Pangea: Song of the day September 2021: Relaxation time

Pangea 08.31.21	hey hey new thread, join
Pangea 08.31.21	also it's late and i'm getting tired. i promise i'll fix all the spreadsheet stuff tomorrow
Divaman 08.31.21	Here's a lovely little song. Ingrid Michaelson - Keep Breathing (From the album Be OK) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krbWagjnWXo
someone 08.31.21	it seems this place hasn't really experienced ambient or minimal electronic music before, so here have some: Spheruleus - Cold Water (from Home Diaries 006) https://whitelabrecs.bandcamp.com/track/cold-water
SlothcoreSam 08.31.21	I don't know how to relax. I get home from work, and shift gears into overdrive.... Um I used to be able to relax, I'll think of what I listened to back then.
SlothcoreSam 08.31.21	Let's go for Gurrumul - Djarimirri Off Gurrumul. The most beautiful voice that ever existed. https://youtu.be/i-i0FQBbO8E
fogza 09.01.21	Sugardrive - Girl you made me bad https://youtu.be/mz5NdmWEPBo
JohnnyoftheWell 09.01.21	ï½•ã€€ï½ã€€ï½ˆï½ã€€ï½ï½ susumo yokota - cherry blossom (from grinning cat) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiLgSyzyVJQ idk it is pretty ambient house stuff relax to it k
ArsMoriendi 09.01.21	tbh any music I love can help me unwind Here's "Family Vows" by Bruno Pernadas (from Private Reasons): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YrjEeVIqv0
dedex 09.01.21	Matthew Tavares and Leland Whitty - Through the Looking Glass https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaVM86bpGZ4 can I have the 13th? It's my b-day woo woo
fogza 09.01.21	1. Grouper: Invisible - I took a long time to warm up to this album, but eventually I realised it's very beautiful if you invest in slightly better headphones. 3.9
Uzumaki 09.01.21	Two People - â€œGive Me Orderâ€ https://twopeoplemusic.bandcamp.com/album/first-body
someone 09.01.21	"Matthew Tavares and Leland Whitty - Through the Looking Glass" based
dedex 09.01.21	m/ brutha
dedex 09.01.21	1. Invisible - yes relaxing bae. not as powerful as when listening in the context of the album, but i nevertheless feel like I'm drowning into eternal bliss. 4.0
Pangea 09.01.21	was going to request a feature but i see dedex already took care of that m/
Uzumaki 09.01.21	Iâ€™d like to lay a claim in for the 27th, as thatâ€™s my birthday, no joke no lie. If I can, Iâ€™d like to choose my fave song of all time. Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World. Thanks if I can!
fogza 09.01.21	If Uzumaki is moving, then maybe I can take the 8th? As that's my birthday :-)
Uzumaki 09.01.21	Well, I wouldnâ€™t exactly be moving per se, just seeing if I can take a second date in the list here. Iâ€™d be more than happy to allow for my Two People rec to slide a day or so if you want the 8th for your birthday.
fogza 09.01.21	ok dokes, then it's just the inconvenience for pan :-)
dedex 09.01.21	wah sooo many September peepz m/ m/ m/
Pangea 09.01.21	Uzu i'm afraid i'll only accept second recs if there aren't enough participants. But if we get to that stage yours is the first i'll add (do you prefer two people or louis armstrong to be your first rec? and what's your preference: 5 september and switch with fogza or the 27th?)
Divaman 09.01.21	1. Grouper - Quiet, acoustic guitar. Ethereal female vocal. Not memorable, but pleasant. 3.2
Uzumaki 09.01.21	Well then letâ€™s hold off on my birthday rec and just do Two People for now; itâ€™s early enough in the month that Iâ€™m willing to play the waiting game, and if it does come down to second recs, youâ€™ve already got one from me lol.
ArsMoriendi 09.02.21	"Invisible" Chill, simple folk. I have no strong opinion on this. 3/5
fogza 09.02.21	2. Ingrid Michaelson: Breathing - This is borderline, like there's something about it that's too "cute ballad designed for a romantic dramedy", but it somehow also has picked up unexpected simple situational lyrical gravitas from the current state of affairs. Perhaps Ingrid is wiser than I think. 3.3
porcupinetheater 09.02.21	I'm ready to chillax thx for hosting I brought a bottle of red and a track to this lovely candle & incense circle Natalie Rose Lebrecht - In the Beginning It's from her Mandarava Rose album. She dropped several records in the early 2000s under her own name as well as Greenpot Bluepot and they are all magnificent but just when you start to relax she'd clatter something loud in your ear and start manic chanting and it would be like a mini night terror. Not on this one. She came back after much time away in a more ethereal state of mind. Nothin' but pure solar ambibliss this time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGqFPncG99U
Pangea 09.02.21	2. Keep Breathing - it's pretty but gets maybe a little bit too cheesy at the end. 2.8
dedex 09.02.21	2. Breathing - i love quattro formaggi. 3.5
someone 09.02.21	I expect some proper 2.5s and 1.5s for all of you tomorrow, you heathens, don't disappoint me.
dedex 09.02.21	excuse me sir but i prefer to enjoy music
JesperL 09.02.21	oh hell yes beautiful theme ruby haunt - pyro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDSVRHHaoFM it's from their new album coming out tomorrow probably. just the beautifulestest song, been going on a lot of nightwalks playing this on repeat recently and goddamn i just want to fucking drown in this song but like peacefully u know
ArsMoriendi 09.02.21	"Breathing" A simple pretty pop song. I wish there was more to this, because what's here isn't bad, it just feels like it's lacking something. Maybe more verses? The pickup was nice though. 3.5/5
fogza 09.03.21	3. Spheruleus: Cold Water - It's fairly soothing I suppose? 3
dedex 09.03.21	3. Cold Water - it is soothing and pretty. 3.1
Divaman 09.03.21	3. Spheruleus - Quiet guitar. Eventually, some strings (or synth strings) join in. That's pretty much it. 3.0
someone 09.03.21	wow, dedex actually did enjoy the music
dedex 09.03.21	m/
Divaman 09.03.21	What does James Bond's boss have to do with this?
