Lately I've noticed that my music collection consists of 90% aggressive punk and metal songs, with the remaining 9.9% being ska. Which is fine, but sometimes when I'm feeling in a really relaxed mood I want to listen to something that doesn't make me want to get up and RAAAAGEEE !!!! or dance.

So anyways, any recommendations? No particular genre, just songs/bands that in your opinion sound relaxed.

Despite me not being particular I figured I should probably post a few songs that would probably fit in my description.

However if the song/band you have in mind doesn't sound like this, but you think still fits my description, feel free to post!

CaucasianAsian

Korea (South)11595 Posts

November 19 2008 08:21 GMT

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Telefon Tel Aviv

Boards of Canada

This Will Destroy You

Milosh

Chad VanGaalen

God is an Astronaut

Daturah

Followed By Ghosts

Tristeza

Eluvium

Explosions in the Sky

Tycho

Múm

Takagi Masakatsu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEQV_YmhZcE

Sigur Ros

Lullatone

Piana

Efterklang

The Album Leaf

Mikilatov

United States3897 Posts

November 19 2008 08:25 GMT

Seabound.

This song is called Torn. I dunno if it's as relaxed as you'd like, but it's a good band regardless, and pretty relaxed compared to everything else I listen to, haha. (I'm a 'classic' metal fan)

Let me know if you want me to list some other good songs.

distant_voice

Germany2521 Posts

November 19 2008 08:37 GMT

ketomai

United States2789 Posts

November 19 2008 08:47 GMT

Anything Yiruma =O

LosingID8

CA10830 Posts

November 19 2008 09:01 GMT

Nell

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=YtbQlLrzPII

LosingID8

CA10830 Posts

November 19 2008 09:18 GMT

SG Wannabe - Stay
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=AqbsIKVCaYg

prOxi.swAMi

Australia3091 Posts

November 19 2008 09:21 GMT

Sebastian Tellier - La Ritournelle
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=Qsk8QQj5Nrc

Don't Worry, Be Happy
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=yjnvSQuv-H4

MetalMarine

United States1559 Posts

November 19 2008 09:35 GMT

LOL chrono trigger- Corridor of time

VERY relaxing

raiame

United States421 Posts

November 19 2008 09:49 GMT

#10

Final Fantasy music is always good.

writer22816

United States5775 Posts

November 19 2008 09:51 GMT

#11

Mozart!

skyglow1

New Zealand3962 Posts

November 19 2008 09:54 GMT

#12

The video makes me so happy too :D

Scaramanga

Australia8092 Posts

November 19 2008 10:13 GMT

#13

Empire of the sun

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=zmM2RwlxGt0

The mangment (mgmt)

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=UtUI5MC9tVM

Pnau

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=eo2aOEhlqfQ

Just get the chillout sessions that are around, most are good

Ghardo

Germany1685 Posts

November 19 2008 10:31 GMT

#14

Look for music from "Joja Wendt"; my youtube fails atm so I can't recommend anything in particular but he is really great.

ah, k, fail over, take this:

SpiralArchitect

United States2116 Posts

November 19 2008 10:35 GMT

#15

Anything by Neil Young. Particularly these two songs.

Seriously the ugliest singer I can think of, but his music is beyond beautiful. Canada did a few things right.

SpiralArchitect

United States2116 Posts

November 19 2008 10:38 GMT

#16

This ones not necessarily happy, but nonetheless beautiful.

Michael Hedges. In my opinion the greatest guitarist of all time.

(This video is really haunting since he died in a car accident a few years later)

Ki_Do

Korea (South)981 Posts

November 19 2008 13:57 GMT

#17

WebOfMaya

United States48 Posts

November 19 2008 15:22 GMT

#18

The last one is a cover someone did of a Fionn Regan song. I actually think it's better than the original.

WebOfMaya

United States48 Posts

November 19 2008 15:29 GMT

#19

Btw, SpiralArchitect, good videos.

vAltyR

United States581 Posts

November 19 2008 15:35 GMT

#20

On November 19 2008 18:51 writer22816 wrote:
Mozart!

[youtube video]

Mahler! Holst! hell, Beethoven!

not a big fan of Mozart, aside from his clarinet concerto, but I have to like that by default since I play clarinet.

Specific recommendations for relaxing... well, the Mozart clarinet concerto, second movement, is really beautiful, Mahler's symphony 5, mvt. 4 is good, as well as the 5th movement. Holst, listen to the entire "The Planets" suite, it's really good.

It'll be a bit different from fast rock/metal, though!