So, for those of you that intentionally slow down and enjoy your shave (not making any judgements!) there is one thing that I personally feel enhances the experience:

Proper music.

So, let's get together some music! Titles of tracks, albums... etc.

Here's my current shaving playlist, which I actually got after playing Fallout 3. The list is all from public domain albums, so redistribution in the way that these guys have done it is legal! YAY!

GNR -- More Where That Came From at Fallout 3 Nexus - Fallout 3 mods and community

Though Fallout 3 does not have an official soundtrack, the mp3's for Galaxy News Radio, the station that plays these songs, can be ripped from the game's file directories. If you get a chance, I'd suggest getting the game!

I feel that the swing jazz music really exemplifies the aura or atmosphere I try to set when shaving.

I also really like to listen to an Israeli band called Hadag Nahasch (the transliteration, if you want to find the actual Hebrew, just throw Hadag Nahasch into google) who are a hip-hop group that performed several songs from the movie Don't Mess With The Zohan. Hadag Nahasch strays on the smooth jazz side of hip-hop with a lot of their songs, and can make one feel much more calm, while at the same time, making one feel like the Zohan!

Mika's Life In Cartoon Motion is another favorite, simply because of the wide variety of styles on one album, bringing together lyrical talent, musical creativity, and a good sense of fun.

Also, a little Tom Waits, John Coltrane, and Randy Newman do the trick! I love the variety of musical creation exemplified by Coltrane and Waits' use of alternate sound as an instrument, and who doesn't love to listen to Randy Newman?

The two last things to mention are the soundtrack to Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and Stereolab, a great smooth electronica band from Britain (UK members may want to correct me on this) who tend to defy the genre of techno with easy and smooth, but at times exciting, mix.

So, what do you listen to?

Karl