I’m all about the wonder of being alive at the moment.
I think this is a good thing - particularly having come off a period where being alive seemed to be a rather depressing experience.
But like any good pendulum - I’m swinging back the other way and damn is it good to be on the planet!
There’s a kind of music that you just grow up knowing - whether it’s the opening notes from Star Trek TOS or Vangelis’ Blade Runner soundtrack or any IMAX movie that looks at the stars - it’s instantly recognizable as “spacey” - You know what I mean: open & expansive - sparse and contemplative - tranquil and yes - potentially hypnotic - but it encourages you to sit back, slow down and take a minute or two to just think.
That’s what I hear when I listen to this track - and yes it’s familiar - there’s probably thousands of tracks like it - but this week - this is the track I wanted to listen to. I wanted that sense of wonderment - that sense of sitting back and looking up and letting something bigger than myself wash over me and set my mind at peace…
You can of course loop this on itself - I wrote two separate documents this morning and probably listened to it 35 times in a row - but when you’re ready - take it off repeat and let it segue into Fiona Joy’s Walking in the Air, it works really rather remarkably well...
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About the Curator: Andrew McCluskey
The first visual memory I have is that of the white upright piano in Singapore, Hell and the Dark Forces lived at the bottom, Heaven and the Angels at the top, they would play battles through my fingers and I was hooked.
I’ve been fascinated by music ever since.
As a psychology graduate I studied how sound affects human performance.
As a musician I compose instrumental music that stimulates your brain but doesn't mess with your language centers, leaving you free to be creative and brilliant without distraction.
As a curator I research how music can improve your life and create flow - I can tell you what music to listen to when studying for a test and why listening to sad music can make you feel better.
As the founder of musicto I’m on a mission to inspire a global audience of music lovers and artists through the development of people powered playlists.
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Lonely Dream – Drunken Kong Remix – The Archer, Drunken Kong
24 November 2021
But as I’ve moved from ideation to manifestation, the energy of the playlist needed to change – solo piano is good for thinking – but 8 minutes of 130 bpm edm is great for getting things down
Out Of Reach – Cristoph, Yotto, Sansa
8 November 2021
So if you’ve been listening to the playlist recently you know what’s coming. Last week’s track was all about setting the intent for change – away from the more relaxing ideation space of solo instrumentation to this week’s electronic track from Cristoph, Yotto and Sansa.
Mr. Clay – Johnny Klimek, Tom Tykwer
31 October 2021
I’ve known for a while that the feel of the list was going to change – while piano instrumentals are perfect for reflection and ideation – at some point you need some energetic input to get your fingers moving.
Andrew McCluskey
The first visual memory I have is that of the white upright piano in Singapore, Hell and the Dark Forces lived at the bottom, Heaven and the Angels at the top, they would play battles through my fingers and I was hooked.
As a psychology graduate I studied how sound affects human performance.
As a musician I compose instrumental music that stimulates your brain but doesn't mess with your language centers, leaving you free to be creative and brilliant without distraction.
As a curator I research how music can improve your life and create flow - I can tell you what music to listen to when studying for a test and why listening to sad music can make you feel better.
As a creator / contributor at musicto I’m part of a global creator community that collaborates through music. You can learn more about our community here.