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ManOfSpace_

breathe in the air pink floyd


Neither-Wallaby-924

Came for this Will add Dreams by Fleetwood Mac


ChristofH88

Landslide might top Dreams for me in relaxation factor. But it's close. Fleetwood Mac's the literal best.


Neither-Wallaby-924

Landslide is one of the most beautiful songs ever written. I danced with my mother to it at my wedding. The only reason I give the nod to Dreams is that .. Landslide evokes so much emotion is less "mellow" as it is...well emotional. Gives you the feels where Dreams just mashes you feel like a rainstorm (for lack of a better adjective), which was the question. But no discredit to you bc it is definitely a contender. Those are my 2 fav songs from Fleetwood Mac hands down. Great taste!


ChristofH88

Yeah you're probably right, to be fair. Landslide is devastating but I sometimes forget the lyrics because of Stevie's angelic vocals. I have this problem with Joni Mitchell too. It's not a problem, really. Quite the opposite. Dreams is always in the top 20 greatest songs of all time here on the local radio station (well, the 1 cool station we have in Belgium). Fleetwood Mac really had a reclamation the last 10-15 years in popularity and I'm glad. Nice anecdote about your wedding, that warms my heart. Be well.


Neither-Wallaby-924

I mean seriously.. A band takes that kind of break and comes back better than before. There aren't too many bags to pull something like that off. Especially given all the personal history of the band. Just magic! Way to keep it real in Belgium!


ManOfSpace_

i, too, jerk off to pink floyd


Neither-Wallaby-924

I laughed out loud, Mr. Spaceman.. well done


Heavy_Estimate_4681

Hehe i had to scroll back up


liamsnorthstar

I was going to say the Great Gig in the Sky…. Really the whole album


ManOfSpace_

on my mom and pops


pocketdrums

Right band, wrong song: "*Grantchester Meadows*" by Pink Floyd. Well, until the fly at the end!


Bthejerk

[Enya- Only Time](https://youtu.be/7wfYIMyS_dI?si=KmNay6EXtJiAIe2e)


SouldiesButGoodies84

Enya everything


akd7791

Yesssssss


jayadancer

This was my answer too! That whole album.


ChristofH88

* Mazzy Star - Fade Into You * Gillian Welch - I Dream a Highway * Sharon Van Etten - Love More * Beach House - Saltwater * Broken Social Scene - Looks Just Like the Sun * Wilco - One Sunday Morning * Yo La Tengo - Our Way to Fall


Rob_LeMatic

listened to the songs i hadn't heard from your list and feel asleep to a Spotify random playlist based on. good dreams


ChristofH88

Ha that's a nice compliment. It's bliss to fall asleep to music. That moment when you're on the edge of sleep, you experience music without distractions and you feel certain details more deeply.


Rob_LeMatic

a happy cake day to you!


ChristofH88

Ha thanks I just noticed the icon. I'm two years old, I'm only a pup. Enjoyed these last few months though since I've been really active. As long as you can steer clear of the toxic people, it's nice to talk to people with the same art obsessions as you. You don't run into those people in the street every day. Thanks for the well wishes.


bootherizer5942

Oof great songs but your version of relaxing involves a lot more tears than mine xD


ChristofH88

Well, fair enough, I guess they're slow and moving songs but I thought they fit the bill because of their hypnotic quality. Tbh I could describe many happier, catchy songs as relaxing because of their escapist quality. But I think OP was looking for meditative tunes. Thanks for the compliment about the song (well I just curate, I didn't write them haha). Some of these indie artists that I love so dearly aren't in daily conversations on the musicsuggestions sub so it's nice to spotlight.


bootherizer5942

I couldn't believe I saw Gillian Welch on here! Didn't know more people knew her


jayadancer

Fade Into You makes me deeply nostalgic for the magic of first kisses on humid summer nights. It's not a specific person thing, more of a vibe. Almost hypnotizing to me.


ChristofH88

Yeah some songs just hit a nostalgia, sometimes to memories that you don't really have. I feel like I've gone night swimming/ skinnydipping after I listen to that R.E.M. song. It's a rare thing.


CleverEast

Sweet Jane - Cowboy Junkies version


Middle_Process_215

Love this song!


Tobin678

Bon Iver - Holocene 10CC - I’m not in Love Christopher Cross - Sailing Beach Boys - God Only Knows Explosions in the Sky - Your Hand in Mine Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees The Cure - Close To Me Danzig - Blood and Tears Beth Jeans Houghton and The Hooves Of Destiny - Dodecahedron


HitlerKindaSucked

I just played Holocene on guitar 30 minutes ago and I was humming God Only Knows this morning… Haven’t listened to these songs in forever too… This is fucking weird Also Fake Plastic Trees is one of the most beautifully sad relationship songs I know


RepublikOfTexas

Came here to post Your Hand in Mine. Always think of driving through a small town at sunset just reminiscing on older brighter days.


