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Listening to this song reduces anxiety by 65%

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noll
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One of the early examples of this kind of ambient music is Brian Eno's Music For Airports, which was created from loops of piano and synthesizer, of varying lengths played on repeat, so that different notes would go in and out of synch with each other. The music was intended to be both interesting and ignorable. The sparseness of the music was supposed to create calm and thoughtfulness in travelers.

The music was actually installed at LaGuardia Airport in the 1980s. Contrary to Eno's intentions, many passengers found the music to be distracting and annoying.



We have this masseuse who comes at my workplace every other week for chair massages. She always brings some ambient music, and sometimes it's this album ;)


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Dancing_Doll
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Quote by Just_A_Guy_You_Know
One of the early examples of this kind of ambient music is Brian Eno's Music For Airports, which was created from loops of piano and synthesizer, of varying lengths played on repeat, so that different notes would go in and out of synch with each other. The music was intended to be both interesting and ignorable. The sparseness of the music was supposed to create calm and thoughtfulness in travelers.

The music was actually installed at LaGuardia Airport in the 1980s. Contrary to Eno's intentions, many passengers found the music to be distracting and annoying.



Interesting... Similar to 'Weightless', I think this type of music works best as part of meditation or if one is asked to be very still and concentrate on the tones. Then I think it does relax, and allow you to enter a deeper place of relaxation. If someone is trying to get things done or rushing through airports on a time crunch, the intent of the music to affect your physiological resting rates probably has the opposite effect, since we need that energy and bit of adrenaline to motivate us.
Dancing_Doll
Alpha Blonde
Moby's The Sky is Broken. Best enjoyed in the dark, on full volume. A major sentimental favourite.
NymphWriter
Unicorn Wrangler
Quote by noll
You responded to Trinket who said it "actually irritated" her, which you seem to have read as not liking, but I read it as not bringing down anxiety (or worse) as that's what the thread is about.
And the OP kinda suggests it works for everyone: "A UK study found that it reduced overall anxiety by 65%, and resulted in a 35% reduction in physiological resting rates." So if it doesn't work at all for one person then it would have to reduce anxiety by 100% for two other people to get to that average of 65%.


I'm not questioning the study and you misquoted me. I never said she didn't like it, I said it "wasn't her cup of tea." And that "Not every song will appeal to every person." I do believe that was what the OP was about. You were the one who took that as not liking the song and honestly took a rather hostile tone that even Dancing_Doll picked up on.

I disagree that the OP suggests that this song works for everyone. To me, a 65% reduction in overall anxiety means 65% of those who listened to this song had this reduction in anxiety and 35% of those in the 65% had the physiological resting rates. In other words, out of every 100 people, 65 had the overall reduction in anxiety and 35 of those 65 had the physiological resting rates. I'm not sure where you got your numbers, but since I don't teach math, that might be why it doesn't make sense to me.

Trinket said it "actually irritated her" which means it doesn't work for everyone and that was all I said.

This is The Spa dude, not The Think Tank. I wasn't being aggressive towards Trinket, I actually supported her opinion. You were the one who tried to make this into something it's not.
trinket
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I meant I did not like the music. It irritated me to the point I had to stop it. Moby's The Sky Is Broken is more my cuppa tea.


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Yes, the Spa isn't a place for continuing arguments. People can kindly disagree and then leave it at that. Going on through multiple exchanges about the same point often derails a thread. Thanks for your understanding.

Note: I did say 'In this thread everyone is right' because I asked whether a piece of music worked for them in the way the UK study suggested. Everyone experiences music (and anxiety) differently, so nobody is wrong.



Thank you. I did notice you said "in this thread". Agreed on the continuing arguing. Goes around in circles and gets nobody anywhere.
SereneProdigy
Cryptic Vigilante
Yeah, the more I dig into it, the more I start to realize that this research might only be a big publicity stunt. The song Weightless was actually commissioned by Radox Spa, who also concurrently commissioned the whole study. And Mindlab International, although having a neuropsychologist as their chairman, is in fact a profitable company of independent neuromarketing consultants. I'm not arguing that a few of the findings might have a valid scientific foundation, but it's hard to perceive the bulk of it as much else than a concerted effort to bring a hefty dose of attention to the different parties involved (ie. Radox Spa, Marconi Union, Mindlab International).

