I like to find them on YouTube... some of my favorites are in the 'Hypnosis by Rob' series. I have a ton of them that I use on a regular basis to help me relax, especially on the nights when my mind is going crazy with all I need to do, or when my body is really hurting, migraines, tension, etc. There is a Hypnosis for Pain Management by Rob that I love.
I am particularly fond of the Howard Shore soundtracks. Do you know if the 10 hour version is available anywhere apart from youtube?
There is short, approx 2 min sequence of gorgeous mourning music from the first film, following the Balrog confrontation. That segment has gained a following if its own, and some fans call it "Gandalf Falls." A looped version of it was used as musical soundtrack in one of the "Man Of Steel" trailers.
Here is a 1 hour looped version:
I like different types of music, depending. Music with a lot of emotional associations, such as the LOTR sountracks, is better for my contemplative moments. When studying or working, i tend to like stuff that i experience more abstractly - jazz, Eno, classical music i am nor familiar with.
@bluebeatpete I once had a friend who danced with Merce Cunningham. I got to hear a lot of new John Cage music 1st performances that way, it was so cool. I met him a few times at dance gatherings, he seemed friendly, but a bit abstract and quiet in person when with people he didn't know well - at least the few times i was around.
@f00l I've never been a fan of John Cage - his music is generally way too abstract for me.
I watched an interview with him in one of my music history courses a few years ago, and he seemed so... spacey? Everything seemed too much about chance and dice rolling when he talked about it.
It's cool that you got to meet him though! He sure did change how people think about music with some of his works.
@luvche21 Glass is my favorite. I probably have 30 albums. Seen him live several times. Most recently it was just him on piano and Tim Fain on violin - amazing. I agree about John Cage. Ambient type stuff has never done anything for me. I got to have rhythm.
@luvche21 The 2 mentioned above are superb. The Koyaanisqatsi soundtrack it what got me hooked, as well as the movie.
The "Low" and "Heroes" symphonies are good - both based off Bowie/Eno albums.
There is a great album of his music played by Uakti (Brazilian homemade instruments).
His opera "Satyagraha" is excellent.
Sorry, I have lots of favorites.
Live has been interesting because he is always playing with the ensemble. The 2 other times I have seen him they were doing the soundtrack live to movies, so your focus is really on the screen. Shameless plug-follow me on the twitters if you want to see what music I am playing (yeah, I'm one of those nerds) handle is @ maxhjpower. Don't be surprised if I go from classical to booty shake
@bluebeatpete Ah, it's been a while since I listened to Koyaanisqatsi, I'll have to give it another listen.
That's how I am too - lots and lots of favorites. When people ask what I like to listen to/favorite bands/etc I always have to answer with, well these are my top 20 for this genre.
Nothing wrong with switching between classical and booty shake... I work as a music cataloger in a library, and the other day I was working with a bunch of Telemann scores from the 1700s while listening to 2016 R&B... I felt so, hip?
@bluebeatpete@luvche21Itaipu is one of my favorite pieces of music, hands down. So evocative of the force of water. I own and will listen to both recordings, but I definitely prefer Salonen over Shaw here.
As for Cage, the Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano may not be the most accessible music, but it is interesting, fun, and at times very lovely. I'd be surprised if I have fewer than fifteen recordings of this, and will always recommend Philipp Vandré's, the only recording I know of to use the diminutive Steinway O that the piece was originally written on/for. I find Sonata 12 oddly moving, if you feel like branching out of some comfort zones.
…and I'm past my edit window but had fully intended to mention John Luther Adams' Become Ocean as another piece that really works well to evoke water in my mind.
I usually use Pandora's Chill Out station ( http://www.pandora.com/station/15724648418796745 ). When I get tired of hearing the same 10 tracks after a few hours, I switch to one of the chill stations on dubtrack.fm
@luvche21 I tend to only use http://dubtrack.fm now. There are rooms for every genre, and you have 20-30 people choosing what plays so it usually stays on topic.
@andrd I've been on dubtrack a couple times, but haven't been back in a while. There was someone here that tried to startup a meh group that I went to for a few days, but really wasn't my kind of music. I'll have to try it out again!
