Plus Fripp and Eno.
Plus some soundtracks, particularly, recently, those by Howard Shore, Janes Horner, Trent Reznor.
Plus Koyaanisqatsi.
Plus free jazz.
The soundtrack from “Out Of Africa” is lush and beautiful.
@f00l
Various tracks from the LOTR sequence have been edited or looped into really long play format, if you need something ambient for a day’s work.
Here are a few links
10 hours Shire Music (repeating)
Here is an absolutely gorgeous short segment (informally known as Gandalf Falls) looped to 1 hour
If you search YouTube for “10 hours” or for “10 hours soundtrack” you can come up with all sorts of good ambient long-play stuff, usually looped, not all 10 hours long.
Here is one that sounds interesting (have only listened to the intro)
@RiotDemon
I saw him a few times during his “serious weird period” - those concerts where you had to be careful not to get into the pit unless you meant to be in the pit.
one concert I snuck into, w help from a scalper. It was SRO sold-out. The scalper took our money - I don’t remember how much - and handed some already torn tix to the ticket person, along with $200 folded underneath. The band was about to play, the scalper guy was a fan, out of tix, and went in to watch also. I don’t think that trick would work anymore, at most venues.
I have read that TR gets somewhat irritated by fans who want “the NIN Trent”. He has a right to grow into being someone with a more normal
life and attitude, and he has chosen that path. He seems to be insanely, constantly, creative. I hope he never loses his muse.
@f00l I don’t understand the fans that complain. He still makes awesome music… Maybe just not enough of it. He took a break from touring, but came back in a big way. I’ve seen him three times now. Somewhere around 1999(on the floor… What a crowded mess. He threw a partially drunk water bottle and it landed upside down on me and ruined the art booklet I was holding) ~2011(lawn seats) and 2015 (really awesome seats bought the day of.) The last show was insanely good.
For relaxing, soothing music, you definitely should check out Zoe Blade’s albums on Bandcamp: http://zoeblade.bandcamp.com/
Hello Calm, Music from Mars, and Winter are all amazing.
Ima put in my $0.02 for this song by Kaki King. I find it relaxing but still invigorating. I’ve listened to it hundreds of times and I still have the urge to close my eyes for the build in the last minute.
@f00l I listen to metal as ambient music, lol
If I don’t like the music, it’s terrible for me as ambient music. A lot of stuff will make my skin crawl.
The best ambient music is usually an album I’ve heard tons of times.
if I am doing something that is mentally and emotionally a challenge, the more “ambient by design” the music, the better. That’s why chants, Fripp, Eno, soundtracks, the sort of “classical music that wants to be background”, and and free jazz work so well.
I like streaming or listening to WRR (classical 101.1 Dallas) for this. (Warning, this excellent station is owned by the city and broadcasts city council meetings live in full every other Wed. Avoid these if you value your sanity.)
If I am doing something that is hard, but not so much emotionally challenging, then I like rock, soul, blues, “classical that wants to be foreground”. It pushes me to get stuff done.
I’m a folk music fan, that and classical. Here’s one of my favorite musicians, Maggie Sansone, playing Turlan O’Carolan’s Captain Okane on her hammered dulcimer:
@corkscrew Nice. I have a lot of Blackmore’s Night on my MP3 player. I also really like Linsey Sterling’s violin work. But none ofvtgesecare especially soothing or relaxing. I prefer music of the rousing, go forth and make something variety.
@Al_Coholic Ok, I went back and actually looked at them and recognized “Gymnopédie No.1” by Erik Satie, which is actually quite nice, so I voted for that instead.
Ascension.
Coltrane
Plus Fripp and Eno.
Plus some soundtracks, particularly, recently, those by Howard Shore, Janes Horner, Trent Reznor.
Plus Koyaanisqatsi.
Plus free jazz.
The soundtrack from “Out Of Africa” is lush and beautiful.
I am no musical “anything” except a fan.
@f00l
Some links
Ascension
@f00l
Koyaanisqatsi Movie Full Soundtrack - Phillip Glass (1982)
@f00l
The Social Network soundtrack (Trent Reznor)
@f00l
Braveheart soundtrack (James Horner)
@f00l
Ornette Coleman - 1965 Bremen / 1966 Paris
@f00l
David Cross & Robert Fripp - Starless Starlight, 2015
@f00l
Out Of Africa Soundtrack - Suite - John Barry (Short - 14 min - not the OSR)
@f00l
The Breaking Of The Fellowship track, by Howard Shore
@f00l
Brian Eno - Thursday Afternoon (61 Minute Version)
@f00l
Here is Keith Jarrett, a jazz pianist
Keith Jarrett - THE KÖLN CONCERT
@f00l
Robert Fripp & Brian Eno- Side 1 - Air Structures
@f00l
Here are some really nice tracks from The Two Towers (Howard Shore)
@f00l
Various tracks from the LOTR sequence have been edited or looped into really long play format, if you need something ambient for a day’s work.
