Musical Recomendation Helpline

[Swatopluk]

[youtube=425,350]8B-Iyj-XwEI[/youtube]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8B-Iyj-XwEI
Can't soundcheck at the moment

[Sibling Zono (anon1mat0)]

Personally I find meditating with classical music an almost impossible task (properly written and understood music should communicate emotions and ideas), nevertheless some works are more atmospheric than others particularly since impressionism (Debussy, Ravel, Satie) and more recently certain minimalism (Reich, Adams, Glass) perhaps with the latter being more appropriate (as he is the less intellectual, some even say less intelligent ). At the other side the micro-polyphony of some Gyorgy Ligeti works may work for meditation (that is if you can let go, remember the scene of "It's full of stars" in 2001?) Things like Atmospheres, Lontano, or the Requiem may work. Or you can try something like Arvo Pärt that sounds more like XVI century music, in fact you may want to try really old stuff, namely Gregorian Chant, medieval music, and vocal renaissance, perhaps Lassus and Palestrina.

Another completely different alternative is to look for some psychedelic stuff. 

Or go native and get some traditional Indian music. 

[Swatopluk]

You could try orthodox chant, esp. the Bulgarian style (or the oldest Russian)

[Aggie]

Personally I find meditating with classical music an almost impossible task (properly written and understood music should communicate emotions and ideas)

Yes, I have this same issue - classical does tend to convey emotion and reach highs and lows - something more sustained is better.  That Rondo Veneziano rocks out a bit too much for my purposes.

Agree on chant; some of the Gregorian stuff is pretty good (for working, anyways, haven't specifically tried it for meditation).  I'll check into the orthodox stuff, Swato - if you know of any specific albums or net sources, please post them.

Re: traditional Indian music: It feels a little too...  hmm... authentic for its purposes but not for mine, if that makes sense?  I do use a very specific bit in the morning when sitting with the plants, but that's for tulasī's benefit, not mine.  
http://www.hummaa.com/music/playlistpage.php?pid=21363

Most of the specifically meditation-oriented new-age stuff sounds too phony for me. 


Will check into other suggestions not specifically mentioned above - thanks and feel free to keep suggesting, Sibs!

[Sibling DavidH]

something more sustained is better.

That's specifically why I suggested  Das Wohltemperierte Klavier.  But in general Zono is right: good music of any kind claims your attention.

[Aggie]

Example of the Bassnectar stuff I'd mentioned, since I suspect most will not be familiar with it:
[youtube=425,350]oX8G16c4bws[/youtube]
[youtube=425,350]fkX0c_lE5M0[/youtube]
[youtube=425,350]Wc3DgIvwa38[/youtube]

[Swatopluk]

Here would be an example. I own the CD this is from, the other pieces tend to be a bit 'rougher'

[youtube=425,350]kO3XNB8TGZk[/youtube]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO3XNB8TGZk

Edit: Here another two
[youtube=425,350]k5cSTwMVoaY[/youtube]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5cSTwMVoaY
[youtube=425,350]koMRMlkCmDY[/youtube]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koMRMlkCmDY

Here is a page with sound samples from my favorite series of orthodox chant CDs
http://www.musikderostkirchen.de/Seite%20031%20-%20Hoerbeispiele.html
Click symbols on the left for listening

[Sibling Zono (anon1mat0)]

Darn, I lost most of the post.    Condensed form below.
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Auktyon, Russian rock band from St. Petersburg, worth listening IMHO.

http://www.auktyon.com

They have some tracks on the sounds section.
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BTW, shouldn't this thread be on The Library?