calm, easy-listening music? [Archive]

danulf

10-02-2007, 04:52 AM

Does anyone have any tips for good calm music? My job is very noisy and loud, so after 10+ hours of constant noise I'm not really in the mood for the music I usually listens to :D

Songs like JCB with Nizlopi, John Butler Trio - Caroline, Better Than.

Preferrably not depressing music :P

leisuresuitlissy

10-02-2007, 06:52 AM

Dead Can Dance tends to be nice...

Al6200

10-02-2007, 07:01 AM

John Coltrane is pretty good.

danulf

10-02-2007, 09:00 AM

"calm" is not necessary, but fairly simple music...

I'll check those two out, thanks

fester8542

10-02-2007, 09:34 AM

When I need to relax I listen to HUM. It's not like elevator music or anything, but really mellow rock that just gets me back to earth.

Two albums I would totally suggest...
Downward Is Heavenward & You'd Prefer an Astronaut

graylensman

10-02-2007, 09:46 AM

^"Stars" is mellow? I might have to check out the full album, then.

For me, there's a podcast I subscribe to called Ultima Thule. It's a weekly broadcast of "ambient and atmospheric music" from a radio station Down Under. I do a lot of my coding while listening.

danulf

10-02-2007, 10:28 AM

Ultima Thule is a rasist rock group here in Sweden :D

I'll check it out!

DanontheMoon

10-02-2007, 10:36 AM

^Heh, yeah, do a google search for 'Thule Gesselschaft', it's really disturbing.

Wamdue Project is great, relaxy stuff. Lots of the 'Global Underground' series too.

.soulty

10-02-2007, 10:50 AM

what music do you like? any jazz /soul/ lounge/neo soul?

For lounge/smooth lounge try 'Cafe Del Mar' or 'Buddha Bar' or 'St Germain'(try to get number 7 in that series) and 'Sweetback'.
For Lounge with a jazz twist try 'Cafe del Mar des pres'.
For jazz guitar give Wes Montgomery a listen or more 'now' try Ronny Jordan (my person fav) or Norman Brown.
other smooth jazz you can try George Benson, Boney James, Brian Culbertson and Roy hargrove.

Also check out some neo/soul artist, Dwele, jill scott, ledisi to name a few.
And finally in the other category try Michael Bublé' and Norah jones.

danulf

10-02-2007, 04:49 PM

I love jazz! I haven't actually listened to much, and I don't owe anything jazz, but I like it a lot (the little I have heard).

So much to check out :D Looks like a full day at the record shop :)

thanks guys!

chacelp

10-02-2007, 05:46 PM

If you like a little R&B Anthony Hamilton, Ginuwine and Brian Mcknight are good. For acoustic guitar Damien Rice, Kenny Wayne Sheppard.. And of course my alltime fav.. Phil Collins!! Woo!

.soulty

10-02-2007, 07:42 PM

^ yeah to add to R&B for more chilled out music i'd look into:
-Musiq Soulchild (which is actually sorta neo soul)
-Older Boyz II men albums
-Donell Jones
-D'angelo (this one is more neo soul as well, actually this is one of my favourite artist)
-Eric Benet
-Indie Arie
-Joe
-and for love making baby music look at Maxwell

also outside of R&B i forgot to mention 'Coldplay' some good chill out music in their albums.

10-02-2007, 07:57 PM

soulty, obsession with spider pig much :P

.soulty

10-02-2007, 07:59 PM

soulty, obsession with spider pig much :P
Actually it's getting old on me, will be changing it soon

evildrummer

10-02-2007, 08:05 PM

Check out Mogwai, they're a really awesome scottish group, I have them playing near endlessly, most of their songs are really calm save a few.

10-02-2007, 08:23 PM

Jack Johnson :love:

haven

10-02-2007, 08:37 PM

^yeah baby:hugegrin:

10-02-2007, 08:53 PM

The iTunes ambient radio stations are wonderful Try groove lounge.

ajcates

10-02-2007, 09:24 PM

Pink Floyd

darkmotion

10-02-2007, 10:03 PM

Eskimo joe, is nice

kdd

10-02-2007, 10:30 PM

Old (Hindi) Indian songs. Always helps me. If you listen to Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar, Lata, or Asha, that's it man!

(But I'm sure you're not looking for Hindi or Indian songs. :P)

Beebs

10-02-2007, 11:06 PM

Try Charlotte Gainsborough album 5:55, Air any alnum, or Zero 7 album When It Falls

DanontheMoon

10-02-2007, 11:43 PM

Mr. Bungle!

denizengt

10-03-2007, 12:01 AM

Don Davis/Juno Reactor - Navras

kirupa

10-03-2007, 12:05 AM

Enigma, Amethystium, Magna Canta, and a lot of new age type music :P

danulf

10-03-2007, 02:49 PM

Old (Hindi) Indian songs. Always helps me. If you listen to Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar, Lata, or Asha, that's it man!

(But I'm sure you're not looking for Hindi or Indian songs. :P)

not really my style, no ;)

R&B isn't either, but now I have like 15 groups I need to check out so I think I'm ok for a year or so now :)

thanks a lot everyone!