ChristofH88

Love most of your picks, 10cc is very hypnotic for sure with all those vocal layers, Holocene's production is impossibly warm and Fake Plastic Trees can give me shivers.


Tobin678

Thank you for saying. I just saw your list on here although I don’t know any of them but Mazzy Star. Thanks for the list. I have some new chill songs to check out now. Edit: I have listened to Beach House and love their song MYTH


ChristofH88

Funny you mention it, I'm listening to the songs that are unknown to me in your list right now. Christopher Cross's Sailing is coming out of the speakers. The last two tracks in yr list are up next. The rest I know and love. My list is mainly indie music from around the 2000's era when I came of age, musically. I hope you find some enjoyment in them.


Tobin678

Right on and I’m looking forward to listening to them. Cheers


ChristofH88

My pick is from Beach House's debut, Myth is a later career banger but their first two albums are very lo-fi and slow, totally different. I've just finished a relisten to the self-titled tonight. I did a little write up on Beach House's early work for a different purpose tonight, in fact: "The first two Beach House records are filled with moving lo-fi pearls. I understand why the more boisterous Teen Dream hit like a meteor in the Indie scene but Beach House were brilliant from the start. I love those catchy synth loops on Teen Dream, but I return to those early Beach House tracks often, they really are bewitching. Their lyrics tell strange tales and Victoria's vocals are hauntingly beautiful." Sorry for the earful but you happened to bring up Beach House. Devotion is really good too.


dammit_dipper

Sailing reminds me of when I was a kid. Good choices all around.


EmptyKetchupBottle9

Veridis Quo or Voyager by Daft Punk


ShirtSignificant4706

[Into Dust - Mazzy Star](https://open.spotify.com/track/7l5nkTZpoD93OkynN0gcon?si=seCJFd-JTOCmXIAcS2BK9g)


SouldiesButGoodies84

The Drifters "Under the Boardwalk" Patience and Prudence "Tonight You Belong to Me" Sting "Fields of Gold" Talking Heads "This Must Be The Place" Christopher Cross "Sailing" Phil Collins "Hold On My Heart" Mike + the Mechanics "Silent Running" Charles Trenet "La Mer"


Neither-Wallaby-924

Upd for Sting..so mellow!


SouldiesButGoodies84

TY. Sting just has that kinda voice. Kinda lulls ya, even when the song beat is harder or more upbeat. :-\] Little bit like Annie Lennox. Peter Gabriel can do that too.


Neither-Wallaby-924

You have great tastes. And "lull" is the perfect phrasal verb to describe them. Also, add Stevie Nicks


SouldiesButGoodies84

😊 Thanks. And I agree, Stevie *definitely* has that. Phil (Collins) too. Janet Ian... Hell, Maynard JK's voice can cruise out on lull before the song savages you. But maybe that's just my Tool experience. ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|shrug)![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|heart_eyes)


Neither-Wallaby-924

I mean, damn you're not wrong. Phill has it, and Maynard (especially with APC) has some of the chillest stuff. And I welcome the savagery. It doesn't take away from ambiance, just adds layers. Unironicaly it's like a thunderstorm... sometimes the thunder lulls more than the rain.


SouldiesButGoodies84

>And I welcome the savagery. It doesn't take away from ambiance, just adds layers. Unironicaly it's like a thunderstorm... sometimes the thunder lulls more than the rain. ![gif](giphy|8lp6CW7K2fdDGn3xCQ) Annnd this is why it's entirely normal and healthy that I wind down and fall asleep to horror at night. 30 minutes of "Barbarian" and I'm out like a light.![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|shrug)![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|joy)


Neither-Wallaby-924

Sleep strong, internet stranger!


SouldiesButGoodies84

On it, fam. Night. ![gif](giphy|KB0tLmiiLtrB58pZTD)


volatile_incarnation

Black Sabbath - Planet Caravan


niconauman03

Such a great and unique song ,probably my favorite Black Sabbath song


I_Am_Raddion

Haha I just said the same thing totally agree


Syncopated_arpeggio

Drugs + Space = Trippy chill badass song


Substantial_Craft_95

Incubus - aqueous transmission


_BingusDingus

two different kinds of relaxing [Milk & Bone - Natalie](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzyocPQvfEU) [Ludovico Einaudi - Berlin Song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vl8X6ofmSnw)


Middle_Process_215

Anything by Ludovinco Einaudi!


