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      Dencds last edited by

      What do you like to listen to for relaxing that makes you feel better?

      Here are my choices:
      Bob James albums like Touchdown,One On One,Restoration.Obsession.Lucky Seven,Two Of A Kind,
      Another artist is Tony Oçonnor. Rainforest Magic,Mariner,In Touch,Dreams and Discoveries and Love Songs. Tony lived on the Sunshine Coast,Queensland.

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        river last edited by

        I'm glad you started this thread, I was thinking of something similar!
        I don't know if this counts cause it's not really music, but I recently discovered mynoise.net and I love it (there's an app as well, but I've found it buggy on Android and a bit confusing to use on iOS so wouldn't really recommend it). Here is the list of all the noise generators: https://mynoise.net/noiseMachines.php. You can make your own presets or try the ready-made ones. These links are to my own presets of some of my favorites:

        Autumn walk:
        https://mynoise.net/NoiseMachines/autumnWalkSoundscapeGenerator.php?l=04100204042750516786

        Rain on a tent:
        https://mynoise.net/NoiseMachines/campingRainNoiseGenerator.php?l=25243729294861544349&a=1&am=1

        Riverbank:
        https://mynoise.net/NoiseMachines/rainyRiverbankSoundscapeGenerator.php?l=06013350504056414616&a=1&am=1

        I adore music but it takes a lot of energy to listen to so I don't listen for relaxation, more for motivation when I'm not too sick and just need an emotional boost. mynoise also does generative music which I enjoy sometimes (I listen to it in the iOS app, I think it's paywalled) but I do find it harder to listen to than the natural sounds.

        Pronouns: they/them - ME/CFS since 2017

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          Dio_Raven last edited by

          I just found this the other day https://www.radio.net/s/radionature. Other than that, I love a good bit of cello! There is a great studio ghibli cello playlist on youtube and I also enjoy some of Yo-Yo Ma's stuff. If I'm having issues sleeping I go for swamp sounds with rain and frogs. I find music can be over stimulating if I'm really "heady" but less layered simple and slow stuff is usually ok, vocals are generally out.
          When I'm having a good day I will listen to my normal music because I miss it so much!

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            crashdummy @Dencds last edited by

            @Dencds Has to be Supertramp: Even in the quietest moments ☺

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              RatsAreFluffy @Dencds last edited by

              @Dencds I like the sound of my fan. Nothing quite like white noise. Most music is too busy to tolerate for long.

              ME/CFS since 2014 - also ASD - fairly young - socially inept

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                gretch Community Moderator @RatsAreFluffy last edited by

                @RatsAreFluffy Same here. Such joy when you find the perfect fan that doesn't rattle or tick.

                She/her
                Kabi Kabi Country

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                  pemdelapem last edited by

                  For me it varies a lot depending on what my body is doing. I have lots of music that I've collected over the years that works for me and won't try to describe it all in one go.

                  Talking about ambient noise, I prefer minimalist ambient music to ambient noise. Some examples:
                  O Yuki Conjugate - Departure
                  Aphex Twin - #3

                  The ABC has an online radio station called ABC Kids that plays ambient music, usually laid over nature sounds, from midnight to 6am. This music can be accessed on-demand in one-hour blocks through the ABC Listen app or this webpage.

                  An artist who straddles ambient and choral music is Julianna Barwick:
                  Labyrinthine
                  Inspirit

                  Gentle acoustic songs are another form that can work for me. If they're in a foreign language my brain can't latch onto the lyrics. E.g.
                  Clannad - Buachaill Ón Éirne
                  Ayub Ogada - Salimie
                  Geoffrey Oryema - Makambo

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                    river @pemdelapem last edited by

                    @pemdelapem thank you for the links, I'm listening to the Aphex Twin one right now and looking forward to checking out the others. At some point in the past I listened to the whole of the Selected Ambient Works, I'd forgotten how beautiful it is.

                    I enjoy minimalist ambient music too. One of my favorites is an artist called 36. They have an album called dreamloops which is very soothing. Actually it's split over 3 albums (I've linked to the first one) but you can find them all compiled into one album on Spotify.

