Eccentric Flower:200906/Calming Things
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Calming Things
I said I likely wasn't going to post today, but at the end of the day I needed something calming and soothing and yet visually interesting, and, mirabile dictu, Andrew Sullivan and his "Mental Health Break" entries have filled the bill.
This one everyone will like, I think, except the people it makes dizzy. It's sort of like watching a kaleidoscope. Great soundtrack, so turn the sound on.
The soundtrack is basically the whole reason for this one (I may have to download the MP3 of it). Now, you will either love it or hate it. I happen to love this particular type of gentle hypno-techno sort of thing (I'm sure the genre has a name, I just don't know it) ... when I'm in the mood for it. And tonight I'm in the mood for it. What the hypno-techno-thing is made from, in this case, is simply an added bonus.
There. Six minutes of bliss. If you're the sort of person who likes that sort of thing. And you know who you are.
Yes. It did not make me the least dizzy, but I saw from the comments people had made on the clip that it had that effect on some, so I felt it bore noting.
The second one, for what it's worth, is entirely different and is not likely to cause dizziness in anyone, I don't think.
-- 04:11, 4 June 2009 (BST)
I'm not entirely sure, but I think the genre name you're looking for might be "chillout." Possibly "trip-hop," but I'm even less clear on that one.
-- 17:18, 4 June 2009 (BST)
Mel:
Incidentally, I saw Andrew Sullivan on some show the other day (probably on MSNBC because that's what I watch in the middle of the night!) and he was completely different from what I expected. I liked him. I haven't ever paid much attention to him, really, but it made me more interested in reading his stuff.
-- 01:27, 5 June 2009 (BST)
Mrissa:
Thank you for the potential dizziness warning. I appreciate being able to skip things like that just now.
-- 03:46, 4 June 2009 (BST)