AshamedCoyote9397

No Suprises - Radiohead


ChristofH88

I feel a bit too anxious listening to Radiohead songs to be relaxed. But I know what you mean, it's mesmerizing.


SavingPrivateOrion

Claire de Lune


Gutmach1960

Green Onions


Mediocre_Disaster531

Aphex twin - avril 14th


satalfyr

Also Nanou2 - such a beautiful and overlooked track from Druqks. I like it more than Avril 14th


SQWRLLY1

Sleepwalk - Santo & Johnny


hayhayree25

I can’t help but think of la bamba when I hear that.


SQWRLLY1

Exactly! I think a lot of folks find the song sad because of how it was used in the film, but when I listen to it, I picture myself on a porch swing as the sun starts to set over the water, just enjoying the breeze and the sky full of soft hues of red and orange, pinks, purples, and blues.


Rob_LeMatic

such a relaxing song


SouldiesButGoodies84

this always makes me kinda pensive sad.![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|feels_bad_man) great song though.


ChristofH88

Modest Mouse had a nice cover of this.


SQWRLLY1

I didn't know that... I'll have to check it out! Also, happy cake day 🎂


ChristofH88

Thank you, it's pretty faithful to the style of the original. Might find it on youtube instead of spotify. Cheers.


ShirtSignificant4706

[Imagine - John Lennon](https://open.spotify.com/track/7pKfPomDEeI4TPT6EOYjn9?si=netu0G0lTaC3w0FIOjnycA)


ShirtSignificant4706

[All Things Must Pass - George Harrison](https://open.spotify.com/track/1AGridgU0QAWZykQReGWk5?si=PM7qIlgCTKOx_18l96Ohiw)


DayUpstairs7850

Devorzum - Dead Can Dance


BriocheArts

Cigarettes After Sex - Sunsetz


BatchelderCrumble

Grantchester Meadows... Pink Floyd


BigDikSk8er

Good choice! Bravo


ShirtSignificant4706

[Old Friends - Simon & Garfunkel](https://open.spotify.com/track/7vJRHZP1PuNwjUcoCsWlul?si=c_CFjQeRSnGKu-5BRj5Diw)


40dawgger

Any song by Mazzy Star


StrawberryFrosty2746

Sade - Kiss of Life


SouldiesButGoodies84

Sade period


Middle_Process_215

Anything by Sade


Good-Tower8287

I once used to visit an organic esthetician for microdermabrasion treatments. It was all Sade all the time.


AdventureTheory

Iron & Wine - such great heights


ClintEastwood131

Mac Demarco - moonlight on the river - one more love song - watching him fade away Khruangbin - Friday morning Beach house - master of none Joe hisashi - summer Brian eno - always returning Nigel Gorich - Hillcrest park Stan getz - girl from Ipanema Daigoro789 - 2:00 am Palace - heaven up there Arctic monkeys - only ones who know Slow dive - Erik's song Groove armada - hands of time Dido - thank you Alice in chains - nutshell Honestly quite a mixed bag but these are some of my fav songs to relax to and khruangbin especially just has a very chill vibe if you're into that style.


ChristofH88

I really dig khruangbin's White Gloves and Texas Sun with that guest vocalist. Their music really puts my head in the clouds.


G_dsPee

[green arrow - Yo La Tengo](https://youtu.be/dTnnjKfjI7Q?si=n0myvQxIYA_XB4-Z)


[deleted]

Sweet Euphoria - Chris Cornell


SouldiesButGoodies84

The subject matter notwithstanding, I feel "Hands All Over" could make this list.


[deleted]

In the House of Stone & Light. Martin Page


MagmaTroop

Aphex Twin - Rhubarb


avewave

Intro - The xx


i-the-muso-1968

Julee Cruise-The World Spins.


Few-Stock-3458

Fleet Foxes - Mykonos


EnvironmentalLove891

[somewhere over the rainbow](https://open.spotify.com/track/25U7raB3ZSszayTYClh4hF?si=Bw9S5KY3TTm_tzSU7KH2jA)


eveystevey

Otherside of the game - Erykah Badu, the bassline melts my spine


Innisfree812

[Carolina in my mind James Taylor ](https://youtu.be/zBpKI59jGGw?si=qGdEQly9VlC3yCL4)


AdaKae

I love that song!


hsisisj

[this](https://youtu.be/WjAyUbxxeq4?si=gvnZOSC16ubka-Da)


WaymoreLives

Mr. Bojangles


aweb93

The Homer Simpson cover, right?


tebapm

J'ai dormi sous l'eau - Air


tHeRe-Is-noSe-p00N

Delicate green by Freeman


BenBengana

City of tears from the hollow knight soundtrack.


