Mediation music to use for studying
January 9, 2015 2:58 PM   Subscribe

Hi HiveMind! I am always on the quest for good music to listen to to help me concentrate, relax and focus when writing and studying. My go to's had been Steve Halpern, Hemi-sync and some others (white noise, rain). I have really been enjoying Deepak Chopra, he really helps calm me down, but I want more of a mediation soundtrack then the voice overs. I really like the music in this one. Any ideas?
posted by TRUELOTUS to Education (8 answers total) 9 users marked this as a favorite
 
The guy who did the music in the video you linked to has a lot more available to download.
posted by Pater Aletheias at 3:13 PM on January 9, 2015


Response by poster: I found Jeffrey Thompson, anything thing else anyone might recommend?
posted by TRUELOTUS at 4:18 PM on January 9, 2015


Response by poster: Or anything for ADD?
posted by TRUELOTUS at 4:21 PM on January 9, 2015


You should check out the 24/7 streaming Sleepbot Environmental Broadcast. I first stumbled upon it in grad school more than a decade ago and it's perfect for what you're talking about. There are even instructions for calibrating a standard volume, above which the entire transmission never rises (so no sudden jolts when the music changes). It's highly varied and is essentially a very well-curated radio station, so over the years I've gotten lots of music based on something I heard on SEB.

I can recommend loads of artists who might fit your description--very tonal, nonpercussive ambient music. For starters, see what you think of Adam Pacione's From Stills to Motion (and here's his stuff on Soundcloud).
posted by late afternoon dreaming hotel at 4:42 PM on January 9, 2015 [2 favorites]


I think William Basinksi is perfect for this. Start here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?list=PLczqj5Svz5gPdUo5vfo0I1w6bzB4lccmF&v=LGddm-hw-Xc#
posted by stevedawg at 3:28 AM on January 10, 2015


A couple of Spotify playlists that might have artists you'd like are Deep Focus and Zen Focus.
posted by neushoorn at 5:22 AM on January 10, 2015


This is a lazy answer but the "ambient" channel on Pandora will probably have some stuff you'll like.
posted by MillMan at 12:21 PM on January 10, 2015


Oƶphoi
posted by moorooka at 12:16 AM on January 11, 2015


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