Musical Stress Balls?

~~ChelseaDagger~~ · 01-22-2016, 10:58 AM

I don't know what stress balls are, or how they compare to stress stones... but Gustov Holst automatically channels whatever stress I'm feeling, into something more productive...

"The Planets, Full Suite"

sidewinder · 01-22-2016, 01:28 PM

Let's see...here are a few that come to mind:

Ambulance - The Curse of Vale Do Lobo
Bibio - Ambivalence Avenue
Boards of Canada - Music Has the Right to Children, Geogaddi
Foscil - Residential
Pinback - Pinback, Blue Screen Life
Pink Floyd - Meddle, Obscured by Clouds
Plaid - Rest Proof Clockwork, Heaven's Door OST
Simon & Garfunkel - Sounds of Silence, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme, Bookends, Bridge Over Troubled Water
Sunken Foal - Fallen Arches
Tipper - Surrounded
Kurt Vile - Wakin on a Pretty Daze

This has reminded me that a lot of the music I listen to is relatively high anxiety. And I'm an anxious person. Maybe I should listen to more ambient and mellow stuff. But I like rock n roll dammit!

Pet_Sounds · 01-22-2016, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Pet_Sounds

At the moment, Fleetwood Mac. In the past, it's been Simon and Garfunkel. They're like comfort food for the ears. If I'm pissed, classic punk like the Sex Pistols.

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Originally Posted by sidewinder

Simon & Garfunkel - Sounds of Silence, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme, Bookends, Bridge Over Troubled Water

Ilistentoeverything · 01-22-2016, 08:31 PM

Definitely these! adding a beer makes them even more relaxing.

Not all songs in this OST make me feel calm, but most do. :P

DwnWthVwls · 01-22-2016, 08:51 PM

Agnes Obel, Soley, Florence, etc.. also stuff like Joe Cocker and Jim Croce.

Mondo Bungle · 01-22-2016, 10:04 PM

Spiderland by Slint is my guardian angel.

**Janszoon** · 01-22-2016, 11:56 PM

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Tipper - Surrounded

A whole bunch of Tipper albums fall into this category for me. I love them for their ability to transport me somewhere else. Broken Soul Jamboree is probably my favorite for that. Makes me feel like I'm living on the spaceship in the movie Silent Running.

01-22-2016, 01:28 PM	#12 (permalink)
sidewinder Engorged Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,536	Let's see...here are a few that come to mind: Ambulance - The Curse of Vale Do Lobo Bibio - Ambivalence Avenue Boards of Canada - Music Has the Right to Children, Geogaddi Foscil - Residential Pinback - Pinback, Blue Screen Life Pink Floyd - Meddle, Obscured by Clouds Plaid - Rest Proof Clockwork, Heaven's Door OST Simon & Garfunkel - Sounds of Silence, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme, Bookends, Bridge Over Troubled Water Sunken Foal - Fallen Arches Tipper - Surrounded Kurt Vile - Wakin on a Pretty Daze This has reminded me that a lot of the music I listen to is relatively high anxiety. And I'm an anxious person. Maybe I should listen to more ambient and mellow stuff. But I like rock n roll dammit! __________________ last.fm \| my collection on RYM \| vinyl instagram @allthatyouseeandhear I'd love to see your signature/links too, but the huge and obnoxious ones have caused me to block all signatures.

01-22-2016, 08:31 PM	#14 (permalink)
Ilistentoeverything Bread scientist Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Everywhere Posts: 166	Definitely these! adding a beer makes them even more relaxing. Not all songs in this OST make me feel calm, but most do. :P __________________ In war, not everyone is a soldier.

01-22-2016, 10:58 AM	#11 (permalink)
~~ChelseaDagger~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: In the fires of your own disillusion Posts: 684	I don't know what stress balls are, or how they compare to stress stones... but Gustov Holst automatically channels whatever stress I'm feeling, into something more productive... "The Planets, Full Suite"