fogza 09.04.21	4: Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu: Djarimirri - He really does have a beautiful voice. Simple, pretty lullaby. 3.7
Pangea 09.04.21	3. Cold Water - it is pretty. 3.2 4. Djarimirri - this is indeed beautiful, i love the vulnerability in his voice. 4.2
Pangea 09.04.21	recs are a bit slow this month. i'll give it a few more days but then i'll start shoutboxing some people
Divaman 09.04.21	4. Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu - Quiet acoustic guitar. High-voiced singer. I wasn't expecting that. His voice is pleasant, though. I was just expecting a big, rumbly, bassy voice. OK song. 3.3
Divaman 09.04.21	I'll start thinking about my 2nd, 3rd and 4th recs.
parksungjoon 09.04.21	at someone's request, chill parkours: Vangelis - La Petite Fille de la Mer (L'Apocalypse des Animaux, 1973) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6qoTPhhv9w Wes Montgomery - In Your Own Sweet Way (The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery, 1960) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjIaYCjy8yE Chemical Brothers - One Too Many Mornings (Exit Planet Dust, 1995) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA-FVMPg49I Amon Tobin - Fat Ass Joint (Adventures in Foam, 1996, technically released under the alias Cujo) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QOwg1vu8ik
Egarran 09.04.21	Spain - Dreaming of Love https://youtu.be/WkdVYlqNPCg As they say, "quiet masters of atmosphere, subtle craftsmen who weave a sumptuous, melodic spell with the lightest of instrumental touches".
ArsMoriendi 09.04.21	"Cold Water" Sampled harp with what sounds like a double bass in the background. Some violins came in now too. So it's mostly just a peasant ambient loop then? Hard to hate, but also hard to love. 3.2/5 "Djarimirri" Simple folky guitar so far. His voice is pretty. In one ear and out the other. Given the theme, I expect that to be a lot of these. 3/5
Divaman 09.04.21	>Given the theme, I expect that to be a lot of these. Yeah, I'm wondering about that. Too much mellow enrages me.
SlothcoreSam 09.04.21	Ok, I'll mix it up a bit. This song and band always relaxes me, especially after stressful days. Tool - Forty Six & 2 Aenima https://youtu.be/GIuZUCpm9hc
Divaman 09.04.21	That sounds good.
Sharenge 09.04.21	Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack - Besaid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHyAvzTsKv8 here's the sputnik link to the album https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/9350/Nobuo-Uematsu-Final-Fantasy-X-Original-Soundtrack/ it's listed incorrectly under Nobuo Uematsu - he was actually one of three composers who worked on that particular game... the song I share is actually by Masashi Hamauzu
Aberf 09.05.21	School of Seven Bells - Half Asleep [from Alpinism album] Unwinding = Happy music time? https://youtu.be/1An2pjS4mKE
Koris 09.05.21	Tigran Hamasyan - The Apple Orchard in Saghmosavanq https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-QXm5Ku_l0 Beautiful combination of jazz and Armenian folk, and one of my favorite pieces that Tigran Hamasyan has composed
Skoop 09.05.21	Ever New (Kelsey Luâ€™s Transportation) - Beverly Glenn-Copeland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV7MEDmOfVA
Pangea 09.05.21	Park, thank you, but i'm taking 1 rec for now. Do you have a preference for any of tjose tracks. Sam, i'll wait out a bit longer before taking 2nd recs, but I have it noted down if we get there!
parksungjoon 09.05.21	vangelis one i guess
garas 09.05.21	Okay, since we'll have Vangelis this month, so I'll join too.
Pangea 09.05.21	thank you park! you definitely should garas
Divaman 09.05.21	5. Mellow song (what else) with female vocals and synthetic percussion. 3.1
Minushuman24 09.06.21	Hello my lovely friends, I am sorry I have been absent for so long on these threads, but I have a song I have been obsessed with lately. https://open.spotify.com/track/15ouqiBsgL12olEwP3COsH?si=14c09c7f2ca949f6 Ãguas de MarÃ§o - Elis Regina and Antonio Carlos Jobim This track for some reason reminds me of my time overseas, it is such a simple lovely track, and I can't help be feel happy hearing the overwhelming sense of fun in Elis's voice. An absolute gem
fogza 09.06.21	5. Two people: Give me order - This sounds good, maybe needs one more strong element in the songwriting. 3.5
fogza 09.06.21	6. Sushma Yokota: Cherry Blossom - Odd song in that on the surface it sounds relaxing but something about those synthetic organish(?) stabs sound unsettling. Goes on too long. 3
dedex 09.06.21	4. Djarimirri - what a beaut voice. song is aight. 3.4 5. Give me order - this band is consistently great and underwhelming. everytime I'm like "ye gud shit" but am also craving for more. 3.5 6. Cherry Blossom - damn everytime i listen to a song here i see fogza's comment and i basically agree. so [2]. 3.1
fogza 09.06.21	Lol, I looked at your last sput royale thing and we agree about 50% stuff. So basically we're a magnet, dedex. Every other day we'll agree, it's just science
dedex 09.06.21	that's so beautiful ðŸ˜
Pikazilla 09.06.21	get a room, guys
fogza 09.06.21	ðŸ¦– rawr
fogza 09.06.21	hey pika where's your rec? SOTD needs you
dedex 09.06.21	dont be jelly pika
Egarran 09.06.21	pika we just want what's good for you
Divaman 09.06.21	6. Susumu Yokota - A bunch of noise (wind chimes, etc.) followed by a synthetic beat. I've been waiting for a vocal, but I'm at 3 mins in now, so I guess I'm not gonna get one. Pace and everything just changed. Still has some of the same themes as earlier, though. Oops, beat just picked up again. Pretty repetitive. 2.8
ArsMoriendi 09.06.21	"Give Me Order" Modern trip hop that's kinda whatever. Nothing about this instrumentation or vocals stand out at all to a point of boredom. The ending horns are almost interesting. 2.8/5 "Cherry Blossom" Quiet bells and quiet clapping. This is building up. I was expecting this to go somewhere, but it hardly has so far. 3/5
Egarran 09.06.21	I had forgotten how much Ars is on fire in these things
Aberf 09.07.21	aight I'm going to participate on this. 1. "Invisible" - I think this album is greater than the sum of its parts. Cool track though. 3.7 2. "Breathing" - great track with lack of memorability, I think. 3.3 3. "Cold Water" - I can probably put this track on loop for hours and still don't feel its presence. 2.5
Aberf 09.07.21	4. "Djarimirri" - I'm Indonesian and this track sounds hilarious on how it accidentally produces gibberish Indonesian language lol. 2.8 (how do you even rate this when you can't even focus on its musical merits) 5. "Give me Order" - Why does this sound like it tickles the back of my ears? I don't like getting tickled btw. 2.5
fogza 09.07.21	7. Bruno Pernadas: Family vows - I remember this was sort of a hot ticket album on this site recently, but I don't get it. Boring lazy sunshine indie with some "weird" stuff thrown into the middle that doesn't really mesh. Then back to the boring start, it shouldn't be 6 minutes long. 2.3
Aberf 09.07.21	6. "Cherry Blossom" - pleasant-sounding but also a slog. So it kinda cancels out. 2.5
Aberf 09.07.21	7. "Family Vows" - Bouncy and very engaging despite my lack of attention span. Maybe I should listen to a more jazzy psych genre (or is it psych-y jazz genre?) 3.9
dedex 09.07.21	7. Family Vows - One of the album's best tracks yes. B l i s s. 4.1
fogza 09.07.21	See? It's science
dedex 09.07.21	damn
garas 09.07.21	Probably everyone heard it, but this is my personal favourite track for relaxation + my most favourite song ever. "Tomhet" by Burzum: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=aTtNe8E0AoQ&feature=share
parksungjoon 09.07.21	tomhet nice
dedex 09.07.21	m/
Divaman 09.07.21	7. Bruno Pernadas - Mellow soft rock. Weird, distorted middle section. 2.5
Pangea 09.07.21	it's been about a week so i'm opening it for second recs now i took the liberty to pick another one of yours park. lemme know if you want to replace it.
