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Drugs and Music[MEGA MERGED]

Do you go for the drugs or the music?

  • I go for the sex and drugs only

    Votes: 12 10.2%

  • I go for the music and the music only

    Votes: 14 11.9%

  • I'm a little bit of both

    Votes: 92 78.0%
  • Total voters
    118
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Even though I don't enjoy music on this particular substance two of my ultimate recommendations for psychedelic trip music are the albums 'Takk' by Sigur Ros. When your trip has started, play from track 3 to the end and prepre to be amazed, sets the mood perfect, keeps things positve/spiritual and no english lyrics to influence your trip although the emotion in the singing transcends language. Their other albums are good for tripping also. You can get the untitled album and play it in reverse and the lyrics which are in a different language forwards, become english backwards, but shh its a secret. haha. You could also reverse the instrumental section at the end of track 3 on their album Ágætis byrjun and your mind will melt when you realize it sounds 100% the same whether played forward or in reverse. Forgive me, as a musician and audio engineer I get a kick out of this stuff.

Also the album 'TNT' by Tortoise, this was a tripping staple years ago and is still great today, one of the best and most innovative electronic/jazz albums ever created in my opinion. Even though its almost a decade old now, some of the songs still sound like they are from the year 3000. I also enjoy bands such as Explosions in the Sky but sometimes intensely emotional music can interfere with a trip (even if it is instrumental). Some classic rock can be great too, especially some of the psychedelic stuff like Sgt. Peppers etc.

Another thing that can also be interesting is listening to music you recorded yourself (if you are a musician), it can create a kind of weird feedback loop in your unconscious mind which can be very trippy, not very easy to explain though.

Whatever you find beautiful and uplifting sober should be even better tripping, at the same time, dark and sad music can seem even more so while tripping so keep that in mind.
 
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Or, it could be that I do not know the music and the MG effects and am asking for help. I am a noob in this area. Thanks for all the helpful suggestions.
 
Metal. Power metal is really good for tripping. Some Dragonforce or Blind Guardian are always nice. I've had some nuts shroom trips listening to Megadeth's So Far... So Good... So What? and Death's Sound Of Perseverance. I may add here that Death is THE best band that ever was. Music is only going downhill from here since they broke up. Pity.
Really anything with melodic, shredding guitar solos with a not-to-peircing tone is good. The new Deicide album would probably be great.
Other than that, sitar can be really good for spacing out on mescaline, but I've never done LSA. If you play an instrument, that can be fun while tripping too.
 
seriously, there is no 'best music' for any kind of trip. You like what you like, and tripping isnt going to make you love powermetal if youve hated it all your life.
 
Listen to your favorite stuff. It'll blast you outta your world. If you're a deadhead, listen to Grateful Dead/Phish/that stuff. Tons of bands sound excellent under the influence of psychedelics.

Hell, my friends and I have been known to blast Notorious BIG hella loud when we're trippin.

If you're into psytrance/techno/whatever, Shpongle will take your trip to a new height.

Bring a few CDs with you, and if one is sounding weird, pop in a fresh one. :) Though, if you're going to listen to Tool or something really dark, it might be a good idea to have one or two nice upbeat / chill ones along too.
 
DXM and classical music do, in fact, go together extremely well. Beethoven, particulary. Listening to his 9th symphony on dxm was amazing, especially when the 4th movement rolled around and Ode to Joy kicked in. No other musical piece, IMO at least, sweeps across the emotional spectrum with more intensity and beauty than Ode to Joy. Its beyond words, but these adjectives could come close to tipping the Ode's iceberg: Breathtaking, stunning, flooring, uplifting, awe-inspiring, and last but not least, beautiful.
 
Steven Reich and Phillip Glass for sure. anything of either, look out for Steven Reich-Different Trains too.

Any Kronos quartet, I really like Night Prayers(Mongolian) and Early Music(Celtic). also Shostakovich, I was listening his quartets #8,9, and 10 earlier. I go for the darker stuff though.

John Cage is one to check out, hes all over the place with his comps.
 
It's all about the PROKOFIEV!!!

Chopin and Rach are also classics, for piano...

But imo, if you can understand the mathematical theory of Bach... you've got to be one hell of a genius

i have clips of me playing on youtube.com/user/scalarburn lol (i suck real bad cause i havent practiced for 2 years prior to that, please dont use me as an example of what classical music should be)
 
No, I am sorry >_< Because I haven't practiced in a few years, the pieces that I actually DO remember are quite limited, ive definitely forgotten a few... the ones i still remember by heart are:
bach well tempered clavier prelude & fugue in c# major & e minor
beethoven sonata no. 2 in a minor (i think?) & opus 14 no. 1 in B major & violin romanze
schubert impromptu op. 90 no. 2 in e flat major
pour le piano & prelude in b flat major by debussy
various waltzes, mazurkas, and nocturnes by chopin (i can play quite a few of these, since i was best at playing chopin)
2 mendelssohn etudes
sonata in f major & g major by mozart
muczynski nine fables
2 scarlatti preludes

as you can see, not that many. i do find it weird though, that i still remember most of the pieces i played in high school, ones that i havent played in over 5 years, better than the ones i learned at age 18 or 19 in college. either brain damage or because i practiced more in high school. i was supposed to learn a rachmaninov piece for my reportoire the year that i quit. would have been nice to know at least one rach piece, even if it's that famous prelude in c# one =/

to the original poster: you really should check out some impromptu's. those fucking blow my mind, cause those are all improvised on the SPOT, no pre-writing involved!

