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 essentially the most open to the artistic concepts of the sound artists creating them. They don’t should be impartial or have a particular meditative journey, or, on the flip facet, 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 undertaking 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 purpose 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 love and self-expression. It’s achieved 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 stream of thought and motion that may be listened to abruptly in a single massive meditation, however every lively 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, the truth is, seemingly countless 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 would possibly anticipate, 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 stability 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, but it surely’s not simply new age hoodoo: numerous scientific research 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 completely different nerves and meridians of the physique for nervous system therapeutic. The science is just not as robust on solfeggio tones, however frequencies like 528, 432 and 963Hz well-known in music and regarded among the many most stunning 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 might be heard and felt on a deeper stage.
With the sells of music complimenting the intimate vocals, there’s actually no approach the listener gained’t be swept away into this loving world of this Diary. When 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. Except for that, it’s a dreamy, superbly produced artwork piece that any ambient musician or spoken phrase poet must be happy 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 might be streamed on Spotify. Plenty of the tracks from the album will also be discovered on The Muse Frequency’s YouTube web page with beautiful visualizer movies.