parksungjoon 09.07.21	nah is good
Egarran 09.07.21	I'll do Amon Tobin then On A Hilltop Sat The Moon - https://youtu.be/7zw64rQWmVw This was how you slept as a child.
parksungjoon 09.07.21	havent heard that album yet but the track is m/m/m/
Divaman 09.07.21	Nothing says relaxation like Irish reggae. This is the second (and sadly, the final) song in Black 47's Paddy and the Ice Man saga. Black 47 - Voodoo City (from The Home of the Brave) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MchhvZ1EhrQ
dedex 09.08.21	8. Girl You Made Me Bad - pretty and laid back song. 3.6 Happy birthday fogzy ðŸŽ‰ðŸ¥³ may this day be sweet to you baby
dedex 09.08.21	imma go with Aseul - Bye Bye Summer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ti34K4OhCY
fogza 09.08.21	thanks dedex #blessed
someone 09.08.21	if second recs are allowed, i'd like to throw this into the ring: Traband - VlaÅ¡tovky (Swallows) https://youtu.be/8CDBF6ssL14 a beautiful song from a Czech underground band still active today. very melancholic comparison of swallows travelling great distances "over large mountains, over deep oceans, above treetops, through raging blizzards" and always have some place to return or to move, while you (or the authors) realise that they do not. your hometown, your once loved ones, your family, your friends and all that you at once point or another see as stable; all things become misplaced, forgotten, moved around and your connection to them dwindles. nobody really has a place to go and we are cursed with always searching that somewhere, something, someone we can count on to always welcome us back. unlike the swallows
fogza 09.08.21	If we're doing second recs, then I'd like to go with Salif Keita - Tomorrow, assuming there are spots left https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2JjiKJMq94
JohnnyoftheWell 09.08.21	new Split End yall know how this goes (alb Moratorium song Yahan no Tsuki (i think??)) https://open.spotify.com/track/37oey4SiMqJHdqbCdgUdGN?si=1c23b6480b0d42db
Divaman 09.08.21	8. Sugardrive - Slow-to-mid-tempo number with prominent military band percussion. Kind of average. Some nice sax at the end, though. 2.6
ArsMoriendi 09.08.21	"Girl You Made Me Bad" Very 90s alt-rock. This makes me think of Eels vocalist a little. The drums are cool. An unexpected trumpet solo keeps it interesting. Not very standout otherwise though. 3.4/5 Diva that's a trumpet wtf
Divaman 09.08.21	Shouldn't listen to these when I first wake up.
Egarran 09.08.21	Grouper - Invisible: Eternal bliss, eh? Very nice. I expect that will go for most songs here. This could have done more though. 3.5/5 Michaelson - Keep Breathing: Ok, slightly less nice. This evaporated immediately. 3.0/5 Spheruleus - Cold Water: This was boring but somehow not relaxing. 2.5/5
Egarran 09.08.21	Yunupingu - Djarimirri: Sweet enough. I experienced some relaxation. 3.5/5 Two People - Give Me Order: Nice to have some beats. Not the most exciting singer, but it feels pretty good. 3.5/5 Yokota - Cherry Blossom: Oh we should have had Cherry Blossom Girl by Air on this list. Perhaps even instead of this. It's too long but idk ur right it's prolly too ambient ig tbh ngl 3/5
fogza 09.08.21	I suppose maybe possibly
ArsMoriendi 09.08.21	More people need to actually listen to the songs imo, especially the 2nd reccers
fogza 09.08.21	I think most of the second reccers are invested and listen to the tracks. It would be more fun if more people commented or at least rated though. But tbh I'm happy if we get enough recs for the 5 or so people who are active to make comments
Sharenge 09.08.21	fuck me - I forgot I'm obligated to participate now that I added a song to the list at least I'm not a 2nd rec'er though - I know how these things usually go
Divaman 09.09.21	Yeah, I'd love for more people to rate the songs, but I'm happy to get as many as possible rec songs as well.
SlothcoreSam 09.09.21	Ok, if you insist. 1. Invisible 3.2. Very pleasant, definitely relaxing, but wouldn't actively listen to this. 2. Breathing 3.5 initially sounds like an insurance add. Vocals are pretty, song is ok too. 3. Cold Water, 3.1 I guess this is relaxing, I zoned out big time. 4. Na 5. Give Me Order 2.9 not terrible, but there are better tracks on this album. 6. Cherry Blossom 3.8 this picks up the second half, almost sounds like The Weeknd has sampled it on Kissland 7. Family Vows 4.2. Great start to an album, has so much going on. 8. Girl you make me bad 3.1 feel like I should be chilling by the side of a pool with this one, it's the complete opposite of the last song, very repetitive marching drums.
