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bityard
I love SomaFM so much. Been a listener for around 20 years, maybe a bit longer. Nice surprise to see this posted today, it must be fate that I happened to wearing my Soma FM t-shirt to work.

ETA: Other stations I listen to sometimes (that have web sites anyway):

https://www.friskyradio.com

https://www.protonradio.com

jdsnape
Your comment made me stop and calculate and I was surprised to find I’m similar. When I really need to focus groove salad has always been my thing. Sometimes I find myself reluctant to putting it on because I know I’ll get sucked into the task and not surface again for a long time.
sillyfluke
Not to be confused with Soma Records.
jonahbenton
Big congrats. Listener from the beginning
jmclnx
I found them many years ago because Slackware shipped and still comes with "/usr/bin/soma". I still listen and send soma a few $ to keep them going!

Favorites:

* Left Coast 70s

* Mission Control

* Deep Space One

FWIW, Deep Space One is active now :)

bityard
Now I wonder if that's how I found them? Very likely through some open source stream player, at any arte.
imperalix
I have been listening to groove salad since high school. I was happy to run into the team at defcon and express my gratitude. Also, if you love the station, don't forget to donate/support[1] them.

1. https://somafm.com/support/

klipklop
So much nostalgia going back to SomaFM. I discovered a lot of music from this site over the years. A good reminder to tune back in.
nunez
Love these folks. Here's to 25 more years of Groove Salad!
chickensong
Still have my mug from Y2K (groove salad, secret agent, and drone zone tiles)! Thank you Rusty!
StefanBatory
I love their SF radio with police chatter - I can't explain, but it's just so engrossing. Genuinely my favourite.

Also, I learned about SomaFM in the past from HN too :)

psyclobe
If you want to cool down after a bad trip nothing beats Drone Zone
xboxnolifes
I've been using SomaFM for some time now since I saw someone mentioned it on HN a bit back. Synphaera Radio is one of the few sources of music I can listen to that helps me focus rather than being a distraction. Most of the music is the perfect amount of background noise to prevent my mind from wondering.
ompogUe
First fell in love with Groove Salad.

100% #1 BEST Christmas/Holidays playlists. Topped off with 4 hours of a "Auld Lang Syne" playlist starting at Midnight NYE!

efskap
Discovered groove salad from watching Notch take part in ludum dare game jams. I quickly adopted it as my coding music as well. So great to see they're still going.