Listen to this when
Says
For when your brain is too loud for words. Eight minutes, one pattern, and a payoff worth waiting for. 🎹
Who it's for
The track is built around one synthesizer arpeggio cycling for minutes, which gives an overwhelmed listener something steady and predictable to lock onto; that kind of repetition can help attention stop jumping and let arousal come down.
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Says" is an instrumental piece by German composer and performer Nils Frahm, from Spaces (Erased Tapes, 2013), an album assembled from live concert recordings made over about two years. Frahm's liner notes describe it as a meditation over a repeating pattern on his synthesizer. A steadily flowing synth arpeggio carries the track, with light, sporadic piano figures drifting over it.
Where to find it
Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music (widely available); released on Erased Tapes.
Before you start
Age: All ages
I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.Philippians 4:11, Philippians 4:11
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