ironrider11 said:What kind of 'vibe', or association, does this give you?
A passerby's take on it: man, what are you listening to? It sounds like your brain is actually being drilled through...
The bottom line? People are often, unfortunately, just too narrow-minded... they fail to truly see—or in this case, actually hear—what's happening right in front of them.
silverscout16 said:Gross. You probably need to be on some heavy narcotics just to stomach this stuff. We really ought to implement some kind of media censorship to ban this sort of "material." It feels less like art and more like Satanic propaganda to me. Honestly, we should look at how Iran handles things and set up a commission to filter this content. Why does the world constantly push garbage and bad news to the forefront while keeping anything decent buried in the background? It ruins the youth and encourages nothing but trouble.
Where on earth are you getting all these biases and stereotypes from? Seriously. Have you ever actually tried to broaden your horizons a bit? Maybe just let go of those preconceived notions for once and actually immerse yourself in the sounds, the frequencies, the music itself... without all the baggage. Why do people insist on shoving music into these tiny little boxes, labeling it based on whatever social clique they think it belongs to, and then making sweeping conclusions from there? It’s honestly alienating. But hey, that's just what they say about his enthusiasm...
darkraven said:Honestly, I think it's actually pretty straightforward: it all comes from nature. Some people just love the sound of wind rustling through trees, the steady rhythm of rain or distant thunder, the crashing waves on an Atlantic coastline, or those deep, eerie ocean sounds recorded meters below the surface. Or even just the crunch of boots walking through fresh snow, or those NASA space recordings. These things are called field recordings, and they are a massive pillar of ambient music. Tons of people use this stuff to relax, meditate, or even just fall asleep. And thank God, you don't actually have to trek out into the middle of the woods to hear it.
Certain sounds are tied to specific environments, or you can synthesize sounds that evoke those places—whether it's outer space, the deep sea, a dense forest, or a mountain peak.
The same logic applies to darker settings, which falls under "dark ambient"—the exact genre we're debating here. There are textures for every single mood. I mean, I am definitely not putting on bird songs when I'm feeling depressed.
Plus, the definitions of what constitutes "music" are broad enough to include ambience and "organized sound." Whatever. Ambient is pretty much universally accepted as a musical genre now, so that whole argument about it not being music doesn't really hold water.
Look, there’s a massive difference between meditating to some nature sounds piped through high-end headphones and actually sitting in the middle of a forest, hearing it all live. For someone who truly craves that raw, visceral connection to the flora and fauna around them, a digital recording played through a gadget just isn't going to cut it... it's just self-suggestion, really.
darkraven said:Honestly, I think it's actually pretty straightforward: it all comes from nature. Some people just love the sound of wind rustling through trees, the steady rhythm of rain or distant thunder, the crashing waves on an Atlantic coastline, or those deep, eerie ocean sounds recorded meters below the surface. Or even just the crunch of boots walking through fresh snow, or those NASA space recordings. These things are called field recordings, and they are a massive pillar of ambient music. Tons of people use this stuff to relax, meditate, or even just fall asleep. And thank God, you don't actually have to trek out into the middle of the woods to hear it.
Certain sounds are tied to specific environments, or you can synthesize sounds that evoke those places—whether it's outer space, the deep sea, a dense forest, or a mountain peak.
The same logic applies to darker settings, which falls under "dark ambient"—the exact genre we're debating here. There are textures for every single mood. I mean, I am definitely not putting on bird songs when I'm feeling depressed.
Plus, the definitions of what constitutes "music" are broad enough to include ambience and "organized sound." Whatever. Ambient is pretty much universally accepted as a musical genre now, so that whole argument about it not being music doesn't really hold water.
Maybe bird song can lift someone out of a funk... if they're feeling depressed. But then again, maybe that little bird is feeling just as low as we are...
If you look at how bottlenose dolphins communicate out in the wild versus how they sound when they're kept in a tank, there’s a noticeable gap. The ones in captivity tend to use lower frequencies and their sounds just lack that sharp, clear articulation you hear in the open ocean.And there's more to the science...
It turns out that an individual's specific taste in music might actually be tied directly to their unique brain structure and neural activity.
