In search of some new music to write to. No words please, but otherwise I'm extremely open to genre. I can't listen to my current playlists one more time 😭 Thank you!

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Emilie Bienvenew · Answer

Max Richter Recomposed Vivaldi's Four Seasons: All of Max Richter composition are incredible, but I discovered this one with the greatest contemporary ballet show at the Opera de Paris : The Seasons' Canon from Crystal Pite.

Hope you'll enjoy also !

JJ · Answer

Where the birds fly - Misha Panfilov: Jazzy, loungey and delightfully off kilter sounds from Estonia. Conjures up a positive and pleasantly woozy atmosphere.

Abbie Winters · Answer

People on a Sunday • Domenique Dumont: I often work to this album because it’s chill but still has an interesting vibe.

Didn’t know this until now: “Entirely instrumental, the album was composed as a soundtrack to the 1930 silent film Menschen am Sonntag, which portrayed daily life in Berlin between World War I and II.”

Abbie Winters · Answer

Mirage • Molly Lewis: I didn’t know someone could be a master whistler until I came across Molly. Beaut!

Abbie Winters · Answer

Mother Earth’s Plantasia  • Mort Garson: Guaranteed no words, because plants don’t need them! “Warm earth music for plants and people that love them”

Vera · Answer

Kaki King: Got me through so so much studying back in the day.

John Leo · Answer

Second rec is Floating Points - Promises: Really nice orchestral movements

John Leo · Answer

Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music for Airports: He’s the GOAT

Tricia B · Answer

Songs of Earth (Rebekka Karijord): Soundtrack to the documentary Songs of Earth is beautiful, meditative. The documentary is streaming on Kanopy and I highly recommend sitting with it.

Tricia B · Answer

Endlessness (Nala Sinephro): Nala Sinephro

rory · Answer

Rory - Music, No Words: the way my heart raced because i have an entire collection for you ready to GO

Soph · Answer

Under Sleepy Moon w/ Yawning Portal: Consistently listening to this winding ambient NTS music show on walks. I don’t come out the same way I go in.

Alex · Answer

John Carroll Kirby, "Tuscany": A go-to collaborator across the cool-kid spectrum (Solange; Frank Ocean; various LA jazz dudes)... this is his solo piano record. Evocative without being intrusive. The a-side here is especially transcendent and excellent for working/reading

Jules · Answer

arthur verocai: some words but they’re Portuguese and more orchestral than lyrical. amazing record

Janine Henley · Answer

Sweet Disposition: Feeling Blew: I consider this cover to be basically perfect.

Also my go to song when I am on an airplane, and I think we are about to crash.

Janine Henley · Answer

Okonski: this is a perfect album

Western Office · Answer

avoid a paranoid high - chill and voiceless: no comment necessary

Aya C · Answer

Five Thirty by Ernest Ranglin: I LOVE this song.

Shout out to my big sis @Littlenite who has been introducing me to good music my whole life, including this song.

Julia · Answer

Deltron 3030 - The Instrumentals: My ultimate album for listening to when I need to get through a bunch of writing. I love the full album too.

Xavier · Answer

Setting Sail: G. Weller - a man of mystery. Crazy backstory/lore on this guy on the Fretboard Journal (Podcast).

This song and the whole album is so good.

Xavier · Answer

As Flores: Such a calm and smooth song. Love the melodies in this tune.

orlando* · Answer

Siri, do i have commitment issues?: I’d recommend Siri, Do I Have Commitment Issues? by Sam Wilkes and Jacob Mann. It has this really droning, almost meditative quality that makes it super easy to just get into a flow and work, but there’s enough rhythmic movement underneath it to keep you engaged. It kind of fades into the background while still giving you something to follow.

Jackie · Answer

Also Sleepyfish: If you’re into more dreamy whimsical lofi 🙃

Jackie · Answer

Tycho: Instant flow state for hours! I love the Albums Simulcast and Awake.

Julia · Answer

∞: my master, ever-growing playlist of ambient, Americana, etudes, new age, post-rock, cosmic country, spiritual jazz, etc. for when you're feeling ~infinite~ lol

Annie · Answer

Ludovico Einaudi (the royal albert hall concert on YouTube) and his albums: Emancipator albums

Fabrizio Paterlini albums

Samantha · Answer

Adrianne Lenker - instrumentals: It is so gentle🧡

Sara · Answer

Green by Hiroshima Yoshimura: Cool Japanese ambient.

Ena · Answer

DARKSIDE Boiler Room NYC Live Set: I don’t know if I’ve just Pavlov-ed myself by pulling up this YouTube video every time I’ve had to a write a paper, but somehow it makes me focus more

Joyce · Answer

steve reich’s music for 18 musicians: i listen to this whenever i really don’t want to do something, and somehow it hypnotizes me into getting it done

Ruby · Answer

Bridgerton Soundtracks: I know it’s cheesy but I find I can concentrate well when its music I sometimes recognise but doesn’t distract me with words, so string instrumental versions of known songs does the trick!

Delaney Marri · Answer

Heaven Written by Soldana or Je te laisserai des mots: The drama

Anne Glass · Answer

Takk… (20th Anniversary Edition) (Sigur Rós): Great to study to (or so I remember).

Anne Glass · Answer

A Very Chilly Christmas: I listen to it even in the summer when I want something chill and atmospheric.

Bad Gal Lee Lee · Answer

Alan Gogoll: Really beautiful music

Lena Castro · Answer

If Beale Street Could Talk (Original Motion Picture Score): Nicholas Britell scores are a good bet! This one is my go-to