Minushuman24 09.09.21	aye, they're open, but pangea is on it already. My rec hits especially close to home lately, heartache, confusion, klonopin and alcohol, a song that I will just close my eyes and listen to in a haze. Probs won't do well here, but it is one of those songs that just hit the right strings
dedex 09.09.21	9. In the Beginning - damn now that's a dreamy track, if a touch uneventful. 3.7
fogza 09.09.21	9. Natalie Rose Lebrecht: In the Beginning - I don't think I really know what to score this, something about it is not clicking for me but it's also got something goin' on. I'm going 3.5
Egarran 09.09.21	It is indeed strongly implied - and expected - that a rec means you must rate every album here. Especially after Potsy's Myss K debacle.
fogza 09.09.21	Yeah, but I think it so rarely happens anymore is that really the convention? I just don't want anyone to not rec out of fear of obligation. It would be super awesome if people participate out of a sense of fun though
Uzumaki 09.09.21	Thanks Pangea for giving me a second rec! #bless
Divaman 09.09.21	I agree w/fogza. 9. Natalia Rose Lebrecht - Piano intro, a little dark. (That IS a piano, right Are? Geez.) Good start. Dreamy female vocals. A little formless so far, but she has 6+ minutes to pull it together. At times, it almost sounds like she's riffing on the slow first part of the Mary Hopkin version of "Those Were the Days". 5 minutes in now, though, and at this point, it's gotten so formless it's in danger of just drifting away. Her vice is nice, but I need more structure. 2.3
ArsMoriendi 09.09.21	"In the Beginning" Psychedelic and creepy with neat piano twinkling. A bit draggy, but I like the overall aesthetic. The creepy backmasked voices at the end are awesome. 3.8/5
Egarran 09.09.21	>It would be super awesome if people participate out of a sense of fun I want to live in that world. But in this one we have to shame people and give them clear orders.
Sharenge 09.09.21	#1 - feels like I'm lying in a bed in a sterile room waiting to die and it never stops raining outside but I'm all blissed out 'cus I keep smacking the red button to dose myself with the good shit fuck now I'm depressed I'm done JK it p nice not my favorite on the album though I gib 3.5
fogza 09.10.21	10. Ruby Haunt: Pyro - It's prettyish. 3.3
dedex 09.10.21	10. Pyro - sadboi post-rock. mekindalikey. 3.4
Divaman 09.10.21	10. Ruby Haunt - Slowish intro. Gruff, whispery vocal. Kind of draggy and repetitive. Nice, full sound though. 3.0
Pangea 09.10.21	after vacation update and wooo album art gonna update the ratings too in a minute
Sharenge 09.11.21	#2 hmm another melancholy kind of sad pick but with a touch of hopeful... I could correct her but I won't be a dick... not really my cup of tea the piano-y-ness and all that but I'll try not to be too hard on it... song is fine I guess don't hurt me - 3.2 cute gril though
ArsMoriendi 09.11.21	"Pyro" Boring dreamy indie with slightly hoarse vocals. It sounds like he has phlegm in this throat. Okay, so this was the most forgettable indie song of all time and the vocals are slightly gross, but not fully committed to being gross. 2.4/5 "La Petite Fille de la Mer" So this is new age right? What is new age anyway? Is it just post-rock, but for yoga moms or what? I'm kidding. This is soothing, but not too interesting. It has a certain atmosphere to it though that's quite relaxing, so it's a great fit for this theme. This is fine enough. 3.3/5
fogza 09.11.21	11. Vangelis: La Petite Fille de la Mer - Not gonna lie, this went too far on the relaxing scale, felt like I was listening to paint dry. 2
Sharenge 09.11.21	#3 the ratings are wrong - this is some nice relaxing shit right here and everyone said 'meh'.... might have to try and check out some releases from that bandcamp if I get around to it 4.0
dedex 09.11.21	11. La Petite Fille de la Mer- gotta agree with fogzy (...again), i'm currently hangover and almost fell back asleep. 2.5
Divaman 09.11.21	11. Vangelis - Slow, fairytale synths. Not the greatest thing ever, but I like it. 3.0
Pangea 09.11.21	5. Give Me Order - this is gorgeous. definitely need to check the album sometime. 4.2 6. Cherry Blossom - Decent ambient house, but it doesn't really offer enough. 2.8 7. Family Vows - nice track, nice album. 3.7 8. Girl You Made Me Bad - I don't like the vocals. Whole song composition is kinda awkward tbh. The percussion in particular is so off-putting. 2.2 9. In The Beginning - Very ethereal, but i'm not sure if there's enough substance to return to it. 2.7 10. Pyro - Nice post rock with soft vocals, i dig. 3.5 11. La Petite Fille de la Mer - Gorgeous, gorgeous piano stuff. you all have no soul smh. 4.0
Divaman 09.11.21	So who would like to host October? I'm willing to do it, but if I do, the theme won't have anything to do with Halloween, the supernatural, etc. So if you want that kind of theme, I'm not your guy.
Sharenge 09.12.21	how much does it pay?
Divaman 09.12.21	Triple what to get for your monthly song recs.
fogza 09.12.21	12. Spain: Dreaming of Love - I thought I wouldn't like this when it started, but it grew on me. 3.7
fogza 09.12.21	Yeah October would also not be my vibe, it should go to someone who will embrace the cheese ðŸ§€ of spookiness
dedex 09.12.21	12. Dreaming of Love - this was cool. 3.4
Pangea 09.12.21	12. Dreaming of Love - i like the heavy bass but otherwise not so sure about this. I don't care for the vocal style - i find the way he takes a break after each word more infuriating as relaxing. Instrumentally it's cool though. 2.7
Divaman 09.12.21	12. Spain - So this is "slowcore"? Hmm. A little bit of a David Crosby guitar riff in there. Don't know if I love the vocal, though. Having just read the comments, I think I'm with Pangea on this one. 2.8
Egarran 09.12.21	In the late 90s I was all about slowcore and black metal. Thankfully the metal won.
