Recommendations for relaxing music please!

Thanks for the great list!  I have listened to bits from many of the artists and like  Have you listened to And In the Endless Pause There Came the Sound of Bees?

If you are a fan of Ulrich Schnauss you must (if you haven't already) listen to Blue Skied 'An Clear. Unfortunately Underrated Silence does not appear to be on spotify, but great suggestion, I'm a big fan of Schnauss and the Morr Music label 

Thanks for your continued suggestions Cno 

Fwiw, my sonos queue is currently at 528 tracks! I have some serious listening to be getting on with 

When all is over, can we pick the name!!

Nice try, but no - already chosen! 

Hi Ben, it's really nice what you are doing and I expect it will be appreciated but (sorry for stating the obvious) just don't get carried away and forget to include all of her favourite songs in this playlist - I suspect no amount of soothing music would be better than her favourite songs which make her happy.

this is about as layed back as they come . good luck with your new baby enjoy every  little moment for time flys and it will only seem like one minute 1st school middle school high school and then you will be helping said offspring move into there first new home or uni  haveing just moved my 23 year old son into his new home I know. best wishes to you and you new family :) :)  

Thanks for the tip, i'll give that a try when I am off later in the week.

You could try the 30 second snippits available on the Amazon mp3 store for the ulrich schnauss album.

If you like a bit of ambient, the try stars of the lid "and their refinemet of the decline" in particular track 3 "articulated silences part 2 which uses strings in an orchestral fashion along with some electronics. I have found it profound and soothing.

This I know is on Spotify I checked before replying !!

It's another tip I gleaned from another thread, big up to the provider BTW.

Maybe worth waiting until the big day is over and give a serious listen to.

Thanks again

Thanks for the thought Steve  I have included a number of songs from a playlist we've both listened to a lot recently, will be checking if there's anything in particular she wants on and running it all past her beforehand to see if there's anything she doesn't like / doesn't approve of.

Many thanks toyota man 

It looks like the Schnauss album is a new release, and as his earlier work is on spotify I'm hopeful it'll appear at some stage. I've added it to my amazon wish list so I don't forget. I've also added the Stars of the Lid album to my queue, I like the sound of the title  I am 'starring' any tracks I like the sound of to go back to later, although I'm not sure quite how much music time I'll get for a while.... 

I am sure the little one will take up quite a bit of your time, but as they say patience is a virtue and from the suggestions you have had you have a really cool play list as long as your arm and further.

Good Luck and let me know how little one fares and if you liked the suggestions.

All the best

Far From the Maddening Crowds - Chicane

15 years old and still has a place close to the top of my most played albums list.

Ghost - Devin Townsend Project

I dont think anyone expected this from the lunatic that is Devin "Heavy Devy" Townsend (Anyone that could come up with an album like Ziltoid, which kicks ass btw, is downright certifiable!)

How about some mellow, beautiful Icelandic music?

Strafraenn Hakon and the Apron EP or anything by Sigur Ros. All on Spotify.

We have Giants by Chicane, which we love but is more dance floor than birthing pool!  I have added Far From the Maddening Crowds to have a listen to, unfortunately your other suggestion does not appear to be on spotify. Thanks for your suggestions