What album do you throw on when you want to relax?

[OrangeCuse44]

I have certain go-to albums when I just want to unwind. It's what I love most about music, it can change your mood or tailor to your mood. I have a few depending on what genre I'm feeling, but regardless, all 3 of these just make me relax..

Classics for The Heart - Various Artists
Kind of Blue - Miles Davis
Bach: The Cello Suites - Yo-Yo Ma

How 'bout you?

[I'm 5 ft 8]

Anything by:

Diana Krall
Norah Jones
Tony Bennett

[Ag3nt-Orang3]

The Shepherd's Dog - Iron & Wine

With Blasphemy So Heartfelt - Jessica Lea Mayfield

The Essential Bob Dylan

[Yojiirill]

Man, that's hard. There's a lot of "soft" music I listen to (particularly by female artists), but normally I get so immersed in the melodies that I do anything but relax :p

Anyway, here are a few for me.


Yellow House-Grizzly Bear
Ghosts I-IV-Nine Inch Nails
Dark Side of the Moon-Pink Floyd
Tarkus-Emerson, Lake and Palmer
Kingdom Hearts Soundtrack-Nobuo Uematsu

[BertyBoy]

Anything by:

Tony Bennett

Tony Bennett, excellent choice.

Charles Trenet
Cat Stevens
"The Marriage of Figaro" - Mozart.

[spoon man]

Jack Johnson-In Between Dreams
Team Sleep-Team Sleep
Alice In Chains - MTV Live and unplugged

[appledyl]

Kind of Blue by Miles Davis. I also listen to Brushfire Fairytales by Jack Johnson.

[AFABS]

Boards of Canada - The Campfire Headphase
Grizzly Bear - Veckatimist
Deerhunter - Cryptograms

[tooz]

-Various U2 songs
-Jack Johnson
-Coastal Chill

[shivermetimbers]

Steve Miller Band or Pink Floyd

[MonksMac]

I find either Suzanne Vega or Sade to be good music for relaxing.:apple:

[Mattlike]

Heaven Or Las Vegas
Victorialand

Both by Cocteau Twins

[Krafty]

Helios
texas pandaa

[jinglejangle]

explosions in the sky
Gifts from enola (FREE DOWNLOAD AT GIMMESOUND.COM OF THEIR NEWEST ALBUM PLEASE HELP SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THIS WONDERFUL BAND)
Red sparrows
saxon shore
Irepress
and various female indie vocalists

[bradl]

Let's see..

Book of Secrets - Loreena McKennitt
Born, Shine, or Explosive - Bond
Snow on the Sahara - Anggun
Seal (Bring it On) - Seal
Behind That Light - Monica Ramos
Moai - Monica Ramos

Moai is great to fall asleep to. Play it at night, and you'll be guaranteed to be lulled to sleep by the end of the 4th track.

BL.

[Scepticalscribe]

There are quite a few of the pieces already mentioned that I would endorse warmly; to OrangeCuse44, (and appledyl) agree entirely re Miles Davis and Bach (I saw Marcus Miller play live last week - incredible and brilliant); agree with Yojiirill (and shivermetimbers) re DSOTM, a fantastic album, but most of Pink Floyd (say, the Division Bell, Animals, is well worth a long, slow, eyes-closed listening to, and is amazingly conducive to a cool chilling out.

BertyBoy is spot on with The Marriage of Figaro, simply sublime; actually, anything by Mazart is seriously soothing (yet uplifting at the same time).

For myself, anthing by Mozart but try the Piano Concerto No 21, the Serenade No 10 in B Major, and the Piano Concerto No 20, K 466 for sheer mental bliss.

I also recommend a Portland (Oregon) group called Pink Martini; fantastic, talented, effervescent and simply wonderful. To date, they have issued three albums, - all excellent - but the first of these, Sympathetique, is a masterpiece, one I listen to endlessly and both relaxing and uplifting. Their other albums, Hang On Little Tomato, and Hey Eugene are also worth a listen. I'm sure that others will occur to me and I'll add them as they do.

Cheers, and good luck

[Melrose]

^^ I agree about Pink Martini; they're perfect for an afternoon at home just bouncing around.

Enya - Shepherd Moons is good.

Danny Elfman's Edward Scissorhands score is also very good for quiet times.

[Watabou]

Pocket Symphony by Air.

[Little HZ]

Cowboy Junkies--Trinity Session
Pat Metheny Group--Travels
Boby Dylan--Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Tony Benett
Pink Floyd--Dark Side of the Moon
Rachmaninoff
Chopin


I also have a"Relax" playlist in iPod with about 200 songs from many many sources--everyone from Chet Baker to Jimmy Buffett to Willie Nelson to Cher

[spillproof]

Its not an album, it is a iTunes radio station. GotRadio - Piano Perfect (under the Ambient header).