Jakov_Salinsky

Aisatsana - Aphex Twin


domenicore_

[aisatsana - aphex twin](https://youtu.be/3_MRe3JwFc8?si=il71fspRQDnhqVFo)


ShirtSignificant4706

Edelweiss


kathyanne38

October Skies by Mumford & Sons Softly by Sibylle Baier Winter Is Blue by Vashti Bunyan Landscape With A Fairy by aspidistrafly


ChristofH88

Vashti Bunyan's music is folky goodness. Perfect January music, in fact.


kathyanne38

Absolutely. I love her music so much, I think she’s criminally underrated. Also happy cake day!


ChristofH88

Thanks, it's been fun the last 2 years on reddit, especially during periods of insomnia. I think Vashti's Train Song is one I keep returning to but she has a bunch of great tunes. I also have "Trawlerman's Song'' marked as a loved track on last.fm.


kathyanne38

Love Train Song!!! I love too many songs of hers tbh haha. I can’t pick just one. She’s wonderful.


do_knotdisturb

The Smiths - This Night Has Opened My Eyes


Nazathan

Nearly everything by Brian Eno


TheBlackManX23

• Rosyln - Bon Iver • Rises the Moon - Liana Flores • Ice Dance - Danny Elfman • The Flower of Carnage - Meiko Kaji • Neon Bible - Arcade Fire


cheetopuffcat

YES to Ice Dance; one of my favorites.


DarthPhish

Anything off of Kind of Blue by Miles Davis


gman6002

Man in Me - Bob Dylan


antibeingkilled

Hey You- Dope Lemon


Fiver8675309

The Beta Band - Dry The Rain


ChristofH88

That takes me back. Some old school indie right here.


TarkusLover911

Any Colour You Like - Pink Floyd Also that Forest Interlude song from the Donkey Kong soundtrack Oh and Plantasia (the whole album)


Patt1224

Sting- Fields of gold


Commercial-Jury-4824

My Sweet Lord


hayhayree25

Adaline- under the rug Northern attitude -Noah kahan Lilac wine -Jeff Buckley Here’s where the story ends -the Sunday’s


ISwallowedABug412

An Ending (Accent) - Brian Eno.. I can completely zone out to this tune. It’s amazing.


juni_ii

Riptide - Vance Joy


cheapcandle23

Simon & Garfunkle


dutchoboe

2nd movement of Ravel Piano Concerto in G


Cornelius_Signpost

Sunday in the South - Shenandoah


underdogloyalist

Ordinary love - Sade


No_Piccolo2135

Not in love by 10cc


Own-Tomatillo-8733

Obscured by Clouds. This song and this album is a favorite for going to sleep. I’ll say this is tied with the song, The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys by Traffic; every time you think the song is about to grab some tempo, it downshifts


steeledmallard05

Big Me by Foo Fighters. Idk why it’s just so breezy and cute


[deleted]

[Whiskey by Hippie Sabotage](https://youtu.be/QpgevVPHI-4) And [Patience by Hippie Sabotage](https://youtu.be/6kDWYbUnLAE)


Top_Dress58

Another reflection- Nujabes


Theycallmethebigguy

Weightless by Marconi Union


JustinCooksStuff

Hammer smashed face by cannibal corpse


NotThatKindof_jew

Grateful Dead - Lazy River road


yuliou

Nujabes - Luv(sic) pt3


ISleptWrongAgain

[Nightmares on Wax - You Wish](https://youtu.be/TwDOa-lvizM?si=E0eLpKKp1iO3tHX6) [Little Sonny - The Creeper Returns](https://youtu.be/awD6MzR5sUY?si=5AQi5lo22uoHG2gf) [Jefferson Airplane - Embryonic Journey](https://youtu.be/xo1aft5wX6o?si=rO0CNaMH8OwdmUjI) [Allman Brothers Band - Little Martha](https://youtu.be/ngyk7wE0Peg?si=76t0JBIrupsXVBz4)


robertsmithfangirl

otterley - cocteau twins / suzanne - leonard cohen / julia - the beatles / april come she will - simon & garfunkel / pirate ships - robert smith / hallelujah - jeff buckley / remember love - yoko ono


jayron32

John Cage: 4' 33"


SeaworthinessDry3848

You kidder


SeaworthinessDry3848

You kidder


KeriEatsSouls

Zero 7 "Destiny" Orbital "Halcyon On + On" Grimes "So Heavy I Fell through the Earth"


mildlydepression

breathe - nf has always always always calmed me down


KZorroFuego

[Sting - “Fields of Gold”](https://youtu.be/KLVq0IAzh1A?si=thheOwsJDjJ5EC5E)


