Question of the Week: Which track helps resolve any stress that you have?

[Billy-J]

Hey everyone!

Time for another Question of the Week (QOTW)! This week's question is...

Which track helps resolve any stress that you have?

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Leave an answer in the comments to be part of the conversation, and share the link to the track!

[nomohmaya]

LostReverb - Scatter 

[AdamDam]

Great question, @Billy-J!

I think there are lots of great tracks that help resolve stress for me, so it’s hard to choose one. However, one track that I’ve been listening to relatively often lately is “Chatoyant Breath” by Øresund Space Collective; I think the track’s evolving instrumental psychedelic/space rock improvisations are conducive to a nicely relaxed state of mind:

https://open.spotify.com/track/2vVY6K2Fh2tLU9QEFlwJCX?si=0018b82aab4b424e

Cheers!

[MattSuda]

Listening to music in general helps me but these songs are my go to songs lately for helping with stress or sadness:

spotify:track:1jLUaPGjk5zwV9kXUt4Jt1:small

spotify:track:04vNafFR8s0OavRyrSgBj3:small

spotify:track:5M5OVOAqBib6MBJXCK8TZl:small

spotify:track:2NPQbiRn9f5JWlCgNLNZJn:small

spotify:track:0zzVTGyRrWpQu8Fr28NRAv:small

spotify:track:2MvpHgDzl7skp1xowjCDiG:small

spotify:track:4Kjo34blxmLG5HNUKEvHRM:small

spotify:track:3qgPpwtuRu5oP8EtFSj8HE:small

spotify:track:05NLAwbj1wc1GFGycmslgT:small

spotify:track:5W4cALNimK9sWuu3gFcYFE:small

spotify:track:4l5nn3zlcrKSB1eyfuWHhu:small

spotify:track:3RWep52LPJvB43tMLpd1eh:small

spotify:track:2RTrGUrkUrDdts1tYTLR2L:small

spotify:track:6EBlOYNcZ8MrdEov9lEdV6:small

[FireLake]

This is what makes you calm down and warms your soul.
https://open.spotify.com/album/6RbXPRqzG7RAqwKAFEMDK1
https://open.spotify.com/album/4imCbSoCjhNQntcu3c96Yh

[Ninjyutsusha]

For myself, ironically perhaps, due to its chaotic and dark nature, "The Torture Never Stops" by Frank Zappa allows me to lose myself into the moment, it's slow pace relaxes me and following the lyrics, singing along is like a reset button for me. I think it's one of my alltime favorites and it shows, it has been on my Top songs of the year since 2018. 

https://open.spotify.com/track/3A92l7ShiFv4CLsdR74BAP?si=44d17e61023c42f5 

[Katerina]

This is a fantastic question @Billy-J! 

I personally tend to stress a lot, and it usually starts by my brain overworking (making so many "what if" scenarios that are not needed 🙈).

I've found that sometimes playing this track when I notice it happening helps my brain focus on the music and slow down: 

https://open.spotify.com/track/6iLzFJhs4ATwJn7P1utZIJ:small 

Doesn't always work, but it can help a lot when it happens.

If I can't settle, a good alternative is ... 

https://open.spotify.com/track/4p0LWzgPMMG3iwGsDytcwS:small any book in my to-read list. Somehow, getting transported into fantastical places with magic can take my mind off things 🌈

What's your to-go track to resolve stress Billy?

[robbinsent]

This song has helped me throughout the pandemic...

https://open.spotify.com/track/2Ogm4zYDM73gJWERB9KXH9?si=7762cb034d884fb1

[Amayy]

Well, this is where I go. It is an album but there is no change in lyrics, it is always the same:

https://open.spotify.com/album/2hNwLPJaow7DVCmstyM0cP?si=2f5f15e1338a4fa3

[Billy-J]

Great tracks everyone! Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this question 🙂

@Katerina - I am in love with these two tracks currently when it comes to calming me down and just removing stress:

https://open.spotify.com/track/6QPhpvO1pWDS91EsEmzsbc?si=d3d93e04a32b4aa3

https://open.spotify.com/track/5Mw9bXG1dLNhbjofkVS2oR?si=f91a1609d43f43ba

Keep sharing! I am loving these suggestions and I have added them to My Library 🙂

[Slcrowe]

I have a go to band for stress relief...always Umphrey's McGee

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7oy9qBcqk3NMy7UfeFUEwg?si=20EszOh9TnmUEY5-r0Wbjg&utm_source=copy-l... 

[Sebasty]

That really depends on what kind of stress we're talking about.

I vividly remember that feeling of heavy relief when I was rocking out to Broken Note after a really stressful weekend of no sleep and no real privacy. I was woken up at 2AM by the loudest scream of pain I've ever heard a child emit and I was concerned they had fallen and broken their arm.
No
The room was too warm.

So the heavy shattering beats and aggressive filthy sound of Broken Note took all that intense stress and hurled it off the cliff onto hard concrete. Long and oh so cathartic songs. Also please don't mind the track titles, they're just track titles and I don't actually hate the people who visited us that weekend 😂

spotify:track:2GoXUiaLrbc4PWGGUuELNw:small spotify:track:0SOZxnGnl0jQ4CDsbAmo2X:small and the rest of Terminal Static album.

When I'm distressed and sad, I find comfort from any of the following:

spotify:track:3zKnBotKbst0AMAj4pgVaa:small (Amon's voice has healing properties, let me tell you that)

spotify:track:3OSBHgBCHGgkUCiu2mMQlK:small 

spotify:track:7dIq9c2T3JHZUZkUPaAfad:small 

spotify:track:0QC6DmfKiXEIbJxf4hu21Y:small (something about that sound that just gets me)

among others.

I generally don't seek to dwell in the sorrows too long because it.. translates into physical ailments really quick otherwise. : )

[user-removed]

Gotta break the rules and add a few. Question is too good.

https://open.spotify.com/track/27TC9sT6A3Tr29O9Ya3xWL?si=GbfpFH46Rt6LccPiB3EVNg

https://open.spotify.com/track/6N1E0sCk3axoD3U2Mws2cV?si=pojXmlw-SlKnLBtsLxivDA

https://open.spotify.com/track/50mL6pbI0uI6YX1xbSer7g?si=-J_lFJktSVK1eEM_vJYcwA

https://open.spotify.com/track/5U94kDnOenuSxzkUM6KNfh?si=b-832dhuTkOBu20GHUxJfA