I already have a fair selection of falling asleep music - Basinski, Eluvium, etc - but need something with a flatter power spectral density, that'll more effectively drown out noisy neighbours and their late parties. Something MBV-esque, sans drums and vocals, I'm thinking. Suggestions?
― ledge (ledge), Saturday, 30 December 2006 15:23 (seventeen years ago) link
look no further, darling, my flatter power spectral density is
off the scale― bold (bold), Saturday, 30 December 2006 15:41 (seventeen years ago) link
i think i actually need some kind of white noise for sleeping, as i seem to have developed mild tinnitus in my left ear. not good.
― toby (tsg20), Sunday, 31 December 2006 09:44 (seventeen years ago) link
Even after all your conscientious earplug usage? Shit...
Re suggestions upthread:-
Main: too intense and sinister - scary even, when the breathing on Firmament II/IX comes in.
Flying Saucer Attack: tried Further, too vocal heavy for my purposes, although To the Shore is not bad.
Belong: Awesome, beautiful, and perfect.
Still waiting on the Tamburas, which sound intriguing, although they may prove to be a bit monotonic if they're anything like La Monte Young. However I did come across Twin Guitar Rhodes Viola Drone (for La Monte Young) by Keith Fullerton Whitman, which fits the bill pretty well.
― ledge (ledge), Sunday, 31 December 2006 12:28 (seventeen years ago) link
I have listened to Fennesz'
Endless Summer soooo many times, out of the belief that it lies at the nexus of so many things that I already like, so I should totally love it... yet it has utterly failed to make any impression on me. Maybe that means it would be ideal for falling asleep to...
― ledge (ledge), Monday, 1 January 2007 11:51 (seventeen years ago) link