                    Pronouns: they/them - ME/CFS since 2017

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                      pemdelapem @river last edited by

                      @river I enjoyed dreamloops, thank you. All tracks but one hit the spot (#3 had a bit too much going on).

                      One of my recent discoveries is Kate Rusby, a folk singer from Yorkshire with a very grounded adventurous streak. Most of her work is a bit livelier but her slow, almost metronomic renditions of traditional songs work on me like lullabies:
                      Bogey's Bonnie Belle
                      The Witch of the Westmorland
                      Night Visiting Song
                      Hunter Moon (an original composition of hers, metronomic but not quite as level as the others)

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                        stevengao last edited by stevengao

                        Had a search for "music" and am glad this thread popped up. @Dencds I checked out the first one you suggested called Touchdown Bob James and its really nice and chill!!

                        Just a quick one I wanted to share. Its a Korean song called Tomorrow. I don't think the composer had chronic illness in mind when she wrote it but when I listen to it, it feels like she wrote it for me. English lyric translation below if you'd like to understand.

                        Lyrics:
                        When everyone is going back
                        Are they walking with happy steps?
                        Did they really fulfill their dreams?

                        Like doing piled up homework
                        All the promises were written
                        I already see the bright sun that woke up

                        Another day has gone
                        Tomorrow comes again
                        The world moves busily
                        Crying at the words of my father who has only looked ahead

                        The more I count, the more I hurt
                        My mother’s increasing wrinkles
                        Even if it’s a little late, she says it’s okay, with a kiss

                        Another day has gone
                        Tomorrow comes again
                        The world moves busily
                        Crying at the words of my father who has only looked ahead

                        I cry for a long time again
                        Making promises
                        The traces of myself from yesterday
                        They leave to find my dreams above in the blue sky
                        I make a promise to the stubborn tomorrow
                        Every day

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                          Glimmer @stevengao last edited by

                          @stevengao That was lovely; thanks for sharing. And I’m glad you found this thread as I’ve realised I’ve never seen it. Lots of links to music. I know what I’m doing today. 🤗

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                            stevengao last edited by

                            In a pretty bad crash this Easter weekend, so been laying low at the moment. I decided to spend a little while translating a song I quite like to pass the time, something I used to do alot when I was actively language learning. I noticed there is something quite romantic when listening to words in a song that aren't in your native tongue. I think because when you listen to a song in your own language, the words have a fixed meaning that is bound by our experience, social and cultural constructs. But when you listen to a foreign language you don't have those things. The meaning and interpretation is only limited by your imagination.

                            One of my favourite songs called Heart. When I first listened to this song many years ago it sounded like a love song, but when I listen to it now, it sounds like me thinking about me and my health.

                            When I smile, thats you
                            When I feel down, thats you
                            When I hold back tears, thats you
                            When I cry, thats you

                            As I look at you I take in a warm breath
                            The painful feeling. Thats because of you isn't it?

                            Its ok if you don't recognise me
                            Even if you don't come find me
                            There will be a small light shining here
                            Always shining

                            I can't take my eyes off of you
                            Its blinding my eyes all day
                            The sad feeling. Thats because of you isn't it?

                            Its ok if you don't reply to me
                            Even if you don't console me
                            There will be a small light shining here
                            Always shining

                            Everything in the world dies and is reborn
                            Even when we grow old again
                            This brave and daring heart won't be wrinkled
                            It'll be alive and shining
                            Always alive
                            Always alive

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                              Glimmer @stevengao last edited by

                              Thank you @stevengao. ☺️

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                                Pokitren @river last edited by Pokitren

                                @river said in Relaxation Music.:

                                Autumn walk:
                                https://mynoise.net/NoiseMachines/autumnWalkSoundscapeGenerator.php?l=04100204042750516786

                                Rain on a tent:
                                https://mynoise.net/NoiseMachines/campingRainNoiseGenerator.php?l=25243729294861544349&a=1&am=1

                                Riverbank:
                                https://mynoise.net/NoiseMachines/rainyRiverbankSoundscapeGenerator.php?l=06013350504056414616&a=1&am=1&BetPokies

                                Just so the relaxation does not turn into nostalgia, but otherwise I like everything 🙂

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