Divaman 09.12.21	The 90s was a confused decade. Where I live, it started out with grunge, then moved to alternative rock. And when that didn't sell enough, American Idol and corporate pop took over. Dark days.
Egarran 09.12.21	Bruno Pernadas - Family Vows: I started liking it but that feeling eventually evaporated. Song goes strange places. And he can't really sing, can he? 2.7/5 Sugardrive - Girl You Made Me Bad: Ok maybe I expect too much from vocalists. But this guy also annoys me. Wasn't relaxed. 2.3/5 Natalie Rose Lebrecht - In the Beginning: Ooh that's more like it. My jaw is loosening and my shoulders are dropping. Thanks for picking one without jumpscares. 4.1/5 Ruby Haunt - Pyro: Thx to sputnik hype I knew this. And I maintain it feels kinda like an Alcest jam. But again, goddammit, take some singing lessons dude. Or learn to scream? 4/5
fogza 09.13.21	13. Matthew Tavares and Leland Whitty: Through the looking glass - This surprised me, not usually into the jazzy stuff but it was ok. It is NOT relaxing from about the 3rd minute. Happy birthday to deadeye dedex though! 3
dedex 09.13.21	ðŸ’– fog here's a blurred but kinda artsy pic of me partying: https://imgur.com/a/xLWMZ1G
Divaman 09.13.21	13. Matthew Tavares and Leland Whitty - Vaguely ominous and dramatic intro. Jazzy stylings. This is notify thing, especially when Leland Whitty goes all sour. He is fast, though. What a showoff. 2.6
fogza 09.14.21	14. Masashi Hamauzu: Besaid - I still have PTSD from the video game soundtrack SOTD. This sounds like slightly fancier hold music. Why does so much of this stuff include a sound like an artificial frog croak? All that aside there are one or two nice touches in a mostly dull track. 2.8
dedex 09.14.21	14. Besaid - lmao at that froggy. aight shit. 2.7
Aberf 09.14.21	8. "Girl You Made Me Bad" - Instrumental is whatever + vocal is a big cringe. It's a no from me dawg. 1.8 9. "In the Beginning" - not sure what I'm listening to. But it certainly didn't make me relax or whatnot. 2.5 10. "Pyro" - This is very nice and relaxing. The atmosphere is reminiscent of some random post-rock band that I forgot. That intro drones out a bit too long though. 3.7 11. "La Petite Fille de la Mer" - plin plon plin plon. Reminds me of the Gwyn soundtrack from Dark Souls, this one is a discount version of it. 3.0 12. "Dreaming of Love" - cool. 3.7
Aberf 09.14.21	13. "Through the looking glass" - I'm not big for Jazz but this one is p cool nonetheless. 3.2 14. "Besaid" - Chill tune, perfect for background music when doing nothing. 3.5
fogza 09.14.21	"8. "Girl You Made Me Bad" - Instrumental is whatever + vocal is a big cringe. It's a no from me dawg. 1.8" lol, my choice got SERVED
Divaman 09.14.21	14. Masashi Hamauzu - Xylophone synth and piano? OK. A fairly relaxing instrumental piece. 3.0
fogza 09.15.21	15. School of Seven Bells: Half Asleep - After Aberf absolutely slammed my pick I was hoping this would be utter shit but of course it's the best song so far. Beautiful, tasteful slice of indie electro pop. Screw you and your excellent picks. 4
dedex 09.15.21	15. Half Asleep - damn. now that's very beautiful. 3.9
Pangea 09.15.21	13. Through the Looking Glass - it starts with a nice acoustic moment, but the way it got chaotic later on wasn't all that appealing to me. 2.7 14. Besaid - the piano is nice, but i don't care for the electronic synthy thing it's doing. doesn't mesh well at all. 2.5 15. Half Asleep - certainly nice but it's not really grabbing me. 3.2
Divaman 09.15.21	15. School of the Seven Bells - I like these guys. Purdy vocals. This particular song sounds just a little inside out, but still ... 3.4
SlothcoreSam 09.16.21	9. In the beginning. 2.2 music is a bit haunting. But is she singing or just exhaling noise! 10. Pyro. 2.8 Nice slow build up.... Usually by now I hear some heavier growls or guitar, but not this time, it's another over exhale singer. Still not getting faster or heavier, the anticipation is killing me, hurry up. Almost got there, fuck talk about a tease of a song 11. La Petite Fille de la Mer. 2.7 This guy is the legend you've never heard of, but know his work and no doubt listened to people who were influenced by him. This piece right here is pretty, but needs to be a montages in a film, hard to listen to by itself. 12. Dreaming of love. 1.3 Stop... start.... Singing...., this is hard to listen to I just want to wake up, these songs are making me sleepy. 13. Through the looking glass. 2.9 The least relaxing song, sounds like a mosquito in my bonnet. 14. Besaid. 0.6 The least Besaid about this the better. 15. Half asleep. 2.9 Hey a band I know, I listened to their 2010 album, Disconnect from desire, a lot, probably in my top 10 for 2010. This song isn't as good as any of those.
ArsMoriendi 09.16.21	"Dreaming of Love" Chill voice, nice bass. Not much to this song and he sounds a little out of breath. Not much else to say here. 3.2/5 "Through the Looking Glass" Atmospheric jazz that builds. Sure. 3.5/5 "Besaid" Placid beep boops so far. Some light piano too. This is like loading music now. eh. 2.8/5 "Half Asleep" Dreamy poppy, but also kind of electronic, so budgiecore? God this is the epitome of boring. 2.5/5
fogza 09.16.21	16. Tigran Hamasyan: The Apple Orchard in Saghmosavanq - Not 100% relaxing, but it is pretty. 3.6
dedex 09.16.21	16. The Apple Orchard in Saghmosavanq - it is pretty ye. didn't care that much tho. 3.2
Egarran 09.16.21	>these songs are making me sleepy Why do you sound like this is not a good thing?
