I am an individual who is Straight Edge by nature. That means I avoid alcohol, smoking and drugs as a matter of choice and pride. So what comes to the rescue of a person who is prone to getting into pressure situations ? It is ambient music. It is a genre of music which is not well known amongst the masses but it has a cult fan following amongst those who know about the music and follow it.
Imagine living in a place with an atmosphere which is a writers nightmare ! What do you do ? You go the ambient way! This genre of music helps prepare an ideal ambience for you to create and conceive ideas. Some of the most popular ambient musicians are Carbon Based Lifeforms, Stellardrone, Sync 24, Aphex Twin, amongst others.
The beauty of this music is that it is created in such a manner that it seeps into each and every pore of your inner being and transport you, mentally and spiritually, to a different place altogether. The music has the ability to make you float in bliss and harmonize your mind. Try listening to Betula Pendula, Reaktion or Abiogenesis to understand me better.
One of the main instruments used to create this music is the TB-303. But not every musician can make this genre of music. Only those musicians who understand the vastness of the universe and realize how much full of mysticism it is, can create this genre of music. Such musicians are hard to come by which is the reason why the Swedish Band Carbon Based Lifeforms is worth its weight in gold. In their own words their aim, while creating this kind of music is 'to combine the earth and space in
Some of the best ambient music you can ever come across is Abiogenesis, Photosynthesis, Comsat (all by carbon based lifeforms), Ikebana, The Herb Garden (by Strange Zero) and A Moment of Stillness (by Stellardrone) amongst many.
One of the mahy ways to enjoy ambient music is that you have to let go of your thoughts and emotions and realise the reality that you are such a small entity in this vast universe.
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