Last year, I had Google Play Music for a few months ($3 for three months and then it took me a few months to cancel). The main thing I really liked it for was the "music for focusing" genre (mostly no lyrics), which had a very varied selection and pretty much didn't repeat. However, not worth $10/month for that, given other less expensive alternatives.
As a Prime member, I'll say that Amazon's various "stations" of a similar genre are not as varied and I have noticed repeats. Their playlists tend to have fewer repeats but are not as good in this genre.
@luvche21 Yes, it is better than it used to be (part of the reason I let Google Play lapse) though it is still lacking on occasion for just "pick genre and hit play."
However, I mostly use it in rooms other than my living room and kitchen and rarely spend more than an hour at a time listening to it so it suffices. I mostly have Prime for free shipping anyway.
(The media server in the living room has a huge and rather eclectic collection of music from a crazy friend at work, plus my own collection of several decades.)
I actually find that uptempo psy works really well for me. Keeps me focused, drowns out the distractions, drives me forward. I've had this particular playlist on my taskbar for a while: It's built around stuff from Infected Mushroom, which somehow speaks to my soul (Deeply Disturbed, Becoming Insane, Psycho, etc.). Skazi and Paranormal Attack are good too.
When I need something a little more mellow, I play Spotify's "Beats to Think To." Bonobo and shit like that (it changes).
I like to find them on YouTube... some of my favorites are in the 'Hypnosis by Rob' series. I have a ton of them that I use on a regular basis to help me relax, especially on the nights when my mind is going crazy with all I need to do, or when my body is really hurting, migraines, tension, etc. There is a Hypnosis for Pain Management by Rob that I love.
Klaus Sculze: The Cello
Sure gets me in the zone. I should probably listen to it more.
Brian Eno - Neroli: Thinking Music, Part IV
@fjp999
Yeah, i was thinking anything by Eno.
@connorbush
I am particularly fond of the Howard Shore soundtracks. Do you know if the 10 hour version is available anywhere apart from youtube?
There is short, approx 2 min sequence of gorgeous mourning music from the first film, following the Balrog confrontation. That segment has gained a following if its own, and some fans call it "Gandalf Falls." A looped version of it was used as musical soundtrack in one of the "Man Of Steel" trailers.
Here is a 1 hour looped version:
I like different types of music, depending. Music with a lot of emotional associations, such as the LOTR sountracks, is better for my contemplative moments. When studying or working, i tend to like stuff that i experience more abstractly - jazz, Eno, classical music i am nor familiar with.
Philip Glass quiets my overactive synapses.
His newer stuff is more accessible if you can't handle mad repetitious arpeggios.
The Powaqqatsi soundtrack and Itaipu & The Canyon are great listens.
@bluebeatpete He might be my favorite composer! He has some excellent saxophone quartet and other saxophone music that I enjoy.
Passages: Channels and Winds is one of my favorites.
@bluebeatpete
I once had a friend who danced with Merce Cunningham. I got to hear a lot of new John Cage music 1st performances that way, it was so cool. I met him a few times at dance gatherings, he seemed friendly, but a bit abstract and quiet in person when with people he didn't know well - at least the few times i was around.
@f00l I've never been a fan of John Cage - his music is generally way too abstract for me.
I watched an interview with him in one of my music history courses a few years ago, and he seemed so... spacey? Everything seemed too much about chance and dice rolling when he talked about it.
It's cool that you got to meet him though! He sure did change how people think about music with some of his works.
@luvche21 Glass is my favorite. I probably have 30 albums. Seen him live several times. Most recently it was just him on piano and Tim Fain on violin - amazing.
I agree about John Cage. Ambient type stuff has never done anything for me. I got to have rhythm.
@bluebeatpete Whoa, 30 albums huh? I thought I was cool with my 3
Any favorites?
How was he live?
@luvche21 The 2 mentioned above are superb. The Koyaanisqatsi soundtrack it what got me hooked, as well as the movie.
The "Low" and "Heroes" symphonies are good - both based off Bowie/Eno albums.
There is a great album of his music played by Uakti (Brazilian homemade instruments).
His opera "Satyagraha" is excellent.
Sorry, I have lots of favorites.
Live has been interesting because he is always playing with the ensemble. The 2 other times I have seen him they were doing the soundtrack live to movies, so your focus is really on the screen.