SlothcoreSam 09.16.21	Cus I was listening to them on my lunch break. Hoping next month is gonna pump me up. I got a great idea for a theme for next time I'm hosting. ðŸ¤‘
Divaman 09.16.21	16. Tigran Hamasyan - Pleasant piano intro. Decent vocalizations (as opposed to out-and-out vocals). Song itself is just OK. Gets a little heavy handed with cymbals and fast piano as the song goes on. Then stops dead and restarts quiet again. The quiet parts are the best. 3.2
dedex 09.17.21	17. Ever New - slow. also not a huge fans of the vocals. 2.5
fogza 09.17.21	17. Beverly Glenn-Copeland: Ever New - Definitely lots of elements I like about this but some of the lyrics and music are a bit too new agey. Kind of torn because it's very interesting in parts. I'm going to go 3.4
Divaman 09.17.21	17. Beverly Glenn-Copeland - Nice synth intro. Wait, what lyrics? I'm three and half minutes in and ... oh, there's someone singing. Kind of purdy. 3.5
Pangea 09.17.21	16. The Apple Orchard in Saghmosavanq - this is gorgeous and the pick is really love. Great pick! 4.2 17. Beverly Glenn-Copeland - not super into the new age aspects and not a fan of the vocals either. the strings coming in later are nice. 2.7
fogza 09.18.21	18. Elis Regina: Ãguas de MarÃ§o - Ok this is pretty chilled. I think they pull off the lounge sound without being shit, which is a very hard thing to do. 3.7
Divaman 09.18.21	18. Elis Regina - Light guitar, Spanish female vocals followed by Spanish male vocals. Weird. For some reason, I feel like I've heard this song before, but in English. Oh well. It's very call and response - they're mostly answering one another in a kind of musical conversation. It's a little too Steve and Edie for me. 2.5
fogza 09.19.21	19. Burzum: Tomhet - Got bored but I listened to the whole thing I suppose. 2
Divaman 09.19.21	19. Burzum - Oh dear. 14 minutes worth of black metal. Starts with synth, so that's good at least. Funny, this sounds a little like Tangerine Dream so far. 4 and a half minutes in, and it's pretty repetitive so far. Just kind of stops around the 6:45 mark. Kind of quiet after that. I don't know. 3
Pangea 09.19.21	18. Ãguas de MarÃ§o - it is cute. also we had this song on an earlier sotd. I kinda thought i recognised it, but didn't fully realise until now! Ah oh well. 3.3 19. Tomhet - hmm burzum DS huh. It overstays its welcome quite a bit, the first half especially is too unmoving. second half is kinda nice. 2.7
fogza 09.20.21	20. Tool: 46 and 2 - I love this song and album (Aenima is definitely the only version of Tool's sound I really like but man is it a cracker), but I just don't find it relaxing. 3.9 in context
dedex 09.20.21	18. Ãguas de MarÃ§o - gotta say bossa nova do be perfect for chilling. 4.0 19. Tomhet - classic. 4.2 20. Forty Six & 2 - yah this is good. i should rejam Aenima. 3.8
Divaman 09.20.21	20. Tool - Typical Tool guitar opening. (And I mean that in a good way.) It's a little dark, a little desperate. That vibe continues as the vocals kick in. I don't know why I've never picked this album up. I'll have to rectify that. 3.4
fogza 09.21.21	21. Lianne La Havas: Sour flower - Great guitar and Lianne's intricate smokey voice. Strident powerful chorus. Was a great release and this is one of the best tracks. 4
dedex 09.21.21	21. Sour Flower - fuck yeah one of her best tunes, and that's saying something. 4.1
Egarran 09.21.21	La Petite Fille de la Mer: It's relaxing alright, but I think that's all. 3/5 Through the Looking Glass: I have an allergy to this kind of horn, so I was NOT relaxed. Had to stop at 3 mins to not start crying. 2/5 Besaid Island: Bet some nostalgia would help a lot here. This is like loading music [2]. 2.5/5
someone 09.21.21	here to slap 5/5 on that Aguas de Marco track and say that it's already been a sotd a few months ago
dedex 09.21.21	"it's already been a sotd a few months ago" that's whaddathought
Pangea 09.21.21	yeah i noticed it as well when i listened to it oh well, i'm sure there are some new participents that hadn't heard it yet
dedex 09.21.21	and it's a damn good song so it's aight
fogza 09.21.21	I did not know it
Pangea 09.21.21	20. Forty Six & 2 - definitely more angsty as the tool i know, but also significantly less lame so yay. 3.7
dedex 09.21.21	^ bae take
Divaman 09.21.21	21. Lianne La Havas - Hmm, three 6-minute-plus songs in a row. Hello, ADHD guy here! Ok, let's get started. Nicely picked guitar. Pleasant female vocals. Gets a little harsh later when she goes into her high range, though. Not crazy about the song itself, either. And it's too damned long. Thought it was winding down, then looked and found I'm only at the four-minute mark. 3.1
someone 09.21.21	hey, i don't mind having Aguas de Marco pop up here every other month or so
dedex 09.22.21	22. In Your Own Sweet Way - the guitar sounds like those lo-fi hip hop ones. very chill rendition of a classic jazz standard. 4.2
fogza 09.22.21	22. Wes Montgomery: In your own sweet way - Yeah it's fine but it's not my bag, not a fan of that guitar sound in such large quantities. 3
Divaman 09.22.21	22. Wes Montgomery - Piano intro, followed by some slow, jazzy guitar. Well done, but not my thing. 2.9
fogza 09.23.21	23. Amon Tobin: On A Hilltop Sat The Moon - Generally I find things relaxing when they have a bit of a "swing" to them. This does not swing, and it actually makes me a little anxious. 2.5
dedex 09.23.21	23. On A Hilltop Sat The Moon - chill and bubbly. 3.5
Egarran 09.23.21	Yeah you wanna stay away from Bill and Chubby
Divaman 09.23.21	23. Amon Tobin - Strange, gently picked guitar. Mysterious vibe. Looks like an instrumental - we're a third of the way through, and no vocals yet. Kind of cool. 3.2
dedex 09.24.21	24. Voodoo City - Irish reggae? was aight. 3.0
fogza 09.24.21	24. Black 47: Voodoo City - Starts off like just about every reggae song ever, but the vocals are a bit "don't hurt yourself buddy". There's a bit of punky new wave bit later on which is welcome relief and the best part of the song, but then it's just more standard reggae, which is truly not my bag. 2.5
Pangea 09.24.21	22. In Your Own Sweet Way - gorgeous stuff. 4.5 23. On A Hilltop Sat The Moon - this is uh unnoteworthy. 2.5 24. Voodoo City - Meh average reggae with underwhelming vocals. 2.0
Divaman 09.25.21	25. Trophy Scars - Mostly piano intro, with a little high-pitched electric guitar. Song kicks in with very busy percussion and surprisingly low-pitched male vocals (given the pitch of the guitar.) Vocals are almost as much spoken as they are sung. (And at times, it sounds like it's actually two vocals at once - a fairly deep one sung over a really deep, growly one.) I'm not really loving any of these elements. 2.3
fogza 09.25.21	25. Trophy Scars: Time in Heaven, Forever in Hell - I actually kinda like the music but the vocals are laughably awful. 2.4
fogza 09.26.21	26. Aseul: Bye bye summer - Twee Japanese electropop. No strong feelings here for me. 3.1
Egarran 09.26.21	School of Seven Bells - Half Asleep: Very nice and dreamy, I am relaxed. 4/5 Hamasyan - The Apple Orchard: I was hyped for this, but it took some time to get going. But then it was nice. 4/5 Ever New: This sounds like 3 songs thrown together. I was not very relaxed WTF there's still 5 minutes left, no thanks. 2.5/5 Ãguas de MarÃ§o: Yeah, good vibes. 3.5/5
fogza 09.27.21	27. Louis Armstrong: What A Wonderful World - Happy birthday Uzumaki! Don't really know.what to say about such a ubiquitous song. I think for me it's become overplayed, but I appreciate its slight melancholic vibe underneath the message. 3.3
Aberf 09.27.21	@fogza, it's Korean lol
fogza 09.27.21	Oops my bad... #eggonface
Divaman 09.27.21	Louis Armstrong is Korean?
