0:00, Danny Elfman, Friendship (The Kingdom OST), N/A, N/A, , 4:07, Brian Eno, The Real, Original Mi Warp Records 6:12, Christopher Short, Twilight, N/A, N/A, 13:28, Aeolian String Ensemble, Eclipse, N/A, N/A, 15:42, Sven Väth, Ballet Dancer, N/A, N/A, 20:45, David Brunn, Crater Lake (Hephaestion Edit), N/A, N/A, 23:53, Chris Spheeris, Passage, N/A, N/A, , 30:24, ATB, Under The Sky, Original Mi Kontor Records 33:52, David, Ruhe, N/A, N/A, 36:07, Harold Budd- Brian Eno, Failing Light, N/A, N/A, 39:40, Mind Over Matter, Brahman, N/A, N/A, 42:08, Byron Metcalf- Mark Seelig- Steve Roach, Gone…Beyond, N/A, N/A, 52:04, Transambient Comm...
0:00, Danny Elfman, Friendship (The Kingdom OST), N/A, N/A, , 4:07, Brian Eno, The Real, Original Mi Warp Records 6:12, Christopher Short, Twilight, N/A, N/A, 13:28, Aeolian String Ensemble, Eclipse, N/A, N/A, 15:42, Sven Väth, Ballet Dancer, N/A, N/A, 20:45, David Brunn, Crater Lake (Hephaestion Edit), N/A, N/A, 23:53, Chris Spheeris, Passage, N/A, N/A, , 30:24, ATB, Under The Sky, Original Mi Kontor Records 33:52, David, Ruhe, N/A, N/A, 36:07, Harold Budd- Brian Eno, Failing Light, N/A, N/A, 39:40, Mind Over Matter, Brahman, N/A, N/A, 42:08, Byron Metcalf- Mark Seelig- Steve Roach, Gone…Beyond, N/A, N/A, 52:04, Transambient Communications, Ocean Waves At Sunset, N/A, N/A, 55:10, Moby, Overland, N/A, N/A,
I bet the answer to this question will vary from one person to the other. For me, I like total darkness, comfy pillow, and believe it or not, the constant sound of AC, which I’ve grown to appreciate as a way of eliminating little on-off noises from around the building. On top of that, when I’m in the mood, nothing beats a good playlist of pure and peaceful ambient music.
I first came to discover this wonderful style of music back in 2007, when I accidentally stumbled on a great site called Ambient Nights. Not knowing what this style of music was all about, I decided to give it a try and downloaded few of the mixes, created by Alex Hephaestion. I was in the middle of preparing a public speech at the time, my first one ever, and while researching my material, I would put these mixes on.
To my surprise, these mixes magically helped me focus and zone into my work in a weird but awesome way. I said weird because when you’re listening to ambient music, the idea is not to listen intently, but in a passive way. You just let it play in the background, and it’ll do its thing. This is best described by Brian Eno, one of the most influential artists in this genre and the one believed to have coined the term “ambient music“, who was quoted describing it as the kind of music that can be “actively listened to with attention or as easily ignored, depending on the choice of the listener”, and that exists on the “cusp between melody and texture”.
Not all ambient music is created equal. Over the years since my discovery, I’ve been curating my collection of ambient music that’s truly relaxing and in no way disturbing or weighs too much on the dark side. I think all that boils down to what you’re going to listen to in this 1 hour mix.
this is exactly what the doctor ordered! my over active mind will now relax with this very pleasing compilation of what is needed to put an end to madness! thank you xoxoxo
, 4:07, Brian Eno, The Real, Original Mi
, 30:24, ATB, Under The Sky, Original Mi