Shameless plug-follow me on the twitters if you want to see what music I am playing (yeah, I'm one of those nerds) handle is @ maxhjpower. Don't be surprised if I go from classical to booty shake
@bluebeatpete Ah, it's been a while since I listened to Koyaanisqatsi, I'll have to give it another listen.
That's how I am too - lots and lots of favorites. When people ask what I like to listen to/favorite bands/etc I always have to answer with, well these are my top 20 for this genre.
Nothing wrong with switching between classical and booty shake... I work as a music cataloger in a library, and the other day I was working with a bunch of Telemann scores from the 1700s while listening to 2016 R&B... I felt so, hip?
@bluebeatpete Just followed ya on the twitters, but I don't get on very often, but it looks like you have an excellent collection!
@bluebeatpete @luvche21 Itaipu is one of my favorite pieces of music, hands down. So evocative of the force of water. I own and will listen to both recordings, but I definitely prefer Salonen over Shaw here.
As for Cage, the Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano may not be the most accessible music, but it is interesting, fun, and at times very lovely. I'd be surprised if I have fewer than fifteen recordings of this, and will always recommend Philipp Vandré's, the only recording I know of to use the diminutive Steinway O that the piece was originally written on/for. I find Sonata 12 oddly moving, if you feel like branching out of some comfort zones.
…and I'm past my edit window but had fully intended to mention John Luther Adams' Become Ocean as another piece that really works well to evoke water in my mind.
@brhfl I have not listened to Itaipu yet, but will definitely give it a shot, thanks!
No promises for enjoying the Cage though...
@bluebeatpete
@luvche21
@brhfl
Love Koyaanisqatsi
Now i have to play a buncha Philip Glass after these comments. This is good, was in a rut.
For some reason back in college I could only study to Muse.
Most anything by Kitaro.
Grateful Dead From the Vault.
Live recordings of actual historic Dead concerts, like a continuous jam session, listenable at any volume.
I usually use Pandora's Chill Out station ( http://www.pandora.com/station/15724648418796745 ). When I get tired of hearing the same 10 tracks after a few hours, I switch to one of the chill stations on dubtrack.fm
@andrd That's exactly why I stopped using Pandora - I got sick pretty quickly of hearing the same 10-20 tracks on repeat.
@luvche21 I tend to only use http://dubtrack.fm now. There are rooms for every genre, and you have 20-30 people choosing what plays so it usually stays on topic.
@andrd I've been on dubtrack a couple times, but haven't been back in a while. There was someone here that tried to startup a meh group that I went to for a few days, but really wasn't my kind of music. I'll have to try it out again!
@andrd i love sub.fm check them out!
Morning Phase by Beck
Last year, I had Google Play Music for a few months ($3 for three months and then it took me a few months to cancel). The main thing I really liked it for was the "music for focusing" genre (mostly no lyrics), which had a very varied selection and pretty much didn't repeat. However, not worth $10/month for that, given other less expensive alternatives.
As a Prime member, I'll say that Amazon's various "stations" of a similar genre are not as varied and I have noticed repeats. Their playlists tend to have fewer repeats but are not as good in this genre.
@baqui63 Is Prime music getting any better? When I first tried it out I felt like it didn't have that much selection.
@luvche21 Yes, it is better than it used to be (part of the reason I let Google Play lapse) though it is still lacking on occasion for just "pick genre and hit play."
However, I mostly use it in rooms other than my living room and kitchen and rarely spend more than an hour at a time listening to it so it suffices. I mostly have Prime for free shipping anyway.
(The media server in the living room has a huge and rather eclectic collection of music from a crazy friend at work, plus my own collection of several decades.)
@baqui63 Definitely looking forward to setting up a media server someday. Still need to buy a house first though!
I actually find that uptempo psy works really well for me. Keeps me focused, drowns out the distractions, drives me forward. I've had this particular playlist on my taskbar for a while:
It's built around stuff from Infected Mushroom, which somehow speaks to my soul (Deeply Disturbed, Becoming Insane, Psycho, etc.). Skazi and Paranormal Attack are good too.
When I need something a little more mellow, I play Spotify's "Beats to Think To." Bonobo and shit like that (it changes).
John Tavener - The Last Sleep of the Virgin, my favorite commercial recording by the Chilingirian Quartet w/ Ian Simcock on handbells.
Can't go wrong with this classic.