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Blissful Instrumental For My Zen
Music is great, but I am not a huge music fan. Unless I am doing a certain activity like working out or chores at home, I do not listen to music daily. Even though there are many artists that I enjoy listening to, I do not have posters of them in my bedroom. I do not attend concerts even if the tickets are extremely cheap. I rarely keep up with the latest popular song unless I hear about it from my 12-year-old daughter. I do not have a huge CD rack nor a thick CD holder filled with compact discs. Now and days, if I want to listen to music, I either use my iTunes, Pandora, or YouTube. However, my main reason for watching YouTube is not watching music videos. Even in the car, I listen to podcasts most of the time. I do not even have the desire to watch the Grammy Awards. Also, I was not too thrilled about Myspace redesigning their platform to focus primarily on music – but that is a whole different topic that I can get into later. I am not indicating that I dislike music. After all, there are some music artists that I enjoy listening to, and it all depends on my mood. I just do not fully consider myself as a big-time music lover.
By Leona Valentine5 years ago in Beat
Zen Supplement: 30 Minutes to Bliss Meditative Playlist
"Music is the language of the spirit. It opens the secret of life bringing peace, abolishing strife.” – Kahlil Gibran Music has the power to transform our experience because it speaks the language of our being. Rhythms and melodies shape our psyche and the right song can take you from feeling anxious, disordered, and weary to a place of peace, order, and rejuvenation.
By Steph Nico5 years ago in Beat
Gospel by Another Name
I haven’t consistently listened to gospel music since Yolanda Adams released Day by Day, which I keep in my arsenal (aka car’s glove compartment) ready to go for stressful, traffic—laden days. Outside of this one and Kirk Franklin’s Nu Nation Project, gospel for me has always been inconsistent and difficult to find. The sounds of traditional gospel that were driven by drums, such as Lashun Pace’s "I Know I’ve Been Changed", speak to my old soul but 1) I don’t know the names of most of them, and 2) What’s the point in listening to the same sound over and over? I’m new to Vocal, but one thing you will come to learn as you read my content is that I need variety in my music the way fish need water.
By Arianna McGough 5 years ago in Beat
Tracks To Cut Through The Noise
Punk rock calms me down. I have a mind that never wants to shut up. Sometimes the noise in my head gets too loud for any other type of music to drown out the sounds. I need songs that can make me stop thinking. I need singers who scream, so I don't have to. Give me music so chaotic that it overrides my thoughts. The right songs can take me to the other side of a dark mood. But first, they have to match my frenetic mind energy.
By Katey Ferreira5 years ago in Beat
Turn Off Your Mind, Relax, and Float Downstream: A Playlist of Musical Zen (PART 1)
A curated mixture of genres ranging from ambient to classical, shoegaze to synthwave, and post-rock to electronica, these 48 tracks represent the broad spectrum of the types of music I've used over the years to aid me in chilling out, finding calm, and even capturing sleep if needed.
By Jack Anderson Keane5 years ago in Beat
Just vibing
A typical song playing through my headphones when I'm working out is likely going to be some form of cheesy, abrasive pop-punk. Some (many) would consider this a tad embarrassing. However, as a nearly thirty-two year old man, I have accepted that there will always be at least a small part of that teenage skateboarding around inside of me. My penchant for this hometown-loving/hating, pizza-eating genre carries over into the rest of my musical tastes. It influences how I love to hear the rise and fall of a song, only for it to rise again. It keeps me searching for a tempo that draws you into the heart of the song and informs the necessity of a melody that holds onto you.
By Justin Moore5 years ago in Beat
