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Amidst the pandemic, when anxiety was at an all-time high, I asked the women featured on passerbuys to share some tracks and albums that helped them sleep, and a soothing playlist emerged from it. You have all the classics; William Basinski, Gavin Bryars, Mary Lattimore, Hiroshi Yoshimura, and more. Although, this one-hour loop of the Fishing with John theme song is probably my true go-to.
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music for psychedelic therapy by Jon Hopkins. i play this record whenever I canāt sleep and by the end of it I will always be out 1000. Amazing for the travelers
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWt_gYfbC9Vbbt8AsJtlgsjV0H9Vmhrbk&si=EKMKyFfxPG8C2TO3
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i work a physically intensive job, so setting aside time to center myself and tend to my mobility is very important to me. that said, a surprising amount of work goes into finding the perfect backing track for these quiet moments of remediation, and andrĆ© 3000ās ānew blue sunā has been a haven for me since its release.
the lead melodies on its opening track incentivize thoughtful, intentional breathing, and encourage reflection in ways simple guided meditations simply canāt measure up to. on more than one occasion, i may or may not have been moved to tears by its ethereal cascades of emotion :ā)
when the talking heads over at headspace just canāt cut it, three stacks comes through ^_^
here are some other picks that put me in an ideal headspace to face the world, ever poised on the precipice of collapse:
ā¢ brian eno ā āmusic for airportsā
ā¢ hiroshi yoshimura ā āmusic for nine post cardsā
ā¢ adrianne lenker ā āinstrumentalsā
ā¢ floating points & pharoah sanders ā āpromisesā
i should do a playlist of theseā¦
Aug 3, 2024
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Do you like porn? Do you hate searching for porn? x-archives is a curated newsletter that sends you five porn links every other week. It features the curations of filmmakers, artists, writers such as Hassan Rahim, Sarah Nicole Prickett, Beverly Nguyen (her picks are definitely some of my favorites), Andrew Norman Wilson, and more. If thatās too much, thereās always Tinto Brass.
Jul 6, 2021
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I love a massage, but I always find them too soft. I had never done a Shiatsu massage until my friend Laura (who you guys should feature, she has all the deepest recs, maybe she can do an Italian restaurant edition) introduced me to Keisy Oriental Nature Center in the East Village, and Iāve been hooked since. Each time, I walk out with an insane high, like Iām floating, all tension or pain I had going in, gone. They warn you on the call that itās āno pain no gainā, so if you're into Swedish massages, this is definitely not for you. They charge about $50 an hour. While they also do reflexology and acupuncture, I wouldn't bother with that latter, since I did it for a month and it was pretty suss.
Jul 6, 2021
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With most of the city being gone last year, I picked up the confidence to bike in Manhattan for the first time with a Citibike subscription. The convenience of going wherever you like, the lack of bike commitment, and the option to go electric over the bridge have been life-changing. Iāve also gotten myself a Bluetooth JBL speaker, that all my friends have rinsed and judged me for. Honestly, itās safer than wearing headphones, and Iām having a terrific time listening to 1PLIKĆ140. The only thing I'm missing is this in matte infrared.
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