fogza 09.27.21	Aseul! I think I zoned out while listening to it and didn't pick the language correctly, which is super embarrassing because I watch lots of Korean shows
Pangea 09.27.21	25. Time In Heaven, Forever In Hell - great track, perfect closer. should have went for sad stanley for the 5 though ðŸ˜‰. 4.2 26. Bye Bye Summer - it cute. 3.2 27. What a Wonderful World - i mean it's a classic. beautiful song. 4.5
Divaman 09.27.21	26. Aseul - Water sounds, followed by electronic music and a Korean vocal. (I picked up on that immediately.) (Sure I did.) And she says "Bye bye" a lot. Kind of light and sugary. 3.0 27. Louis Armstrong - Ah, my old neighbor! (I used to live down the block from the cemetery where he's buried.) A definite classic. 3.5
fogza 09.27.21	"(I picked up on that immediately.)" ðŸ˜‚ damn don't rub it in
someone 09.27.21	Where's my 5 on 18?
Egarran 09.27.21	Burzum - I've tried before but I've never made it through this song. I can hear it's quality, it's just also a little bit boring. Woah is that a synth pan flute? 3/5 Forty Six & Two - First Tool riff I learned to play. Classic stuff. Is it relaxing tho? If all goes as planned I'll be seeing them april 23 next year! 5/5 Sour Flower - Your flower has soured? It means something else when Pantera does it. Nice enough, just slightly too R&B for me. 3/5 In Your Own Sweet Way - They play this stuff down at the marketI want to go shopping now. 2.5/5 Voodoo City - Damn, Diva, this relaxes you? I'm not a reggae fan, but even I can hear this is a genre substandard. Ow now there is a terrible horn solo too, abort abort! 2/5 Time in Heaven, Forever in Hell - Woah this completely missed me. No idea what's going on. lol that angry voice 2/5
Uzumaki 09.28.21	@Fogza, thanks man!
JohnnyoftheWell 09.28.21	fuck i forgot to do this month. o well, gonna weigh in on everything i know 5 - Give Me Order: this album has some good songs that aren't its 2 midway highlights and this is one of em i guess 3.6/5 20 - Forty Six & 2: obligatory 0/5 for recing a tool song in a relaxation month, but this is one of their better cuts so i guess i'll bump it up. 1/5 23 - On A Hilltop Sat The Moon: i like this song but is it relaxing idk hmm. bonus points for recing from one of tobin's pleb filter albums 3.4/5 k 25 - Time in Heaven, Forever in Hell: yeah yeah this is a big closer and took me a few to warm up to because jfc some of those lyrics, but trophy scars are it and this is good 4/5 26 - Bye Bye Summer: aseul is ok this is nice maybe it is too perky to be relaxing maybe it is perfect idk 3.5/5 27 - What A Wonderful World: ok song 4.4/5
JohnnyoftheWell 09.28.21	also pangea if it's nae bother could you swap my pick for the 30th for Low - Down (from i could live in hope)? sput needs less gaze and more slowcore https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4zfJxGSl-w
fogza 09.28.21	28. Traband: VlaÅ¡tovky - I'm not sure I've acquired the taste for the vocals, but I like all the mournful instrumentation and the switch up at the end. Is it relaxing though? I'm not convinced. 3.2
ArsMoriendi 09.28.21	I should really catch up on this Will eventually before the month ends
ArsMoriendi 09.28.21	"The Apple Orchard in Saghmosavanq" The slow piano is pleasant. This is just "epic" soundtrack music, so I'm kinda bored by this. 2.5/5
Egarran 09.28.21	Didn't see Johnny liking Trophy Scars Seems suspicious tbh (also: Rent free)
fogza 09.28.21	"Seems suspicious tbh" Eg makes a good point
JohnnyoftheWell 09.28.21	trophy scars are a big pog ngl but they're one of those bands where you either have to be v tasteless or just get over yourself, so ig it's a surprise either way
Divaman 09.28.21	28. Traband - A chorus of singers starts of, followed by a make vocalist. Followed by a female vocalist. All singing over an accordion. Or a synthetic accordion. I like it. 3.3
Divaman 09.28.21	So did we ever get anyone to step forward for next month?
