Displaying Music with the Tag: Contemplative
Starfire
-Joel Laviolette , July 31, 2020
A tribe is chanting somewhere in the forest. You can't tell from the sound if they are miles away or only over the next hill. In any case, the music will guide you safely to them.
Tags: African, Ambient, Contemplative, Cue, DJ, Downtempo, Drums, Electronic, Glitch, IDM, Joel Laviolette, Lo-Fi, Mbira, Mbirame, Modular Synth, Pads, Rain, Sound Design
Mellow Morning
-Siena Laviolette & Joel Laviolette , April 17, 2020
Debut track by the D&D Duo (Daddy and daughter)!
Tags: Aesthetic, Ambient, Chillout, Contemplative, Downtempo, Guitar, Joel Laviolette, Mbirame, Meditation, Pads, Rain, Sound Design, Wistful, Yoga
Hollow Bells
-Joel Laviolette , May 17, 2019
The modular synth ricocheting it's FM beauty against modular percussion. Alien landscapes result
Tags: Ambient, Contemplative, Downtempo, Drums, Electronic, Generative, Joel Laviolette, Lo-Fi, Mbirame, Modular Synth, No Vocals, Sound Design, Story, Wistful
Come What May
-Joel Laviolette , March 9, 2019
An Mbira and Reggae groove sprinkled with Garage Bass
Tags: Ambient, Ancient Forward, Contemplative, Distorted, Downtempo, Drums, Electronic, Guitar, Lo-Fi, Mbira, Modular Synth, Sound Design
My Time and My Mind
-Joel Laviolette , March 3, 2019
Does our belief create our reality or vise versa?
Tags: Ambient, Ancient Forward, Contemplative, Distorted, Downtempo, Drums, Electronic, Guitar, Lo-Fi, Mbira, Modular Synth, Sound Design
Life Dreaming (small talk)
-Joel Laviolette , February 14, 2019
A meditative journey-intended to be played in the background while going inward.
Tags: Ambient, Contemplative, Downtempo, Electronic, Joel Laviolette, Lo-Fi, Mbirame, Meditation, Modular Synth, No Vocals, Odd Time Signature, Sound Design, Wistful
Space Sunset
-Joel Laviolette , February 1, 2019
An orchestral riser cue
Tags: Ambient, Contemplative, Cue, Downtempo, Drums, Electronic, Hans Zimmer, Joel Laviolette, Lo-Fi, No Vocals, Orchestral, Sound Design, Strings, Timpani
Pärt Inspired
-Joel Laviolette , November 12, 2018
A Modular Synth piece inspired by Arvo Pärt's minimalist tintinnabuli technique.
Tags: Ambient, Contemplative, Cue, Downtempo, Electronic, Hans Zimmer, Joel Laviolette, Lo-Fi, Mbirame, Modular Synth, Sound Design
Nostalgia
-Joel Laviolette , September 11, 2018
Beautiful piano and light strings set the mood for this forest scene.
Tags: Ambient, Contemplative, Cue, Downtempo, Drums, Electronic, Hans Zimmer, Joel Laviolette, Lo-Fi, No Vocals, Orchestral, Sound Design, Strings, Timpani
Max Eliminates the Phrases and We Were Never the Same
-Mbirame , April 10, 2018
The first mbira music generator created fully with Max 7. Read the details for a deeper explanation.
Tags: Ambient, Contemplative, Downtempo, Drums, Electronic, Generative, Joel Laviolette, Lo-Fi, Mbirame, Modular Synth, No Vocals, Sound Design, Story, Wistful
Prerelease: In The Flow
-Rattletree , February 25, 2018
Coming soon on Ecstatic Wave Records! A half-step Indie Rock song about giving ourselves a break.
Tags: African, Aggressive, Ancient Forward, Contemplative, Dance, Distorted, Drums, Dubstep, Electronic, Full Band, Guitar, Sound Design, Story, Synth Heavy
Borrowed Names
-Joel Laviolette , February 3, 2018
A generative musical piece that explores the randomness in letter to pitch transformations and finding beauty in that randomness.
Tags: Ambient, Contemplative, Downtempo, Drums, Electronic, Generative, Joel Laviolette, Lo-Fi, Modular Synth, No Vocals, Sound Design, Story, Wistful
Video Game Music: Town Theme
-Joel Laviolette , February 1, 2018
A short theme for a Town Theme in a video game
Tags: Ambient, Contemplative, Downtempo, Joel Laviolette, No Vocals, Sound Design, Story, Video Game, Wistful
Video Game Music: Character Theme
-Joel Laviolette , February 1, 2018
A Character Theme for a video game. Meet Peashooter!
Tags: African, Ambient, Contemplative, Downtempo, Drums, Joel Laviolette, No Vocals, Odd Time Signature, Sound Design, Story, Video Game, Wistful
Demos: Old and In The Way
-Joel Laviolette , January 7, 2018
A short tune written in a Jazz Standard style.
Tags: Blues, Contemplative, Guitar, Jazz, Joel Laviolette, Lo-Fi, Singer Songwriter, Story
Going To The City
-Ancient Forward , December 10, 2016
A contemplative song exploring the struggles of the youth in Zimbabwe.