DanontheMoon

10-03-2007, 02:52 PM

Boards of Canada.

ditt0

10-03-2007, 03:45 PM

Paul already mentioned Buddha Bar. Maybe try also Pink Martini, Tori Amos.

chacelp

10-03-2007, 04:07 PM

-D'angelo (this one is more neo soul as well, actually this is one of my favourite artist)
-Eric Benet
-Indie Arie
-Joe
-and for love making baby music look at Maxwell

also outside of R&B i forgot to mention 'Coldplay' some good chill out music in their albums.

Nice, Coldplay is good for sure, and I can't believe I forgot D'angelo, just as long as I don't have to watch the video where he is buck naked I'm good..

pomogranate

10-03-2007, 04:11 PM

negativecreep

10-03-2007, 05:20 PM

Get the Album "Damnation" by Opeth.

DO NOT get any of their other albums as they are a heavy death metal band being the opposite of what you want. But this one album they did all soft tunes. My mom likes it, my friends hip hop/clubbing sister likes it, and his mom "misplaced" the cd.... I have yet to get it back.

Very easy listening.

hybrid101

10-04-2007, 09:03 AM

bossa nova tunes:lol:

grimdeath

10-04-2007, 09:47 AM

Slipknot, yeah that relaxes me alot :thumb: :beam: :run:

valpez1

10-04-2007, 01:22 PM

Brian Eno
Phil Collin's buddy

danulf

10-04-2007, 03:31 PM

Slipknot, yeah that relaxes me alot :thumb: :beam: :run:

Slipknot is a plague that needs to be dealt with as soon as possible :|

I kinda like Opeth, they're Swedish =) I'll check that album out! I don't have any of their albums.

GrndMasterFlash

10-04-2007, 06:52 PM

nuf of da massive need to check out one like

Peter Tosh!!!!!

PsychE

10-05-2007, 11:48 PM

bossa nova tunes:lol:

lol.. that sounds very relaxing:rabbit:

squishy

10-06-2007, 01:00 AM

yellowcard?

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5082566117003556248&q=yellowcard&total=7592&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0

DanontheMoon

10-06-2007, 09:28 PM

Tom Waits.

.soulty

10-06-2007, 10:57 PM

Nice, Coldplay is good for sure, and I can't believe I forgot D'angelo, just as long as I don't have to watch the video where he is buck naked I'm good.. haha yeah 'how does it feel (untitled)" :P ,great song, awesome artist.

darkmotion

10-06-2007, 11:38 PM

John Mayer and brooke fraser!

.soulty

10-06-2007, 11:51 PM

^ John Mayer - Continuum , what a brilliant album. Insanely recommended!!!!

5 THUMBS UP! :thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb:

darkmotion

10-07-2007, 12:08 AM

^ John Mayer - Continuum , what a brilliant album. Insanely recommended!!!!

5 THUMBS UP! :thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb:
I've become so addicted to his acoustic guitar stuff- it's brilliant!

Especially :

Stop this train, 3x5 (from his older album) and heart of life!

Jasninder

10-07-2007, 06:10 AM

yanni all the way :)

Esherido

10-07-2007, 10:25 AM

Most of Dave Grusin's are pretty good, soft guitar and beats in the background coupled with some vocals on some songs. Double-thumbs-up for easy-listening music.

darkmotion

10-07-2007, 11:17 AM

Most of Dave Grusin's are pretty good, soft guitar and beats in the background coupled with some vocals on some songs. Double-thumbs-up for easy-listening music.
Koala thumbs> human thumbs! x2

Esherido

10-07-2007, 11:41 AM

:huh:

t0mm0

10-07-2007, 09:48 PM

Eric Clapton <3

PsychE

10-07-2007, 11:31 PM

1000 years by kang Eun Soo:)

Cello

10-08-2007, 02:10 PM

I heartily recommend the following:

Chopin Piano Concertos (there are 2)
Schubert's Piano Concerto
Anything by Ravel or Debussy
Beethoven's 9th Symphony
Mozart's Requiem
Vangelis - Bladerunner
Vangelis - Odyssey
vangelis - Voices

All good, calm, uplifting music :)

TheCanadian

10-08-2007, 07:38 PM

elvis and sinatra

directory_guy

04-11-2008, 06:27 AM

What about Nora Johns. I like her in my quite moods. But many of my friends hate her too.

.soulty

04-11-2008, 12:41 PM

^it's Norah Jones and already mentioned her in the first page post#9... I think she is awesome, she has her style and her niche down pat.

fasterthanlight™

04-11-2008, 01:56 PM

The Album Leaf is pretty good, one man band with guests every now and then

My boss just sent me an album by a group called The Notwist, from what I can tell so far, its calming and pleasing to my ears

Awesome-O 4000

04-11-2008, 02:20 PM

Antimatter.

04-11-2008, 02:25 PM

Stop this train, 3x5 (from his older album) and heart of life
Thats the most listened song in iTunes I have. 1,357 listens.

pablo 2006

05-03-2008, 09:24 PM

Most of the backing tracks from the 'Scrubs' comedy series are pretty mellow, if you like more acoustic type stuff. For some reason, I just had a flash back to Robert Cray for some mellow music- no idea why, not listened to his stuff for years. Kruder and Dorkmeister for more 'loungey' type music... after that i'm fresh out of soft music and back into my metal collection.

Syous

05-03-2008, 09:37 PM

Awesome-O 4000

05-12-2008, 03:19 PM

No-Man.

keanwoo

07-24-2008, 04:24 AM

Are you used to here this song -----> "Life is a dance"

It's a song that full of good meaning and clam in my emaotion.