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Ambient music is a genre of music that emphasizes tone and atmosphere over traditional musical structure or rhythm.Often "peaceful" sounding and lacking composition, beat, and/or structured melody, [5] ambient music uses textural layers of sound that can reward both passive and active listening, [6] and encourage a sense of calm or contemplation.
Long Ambients 1: Calm. Sleep. is the twelfth studio album by American electronica musician Moby . It was released on February 25, 2016, as a free download on his Little Pine restaurant Web site and his own Web site.
Chill-out (shortened as chill; also typeset as chillout or chill out) is a loosely defined form of popular music characterized by slow tempos and relaxed moods. [1] [2] The definition of "chill-out music" has evolved throughout the decades, and generally refers to anything that might be identified as a modern type of easy listening.
Music can provide many psychological benefits including stress reduction, improved memory, and general improvement to cognitive performance. [3] Research shows that the activity of listening to music can aid individuals in detaching from their surroundings [clarification needed] and help them focus on their own thoughts and actions. [4]
New-age is a genre of music intended to create artistic inspiration, relaxation, and optimism.It is used by listeners for yoga, massage, meditation, [1] and reading as a method of stress management [2] to bring about a state of ecstasy rather than trance, [3] [4] or to create a peaceful atmosphere in homes or other environments.
The album's first two singles also won awards: "Butterflies" for Best Country Solo Performance and "Space Cowboy" for Best Country Song. [8] Golden Hour also won Album of the Year at the 52nd Annual Country Music Association Awards. [9] In 2020, Golden Hour was ranked at 270 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list. [10]
It was followed by several more albums: More of the Most Relaxing New Age Music in the Universe (July 2005), The Ultimate Most Relaxing New Age Music in the Universe (June 2006), and The Best of the Most Relaxing New Age Music in the Universe (October 2012). Each contained music by many of the same artists and was produced under the same label. [1]
Ambient 1: Music for Airports is the sixth studio album by English musician Brian Eno, released in March 1978 by Polydor Records.It is the first of Eno's albums released under the label of ambient music, a genre of music intended to "induce calm and a space to think" while remaining "as ignorable as it is interesting".