ArsMoriendi 09.28.21	"Ever New" Surprisingly interesting for a long ambient track. I like the voice and the strings. It kept my interest despite the length. 4/5 "Ãguas de MarÃ§o" Absolutely lovely musical direction and the interplay between vocals. I love how Elis Regina sounds like she's having a nervous breakdown toward the end. Old Brazilian pop is so good. 5/5 "Tomhet" Loud and boring ambient, then a calmer boring ambient, then some nerdy synth flute. No. 1.8/5 "Forty Six & 2" Tool sucks and this is one of their most basic alt-metal tracks. Listen to Primus or NIN instead. 2/5 I had longer comments, but Sput fucked with 'em.
SlothcoreSam 09.28.21	I can do next month,
Divaman 09.28.21	Sounds good to me. Anyone object?
ArsMoriendi 09.28.21	That works Pick a good one Sam :P
SlothcoreSam 09.28.21	Kk, on it. Going to finish this month today
Egarran 09.28.21	Something like 'songs that are hyperenergetic boosts of adrenaline to the point of panic'.
SlothcoreSam 09.28.21	16. Apple Orchard. 2.8 It's relaxing, as background music 17. Ever New. 1.2 Messy instruments, vocals are ok, but overall not really a song 18. Aguas de Marco. 3.3 This is better, vocals compliment each other well. 19. Tomhet. 1.0 I could make this in under the running time. 20. Sodium 21. Sour flower. 1.6 Intro is unnecessary, vocals are pretty, song is boring, outro just wasted 2 minutes of my life. 22. In your own sweet way. 2.9 Where's my martini? Sitting at a lounge bar overlooking the sun setting on a tropical beach, I'm relaxed. But the song went in one ear and out the other. 23. On a hilltop sat the moon. 2.2 Glitchy boredom 24. Voodoo city, 2.8 it's OK, but should have went with Peter Tosh, or Toots. 25. Time in heaven. 4.0 It's a great way to end a great EP. 26. Bye bye summer, 1.1 appropriate title for the weather here, it's currently snowing, the song however can go bye bye 27. What a wonderful world. 3.8 What a wonderful overplayed song. 28. Vlastovky. 3.8. I like this one. Mostly cus of the vocals. The accordion gets a little draining. 29. Tomorrow. 3.2. A good song, but needs something special to gain my attention. 30. Down. 1.5. too long, too boring.
ArsMoriendi 09.28.21	Slothcore's ratings so so extra harsh. a 1.6 for a pretty soul song :o "Sour Flower" Intricate folky guitar and a soulful voice. Very pretty so far. Good pickup. Not too engaging, but certainly relaxing. The drum section at the end is cool, if not a bit overlong. 3.3/5 "In Your Own Sweet Way" WAIT WHAT I KNOW A LO-FI HIP HOP BEAT THAT SAMPLES THIS. Nice jazz anyway. 4.2/5 "On a Hilltop Sat the Moon" Spooky atmospheric beep boops. Background music honestly. 2.8/5 "Voodoo City" Weird vocal mixing and otherwise just some chill reggae. Oh wait, the vocals changed. This is chill, but pretty unremarkale. 2.8/5
ArsMoriendi 09.29.21	"Time in Heaven, Forever in Hell" Here comes a piano ballad. Bad pickup. Oh my god, what are these constipated vocals? Terrible. Now it just sounds like poorly made SoundCloud rock. What the fuck is this. 1/5 "Bye Bye Summer" Very vaporwavey. Soothing etc. 3/5 "What a Wonderful World" There's always that one cheap shot "you know everyone loves it" choice someone picks and here it is. I mean it's heartfelt, has gorgeous strings, pleasant raspy vocals, and the lyrics are touching. What's not to like about this one? 4.5/5 "VlaÅ¡tovky" A sea shanty of sorts. Accordion folk I do not understand the lyrics to, so uh yeah this is cool enough I guess. 3.5/5
dedex 09.29.21	25. Time in Heaven, Forever in Hell - hell yeah. 4.5 27. What a Wonderful World - hell yeah. 4.8 28. VlaÅ¡tovky - cool shit. 3.6 29. Tomorrow - good ol' Salif. 3.7 30. Down - sadboi. 3.0
Divaman 09.29.21	29. Salif Keita - Strings and lightly strummed guitar. A slow one. Kind of has a Bond thing going on with the strings there, even though I guess this is from the Will Smith movie Ali. Kind of cool West African male vocals. 3.4
JohnnyoftheWell 09.29.21	damn, slothsam got no chill also lmao at the aptness at being told to listen to NIN over tool for cringe alt metal
ArsMoriendi 09.29.21	Or Primus Primus is better than Tool too
Divaman 09.29.21	Nah.
Egarran 09.29.21	Two great bass players, that's for sure! Bye Bye Summer - Uh oh it's the dreaded side of dedexcore. Just.. too... sugary 3/5 What A Wonderful World - OK boomer 3/5 Vlastovky - I really liked this. It even got a nice beat. Great song description too. 4/5 Tomorrow - It didn't do it. It wanted to, but it never got there. 3/5 Low - Down: It's that good ol' fashioned slowcore again. Quite nice. 3.5/5
SlothcoreSam 09.30.21	New month up shortly, you have a couple of days to think about your submission.
Minushuman24 09.30.21	Bro I literally got an Ars 5 and 1 in one month I'm the best sputter ever
ArsMoriendi 09.30.21	"Tomorrow" This sounds like very serious 90s adult contemporary pop. I'm not feeling it at all. 2.8/5 "Down" Down-tuned bass and floaty guitar, okay. This is fine, relaxing for sure, but maybe a bit boring for my mood right now. I wish I liked music like this more, but I respect it, to say the least. 3.4/5
fogza 09.30.21	30. Low: Down - I like Low but I sort of have to be in the mood for them, especially the really early records. 3.6
Divaman 09.30.21	30. Low - Finishing up with one to challenge my ADHD, huh? Fine, be that way. Slowly strummed guitar, kind of weakish male vocals. A little repetitive early on. Overall, more boring than not. 2.6
Pangea 10.02.21	28. Vlastovky - this is cool. i really like the horns at the end there. 3.8 29. Tommorow - pretty neat. 3.0 30. Down - nice, probably a bit too long though. 3.0
Egarran 10.02.21	seems Louis Armstrong won this one lol classic sputnik moment
Pangea 10.02.21	okay final-ish (?) update. added a leaderboard, which i think should be a regular thing because it's fun
Divaman 10.02.21	Yeah, Louis took it pretty easily.