Tags: Contemplative, Distorted, Drums, Foreign Language, Full Band, Guitar, Lo-Fi, Mbira, Shona, Story, Sweat, Trance, Vocals
Chamukwenjera Chakoromoka
-Ancient Forward , November 16, 2016
A lively afro-pop song featuring Newton Gwara on vocals.
Tags: Contemplative, Drums, Full Band, Guitar, Happy, High Energy, Jump, Mbira, Profanity, Shona, Sweat, Trance, Uplifting, Vocals
Eden’s Circle
-MbiraMe , November 8, 2016
An ambient modular synth sound design exploration.
Tags: Ambient, Contemplative, Electronic, Generative, Modular Synth, Sound Design, Wistful
En Galop
-Rattletree , October 31, 2013
Rattletree's brooding take on a Joanna Newsom classic
Tags: Contemplative, Cover Song, Downtempo, Drums, Electronic, Full Band, Story, Vocals, Wistful
Om Shanti
-Joel Laviolette , July 31, 2012
An ambient soundscape that takes the listener on a downtempo journey.Audio sample taken from Guruji Patabi Jois doing the opening chant of Ashtanga Yoga.
Tags: Ambient, Contemplative, Downtempo, Field Recording, Foreign Language, Joel Laviolette, Mbirame, Sound Design, Vocals, World Music, Yoga
Bell Click V
-Joel Laviolette , July 31, 2012
A sparse pitched bell melody with downtempo beats to help you find your groove.
Tags: Ambient, Bells, Contemplative, Joel Laviolette, Mbirame, Modular Synth, No Vocals, Pluck, Rain, Sound Design, Wistful
The Earth Loves You
-Joel Laviolette , December 1, 2011
Intricate synths and a bass interweave with sound design elements and percussion in this contemplative piece.
Tags: Ambient, Contemplative, Downtempo, Drums, Full Band, Joel Laviolette, Mbirame, Meditation, Odd Time Signature, Vocals, Wistful, World Music
Seems Like It’s Been So Long
-Joel Laviolette , April 11, 2011
A story of a man trying to find his way through the spirituality and ancient traditions of a music that he was drawn to.
Tags: Acoustic, African, Ancient Forward, Contemplative, Demo, Downtempo, Drums, Guitar, Lo-Fi, Odd Time Signature, Singer Songwriter, Story, Vocals, World Music
Demos: Buddhist Forgiveness Prayer
-Joel Laviolette , January 1, 2010
The Buddhist Forgiveness Prayer set to music
Tags: African, Ambient, Contemplative, Downtempo, Joel Laviolette, Meditation, Prayer, Vocals, Wistful, Yoga
Demos: Annie St. Blues
-Joel Laviolette , January 1, 2009
An old tune from my 2009 "Song a day" series.
Tags: African, Ancient Forward, Contemplative, Guitar, Joel Laviolette, Lo-Fi, Mbira, Singer Songwriter, Story, World Music
Mwana We Shumba
-Joel Laviolette , April 17, 2007
A song for my brother. Meditative traditional Zimbabwean mbira sounds.
Tags: African, Ambient, Contemplative, Downtempo, Mbira, Meditation, Rain, Shona, Sound Design, Wistful, Yoga
Dangurangu
-Joel Laviolette , April 17, 2007
Meditative traditional Zimbabwean mbira sounds.
Tags: African, Ambient, Contemplative, Downtempo, Mbira, Meditation, Rain, Shona, Sound Design, Wistful, Yoga
Nyuchi
-Joel Laviolette , April 17, 2007
Meditative traditional Zimbabwean mbira sounds.
Tags: African, Ambient, Contemplative, Downtempo, Joel Laviolette, Mbira, Meditation, Rain, Shona, Sound Design, Wistful, Yoga
Kanotamba MuBani
-Joel Laviolette , April 17, 2007
Meditative traditional Zimbabwean mbira sounds.
Tags: African, Ambient, Contemplative, Downtempo, Joel Laviolette, Mbira, Meditation, Rain, Shona, Sound Design, Wistful, Yoga
Muchenjedza Mutonga
-Joel Laviolette , April 17, 2007
Meditative traditional Zimbabwean mbira sounds.
Tags: African, Ambient, Contemplative, Downtempo, Joel Laviolette, Mbira, Meditation, Rain, Shona, Sound Design, Wistful, Yoga
Mapiye Mana
-Joel Laviolette , April 17, 2007
Meditative traditional Zimbabwean mbira sounds.
Tags: African, Ambient, Contemplative, Downtempo, Joel Laviolette, Mbira, Meditation, Rain, Shona, Sound Design, Wistful, Yoga
Mbavarira
-Joel Laviolette , April 17, 2007
Meditative traditional Zimbabwean mbira sounds.
Tags: African, Ambient, Contemplative, Downtempo, Joel Laviolette, Mbira, Meditation, Rain, Shona, Sound Design, Wistful, Yoga
In Her Smile
-Joel Laviolette , January 1, 2006
A song I wrote back in 2005. All brought about from a lunch with a stranger
Tags: Acoustic, Ancient Forward, Contemplative, Demo, Guitar, Lo-Fi, Singer Songwriter, Vocals