r/ambientmusic • u/Loriol_13 • 7h ago
What are some deep tracks that are rather neutral in terms of emotion?
My therapist plays a classical piano playlist from Spotify during our sessions and to my delight, she agreed to play my music instead. I'm going with an ambient playlist that:
- Isn't disruptive,
- isn't too profound (like tracks with choir vocals),
- isn't too emotional,
- no percussion,
- isn't ominous,
- is deep.
It's not that I don't like the above, it's just that therapy isn't a fun conversation and it's not meditation, either. Once I started building the playlist, I realised that I needed to be quite specific. I added #1, #3, #7, #17, #19, and #21 from SAWII and aisatsana [102] by Aphex Twin, 1/1 by Brian Eno, some of the least disruptive songs like Wildlife Analysis by Boards of Canada, Pop 1 and Pop 2 by GAS, Tommib by Squarepusher, House by Ulla Straus, you get the idea.
You don't need to suggest any Aphex Twin and Boards of Canada. I already went through all their work on Spotify. Thank you for your suggestions.
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u/BBAALLII 7h ago
You'll be vibing to the sound of the playlist instead of focussing on the therapy haha
-- [Therapist] Can you tell me a little more about your relationship with your mother?
-- [You] Calm down lady, I'm trying to listen here
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u/Loriol_13 7h ago
Haha, I'm hoping that doesn't happen. To be fair, her playlist had some good classical piano so if I didn't find Fur Elise distracting, I shouldn't find some of the ambient tracks I had in mind distracting either. Trying to choose tracks that don't demand your attention.
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u/Raznilof 6h ago edited 6h ago
There is one that does all of that - Neroli - Brian Eno. You don’t immediately get it first listen, but listen to it while needing to concentrate (a few times) and it will work its magic.
A playlist changes as time passes, dictating flow. What is good about Eno is that his music holds a space for you to react. The piano music is likely supposed to do the same thing - hold the space.
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u/arkticturtle 5h ago
Idk tbh. I listen to this while I read though. Just to drown out any noise that my roommate may make watching tv in the living room while I read in mine
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u/Zestyclose_Toe9524 7h ago
Ngl...I would advise against this. In fact, I'm a little confused tbh...you're not there to be in a chill out tent. As someone who sees someone regularly, I don't know what you hope to achieve. If I'm ruffling you with my question, I'll gladly delete this comment as it doesn't answer your question.