I used to love secret agent radio

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  • aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Awesome. Thanks. I found a few of their electronic stations, and they’re really good.

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  • Rooty@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Now there’s a name I haven’t heard in a long time…

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  • yool_ooloo@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Love SomaFM and have the t-shirts, magnets, stickers, etc. to prove it!

    Mostly into the DroneZone as ambient while at home or at work. Listening with noise-reducing headphones makes it even better.

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  • braxy29@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    i love soma.fm so much! i’m still a little salty about the app. kept it on my phone for a long time for pure nostalgia after it no longer worked.

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    • butter@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      You can get the streams in the form of a playlist file.

      Attach it to any subsonic player. Or probably VLC

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    • Num10ck@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      app works fine on my iphone. is this an android thing?

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      • Technoworcester@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Just downloaded the android app and it’s working fine for me…

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  • ErinCrush@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It’s mostly just ambient though. No metal, punk, goth, anything of that sort probably for copyright reasons. Cool if you need something like this, but it’s not replacing any streaming service/downloading albums anytime soon.

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  • ABetterTomorrow@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    No punk? :(

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  • timeisart@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Groove Salad ftw, love that downtempo vibe. all the Pork Records artists are great… Fila Brazillia, Baby Mammoth, Leggo Beast, Bullitnuts, Momma Gravy

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  • Scirocco@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    SomaFM is awesome

    Be a bud and sign up for the 4.20!

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  • dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I see no Classical is that right?

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  • Mateoto@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Nice community financed radio channels. Highly recommend. They still need $12k to keep operation going this month, please support if you can :)

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  • Montreal_Metro@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I actually discovered a lot of Canadian indie band through SOMAFM. Been listening to them for nearly 20 years.

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  • a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    thanks, i love it! i’m just browsing, and the channels seem all to be really the good stuff! i’m a bit weirded out by the secret agent radio, but it’s a good kind of weird lol

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  • double_quack@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    This is amazing! Thanks!

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