Mallette Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Those who have enjoyed John Cage’s 4’33” (three short movements of total silence) may just take issue with that. Reminds me of a clipping posted on the bulletin board of Campbell Hall (music) at Southern State College when I was going there in the late sixties. 4:33 had just come out and someone asked Stravinsky for his opinion: "His best work ever! One can only pray that his silences will grow ever longer and more profound..." Still gives me a chuckle... Spent some time with Cage when he did a performance at the University of North Texas in about 1980. Very fascinating individual. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnatnoop Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 i take EXCEPTION to this post, i'm listening to this song now and there is no z zz zzzzzzzzzzz........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Morbius Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 I don't have a link, sorry, but Mancini's "Lujon" would probably win. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivernuggets Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Relaxing and optimistic. This is off Plus From Us, a collection of artists that helped/inspired Peter Gabriel during the making of his amazing Us album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 I can't listen to Pink Floyd DSOTM without falling asleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivernuggets Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Morphine - Mark Sandman RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artarama Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 "The First Time Ever I Saw Your face" - Roberta Flack 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groomlakearea51 Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 i take EXCEPTION to this post, i'm listening to this song now and there is no z zz zzzzzzzzzzz........ I was readinhgd thuus post and lstning and hvkfn loah............ Whoa!! Just woke up and what a power nap!! Thanks guys for the links!!! [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivernuggets Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Bluemars.org has a shoutcast station called cryosleep... Here is another streaming source called Sleepbot. My brother showed me this with this advice: Click "Connect" or "Live Broadcast" and open up the Playlist (PLS) file. I use Mediamonkey for that, but there is also a quick paragraph below on Audio Player Setup for other players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnatnoop Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 i take EXCEPTION to this post, i'm listening to this song now and there is no z zz zzzzzzzzzzz........ I was readinhgd thuus post and lstning and hvkfn loah............ Whoa!! Just woke up and what a power nap!! Thanks guys for the links!!! whew! 3 month nap, here. i reread my post and it was intending to read that i nodded off during my "exception" post [] not sure it was taken that way though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik2A3 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Dee What an interesting subject! And what a surprise to see two of my favorite composers, Erik Satie and Brian Eno in the same thread! Eno's Ambient series has captivted me for years -- it still does. His "Music For Airports" is fascinating. ...hope that Old Baldwin is still glowing. erik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Sibelius' Symphony No. 3. While there are some dynamics in this, it is beautifully pastoral. Having no lyrics, you just get lost in the music... and fall asleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigrfish Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Being one who plays, I find myself listening intently to the arrangement or the musicianship, or the composition/songwriting or the craft of recording or the reproduction of the equipment to the extent that I cannot rest/fall asleep while listening to music. I have to turn it off to be in a restful state. When I am going home from a particularly harrowing night in my little Level-I trauma center enclave (like last April when a significant part of our world got blown away down here), I like to listen to ZZ Top...oddly, I find that relaxing. Obviously not everyone's cup of tea. Best to all, Chuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallette Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Since it's playing in my head anyway... "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" Perhaps the most perfect composition ever. It doesn't start, it ALWAYS playing...you just join it for a while. Whilst within, you flow amongst the endless galaxies and see the motion of the expanding universe. You don't really see God, as even the transcendent state you are in is still so far from His timelessness it's simply impossible, as you are temporal. But you don't have any doubts He surrounds you with love. For an indeterminate time you "taste" the concept of timelessness, and while not an illusion, it also isn't something you are ready for just yet. Then, you leave it. Your speakers go silent and your mind comes gently to rest...but you know it's still playing. It is very often my last music for the night, as it is a very tough act to follow. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmako Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Perhaps a bit off the beaten path, but this tune always makes me smile. I think one needs to have listened to it a few dozen times first, but somewhere along the way it just hooks you in and I never grow tired of it. Slightly upbeat, yet oddly cathartic. "I think it's going to work out fine" It's on - Bop Till You Drop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy499 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Any Jean Luc Ponty stuff..............very spacey stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivernuggets Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Bumping this with some more Ambient. Artist: Stars of the Lid Song: The Daughters of Quiet Minds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5IU7waK7Bw Beautiful song.....wonderful rising and resolve at 9 mins. Thanks for starting this thread Dee. Peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osibisa Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 My pick ... Brian Eno - Discreet Music 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stainz Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 Iron Butterfly's "In A Gadda Da Vida". What do you expect... it's been ~5.5 yr since this thread was active! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wirrunna Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 What about this ? http://www.allmusic.com/album/max-richter-sleep-8-hour-version-mw0002854609 and a review http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20987-sleep/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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