I can't have singing of any kind or else my mind will sing along and I can't concentrate. I also have a slight ADD problem and this station helps me concentrate to get stuff done.

[Big-TDI-Guy]

Boards of Canada - The Campfire Headphase


I thought I was the only human alive who listened to that. I remember when I heard Adult Swim feature a track on their cards screen I couldn't believe it.

Thanks for reminding me I have that album. :D

[phas3]

Radiohead - the bends! w00t w00t

[ash0man]

I thought I was the only human alive who listened to that. I remember when I heard Adult Swim feature a track on their cards screen I couldn't believe it.

Thanks for reminding me I have that album. :D

I prefer Music Has The Right To Children, but yeah, it's great essay music.

[blurredline]

All of Clint Mansell's Soundtracks are great relaxing/ambient music as well as Ghosts by Nine Inch Nails and The Best Of by Radiohead.

[ausbaaron]

coldplay
james blunt
portishead
ltj bukem

[mgzilla]

minus the bear

[savoirfaire]

My gf and I have spent many days chilling out on the deck to good Brazilian music...

http://i28.tinypic.com/2n7i3qb.jpg

[partyBoy]

depeche mode
tears for fears
telepopmusik
los amigos invisibles :)

[partyBoy]

My gf and I have spent many days chilling out on the deck to good Brazilian music...

http://i28.tinypic.com/2n7i3qb.jpg

thats a good one :D

[partyBoy]

When i relaxed,i listened trance.it's Tiesto,Armin Van Buuren.After that i relax so much.:rolleyes:

good choice of music ;)

[leekohler]

David Sylvian- Manafon

This has been doing it for me lately.

[nick1516]

I don't know how many of you would consider this relaxing but it is for me:
Metallica:o

[jalagl]

Fauxliage - Fauxliage
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Thievery Corporation - Versions/Richest Man in Babylon/Mirror Conspiracy
Kraftwerk - Computer World
Pink Martini - Sympathique
Röyksopp - Melody A.M.
Everything But The Girl - Temperamental

[bradl]

Of course! How could I forget!!

Nouveau Flamenco
Innamorare - Summer Flamenco
The Santa Fe Sessions
One Guitar
Borrasca
La Semana
Up Close
Scent of Light

All by Ottmar Liebert + Luna Negra.

BL.

[completeidiot23]

anything by this guy

http://www.kevchino.com/graffix/bandphotos/omar_studio_home.jpg

[elitesouth]

Any album by Zero 7, mostly. I love it when Sia sings...

[suburbia]

savoirfaire: Bossa Nova is supreme! Anything by Antônio Carlos Jobim, João Gilberto, Astrud Gilberto... With snow and dreary grey skies ahead, Bossa Nova is the ideal escape-- for your mind at least.

Serge and Charlotte Gainsbourg are also amazing.

But for the ultimate in relaxation: The Deftones. Chino Moreno's voice is unbelievably relaxing; like swimming in a warm ocean.

[SnowLeopard2008]

Ocean Eyes by Owl City. Or Lady Gaga.

[prodigee]

I dont stop at albums I do artists. I'll generally throw on some (in no particular order):

Jack Johnson
Dispatch
Owl City
Dave Matthews Band
Cold Play
Akon
Citizen Cope
DL Incognito
Cunninlyguists
Kanye West
Lupe Fiasco
KiD CuDi

There is a lot more that I listen to relax but those are the big ones.

[tabasco70]

Anything by MGMT

[jamesarm97]

David Sylvian- Manafon

I love David Sylvian. I have all his Albums. Soothing voice.
Also, Owl City, A Ha, Buddahead, Dashboard Confessionals.

I think Conjure One is my most relaxing. I with POE would hurry up and finish a new album, she is featured on Conjure One.

[Big-TDI-Guy]

When i relaxed,i listened trance.it's Tiesto,Armin Van Buuren.After that i relax so much.:rolleyes:

Nightmusic Volume 3 - it's very nice. You can't relax to that??

[Blue Velvet]

I'll dump this in here as I wind down... an album I'm currently listening to at 3:25am in a dim pool of light:

Cowboy Junkies: The Trinity Sessions

And from almost five years ago:

Your chill-out recommendations (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=102049)

Take it easy.

[paolo-]

anything by this guy

/photo of Omar Rodriguez/


You do know that the title of the thread is relaxing music? :p

[c-Row]

All of Clint Mansell's Soundtracks are great relaxing/ambient music

This year's "Moon" soundtrack by Mansell is a great relaxing album. Also, Vangelis' "Blade Runner" score. I rarely ever hear the full album before dozing off.

Oh, and this one of course :D

http://www.geocities.jp/pinkytanaka/img398.jpg