Meditation music tends to be what it says on the tin: music, or typically even simply tones, designed to place the listener right into a meditative state. That is achieved by varied means: binaural beats, solfeggio tones and spoken guided meditations are common codecs on YouTube and different platforms these days, however as such an open format, this most ambient of the ambient types of electronica is, by its nature, additionally probably the most open to the artistic concepts of the sound artists creating them. They don’t must be impartial or have a particular meditative journey, or, on the flip aspect, they are often much more particular than the typical guided meditation.
At this crossroads of open and particular, meditation and music and spoken phrase, is the place the brand new sound design challenge The Muse Frequency has arrange camp. Utilizing all of the strategies described above with an additional, ultra-intimate twist, their new album Diary of an Artist In Love creates a brand new intention for meditation music: getting private. Impressed by the diaries of well-known erotica author Anaïs Nin, every observe on Diary of an Artist In Love tells an intimate story and provides the listener focus for his or her journey by means of love and self-expression. It’s completed in a approach, nonetheless, that’s not solely meditative however visceral. The breath patterns, the phrases and the images pained by them are way more heat and engaged than the typical guided meditation. The speaker addresses the listener straight with directions after which seemingly reacts to the visualization the listener is having so it’s interactive in addition to meditative.
The 5 purely interactive items are spliced with 5 tracks known as “Love Is,” that are extra musings on or poetic definitions of the type of love. The tracks transfer seamlessly between each other, making a move of thought and motion that may be listened to all of sudden in a single massive meditation, however every energetic observe can also be its personal vignette expertise and can be utilized to concentrate on one facet of affection or paired with one of many definitive tracks. There are, in actual fact, seemingly limitless methods to hearken to and expertise this album, all of which result in a brand new opening to and expertise of affection.
The music, as one may count on, is within the very ambient finish of the beatless meditative world. “Beatless” is a relative time period, nonetheless, because it’s solely beatless as in comparison with EDM or pop tracks. Like many meditative music sampling of the final two or three many years, the music of Diary of an Artist In Love comprises binaural beats, a sort of pulse frequency meant to steadiness the hemispheres of the mind by having offset tones go into every ear. Binaural beats are solely scientifically efficient while listening on earbuds of headphones, nevertheless it’s not simply new age hoodoo: numerous scientific studies have been printed on the efficacy of binaural beats in therapeutic mind trauma and lessening the consequences of cognition points, ADHD, bipolar dysfunction and extra.
Very often, binaural beats are additionally paired with solfeggio tones, that are sure frequencies meant to stimulate totally different nerves and meridians of the physique for nervous system therapeutic. The science is just not as sturdy on solfeggio tones, however frequencies like 528, 432 and 963Hz well-known in music and regarded among the many most lovely and uplifting tones. The Muse Frequency additionally makes use of a wholesome dose of solfeggio of their work on Diary of an Artist In Love, so the uplifting results will be heard and felt on a deeper degree.
With the sells of music complimenting the intimate vocals, there’s actually no approach the listener received’t be swept away into this loving world of this Diary. Should you’ve ever learn Anaïs Nin, it’s clear that The Muse Frequency’s intent was for the listener to be utterly immersed in these scenes, however with the bonus impact of calming, therapeutic and hopefully attending to a greater place in understanding one’s personal journey in love. That is actually novel strategy within the meditation world however one that’s visceral and will promote deep therapeutic and self-discovery. Other than that, it’s a dreamy, fantastically produced artwork piece that any ambient musician or spoken phrase poet must be pleased with. Diary of an Artist In Love is, in contrast to many different meditation music choices, a lot greater than what it says on the tin.
Diary of an Artist In Love is out now and will be streamed on Spotify. A lot of the tracks from the album may also be discovered on The Muse Frequency’s YouTube page with beautiful visualizer movies.