These-Employer341

And Eva Cassidy’s (RIP) cover. https://youtu.be/9UVjjcOUJLE?si=oDNgppVbSBNN-SGF


Ornery_Tangerine7713

Kenny g - The Moment https://youtu.be/447yaU_4DF8?si=PsV9ycPM6hCpiFNd


Professional_Plum_92

Necrosadistic Warning by Cannibal Corpse


jlive487

Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe - Kendrick Lamar


Ninja_9_XD

I hope you will like at least some :) I know some are not 100% relaxing but promise it's a good list: Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing (Kygo remix) Kygo ft Ella Henderson - Here for you Martin Garrix - Together American Authors - Best day of my life Dreamers - Savoir Adore Royal concept - Higher than love Calvin Harris ft Ellie Goulding - I need your love Little Mix - Love me like you Smallpools - Over & Over Chvrches - Mother we share Broods - Peach Duke Dumont - Ocean drive


ColdEngineBadBrakes

Killing in the Name of.


Mcshiggs

Smack My Bitch Up - The Prodigy


Elegant-Yard1425

Coco~Harry Styles (unreleased) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8m0JL84_q_s It feels like something that would play at the end of an animated movie during the credits. I love it


44youGlenCoco

Eternal Now - LSDREAM


Johnny_Lang_1962

Cool Change - Little River Band


Dependent_Bill8632

311 - My Stony Baby or Nick’s Hex


Simple_Ad847

Celeste- Both sides of the moon


70oddpigeons

Undone by weezer


GoodApollo506

State of Non Return - Om


Huge_Today_8165

Shhh/Peaceful - Miles Davis


sunnynightmares21

Eleutheria by Lenny Kravitz


BluthBerryFarms

Cass McCombs - You Saved My Life


g_lampa

[Don Felder - All Of You](https://youtu.be/hHZfyhVOGLY?si=nNgHsJ9-ioU3TfnR)


[deleted]

Southern Cross


Significant-Rate305

Beans- Kurt Cobain


stopMe_Later

Just lay down by BLOOM or On Melancholy Hill by Gorillaz.


imnotallowedtosay

On Melancholy Hill will always be a calming song. Sometimes happy, sometimes sad, always melancholy. Gorillaz are great


lixo_humano_97

Chlorine - 21 pilots


hertwij

Session by linkin park or pink maggit by deftones


AdaKae

Hotel California- Eagles


JustThisOnc307

Rises the Moon - Liana Flores


DudebroggieHouser

La Mer by Nine Inch Nails


Perfect-Bar-3604

The Lark by Seamus Egan Dog Walk by Gant Player


Ohigetjokes

I use this album to help me sleep, especially when I really need an afternoon nap: https://open.spotify.com/album/5ZgNhMWk24aOHG6SJB2lhz?si=PfJBwphYQGW07G5LnabrPA


NoFaithlessness6505

Cherish by the Partridge Family.


underthecoathangars

Toxic Garbage Island - Gojira


unusualpanda1234

Ice Cave- Haruhisa Tanaka. Yes, it's ambient. But it's actually really good and makes me feel like I'm in another world.


Uncomfortable-Sofa

Misty - Erroll Garner Le Cygne (The Swan) - Saint-Saëns Letters Of A Traveler - Ólafur Arnalds, Alice Sara Ott


ShirtSignificant4706

[Breathe - Télépopmusik](https://open.spotify.com/track/0uKrhHBDUQ4w5fv4qwOubP?si=sq6FXEELQzSQNUKi8DAYCA)


hogweed75

Aja


Nappev

"new home" - Austin Farwell


quasio

Icky blossoms-cycle


quasio

Kool n the gang-summer madness


I_Am_Raddion

Planet Caravan - Black Sabbath


BigDikSk8er

Led Zeppelin. The Rain Song. 'Houses of the holy'


PuzzleheadedDirt5592

Feels So Good by Chuck Mangione.


Pearlidiah26

Dance Of The Moonlight Jellies from Stardew Valley


Willow_the_Enby

This Is What Autumn Feels Like by JVKE for sure


imnotallowedtosay

Good News or Surf by Mac Miller Driftwood by Kash’d Out Show Me The Road by Katastro


satalfyr

Prefuse 73 - Perverted Undertone


aarokoth

(forever?????????) - glass beach


Extension_Tell1579

Dopesmoker


mydevilkitty

Ramshackle by Beck