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SomaFM is now streaming on the iPhone and iPod Touch. Just go to SomaFM.com on your iPhone/iTouch and you'll get an iPhone webapp mini site with links to all our streams. (more info and comments in our blog...) 20-Jun-08

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Our 14 Stations:

Groove Salad

A nicely chilled plate of ambient beats and grooves.

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Listeners:: 4129
Now playing:: Isan - Betty's Lament [song history]

Digitalis

NEW! Digitally affected analog rock with a DIY mentality.

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Listeners:: 75
Now playing:: Ms. John Soda - Unsleeping [song history]

Sonic Universe

NEW! NuJazz + avant-garde EuroJazz. Transcending the world of jazz with eclectic takes on tradition.

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Listeners:: 59
Now playing:: Markus Und Simon Stockhausen - Peach [song history]

Lush

NEW! Sensuous and mellow vocals, mostly female, with an electronic influence.

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Listeners:: 251
Now playing:: Drop The Fear - Goodbye [song history]

Secret Agent

The soundtrack for your stylish, mysterious, dangerous life. For Spies and PIs too!

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Listeners:: 603
Now playing:: Jetty - Inner City Sides, Projections [song history]

Drone Zone

Served best chilled, safe with most medications. Atmospheric textures with minimal beats.

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Listeners:: 889
Now playing:: Loscil - Brittle [song history]

Space Station Soma

Tune in, turn on, space out. Spaced-out ambient and mid-tempo electronica

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Listeners:: 303
Now playing:: Saafi Brothers - Fusedub [song history]

indie pop rocks

New and favorite classic indie pop tracks.

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Listeners:: 871
Now playing:: Love Story - Halo [song history]

Boot Liquor

Americana roots music with a bit of attitude. For Cowhands, Cowpokes and Cowtippers.

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Listeners:: 183
Now playing:: Meat Purveyors - Little White Pills [song history]

Doomed

Dark and scary industrial-inspired music for tortured souls.

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Listeners:: 36
Now playing:: Annabelle's Garden - Winter Moon Descends [song history]

Tag's Trance Trip

Progressive house / trance. Tip top tunes.

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Listeners:: 144
Now playing:: D-Factor - Curves Ahead [aacPlus song history] [mp3 song history]

Illinois Street Lounge

Classic bachelor pad, playful exotica and vintage music of tomorrow.

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Listeners:: 84
Now playing:: Jack Costanzo - Twang [song history]

Beat Blender

A late night blend of deep-house and downtempo chill.

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Listeners:: 282
Now playing:: Kevin Yost - Simply So [song history]

cliqhop idm

Blips'n'beeps backed mostly w/beats. Intelligent Dance Music.

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Listeners:: 115
Now playing:: Nuuro - Common Dragons [song history]

There are at least 8064 people listening to SomaFM right now.

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