most relaxing song ever created, says "scientists"

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It slows your breathing and reduces brain activity to such an extent that Weightless, written by Manchester band Marconi Union, is said to be the 'most relaxing song ever'.

 

The eight-minute track is so effective at inducing sleep, motorists have now been warned they should not listen to it whilst driving.

 

The band worked with sound therapists to get advice on how to make the most effective use of harmonies, rhythms and bass lines. The result on listeners is a slowing of the heart rate, reduced blood pressure and lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol.

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have these people never heard of biosphere? brian eno? it's not a bad track, but lol.

http://www.dailymail...nd-Boffins.html

Scientists discover Ambient House circa 1992

Full story at 11

Someone should link that scientist to slumbr.

I love that slumbr album by the way (I forget who on here wrote it).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGzrL8J0t-c

obviously they haven't heard merzbow

although nothing can beat I:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koivVlaW7js

so my conclusion is that science fail again... cof, FTL? cof cof

these people need Bvdub.

the most relaxing thing ive ever heard was a cassette tape my sister had when i was 5 or 6. it was a customized sleep songs for infants thing, the songs were different depending on the names. i wish i could still find it. i hope that guy isn't dead/depressed.

dope song

Good marketing.

  On 10/20/2011 at 3:12 AM, Smettingham Rutherford IV said:

the most relaxing thing ive ever heard was a cassette tape my sister had when i was 5 or 6. it was a customized sleep songs for infants thing, the songs were different depending on the names. i wish i could still find it. i hope that guy isn't dead/depressed.

Kind of sounds like

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRuJ82CnEGI

not sure if I'd call that relaxing, though

  On 10/20/2011 at 3:41 AM, MAXIMUS MISCHIEF said:

also is there such thing as a non shitty idm song

If all the synths sound like farts it rolls back around to good

My 2¢...

[media='']http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkVT2NwiAgY[/media]

Most Tuvan throat singing mellows me out pretty well, too.

I think Biosphere takes the cake in this category.

but this is a fantastic song.

  On 10/20/2011 at 3:42 AM, Jonas said:

  On 10/20/2011 at 3:18 AM, chenGOD said:

Good marketing.

FUCK MARKETING

  On 10/20/2011 at 4:50 AM, jules said:

  On 10/20/2011 at 3:42 AM, Jonas said:

  On 10/20/2011 at 3:18 AM, chenGOD said:

Good marketing.

I heard Biosphere hoards donkeys illegally.

I would understand this could be the most relaxing track played during that study, but calling it the most relaxing track ever created is a bit too much. Just look at the photo: the subject is a black woman who must certainly not know anything about ambient music (I'm not trying to be racist here). Most of the subjects didn't know ambient music even existed, I bet.

seriously if you guys want some really relaxing music this guy http://www.nszcz.com/

nicolas something something i cant spell the name, he makes this really good music and its so good for like relaxing or whatever

1) Marconi Union - Weightless

2) Airstream - Electra

3) DJ Shah - Mellomaniac (Chill Out Mix)

4) Enya - Watermark

5) Coldplay - Strawberry Swing

6) Barcelona - Please Don't Go

7) All Saints - Pure Shores

8) Adele - Someone Like You

9) Mozart - Canzonetta Sull'aria

10) Cafe Del Mar - We Can Fly

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2049948/Most-relaxing-song-UK-band-Boffins.html#ixzz1bIDUGq5N

They should really sack these researchers for making such an audacious and easily disproved claim, the only purpose of which was to promote their careers by grabbing media headlines. If they continue as they were it would only be bad for society, short-change if not completely misdirect their future students and rip off the taxpayer.

Read the title and my first thought was "Rhubarb". Jefferoo almost beat me to it...

  On 10/20/2011 at 4:21 AM, jefferoo said:

My 2¢...

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkVT2NwiAgY

jake mandell was a decade ahead of those scientists with kodama

Brian Eno - And Ending [a descent]

GAS