This video is the most detailed insight that I could find about the whole thing. They even refer to the song Weightless as 'the Radox Spa track'. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that Radox Spa actually receives royalties for it:





And I find their Top-10 list of most relaxing songs to be highly dubious. It's rather surprising that despite the thousands and thousands of serene ambient/new-age tracks out there that share a striking resemblance to the song Weightless (ie. indistinct and non-repeating melody with a 50-60 bpm), a lot of the listed songs contradict their own established 'relaxing parameters' with upbeat melodies and elaborate lyrics. I most definitely wouldn't put Pure Shores from All Saints on my playlist if I was the owner of a spa or a massage parlor, as an obvious example.

Anyway, it's still interesting to hear what the uttermost relaxing track would theoretically sound like according to the latest neuroscientific developments. And I'm glad that this was brought to my attention, being fairly interested in both music and psychology. But in all honesty, I find it rather difficult to grant much merit to their list of 'most relaxing songs ever' when it seems just as arbitrary as all those tabloids who constantly profess that Scarlett Johansson is the sexiest woman who has ever walked the Earth.

And with that mysterious (and hopefully discreet) eruption of bubbles in my corner of the spa, I'm back to enjoying chill music with all of you guys.
SereneProdigy
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Playing the guitar myself, I find songs featuring a warm acoustic guitar to be highly comforting (and therefore relaxing). A few examples that come to mind...
SereneProdigy
Cryptic Vigilante
Quote by noll
You responded to Trinket who said it "actually irritated" her, which you seem to have read as not liking, but I read it as not bringing down anxiety (or worse) as that's what the thread is about.
And the OP kinda suggests it works for everyone: "A UK study found that it reduced overall anxiety by 65%, and resulted in a 35% reduction in physiological resting rates." So if it doesn't work at all for one person then it would have to reduce anxiety by 100% for two other people to get to that average of 65%.

Quote by NymphWriter
I'm not questioning the study and you misquoted me. I never said she didn't like it, I said it "wasn't her cup of tea." And that "Not every song will appeal to every person." I do believe that was what the OP was about. You were the one who took that as not liking the song and honestly took a rather hostile tone that even Dancing_Doll picked up on.

I disagree that the OP suggests that this song works for everyone. To me, a 65% reduction in overall anxiety means 65% of those who listened to this song had this reduction in anxiety and 35% of those in the 65% had the physiological resting rates. In other words, out of every 100 people, 65 had the overall reduction in anxiety and 35 of those 65 had the physiological resting rates. I'm not sure where you got your numbers, but since I don't teach math, that might be why it doesn't make sense to me.

Trinket said it "actually irritated her" which means it doesn't work for everyone and that was all I said.

This is The Spa dude, not The Think Tank. I wasn't being aggressive towards Trinket, I actually supported her opinion. You were the one who tried to make this into something it's not.


Ahh, the Spa, Lush-style... how thoroughly relaxing.


Dancing_Doll
Alpha Blonde
Quote by SereneProdigy


Ahh, the Spa, Lush-style... how thoroughly relaxing.




Yes, there's often a bit of a stink, isn't there. It may be time to leave a Spa-approved bottle of Poo Pourri in the thread, just in case. smile

Dancing_Doll
Alpha Blonde
Quote by SereneProdigy
Yeah, the more I dig into it, the more I start to realize that this research might only be a big publicity stunt. The song Weightless was actually commissioned by Radox Spa, who also concurrently commissioned the whole study. And Mindlab International, although having a neuropsychologist as their chairman, is in fact a profitable company of independent neuromarketing consultants. I'm not arguing that a few of the findings might have a valid scientific foundation, but it's hard to perceive the bulk of it as much else than a concerted effort to bring a hefty dose of attention to the different parties involved (ie. Radox Spa, Marconi Union, Mindlab International).



Yeah, Mindlab is a commercial 'neuromarketing' company. Though controversial, the research backing certainly made the song a huge success, so I guess it was a win.