also, if you get a chance, download or rent a movie called "the cliburn: playing on the edge." its probably the most famous classical piano competition in america; those musicians are AMAZING... its a one of a kind, really.

also, since i predict that somebody will (if they haven't already done so) suggest beethoven's moonlight sonata; however, i can assure you that you will find the third movement of that sonata much more intricate and interesting than the first movement.

get back to me if you like any of them.
 
I have to second the people that recommended Paganini's Caprices and Chopin. I've also got an album of Evgeny Kissin doing several Rachmoninoff pieces as solo piano, and it's absolutely beautiful, especially the arrangement of Vocalise.

Most of the classical that I really love, and that really stirs me, tends to be pensive and dramatic (ie: Vocalise). Tomaso Albinoni's Adagio in G Minor completely carried me to another world on DXM. I also can't think of this song without thinking of Sarah Brightman's "Anytime, Anywhere" which builds lyrically on the composition and melody of Adagio in G Minor.

I can typically use music to steer a trip, and I have to look at it as a function of mindset. If I know that my current mood has me predisposed to a lot of deep thought and introspection I'll avoid classical, because I know the classical that I'd really want to listen to might steer those thoughts to a more brooding place. When I'm in a great mood and feeling ready for exploration, that's when I'll break out the classical, because rather than focusing on the mood and the energy of it, I'm letting myself explore the sound. I'll tend to focus on how such simple combinations of notes and intervals can draw out so much emotion. This is especially profound in solo pieces since there's only one instrument to work with.
 
keep in mind theres different types of classical too...

baroque period for more logical, analytical thought process
classical for a nice, smooth ride--nothing overwhelming
romantic era for when you really want to get in touch with your emotions and inspiration
impressionist era for that dreammmmmmmmy effect
contemporary classical for branching out into new concepts and alternative creativity

i become really interested in newer concepts on psychedelics, such as atonal music (ie Bartok, Cage). goddamn, and i cant get over how beautiful the deceptive cadence is!!! out of all the cadences it's my favorite, particularly in a minor key. theres just something about it that just rings perfectly in my ears.

theres so many different unique sounds of music out there that i wish to explore more--ancient eastern pentagogic 5 tone techniques. the implementation of 9th and 11th chords in jazz music. the whole tone scale and why it creates the feeling that you're "stuck in a dream."

playing music on psychedelics makes a huge difference too. youre so much more expressive, more sensitive with each note cause theyre all so so very important...

jesus sorry ill stop here lol. im fucking rambling now. i havent even listened to classical music in ages lol u got me hyped up
 
OK this is my last post in this thread tonight i swear lol

but ya, for those of you who haven't given classical a chance yet, here are a few clips (sorry they are all pianists, i am not as good at judging other instrumentalists):

okay first THIS is fucking insane. watch this 12 year old kid play this chopin scherzo (i always wanted to play this piece too!!! jealous!): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9VLlxgzIHo

beethoven moonlight sonata (3rd movement NOT the 1st movement everybody knows): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqSulR9Fymg
i actually did not like his interpretation of the piece, but he was the first thing that came up so

heres a few from my favorite composer prokofiev...
i just love the intense personality he adds to his pieces: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_L87JX1RvuQ

yea this is definitely music i can go schizo to lol: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVTw2kbzdOU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feXW54wGrFI
schubert, like all his other impromptu's, were created on the spot, no preparations made beforehand. i played this piece when i was 15-16, what pissed me off is that it took me like a year to master a piece that he created in fucking minutes. ROFL laskfjlawekfawlwefjk

a preview of the van cliburn competition in 3 minutes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38lyMSJspQo

i'm trying to find these two more pieces that i always wanted to learn (one of the movements of tres nocturnes by chopin, i am not sure of the name, and a schubert sonata i believe, it was in f major. but yea, ill figure out the name 2mor and post them, im tired as fuck and hitting the bed.

but if this doesnt give you appreciation for this kind of music i dont know what will. A lot of people never really pause to think about how hard these people worked to get to the level that they are. people think playing an instrument is easy, but it requires real dedication. we're talking a MINIMUM of 5 hours of practice a day EVERYDAY starting from age 5, on top of their music theory, performance, assembly, orchestral, sightreading, and ear training classes (that's not including any GE courses if you're attending university). the theory classes are considerd just as difficult as something that you would learn in physics or advanced mathematics too. i wasn't even planning on graduating with a performance BM and they were still telling me i needed to practice 3 hours a day at least. i had two piano teachers who attended julliard, and they could tell if i even missed one day of practice. it was ludicrous 8(

fun fact: mozart made twinkle twinkle little star when he was 6 years old.

goddammit you guys have gotten me interested in picking up piano again. damn you all *shakes fist*
 
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