When you need a long hug, an aural hug, some musical solace...

[Graham B]

One track I keep going back to is ‘It’s getting late’ by Galaxie 500. Starts out warm and smooth, rising to a beautiful crescendo with awesome guitar, timed perfectly. Most Mazzy Star also applies.

 

[Ibbots]

M.Ward or Howe Gelb for the relax slowly into a coma

 

[Joe Hutch]

Achtung Bono! by Half Man Half Biscuit

 

[deebster]

Achtung Bono! by Half Man Half Biscuit

Dunno what yer on about

 

[aedagnino]

Another Green World by Eno.

 

[James Evans]

This would be my aural hug tune, never tire of it.

 

[matt j]

Mazzy Star - So Tonight That I Might See

Hope Sandoval's voice just melts me.

 

[foxwelljsly]

Machine Gun by Peter Brotzmann. ;-)

 

[Monitor Gold 10]

Sol Seppy Live in Me. Give it a try..

 

[herb]

Captain Beefheart's yer man

 

[windhoek]

Captain Beefheart's yer man

Wow, where to start??? Okay, great track and I haven't heard it in years... quite a wacky track in which to find solace... and how on earth did you end up posting it in the first place... for a classical music enthusiast like you I would have expected something tuneful by Bach at the very least

 

[herb]

But the Captain is the real thing, just like Bach. I do like all forms of music, in particular late Coltrane, Monk, Beefheart, Stockhausen, Mozart, Schoenberg - so pretty far out I suppose though, which can lead to some interesting conversations with 'stranger neighbours' at a Mozart concert, say.

The Captain was a fine Soul singer by the way, see The Spotlight Kid.

My taste in books is pretty far out too, I'm not your typical Classical music enthusiast?

 

[deebster]

The Lilac Time's eponymous first album

 

[kendo]

Popol Vuh - Heart of Glass - Der Ruf

 

[guey]

Joni MItchell - Hejira
Cluster - Sowiesoso
Mark Eitzel - Songs Of Love Live
Tim Buckley - Blue Afternoon
Miles - In A Silent Way
JJ Cale - Naturally
Marvin - What's Going On
Nina Simone - I Put A Spell On You
Hugo Largo - Drum
Eno - Another Green World

 

[Seeker_UK]

Cluster - Sowiesoso

Definitely.

Also:

Any of Roedleius' 'Selbstportrait' series but 'II' is the first one I go for:

Software - Chip Meditation

John Themis - Atmospheric Conditions

 

[guey]

I've only got Volume 6 of the Selbstportrait series - should really check out the rest.

 

[venton]

Very embarrassing, but Back to Front by Gilbert O'sullivan.

 

[maccar]

Vienna Teng from her album The Waking Hour

 

[maccar]

Or Melody Gardot, from her album My One and Only Thrill