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"World's Most Relaxing Music" Composed

Posted by samzenpus on from the chill-out-faster dept.

Musical group Marconi Union and Lyz Cooper, the UK's leading therapeutic sound practitioner, have released what they claim is the world's most relaxing music. They contend that the calming effects of "Weightless" are not subjective but are based on scientific evidence. The music was found to cause brainwaves and heart rate to synchronize with the rhythm, reduce blood pressure and lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol. In fact, Scientists played the song to 40 women and found it to be 11% more effective at helping them relax than songs by Enya, Mozart and Coldplay. The eight-minute track is so effective at inducing sleep, motorists have now been warned they should not listen to it while driving.

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  1. Wha? by nman64 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sorry, I nodded off for a moment there. Not sure if it was the music or the Daily Mail article.

    1. Re:Wha? by Flipao · · Score: 3, Funny

      That's a shame you;re missing out, It's really good!, you can almost feel the zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz........

    2. Re:Wha? by ottothecow · · Score: 3, Interesting
      What about trained athletes who have low resting heart rates? I am by no means trained at a high level (although more so than average and *definitely* more than the test subject pictured in the article) and when I checked my pulse after 5 minutes of the song, it was going slightly slower.

      My first thought when the song started was "hmm that feels fast like my heart beat is accelerating". The song seems to be at about 60BPM while any young healthy person with any sort of moderate endurance training could be below that.

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    3. Re:Wha? by jitterman · · Score: 5, Funny

      I'm so out of shape that I can't confirm that I even have a heartbeat. For my activity level, this is dance music.

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  2. Or not by suso · · Score: 3, Informative

    I find that any claim of "World's most ....." is usually just a case of people not doing enough research. Try Stars of the Lid - Even (Out)+ for some really relaxing music.

    1. Re:Or not by Missing.Matter · · Score: 3, Interesting

      I used to listen to stars of the lid while doing homework. I have trouble listening to music with words because I sing along in my head, and I have a trouble listening to classical music because I play along in my head (I'm a violinist). Ambient stuff like Stars of the Lid is great though. I find it doesn't actually put me to sleep, but gets my brain in a thinking rhythm.

  3. Just wait by Sarten-X · · Score: 3

    The techno remix will be awesome!

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  4. Re:Uh...right by demonbug · · Score: 4, Funny

    An 11% improvement in a subjective, multifactorial category like 'relaxation' and they're calling it the World's Best Music for that purpose? Why are we reading this mumbo jumbo, even in idle?

    I don't know whose editorial judgment sucks more, samzenpus or Timothy. I'd say samzen just took a major lead for the day, though.

    Didn't you see the photo with the guy in a lab coat? It's science.

  5. Worlds most relaxing music? by Oswald+McWeany · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Worlds most relaxing music?

    I want chicken,
    I want liver,
    Meowmix, Meowmix,
    Please deliver

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  6. Reaver breeding by vaene · · Score: 5, Funny

    99.9% of the test subjects eventually just stopped working, talking, eating, and moving they were so completely pacified. The other .1% became insanely enraged and started slaughtering, eating, and/or raping the the musicians and producers. So the problem kinda worked itself out.

  7. Download link by Crudely_Indecent · · Score: 4, Informative

    Extracted from the javascript on the soundcloud page.

    http://media.soundcloud.com/stream/UeruWpwCE4JM?secret_token=s-kttxT&stream_token=kttxT

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  8. Re:Not subjective at all by gsslay · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Coldplay standard has been well established in the study of coma inducement for some years now.

    It's roughly logarithmic. 1 Coldpay is equivalent to the coma induced by band itself. 2 Coldplay is brain stem death induced by prolonged exposure. 3 Coldplay is clinical death. 4 Coldplay is sudden death at a Coldplay concert.

    "11% more relaxing" is therefore around 1.05 Coldplay. Will leave you woozy, but you'll be fine after a few cups of coffee and some fresh air.