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Posted: **Fri Sep 28, 2007 1:56 am**

Inspired by Blir's thread on happy songs, I've come to wonder what people's favorite songs are to chill out to, also regardless of genre. Here's what Marvy Marv comes up with:

Don't Cry For Me Argentina, Sinéad O'Connor
Look to the Rainbow, AStrud Gilberto
A Thousand Beautiful Things, Annie Lennox
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now, Smiths
Every Little Counts, New Order
Like Someone In Love, Björk
Freelove, Depeche Mode
Got To Set Her Free, Big Audio Dynamite
Madeleine, Saint Etienne
Temptation, Moby
Interlude with Siouxsie Sioux, Morrissey
I'll Be Seeing You, Johnny Mathis
Oh Boy, the Feeling When You Held My Hand, Sarah Cracknell
London (Genuine Piano Mix), Pet Shop Boys
To Each His Own, Al Martino
Winter, Tori Amos

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Posted: **Fri Sep 28, 2007 2:58 am**

Depends on what kind of relaxation. I was a train last night and couldn't believe how perfect both Chemical Brother's "Star Guitar" and Chicane's "Offshore" went to the clickety-clack of the train movement. Kinda made me feel like Tom Cruise in the subway scene from Risky Business...except no Rebecca de Mornay. Other more typical ones:

Coldcut - Autumn Leaves (an alltime great imho, all mixes: Irresistable Force, French Mix, People Hold On)
Stanley Myers - Cavatina (The Deer Hunter theme...amazing)
Clint Eastwood - Claudia's Theme (from Unforgiven...almost a sister song to above)
Jack Nictzsche - Night Picnic (from The Razor's Edge)
Air - Playground Love and Highschool Lover
Crustation witih Bronagh Slevin - Life As One
Ennio Morricone - The Mission
Enya - Watermark
Goldfrapp - Pilots (On a Star mix)
M83 - Until the Night is Over (almost hypnotic)
John Barry - Alone on the Farm (from Out of Africa)
Zero 7 - Distractions
Orbital - Belfast
Nightmares On Wax - Night's Introlude
Olive - You're Not Alone (Nightmares On Wax mix)
Metric - White Gold
Supreme Beings of Leisure - Never the Same
Moby - Porcelain
LTJ Bukem - lots of good acid jazz: Journey Inwards, Inner Guidance, etc.

A lot of Vangelis:
Love Theme from Blade Runner
Memories of Green from See You Later
Elsewhere from Direct
Apocalypse des Animaux had 3 great tracks: Le Singe Bleu, La Petite Fille de la Mer, La Mort du Loup

Posted: **Fri Sep 28, 2007 3:00 am**

I listen to this:

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Posted: **Fri Sep 28, 2007 3:29 am**

Blumfeld- Tausend Tränen Tief
Air- Playground Love
Hooverphonic- Mad About You
Feist- One Evening
Conjure One feat. Sinead O'Connor- Tears From The Moon
Michael Andrews & Gary Jules- Mad World
Black Box Recorder- Art of Driving
The Dears- Warm And Sunny Days
The National- Gospel
Panda Bear- Take Pills
Swan Lake- All Fires
Blur- No Distance Left To Run
Telefon Tel Aviv- When It Happens It Moves All
Zero 7-Polaris
Kid Loco- Chillin With Cherry
Massive Attack- Sly

Thick Pigeon- Subway
It's Immaterial- Heaven Knows
The Beloved- Time After Time
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds- Into My Arms
Laura Nyro- It's Gonna Take A Miracle
Blancmange- Sad Day
The Style Council- Spring, Summer, Autumn
The Christians- Words
The Associates- Breakfast
OMD- Souvenir
A Drop In The Gray- Heartache Feeds Hearache
Nits- Home Before Dark

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Posted: **Sat Sep 29, 2007 5:38 am**

This is why I have about 10 Ultra Lounge compilations[}:)] I couldn't specifically mention any one song or artist from these. They're more like background Muzak. SPACE AGE POP FTW!!![}:)]

Posted: **Sat Sep 29, 2007 10:16 am**

What is this "relaxing" you people speak about? I don't understand.

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Posted: **Sat Sep 29, 2007 2:00 pm**

WISHFUL THINKING - CHINA CRISIS

ENYA SONGS [:D]

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Posted: **Sat Oct 06, 2007 10:26 pm**

[quote][i]Originally posted by phillyidol[/i]
 What is this "relaxing" you people speak about? I don't understand.

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It means take a break from squirrel hunting and put your feet up.
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Posted: **Sun Oct 07, 2007 12:17 am**

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Strange. Most are from the UK[}:)]
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That Mechi totally rocks!

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Posted: **Sun Oct 07, 2007 12:39 am**

[quote][i]Originally posted by djcraig[/i]
 That Mechi totally rocks!
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As if Frayo didn't already know.

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Posted: **Sun Oct 07, 2007 1:34 am**

Today's chill cd while I finalize my football picks:

Hrsta - Ghosts Will Come and Kiss Our Eyes

Posted: **Sun Oct 07, 2007 3:29 am**

For relaxation, I like mainly quiet jazz duets, slow, free-jazz and ECM style jazz-- for example:

Paul Motian - i have the room above her, time and time again
Ralph Towner - batik, matchbook, oracle/a closer view (w/Gary Peacock)
Anouar Brahem - voyage de sahar
Charlie Haden & Kenny Baron - night and the city
Jim Hall & Gary Peacock - alone together
Bill Evans & Jim Hall - undercurrents
Marilyn Crispell - amaryllis
Sun Ra & Walt Dickerson - visions

For sleepy, meditative relaxation, I'm a big fan of the Kranky label, particularly The Stars of the Lid (esp disc 2 of "the tired sounds...") and also Windy & Carl's droning "Antarctica."

Posted: **Tue Oct 09, 2007 12:30 pm**

Relaxation? I listen to Mr. Relaxation himself [;)]

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I never knew Michael McDonald did back up on this song. Damn i miss sctv [:(]
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Posted: **Wed Oct 10, 2007 6:20 am**

This Love -Craig Armstrong
Interlude - Morrissey and Siouxsie
Anything Cocteau Twins or Dead Can Dance
Early OMD

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Your Relaxation Songs?

Your Relaxation Songs?