This is actually pretty impressive:

Dancing_Doll
Alpha Blonde
Sometimes I'll just go for some classic Yo-Yo Ma when I need to de-stress.

I've always found the cello to be the most sensual (and beautiful!) of all the musical instruments.

Liz
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Quote by Dancing_Doll
Sometimes I'll just go for some classic Yo-Yo Ma when I need to de-stress.

I've always found the cello to be the most sensual (and beautiful!) of all the musical instruments.


With you 100% on this one. Absolutely love the Bach Cello Suites.
Just_A_Guy_You_Know
Wouldn't you rather have a nice cup of tea?
Quote by Dancing_Doll
If someone is trying to get things done or rushing through airports on a time crunch, the intent of the music to affect your physiological resting rates probably has the opposite effect, since we need that energy and bit of adrenaline to motivate us.


You're probably right. The music needs to fit the setting/mood.

Don't believe everything that you read.
Just_A_Guy_You_Know
Wouldn't you rather have a nice cup of tea?
Quote by SereneProdigy
Playing the guitar myself, I find songs featuring a warm acoustic guitar to be highly comforting (and therefore relaxing). A few examples that come to mind...


Huge Neil Young fan.

I also like a bit of classical guitar to relax:

Don't believe everything that you read.
Verbal
Gravelly-Voiced Fucker
Quote by Just_A_Guy_You_Know
One of the early examples of this kind of ambient music is Brian Eno's Music For Airports, which was created from loops of piano and synthesizer, of varying lengths played on repeat, so that different notes would go in and out of synch with each other. The music was intended to be both interesting and ignorable. The sparseness of the music was supposed to create calm and thoughtfulness in travelers.

The music was actually installed at LaGuardia Airport in the 1980s. Contrary to Eno's intentions, many passengers found the music to be distracting and annoying.



Cool! I was actually gonna post this, more than once, but kept forgetting. I listened to this a lot during my Talking Heads/Brian Eno days. The tour for the TH's Remain in Light album (which Eno produced) may be the best concert I've ever seen.

The album is not that relaxing, but easily in my top 10. Damn, can't get the embed to work.
noll
"insensitive prick!" – Danielle Algo


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noll
"insensitive prick!" – Danielle Algo


===  Not ALL LIVES MATTER until BLACK LIVES MATTER  ===
NymphWriter
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Quote by SereneProdigy
Ahh, the Spa, Lush-style... how thoroughly relaxing.




Clearly we need more Poo Pourri here...



For the gamblers out there...


Yeah... it happens...


Though, I think this last one feels a bit familiar...
SereneProdigy
Cryptic Vigilante
Quote by NymphWriter
Clearly we need more Poo Pourri here...


I'd simply settle for less poo, frankly.
NymphWriter
Unicorn Wrangler
Quote by SereneProdigy
I'd simply settle for less poo, frankly.


Then why did you post the picture of the poop emoji in the spa in the first place? I was just trying to provide some options for those who like other scents or might want to try a different scent.
SereneProdigy
Cryptic Vigilante
Quote by Just_A_Guy_You_Know
Huge Neil Young fan.


Neil Young is my go-to music whenever I'm driving on country roads; I must have over a dozen of his records (which really isn't all that impressive considering that he consistently released records for nearly 50 years). My sister lives in a beautiful region a few hours away from where I live myself, so my collection is certainly put to good use on a fairly regular basis.

I love how his music puts you in such a fabulous contemplative state. Driving with his music seems to alter the fundamental laws of time somehow; my travels appear to last an eternity while also being extremely expeditious (if that makes sense, I'm sure it does).

Some more Neil Young, probably his greatest classic:
SereneProdigy
Cryptic Vigilante
Quote by NymphWriter
Then why did you post the picture of the poop emoji in the spa in the first place? I was just trying to provide some options for those who like other scents or might want to try a different scent.


So... what's your favorite relaxing music anyway?
NymphWriter
Unicorn Wrangler
Quote by SereneProdigy
So... what's your favorite relaxing music anyway?


Pretty much anything by Barry Manilow.
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