Here are a few links
10 hours Shire Music (repeating)
Here is an absolutely gorgeous short segment (informally known as Gandalf Falls) looped to 1 hour
If you search YouTube for “10 hours” or for “10 hours soundtrack” you can come up with all sorts of good ambient long-play stuff, usually looped, not all 10 hours long.
Here is one that sounds interesting (have only listened to the intro)
@f00l I love that Trent has branched out into soundtracks even more than before.
@RiotDemon
I saw him a few times during his “serious weird period” - those concerts where you had to be careful not to get into the pit unless you meant to be in the pit.
one concert I snuck into, w help from a scalper. It was SRO sold-out. The scalper took our money - I don’t remember how much - and handed some already torn tix to the ticket person, along with $200 folded underneath. The band was about to play, the scalper guy was a fan, out of tix, and went in to watch also. I don’t think that trick would work anymore, at most venues.
I have read that TR gets somewhat irritated by fans who want “the NIN Trent”. He has a right to grow into being someone with a more normal
life and attitude, and he has chosen that path. He seems to be insanely, constantly, creative. I hope he never loses his muse.
@f00l I don’t understand the fans that complain. He still makes awesome music… Maybe just not enough of it. He took a break from touring, but came back in a big way. I’ve seen him three times now. Somewhere around 1999(on the floor… What a crowded mess. He threw a partially drunk water bottle and it landed upside down on me and ruined the art booklet I was holding) ~2011(lawn seats) and 2015 (really awesome seats bought the day of.) The last show was insanely good.
For relaxing, soothing music, you definitely should check out Zoe Blade’s albums on Bandcamp:
http://zoeblade.bandcamp.com/
Hello Calm, Music from Mars, and Winter are all amazing.
Ima put in my $0.02 for this song by Kaki King. I find it relaxing but still invigorating. I’ve listened to it hundreds of times and I still have the urge to close my eyes for the build in the last minute.
Röyksopp!
I had forgotten Eric Satie. Used to listen to that all the time.
Here is a previous Meh thread on a similar topic
https://meh.com/forum/topics/studyingreadingmeditation-music
I picked the Swedish instrument song because I’m Scandinavian, I like folk metal, and I can’t be bothered to listen to any of the other songs.
@RiotDemon
Much of this can be listened to as ambient music. Play it when you’re paying attention to something else. This stuff works well that way.
@f00l I listen to metal as ambient music, lol
If I don’t like the music, it’s terrible for me as ambient music. A lot of stuff will make my skin crawl.
The best ambient music is usually an album I’ve heard tons of times.
@RiotDemon
Perhaps just me:
if I am doing something that is mentally and emotionally a challenge, the more “ambient by design” the music, the better. That’s why chants, Fripp, Eno, soundtracks, the sort of “classical music that wants to be background”, and and free jazz work so well.
I like streaming or listening to WRR (classical 101.1 Dallas) for this. (Warning, this excellent station is owned by the city and broadcasts city council meetings live in full every other Wed. Avoid these if you value your sanity.)
If I am doing something that is hard, but not so much emotionally challenging, then I like rock, soul, blues, “classical that wants to be foreground”. It pushes me to get stuff done.
PS give Robert Fripp a try.
@f00l jazz makes me absolutely stabby. Not relaxing at all.
I tried a selection on YouTube of Fripp, and I just couldn’t. I can’t pinpoint what I don’t like.
Here are some chants and Tibetan bells, long play
I’m a folk music fan, that and classical. Here’s one of my favorite musicians, Maggie Sansone, playing Turlan O’Carolan’s Captain Okane on her hammered dulcimer:
@corkscrew Nice. I have a lot of Blackmore’s Night on my MP3 player. I also really like Linsey Sterling’s violin work. But none ofvtgesecare especially soothing or relaxing. I prefer music of the rousing, go forth and make something variety.
@moondrake Lindsey.
I voted Eno, but here’s 75 minutes of soothing, instrumental, DEVO Muzak just because.
Enya. Can’t listen to her while driving.
Hey Meh, You got a typo in the description of Erik Saties piece:
‘Erik Satie wrote his *Gymnopedies" piano pieces’
I assume the asterisk was supposed to be a quote.
I also enjoy Saties “Flabby Preludes For A Dog”, although not very relaxing.
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I don’t know how to post youtube vids here, I hope the link works.
@number51
You just paste the YouTube URL into the comment. Perhaps it needs to be at the beginning of s line. Not sure.
The mobile YouTube http links also work.
Didn’t vote 'cause they all suck shit.
@Al_Coholic Ok, I went back and actually looked at them and recognized “Gymnopédie No.1” by Erik Satie, which is actually quite nice, so I voted for that instead.
An endless loop of John Cale’s - 3:33
@rtjhnstn I prefer John Cage’s 4′33″ but it’s the thought that counts.
If I’m going for Satie, it’s probably the Gnossiennes instead:
(^ Håkon Austbø)
Though if I need to zone out, I’m probably going to default to Reich…
(^ Alarm Will Sound, Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices, and Organ)
(^ Sō Percussion, Mallet Quartet)
I think I’ve said it before, but this album:
Beck, “Morning Phase” is super relaxing.